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Truly Amazing!!! You keep asking the same questions over and over, and many people on the forum have taken the time to give you constructive help, support and suggestions! I don't think you are looking for advice because your glass cup is full and overflowing with your steadfast beliefs, ignorance, and fear. Your feeble attempts to sway the audience with your justification to suppress LGBTQ people is nothing more than a shallow form of gaslighting! Seriously! If you want to be a Leader you need to learn to listen and have an open flexible mind, and you need to overcome your fears and outdated belief system! Ultimately, you need to respect other people and their beliefs... Meaning, stop projecting your fears and antiquated beliefs on to others! If you are not open to consider constructive helpful feedback to your questions and perceived situation, then stop wasting other peoples time!

Fear is the route of all suffering when you attach it to a belief system, an ideology, and then projected it out onto the world This fear projection onto the world is a false, misguided, and a delusional hope of eliminating the cause of the fear you have attached your identity and ego on! I was a Christian in my younger years, but soon realized that most of the teachings, (from my perspective) were mainly based on fear and a means to control the masses to suppress an individual’s freedom of “Beingness”. The teaching also suppress the freedom to chose ones own journey and creative expression. From my perspective, when you project fear intentionally onto the world, individuals, groups, and ideas that do not align with your own beliefs, wouldn't God considered this to be one of the greatest “Christian Sins” one can commit as a human? If God has “Lovingly” given you the freedom to chose whatever belief you wish to attach yourself to! Whether right or wrong! Why are you not giving that same freedom to others? Are you above God? Do you really want to play judge and jury? Wouldn't you rather want to share the same “Love” and "Freedom" that God has giving you, to share with the rest of the world? On another note: As for your struggles to chose a political party. Why are you so intent on attaching yourself to other peoples’ ideas, dogmas, beliefs, and ideologies? God has given you the freedom to express your “own beliefs and creativity”, which by the way, are constantly changing as you expand your awareness and consciousness. Nothing stands still. When you close yourself off from the infinite expressions of God and the infinite forms of human beingness, you create suffering! When you choose to attach yourself and your identity to a strongly held narrow-minded belief and ideology, you are subjecting yourself to stagnation and self-inflicted pain and anguish. Why would you do this to yourself? Do not sacrifice your God given gift to freely express your uniqueness to the world by projecting your fear on to others! Just a thought! Why have you not considered being an independent? Being independent, being unique, and having the freedom to share your "unconditional love" towards freedom and unimpeded expression of creativity is one of the highest forms of Love that God can bestow onto humanity! Just sharing a few thoughts and ideas! And like my grandpappy used to say, "do as you like, and live another day in freedom!

Please give concrete examples where and how this community in the past be extremely disrespectful and rude! I believe that it is a mistake to give so much acceptance into this community because then some people will be negatively influenced into participating in it as well. Why do you believe it is a mistake? You need to dig deeper into your beliefs! Where did you get these beliefs? Please give examples of your bad experiences! Who will be negatively influenced? Why do you care about other people participating? Do you believe these Christian values should be accepted by everyone? Should they be forced onto everyone? Please explain! How did it extremely negatively affected my life and it was a horrible thing? it just isn't accepted Who doesn't accept it? What group of people doesn't accept it? Are you sure? Is this a fact supported by several unbiased sources? Research the definition of "Confirmation Bias"! What you feel and what is real are two different things! Please provide concrete evidence that what they are working on is actually make a difference? You may want to look at the statistics of illegal border crossing when Trump was in power and while Biden is in power! Try to find several independent unbiased sources! Where did you get the belief that the English language may become secondary. Sorry for the confusion! USA dose not only get immigrants from Spanish speaking immigrants from the south. They also get immigrants from Europe which speak German, French, Polish, Italian, etc. When they arrive in the US they have a tendency to speak there home country language because it is easier for them when they are with people that speak there mother tongue language! So my question to you: do you also disapprove of European immigrants from speaking there language? Where did your ancestors come from? What makes you fear that one day that English won't be the dominate language? Where did you get this fear? How does this fear belief affect your well being? Give examples! Why do they have these beliefs? Where do these beliefs come from? How do these beliefs affect others that don't share these beliefs? Do they represent the majority of the American population? Are these beliefs from "FEAR" or from "LOVE"? Last questions! Where do beliefs come from? We know where babies come from, and we know what needs to happen scientifically before you have a baby! But what needs to happen before a belief becomes a belief? You are doing great! Keep doing the WORK!

Thanks for taking the time to respond and listing your likes and dislikes! Now comes the hard work! The goals and issues of Republicans that resonate with me include the list of the following below. 1. Passing a bill that the only genders recognized by the US government are male and female and they are assigned at birth 2. Preventing transgender people from participating in women's sports and the military. 3. I am for traditional marriage only not gay marriage 4. Travel ban on certain countries coming in the US. 5. Being tough on illegal immigration and deportation. 6. Attempting to end birthright citizenship 7. Passing a bill that prevents transgender people from using the same bathroom of the opposite sex. 8. Preventing gay adoption. It seems you have a huge emotional investment in traditional Gender Identification. Can you share with us why you have such a strong belief and emotional adversity towards genders that do not fall into the traditional labels of male and female? Have you had any bad experiences with LGBTIQQ people in the past? Did you grow up in a religious family or with peers that have strong religious belief systems? I am not suggesting there is a right or wrong, but if you are spending time in Spiritual forums such as Leo’s, you are most likely trying to expanded your awareness and consciousness. If that is the case, the work starts with you understanding your core belief systems and emotional attachments! Things I like about the democrat party are listed below. 1. Pro choice abortion advocates. 2. They tend to believe in climate change. 3. Pro Gun Control. These seem to be positive beliefs! Why do you believe woman should have the “Freedom” to elect what they do with there body? Things I dislike about the democrat party are below. 1. Very high pro lgbtq advocates and advance for a lot of pro lgbtq rights. Do any of these LGBTIQQ rights affect you personally? If yes, please explain? Things I like about the Republican Party are listed below. 1. Very tough of border security 2. Opposing the advancement of lgbtq rights. 3. They advocate that English is our national language and that is what should be spoken not Spanish. What makes you so sure that Republicans are tough on border security? Border security has been a huge Republican talking point for almost 50 years, so why haven’t the Republicans solved the border issues while they have been in power? The same goes for the Democrats, why haven’t they solved the border issues? Dig deep into the hidden agendas, manipulation and political and media sensationalism about this issue. Research the worlds demographics in age, how the developed countries are aging, birth rates, do we have enough young people to support the reversing up-side-down economic pyramid system! If No! how do we solve this growing issue? How is the economic system going to support a top-heavy pyramid population that is going to be over 60? 3. They advocate that English is our national language and that is what should be spoken not Spanish. Are the Democrats trying to advocate that Spanish is the US national language? Do you disapprove of Europeans that have immigrated to the US in the last 300 years from speaking there language when they are with people that speak there old home country language? How does people speaking another language affect your well being? Things I dislike about the Republican Party are listed below. 1. Anti abortion advocates 2. They tend to be climate change deniers 3. Anti gun control. Why do many, not all, Republicans hold these beliefs? Dig deep, where are they getting these beliefs and why are they so emotionally attached to these beliefs and issues? Getting back to your original post! What should I do if I feel more comfortable running as a Democrat but I have way more republican views. Basically the reason I feel this way is because I am mixed with white and black. I do feel like the Republican Party still has a lot of racism in it and they don't choose candidates of color often to have higher positions. I feel like I would be prohibited from moving up the field the way that I would like because of my mixed race background and I would be stopped from moving up to higher positions. However I tend to agree with republicans on more issues than I do democrats and I feel I have more republican goals. What should I do? Answer! If you want to exceed in finding where you fit in, what direction to take, what your purpose in this life is, you will need to seek the answers from within! It begins with understanding your thoughts, ideas, beliefs and your emotional attachments! In Spiritual terms, it means doing the "Work". Shadow Work! The rewards are infinite! The possibilities are endless!

Please list your likes and dislikes for both sides! "However I tend to agree with republicans on more issues than I do democrats and I feel I have more republican goals." Share with us the Republican issues and goals you resonate with! Try to stay with facts that can be verified by several sources......

Please explain your logic! As for "from a standpoint of a turquoise individual seeing everything from an elevated position." In your dreams!

Here is how you concede defeat with integrity and dignity! Rishi Sunak apologized to the country after his catastrophic election loss and said he had heard voters’ “anger and disappointment” and desire for change. Speaking outside 10 Downing Street after a disastrous night for the Conservative party, Sunak confirmed his resignation as prime minister and said: “To the country I would like to say first and foremost, I am sorry.” “I have given this job my all, but you have sent a clear signal that the government of the United Kingdom must change. And yours is the only judgment that matters. “I have heard your anger, your disappointment, and I take responsibility for this loss.” He also said he would step down as Conservative leader once the arrangements for selecting his successor were in place. The party looks set to win just over 121 seats, its worst result in history. He congratulated Keir Starmer on Labour’s landside victory, saying: “In this job his successes will be all our successes and I wish him and his family well. Whatever our disagreements in this campaign he is a decent, public-spirited man who I respect. “He and his family deserve the very best of our understanding as they make the huge transition to their new lives behind this door,” he added. This is TRUMP! Democrat Joe Biden has been declared the winner of the United States presidential election by several major national media outlets, defeating incumbent Donald Trump. Reacting to the projections on Saturday, Trump immediately accused Biden of “rushing to falsely pose as the winner”. The Republican has made repeated claims of electoral fraud without providing evidence, and his campaign has pledged to challenge the result in some battleground states. Here is Trump’s statement in full: “We all know why Joe Biden is rushing to falsely pose as the winner, and why his media allies are trying so hard to help him: they don’t want the truth to be exposed. The simple fact is this election is far from over. Joe Biden has not been certified as the winner of any states, let alone any of the highly contested states headed for mandatory recounts, or states where our campaign has valid and legitimate legal challenges that could determine the ultimate victor. In Pennsylvania, for example, our legal observers were not permitted meaningful access to watch the counting process. Legal votes decide who is president, not the news media. “Beginning Monday, our campaign will start prosecuting our case in court to ensure election laws are fully upheld and the rightful winner is seated. The American People are entitled to an honest election: that means counting all legal ballots, and not counting any illegal ballots. This is the only way to ensure the public has full confidence in our election. It remains shocking that the Biden campaign refuses to agree with this basic principle and wants ballots counted even if they are fraudulent, manufactured, or cast by ineligible or deceased voters. Only a party engaged in wrongdoing would unlawfully keep observers out of the count room – and then fight in court to block their access. “So what is Biden hiding? I will not rest until the American People have the honest vote count they deserve and that Democracy demands.”

Unbelievable! Why do Republicans continue to spew BS that Biden and all the Democrats are crooks, pedophiles, and are destroying the economy and America? When will we see the Hard-Evidence of these accusations? Seriously, Trump has claimed he has the greatest minds working for him! He has the Supreme court stacked! He has his own media platform, Fox, Newsmax, Alex Jones and Steve Banning working for him! And “YET”……….? Here is the truth, either Trump’s greatest minds and the Republican MAGA party are totally incompetent, or it’s all MAGA BS! I vote for both! Trump/MAGA has filed over 60 cases against the Democrats for stealing the elections in Republican friendly Courts, and failed each and every time to provide evidence, or win one Case. Trump controls MAGA and the greatest minds in the House of Representatives that are trying to impeach Biden, jail his son, and close the Mexican Border! How’s that going for them! He had 4 years in Office, and yet the Mexican Border is still a Republican talking point! Seriously????? What the "F" did they do when they controller both the Senate and the House???? Are they that stupid that they can’t out smart the corrupt Democrats and are unable to convince the Republican MAGA Courts to close the Border or make one conviction? The Republicans claim they are the “Party of Law and Order”! Why is it that this "Law and Order" is only forced on Minorites, Woman, Democrats, Immigrants, Non-Christians etc…….. But hey, lets not force “Law and Order” on Trump or the Insurrection that occurred on Capital Hill! Can you say “Double Standards” boys and girls! If Biden had committed the crimes that Trump has committed, I would be the first to chant “Lock Him Up”! But don’t give me the BS that Biden should be charged for having classified documents on his property like Trump! There is a huge difference when someone is refusing to handover the documents and constantly lie to the authorities, compared to Biden willingly handing over the files and fully cooperating with "Republican investigators"! In conclusion! Let’s stop with the BS people and hold both sides accountable with “FACTS”, “EVIDENCE” and total “HONESTY and “TRUTH”! Sorry for the rant!!! Just getting tired of the BS...

OR "ME" pretending to be a limited "ME" in the infinite play ground of infinite "ME(s)"

OR "ME" imagining "ME" not being "ME".....

"ME" hiding from "ME".........................

This is something "ME" wrote 2 or 3 years ago and has since been modified to the current "ME"! It helped "ME" tap into the Unknown "ME" The "ME" that can play with infinite "MEs" lol...... I struggled with the “I” and "I AM" But after having one of several Aya DMT trips, I substituted it with “ME” The more aware and expanded “Me” became, the more difficult it was for "Me" to use words to describe awareness and knowingness. It’s like the words “Nothingness and Somethingness”. I struggled for years with these words after experiencing a state of no-thought, no-form, no-universe, no-nothingness and no-somethingness during my second Aya experience back in 2017, and yet, I was aware of a “Me”-ness a Knowingness beyond sensations and thought. Some people use the word Absolute God Consciousness to express nothingness, somethingness, love, oneness, void, etc. But I struggled with the word “God”. Perhaps because of the dogmas that are associated with those three combined letters, and what the "I AM" was subconsciously attached deep within EGO ingrained beliefs and emotions. “Me” has since found the words “All-That-Is”, which for “Me” best describes the word God and the words Nothingness, somethingness, love, etc. which also points to the state of awareness that cannot be defined, explained, or touched with singular thought, patterns of thoughts or with concepts! "All-That-IS" is also a concept! And can only point to "ME"!!!! “Me” is just “ME” “ME” is Absolute Freedom! And yes, "Freedom" is also a concept! Lol.......

“I AM” I Am this, I Am that, I Am Ego, I Am Duality, I Am God, I Am Allah, I Am “All That Is”! "I Am", is an outside perspective looking “IN” or “Within”. There is no “IN” or “Within”. “All That Is” (God/Allah) cannot be “IN” or “Within”. ME, is just ME! There is only “ME”

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I agree, grace is of immense value, but grace can only come from within! Within the "Self", within the expanded mind of consciousness and awareness! The answers are within, humans just need to learn how to return there expanded awareness to the inner knower! Not through a middle person, church, building, spirit, Christ, religion, story or entity, which are all second hand perceptions and beliefs accumulated from the human collective Ego mind. Yes, they can point to expanded consciousness and awareness, but the pitfalls are numerous and can be very deceptive!

You don't need someone else’s spirit to guide you! There is no middle person, church, building, spirit, Christ or entity that you need help to discover God consciousness! If you're genuine and ready, you just need to open/expand your mind to your own "higher-Self", the “Self” that is beyond duality! You, the duality you, the Ego you, just needs to open/expand to your ever "Expanding-Self”! You, the duality you, the Ego you, just needs to open/expand to your "Infinite-Self", which will guide you to the next level of awareness and Truth!

TheEnigma, have you ever heard of "Confirmation Bias"? We see what we want to see! Because you are on this forum, I am assuming you are seeking enlightenment. Focus your consciousness towards, gratitude, goodness, compassion, and love. When you are pointing your finger, see how there are three of your own fingers pointing back at yourself. This is your mirror and the law of attraction that you are creating for your "Self"! PS: I'm a Canadian that's 63 years old, lived in 8 of Canada's provinces, lived in Germany, travelled in more than 40 other countries! "You don't know that you don't know" is phase one. "You Know that you don't know" is the second phase, and one of the first steps to breaking victimhood/self-pity. This second phase of "Awareness" will help you to open up your thoughts, ideas, beliefs, and emotions towards gratitude, compassion, goodness and love! From my perspective, you and I are extremely fortunate to be living in Canada! So be gentle with your "self" and your perception of reality. Embrace and focus your thoughts and emotions on "Gratitude"!

How dare the US capitalist send and spend their money and technology to shove it up the ass of Russia! Only I (Putin) and my buddies can ass fuck and steal it from the Russian people to become the richest men on the planet? So yeah, Just let me and my friends ass fuck the people of Russia and our closest neighbors, ME ME ME, Putin!

"love is the force out of which being comes" "Seth" Chapter 5: Session 771, April 14, 1976 "Love is a biological as well as a spiritual characteristic. Basically, love and creativity are synonymous. Love exists without an object. It is the impetus by which all being becomes manifest." "Seth" Chapter 9: Session 792, January 24, 1977 "They have told you to love God, but rarely taught you to experience the gods in yourselves." "Seth" Section 1: Session 687 March 4, 1974 "Value fulfillment itself is most difficult to describe, for it combines (pause) the nature of a loving presence—a presence with the innate knowledge of its own divine complexity—with a creative ability of infinite proportions that seeks to bring to fulfillment even the slightest, most distant portion of its own inverted complexity. Translated into simpler terms, each portion of energy is endowed with an inbuilt reach of creativity that seeks to fulfill its own potentials in all possible variations—and in such a way that such a development also furthers the creative potentials of each other portion of reality" "Seth" Chapter 2: Session 884, October 3, 1979 "Yet each smallest portion of consciousness can uniquely create, bring into being, eccentric versions of All That Is, that in certain terms All That Is, without that separation, could not otherwise create. The loving support, the loving encouragement of the slightest probable consciousness and manifestation—that is the intent of All That Is." "Seth" Chapter 2: Session 884, October 3, 1979 "Physically speaking, man’s “purpose” is to help enrich the quality of existence in all of its dimensions. Spiritually speaking, his “purpose” is to understand the qualities of love and creativity, to intellectually and psychically understand the sources of his being, and to lovingly create other dimensions of reality of which he is presently unaware." "Seth" Chapter 5: Session 901, February 18, 1980 Just a few quotes from the "Seth Material"

I don't think it's as simple as you may expect! The link that you have provided “may” have a few flaws. Low quality surveys or studies usually use one or two basic metrics to determine a conclusion, such as, “crime rates are calculated by dividing the total number of reported crimes of any kind by the total population”. The key words to focus on in “crime rates are calculated by dividing the total number of reported crimes of any kind by the total population”, are, REPORTED CRIMES and ANY KIND! Those two Key words open a whole can of worms that can be misconstrued in many ways. Here is a better site to peruse to determine a more comprehensive opinion and comparison between the two countries! https://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/compare/Sweden/United-States/Crime/table Just sharing a few thoughts, ideas and beliefs!

Good work Leo, but not to take away from any of your insights, most of the realizations and awareness you have presented in this latest video is already explained in the Seth Material published over 50 years ago… I’m not saying this in a derogatory manner, or to dismiss anyone’s accomplishments or integrity. I am also a student traveller that has a deep desire to explore consciousness beyond the basic Labels of Love, Nothingness, and our limited five senses. If I may make a suggestion, may I suggest exploring several of Seth’s and Jane Roberts books. They will definitely take you beyond the paradigm of nothingness, beyond the Human Mind, beyond the five or six senses we are familiar with, and into fifth dimensional, Unknown realities and dream states where our human senses are obsolete and meaningless. I say this with the utmost respect and compassion! Just sharing a few thoughts, ideas and beliefs.

Most men are lost, they don’t know who they are, they never had a good role model, they don’t know how to use their masculine energy with authentic integrity and compassion, they belief their emotions and feelings are a sign of weakness, they feel an emptiness within, they are alone! If you relate to most of the above statements, may I suggest taking “The New Warrior Training Adventure” offered by “The Mankind Project” https://mankindproject.org/ I did the adventure almost 15 years ago, and it changed me from the inside-out! Everything you have been told and believe about what it means to be a “Man” is distorted and dysfunctional on all levels. The Mankind Project tries to break down these beliefs, distortions and dysfunctional behaviours through “The New Warrior Training Adventure” program. Just a suggestion!

The suffering will stop when you become more “Conscious” of your undiscovered “Self-Pity”. Self-importance is an aspect of Self-Pity. One of the biggest traps in the pursuit of Spiritualty is believing you are more conscious and awake and therefore more sensitive to suffering! Another aspect of this is Spiritual Victim Bypassing. Suffering is a projection of your own Self-Pity. Now that you have a small taste of what you think is consciousness, the work begins. The work I am talking about is “Shadow work” Explore and expose all aspects of the self that are “Gold” and “Dark”. Just share a few thoughts, ideas and beliefs!

If you are interested in stretching and expanding your mind and awareness beyond most of the concepts express in these forums, may I suggest you read the book “Seth Speaks”. If you are awake enough and have reached higher gradations of awareness, such as nothingness and dream realities beyond this 3D experience, you may resonate with Seth’s knowledge. If by chance the book “Seth Speaks” resonates with your state of consciousness and awareness, I highly recommend you read “Unknown Reality” Vol 1 and 2, by Seth. These two Vols will really open your awareness beyond the reality that you, I, and we, have been collectively dreaming together in this limited 3D Earth dream state. Just sharing a few thoughts, ideas and beliefs!

You may have, or are, experiencing a form of Spiritual bypassing! I try not to use other people’s words and ideas when expressing some of my own thoughts, but in this case Luna & Sol managed to sum-up and provide useful examples of Spiritual Bypassing. In no way am I promoting their web site, other than to use their examples of Spiritual Bypassing, which I have been subject to and still battle to this day. https://lonerwolf.com/what-is-spiritual-bypassing/ The examples given below are just food for thought, and they may or may not add some practicality to those seeking expanded awareness and consciousness. “Spiritual bypassing, by Luna & Sol” The reality is that not everything in life is ‘love and light’ as is the slogan for many spiritual seekers. Pursuing the light and living enlightened and deeply interconnected existences is also about setting yourself on fire. It is about creating an inferno of your false beliefs, illusions and separating desires, ideals, and prejudices. It is about surrendering to the destruction of every limiting thing you ever thought and felt about yourself, other people, and the world. Spirituality is not always pretty. In fact, oftentimes it is the most shattering, tumultuous, and testing experience we can go through in life. The truth is that there are many types of spiritual bypassing that we sometimes don’t recognize (or refuse to recognize) in life. I have listed ten of the most common types below: I) The Optimistic Bypass We’ve all come across people in life who love to laugh and smile, yet seem to be forcefully optimistic. “Focus on the positive!” “See the glass as half full!” “Don’t let a frown get you down!” are some of the catchcries of these people who tend to use optimism as a way of avoiding the more somber and troublesome realities of life. The optimistic bypass is often a side product of anger-phobia, or the inability to deal with negative emotions. II) The Aggrandizement Bypass This is a type of self-delusion that some spiritual seekers use as a way of masking their perceived deficiencies and insecurities. The aggrandizement bypass is adopted by those who seek to feel enlightened, superior or having reached higher planes of existence. It is sometimes used by self-proclaimed masters, leaders, spiritually awakened souls, and gurus. III) The Victim Bypass When one becomes a victim of their gifts, or of other people, this takes away the pressure of responsibility for shaping a satisfying life and taking responsibility for one’s happiness – such is the case with the Victim Bypass. This type of spiritual bypass is often used by spiritual seekers who believe they have extrasensory gifts of some kind, but due to their gifts they are unable to feel happy or healthy. Identifying as an Empath is sometimes a good example of this type of bypassing, as it can be interpreted as the fault of other people and their emotions for behaving in self-destructive and volatile ways. Other labels, like being a clairvoyant, indigo child, starseed, gifted healer, and so on, can often fall into the Victim Bypass trap. IV) The Psychonaut Bypass Many spiritual seekers explore the frontiers of the mind, the soul, and reality through the use of psychedelic drugs such as LSD, DMT, psilocybin mushrooms, mescaline, and other entheogens that expand the mind and perception of existence. While this is a fascinating way of exploring reality, entheogens, like any other drug, can sometimes be used as a way of escaping reality and avoiding committing to personal development and soulful refinement. V) The Horoscope Bypass When we frequently look outside of ourselves for help and guidance, as is with the case with Horoscopes and Psychics, we are failing to tap into our inner wellsprings of wisdom and strength and are allowing external predictions to control the outcome of our lives. The Horoscope Bypass is derived from fear and mistrust of ourselves, our inability to make decisions, and our inability to deal with anything tough that comes our way. VI) The Saint Bypass As children, we were conditioned to believe that a “spiritual person” is always kind, compassionate, and saintly. In adulthood, we continue to repeat this story to ourselves, and sadly, it can cause us tremendous suffering. The Saint Bypass is a reflection of extreme “black or white” thinking, promoting the underlying belief that spiritual people can’t have dark sides because that would make them “unspiritual.” This type of bypass is essentially avoidance of one’s Shadow Self (dark side) by overcompensating with the guise of a sweet, heavenly, exterior. Self-sacrifice is a major symptom of this type of bypassing. VII) The Spirit Guide Bypass In some spiritual traditions, it is a God who protects, in others an angel, an animal or an ascended being. No matter who the Spirit Guide is, the belief that they are there to “protect” us is pleasing to the mind but ultimately constricting to the soul. When we place our faith in another being’s power to ward off danger and keep us safe, we are committing a classic spiritual bypass: avoiding responsibility for ourselves and our lives and sidestepping the tough development of courage and resilience. We are not children, but when we think of ourselves as being so we mold our lives in such a way that we fail to develop strength of spiritual character. Spirit guides serve to teach us rather than to babysit us. VIII) The Prayer Bypass Similar to the Spirit Guide Bypass, the Prayer Bypass circumvents personal responsibility by putting faith in a higher being to solve all of our problems and issues. While praying can be a healthy practice, it can easily become limiting and misguided. IX) The Guru Bypass Often it is beneficial to follow a guru, shaman or spiritual teacher to learn and grow. However, becoming too attached to them can rapidly turn into another form of spiritual bypassing. The temptation to begin worshiping (knowingly or unknowingly) these teachers means that we eventually forget the purpose of listening to them: to integrate the essence of their teachings. By treating the words of a guru or master as the irrefutable truth and failing to think for ourselves, we are starved of true spiritual growth and transformation on our spiritual journeys. X) The Finger-Pointing Bypass On our spiritual quests, we begin to see through the lies, delusions, and crazy behaviors committed by our fellow human beings and this can make us angry, downhearted, and frustrated. However, when we get caught up in “everything that is wrong” with the outside world and other people, dedicating our lives to the self-righteous quest of finger-pointing, this can be another form of spiritual bypassing. Finger-pointing instills us with a false sense of righteousness, taking away our responsibility of looking inside and working on ourselves. At its roots, the Finger-Pointing bypass is sourced from fear and avoidance and is a powerful form of procrastination. Food for though! Take what thoughts and ideas resonates, and store in your spiritual tool box those thoughts and ideas that don’t at this moment of now!