In Nomine Deo et Jesu Christ
Choosing Your Destiny -- The Will To Change
By The Pathwork Guide
Greetings in the name of God. I bring you God's blessings, my dear ones.
When an entity undertakes to incarnate into another life on earth, then it brings to it the tasks it has to fulfill. The plan is outlined. In many cases the spirit itself has the right to discuss its future life with those spirits whose responsibility this is. Thus the incarnating entity can contribute -- to
a certain extent, and according to its already acquired vision and capacity to judge -- as to how its destiny will unfold. For in the spirit state the entity has a wider view than when in the body, and therefore he understands that the purpose of life is not to have it as comfortable as possible, but to develop toward a higher state, to reach perfect bliss as rapidly as possible -- a state which does not exist on earth. The spirit knows that only through spiritual effort can its spiritual knowledge penetrate its intellect. But as a spirit,
it knows that it cannot achieve this easily, and it also knows that once incarnated, then difficulties, tests, and even so-called disasters are often necessary so as to lead one to the right path and to the right attitude.
Memory fades automatically the moment the spirit envelopes the spirit. This is essential, for spiritual awareness has to be fought for, and this can happen only when one takes the trouble to search within the self -- not only outside and in general terms -- for God and for the truths of creation. Only within one's own soul can one recogniae the very special meaning and purpose of one's life, together with the individual tasks that one has to fulfill. However, those who constantly allow themselves to be impressed by the outward aspects of life on earth lose this inenr meaning, and sometimes they have to go through life after life without much progress, incarnating again and again for the same purpose.
The spirit knows the danger of earth life, but he also knows that if one lives life in the right way from the spiritual point of view, then one can develop on earth disproportionately faster than he can in the spirit world, exactly because it is easier there. The difficulties on earth are mainly connected with matter, and all that this implies. This is so partly because the memory that has been extinguished needs to be regained, and partly because matter contains so much temptation. Only those who overcome these difficulties can win and make the best of their life on earth. The spirits about to be incarnated know that they need hardships to shake them into wakefulness, so that they do not get imprisoned in matetr, and in all that matter attracts to it. Therefore, before incarnation a spirit may ask the higher beings: "I beg you, help me, not only with your strength and guidance, but also send me tests and trials whenever you see that I am not fulfilling my quota, for when these come, then I have a better chance to wake up and look at my life from a different point of view from the one I have when everything functions regularly and without friction; that is, when all my wishes are always fulfilled within the scope of the posible.
So it is important for you, my dear ones, to recognize that many of the events in your life which seem to repeat themselves were chosen and planned by you when you still had your wider vision -- that is, before matter enveloped your spirit. It wil be helpful for you to know this. A very ambitious spirit sometimes may even ask for a particularly difficult destiny, for in the state of freedom from matter he knows clearly that the pain to be suffered is little and is of short duration in comparison to the gain. This should give you food for thought.
I suggest to each one of you to think about your life and your trials and tribulations. Ask whether they could not have been chosen by yourselves to make sure you do not remain unaware of something that you ought to fulfill. Contemplate from this point of view what you should still find and solve within you. If you search for it with your entire will, then the answer will be given to you: you will sense it, you will be given insights. This, too, has to be learned; it needs practice. Do not believe that the ability to meditate will come by itself. It needs willpower and perseverance; and you have to fight against your negative currents. But the reward is great and truly blissful. In other words, the effort is well worth it. When the spirit world recognizes that a person does this with sincere will, then guidance will be given from the outside to help you achieve what you intend.