Masters of the Spirit World

Q. Masters, whenever I am in a group of people whom I don’t really know I feel totally uncomfortable. My response to the situation is to flee. What’s wrong with me?

A. You are like a tiny mouse in a huge maze. As long as you are traveling along familiar corridors, you are fine, you feel a sense of control. Fear rules when you enter passageways and have no clue where they may take you. The same can be said for the intrusion of new mice into your domain-you are afraid that they might do something to disrupt your life. You’re stuck in a self-imposed box where you control the parameters. The problem is that you have no stimulation and no possibility for growth.

Now, remaining in your self-designed cage is not right or wrong. It is an exercise of your freedom of choice. However, the longer you remain in there, the harder it becomes to envision ever getting out. Each time you shy away from exploring new possibilities you miss an opportunity to expand the size of your living quarters.

To change your world you need to face your fear of the unknown. What is it that you fear the most? New people and new situations, of course. To start getting comfortable meeting new people you need to know that they won’t hurt you when you are in a safe environment. Join a group at your church or a local community center that specializes in your favorite pastime. There are knitting, sewing, reading, computer, cooking, and photography groups. Start slowly and interact with only one or two people at a time.

When you share an interest with others it is easy to share yourself and accept that others are sharing themselves as well. You will soon feel excitement at being surprised by something occasionally. The need to control will fade away and it will seem more and more comfortable to be in new situations. Go slowly and enjoy the possibilities!

Welcome, fellow souls. We have been feeling a slight shift in our audience of late. We know that what we have been writing about is shaking the foundation of people’s lives and it is making some of you feel uncomfortable. To that we say a resounding “Good!” Only when you step out of your box, your accepted behavior, can you grow.

Love, light, and laughter from

The Masters of the Spirit World

Q. Masters, recycling is a very contentious subject in a lot of areas. Why isn’t there a built-in default setting within human beings to take care of themselves and their environment?

A. Planet Earth has a finite amount of resources available to all the little creatures who inhabit her surface. Some humans feel the need to conserve and to reuse or recycle each finite resource; others couldn’t care less whether they use all the potential of an item as long as the next needed item is available to them.

It would be lovely if souls came with in-built default settings to preserve planet Earth, but then what would they do with their freedom of choice? The trip to the planet is all about making decisions that allow us to learn from experience. Some lessons are what you consider good, and some are what most would term bad. But, alas, default settings would take away freedom of choice and hence provide no human learning experience.

All you can do with your experience is to be true to your feelings. Live your life and create your reality using your personal freedom of choice to conserve, reuse, and recycle. Others may be moved by your example to pitch in and become more conscientious citizens.