(...the bubble is rising to the ceiling...taking You up to the clouds... count backwards ...drift in the direction where Your Inner Wisdom feels You should go ...7 ...6 ...5 ...4 now starting to descend, it's coming down, at 1 it will gently land on the cloud ...3...2...1...You emerge... can You tell me if You're indoors or outdoors) ... I can't tell yet... (things are becoming clearer as I count down 3 ...2 ...1 can You tell if You're in a male or female body)... male ... (and can You see what You're wearing) ...no ... (are you alone) ...yes... (how old are you) ...I couldn't say ... (can You tell me what You're doing) ... I appear to be laying down, and while I'm laying down, My Inner Self is ... leaving the physical body. It's going out of it ... (what's causing You to experience a physical death) ... I don't see anything other than that ... (and is it a peaceful experience) ... yes ... (I'm going to give You a moment just to go through this transition and experience it ... ... ... (let's go back in time now, to an experience during the lifetime You were just examining to see if there is anything useful to understand about that life. As I count backwards we're going to go into another experience during that life ...5...4 ...3 ...2 ...1 are You indoors or outdoors) ... I seem to be in the same spot ... (are You still experiencing the, going through the death, the physical death) ... somehow I don't feel as though it's a death ... (are You in bed) ... no, I feel as tho I am outside and I have risen out of the body. I can see characteristics of what I look like out of the body. And I see a long white beard and long white hair ... (and You're hovering above the body) ... I'm standing beside it ... (what are You feeling as You're standing besides the body) ... looking, just looking around. Just looking around. Seems like I'm trying to decide where I'm going to go from there ... (are You surprised to still be alive) ... no ... (do You know what sort of life You led) ... I'm wearing a long robe. I just see Myself standing there, in that appearance, with a long robe on, looking around ... (I want to pose a question to Your Inner Wisdom, and I will count backwards - what is the significance of this experience ...3 ...2 ...1 ...) ... I couldn't say ... (let's move on to another life, wherever it would be best to go. And I'll begin to count backwards. When I reach 1 we'll be looking at another episode ...10 ...9 ...8 ...7 ...6 ...5 ...4 ...3 ...2 ...1 are You in a male or female body) ... male ... (are You a young man or old man) ... old ... (and are You alone or with people) ... alone ... (what are You doing) ... running ... (what does the land look like) ... forest ... (are you running for a reason) ... I don't know, I don't know the reason. But I seem to be trying to get away from something ... (do You know what part of the world You're in) ...no. It's a rain forest ... (what do You look like) ... long white beard, long white hair ... (what are You wearing) ... I get two pictures. A picture of a robe and almost the same figure that I had when I came out of the body. Then I get a picture of a loincloth ... (is this the same life that we were just looking at) ... I couldn't say ... (what do You do in this life that we were just looking at) ... I feel as though at the time I was a recluse. However, it seems as tho I had some connection with the outer world thru students or teaching. And that somehow I had stirred up the anger of, or the resentment of certain people of that time ... (could You tell who Your adversaries are) ... no, I just get a lot a pictures going thru My mind, different time periods, of different people ... (what do You teach in this life) ...peace, love, gentle teachings ...(are You part of a tradition) ... yes ...(and what tradition would that be) ... I couldn't say. I could just say that it's very ancient, since beginningless time. But I can't categorize it or put a label on it ... (do You have a library) ... I see a cave ... (what's in the cave) ... I see vague objects, but it seems as tho it's coming from suggestion. Maybe not totally from that period or that time, but things that I have experienced or that I have known from other times, other experiences ... (so there may be ritual objects in this life that You've known from other lives) ... yes ... (what sort of ritual objects are You talking about) ... I can't say ... (can You see who Your students are) ... ... (were You taught by someone in the life You're examining) ...I don't see Myself being taught ... (do You sense that this is an ancient incarnation, or something within the last 1000 years) ... same thing ...(let's move on then, to another significant experience either in this life that You're looking at or another life. You'll begin to drift, as I count backwards to, to another time, another place ...10 ...9 ...8 ...7 ...6 ...5 ...4 ...3 ...2 ...1 are You in a male or female body) ... male ... (and are You inside or outdoors)...I feel as tho I'm being called to an experience that I've been concerned about for some time ...(who's calling You) ... My Inner Self ... It seems as tho It's trying to give Me information or more understanding about an experience I went thru. And I can't tell whether it's just something that I've been concerned about and that I'm just bringing it into existence for that information, or if it is actually the true re-living of that experience ... (well, let's relax into it and see what it feels like. Become very relaxed and peaceful and clear ...5 ...4 ...3 ...2 ...1 what are You experiencing) ... laying ... laying ... (why are You laying down) ... ritual ... (how old are You in this ritual) ... younger man... (are You the only One going thru the ritual) ... no, there are Others. There are Elders. I'm the young One, I'm the only One that's laying down. I could see Them, but My eyes are not open. I'm not open - eyes ... looking at Them, but I see Them. And They're dancing. They're not dancing, but like, doing dance movements, but floating. They seem to be floating above the ground. And the floors are like a deep, dark marble - and you can see reflections in it. And They're like dancing around the floor in circles. Floating with long flowing robes, garments. And They're making different hand gestures and signs as They dance. I hear sound, like a sound - but movement. Nothing harsh. It's smooth, like a wind sound ... a wind. Not a breeze, but a whoofing like, whooff, whoofff, whoofff - as They move or as They dance ... (is this a hard surface, a hard marble surface You're laying on) ... could be a coffin, a box, or a table, a slab. I can't say exactly ... (and They're circling You) ... They circled Me and then They're just dancing all over the room. It's like a temple, or a shrine. And it's not well lit. It's got a very deep ... deep, dark vibration, or a look to it. But I can still see everyone. I can see reflections on the floor, like the floor was a mirror, a glass but a dark reflection ... (what sort of powers are They invoking, or prayers They're reciting) ... chants. It seem like a, a joyous occasion, a love energy. Doesn't seem to be negative at all. It seems to be positive, happy, joyous but not ... not gaiety, it's serious. But it's somber, serious, but not sad and fearful ... (what sort of ritual is it, what transformation are You undergoing) ... it seems like a resurrection. A raising of degree. What you might call an initiation ... (are You undergoing this because of a particular reason ... is this what young men go thru in Your stage of life) ... no ... It's because of a - mission ... a preparation ... (do You recognize what civilization You're in, or what tradition You're in) ... robes, flowing robes - - - that as the dance is going, you could see the wind and the air and the robes flowing, swirling ... (do You see any colors) ... it appears to be, which I'm not too sure, that they could be purple or black or indigo ... (are the Elders wearing anything on Their heads) ... yes... (what does that look like) ... turbans. It appears that They're wrapped in a way that they cover the sides of the faces. It seems as tho it's like what I might recall seeing, say in this lifetime, but it's more ancient ... (can You tell me something about the period You're living in) ... no ... (do You live in the temple) ... I did, but I was getting ready to leave the temple ... (why were You leaving) ... to go on a responsibility, or a mission ... which I had been prepared for ... I see something else happening now. Later on, it's like it jumped from one scene to another ... (what's the scene like that You're now observing) ... I'm in a box, like a coffin. And I was presented with a garment as I was suppose to come forth out of the box and choose the garment that I would wear as I went on my mission. And it was like a choice as to which one I would wear. And it was a black garment, a long robe, and a white robe ... (what's the significance of the black robe) ... it appears as tho it would have been, and it seems like at the time I wasn't too sure, but it was like whether it would be, whether I would walk in secret or whether I would be walking openly. And One of the - there were Two Initiates there of those that were to offer Me the robes or the choice. And One was trying to, to say, convince Me, or how I don't know, it seems as tho He was more or less pushing this one forward more, the black robe. But I didn't want it. I wanted to choose the white robe ... (which one did You choose) ... the white one. And when I chose it, They smiled. But the other One seemed to be in more authority and... He was almost to the point of asking, or wondering His Self, as to why the other One was trying to persuade Me subtly or whatever way, to take the black robe. But when I chose the white one, it seemed Everybody was satisfied. It didn't seem to be any, any, anything concerning it. I felt kind of urgent about it because I felt as tho a choice was being infringed on Me, or what have you, but I didn't want to accept ... (do You know why He was trying to persuade You to choose the black robe) ... it seemed as tho He was testing Me for something ... (is this, this choosing of the robes, is this something that was part of the ritual that we were looking at earlier) ... It seems as tho they were interconnected. This was like the, the, a part of what had preceded, a while after, but there were other things in-between that ... (did You have to stay in the ritual coffin very long)... that was the, - that appeared to be the time I was getting ready to leave the coffin, but I don't know exactly how much time was in-between that period, or how long I had been in it ... (well, let's focus on some, let's look at, - I want to present a question to Your Inner Wisdom, which You may want to just meditate on it for awhile, the answer may come later. But the question is why, why is it important to look at this ritual. What significance does it have to You now in this life) ... I feel that it was a part of the preparation that I had went thru in previous experiences to do some of the things that I am to do during this lifetime ... (and I'm curious, how did the Initiates choose You. What were the signs) ...I could say that it was not like a choice, that They chose Me from outside of the Order or the Initiates, or a choice. It was just that I was there - inside, and it was for Me to do rather than, say, being chosen to do it ... (perhaps my question was whether They simply knew, or how did They know that You were One of Them) ... because it appears or it seemed to Me that They knew I was One of Them because I was. And it's a thing whereas we in, say in certain lifetimes or certain social, cultural or educational experiences, tend to want to intellectualize things and ask for, I would say outer type credentials in the form of certain intellectual actions or understandings, or even documents or credentials ... (did They know before You were born) ... They knew, let's say, in the inmost of Our spiritual energy, that Our energies are the same. And thru that energy, or that vibration, or that feeling, there's a knowing that the mind can't express to someone that is looking for an intellectual understanding of what that feeling or knowing is ... (are You still connected with the other Initiates in this life) ... yes ... (going back to the life You're examining, did You live a long life) ... I couldn't say. I feel as though it never ended. That this life is a part of that life ... (did You have students in that life) ... I feel ...like I did, but I couldn't say definitely. I just have a feeling ... (did You have a particular role or function in the temple) ... when you ask questions like that, it's like my consciousness be shhifffting. It's shifting into different periods, or different times, or different lifetimes. I don't know which the situation might be, but it's like going into different functions or different activities or responsibilities. And I couldn't say exactly what it was at that time ... (is the tradition that You were in, does it  feel familiar, like You may have gone thru that tradition many lifetimes) ... the tradition ... I look at the tradition all the time as not being a tradition as far as culture or body or a physical tradition ... but a tradition of the Spirit Essence, which I would say is all traditions. And it expresses Itself thru all traditions. And I find Myself more close to that Spiritual Essence that channgges as far as mundane activities are concerned. But on a spirit plane or a spirit reality or essence, it's all one energy or if you would care to say one tradition, which I just can't bring Myself to put it in oneee... (I understand. The decision You made in that life, does it have ramifications beyond that life) ... somehow I find Myself running thru the forest again ... (what connection do You make) ... it seems as tho the choice, which is not a choice that would be regretted, but a choice that had to be. And it was the right choice. However, I feel that Me or Those that know, understand that, however, in the world that we're working in, there are those that don't understand or can't accept, who will make it difficult, thru their lack of understanding, or what appears to be difficult, for you to do what it is you have to do. And that is connected with working in the open a lot, whereas at certain times it appears to be not conducive to your mental or physical well-being or peace or happiness. And momentarily we might feel disturbed by   the non-acceptance of those that do not quite understand what it is you are trying to, to say or to express or to present. So we feel sad or disturbed, periodically ...even threatened. But we know beyond the body and the mind, and we continue. Because we know that it's not all happening out there. And the approval is not all out there, or the understanding. It's just work to be done. Selfless service ... I feel my body now ... (well ... if there's nothing further You want to examine or ... we'll just come out of the trance gradually, as I count from 1 to 10, You'll return to consciousness and). I'm here now...