Using the messages
QUESTION: I don’t like to use the term Masters, so I will just address you as Essences. I have been reading with interest the messages on this site. I feel the information here, but I wonder why you use terms, words, expressions that are so easily understood. Why don’t you use difficult concepts for us to ponder? Your present wording appears to perpetrate and reinforce belief systems. Reading between the lines you are saying much more than appears on the surface—why don’t you just come out and say it? And lastly, why does this bother me so deeply?
ANSWER: We have been known by many names, and how we refer to ourselves you would not be able to hear, understand, or repeat. We have adopted the nom de plume Masters of the Spirit World because it allows all to know that those who participate in these messages are currently non-physical, have lived through the same experiences you now endure, have learned the lessons embedded in them, and have mastered the wisdom which precipitated the whole cycle. It by no means implies that we want to be considered as superior to you or some type of guru. So, please, feel free to refer to us as you see fit.
A belief system is one language for learning. It is the way that you see the world around you. It may come from outside—the teaching and direction of others, or from inside—feelings gathered during your lifetime. Your belief system should be constantly changing as you learn more about yourself, first the physical and then the non-physical aspects of self.
As a child your belief system seems to be mystical since you don’t understand the reasons behind most of the rules. As you reason through whether you wish to continue living by the various rules, pondering their meaning for you, some get rejected outright and others get modified to fit your lifestyle. It’s generally simplest to assess your feeling toward the ones needing the most time to understand.
We talk very plainly to people because we wish to help speed the process of enlightenment. The message that you feel beneath the message is the connection to self and to Source which occurs when awareness takes place. This goes beyond the human words into the universal feeling of all existence.
The sense of annoyance you perceive is a frustration with yourself that it has taken you so long to get the point, make the changes, connect with Source, when you now see in retrospect how easy the whole process can be. Have faith—you are not alone going through this.