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March/April 2003 Cosmic
Ascension and the Global Shift

by Scott Mandelker, PhD

For many of us aware of Earth's process, our focus is upon "ascension" and transformation. Indeed, it is a global process, far larger than the individual awakening that occurs in its wake. The global shift is cosmically driven and profoundly related to solar evolution, well understood by our ET neighbors, and is the single greatest opportunity for personal growth in human history. As you probably sense, it is a critical time on Earth.

Ascension or what Christians call "rapture" can be understood on many levels. From the view of ageless wisdom and metaphysics, it is an inter-dimensional activation of higher frequency energies essential to Earth's evolution. Like all souls, the planet has distinct energy fields, and just as for us, its own consciousness growth depends on sequential activation of increasingly subtle vibrational fields. Earth, as a great being, stands ready for the next stage of its path, and thus we see ongoing earth and solar changes all around us.

When Earth's higher fields are fully activated, however, they will no longer support 3D bodies and souls, and thus we come to the idea of "rapture" or "harvest." Without being scary, and respecting the law of free will, it seems true that only those of us who've sufficiently activated our own higher dimensional fields will remain after the changeover. Frankly, we are at the end of a major cycle of soul evolution at the physical plane.

What we call personal ascension depends solely on our awareness, and specifically, the degree to which our hearts are open with love, kindness and goodwill. There are requirements for graduation, however, and those of us who remain shutdown and selfish will simply go to another physical world to continue learning lessons of love neglected here. Of course, this idea depends on recognition of reincarnation as an interplanetary, inter-dimensional affair.

And yet, the reality of cosmic transformation is apparent from even a scientific perspective. There's strong research revealing the existence of 25,000-year cycles of evolution, Earth upheaval and major energy upgrade throughout all planets of the solar system. To navigate the next decade and live true to our purpose, it's essential that we understand the real meaning of ascension, and consider the scope of the current global shift.

Scott Mandelker has a PhD in East West Psychology and an MA in Counseling, is the author of two books and has over 20 years experience in Buddhism. Based in San Francisco, he gives seminars and personal sessions around the US.