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What is Ascension?
by Robert Larson

 

 

I've been saying that my book is a metaphor for ascension. So what is ascension? It is a spiritual evolutionary process that is happening now worldwide. Ascension is also misunderstood. A lot of people assume that it's about leaving the Earth and getting into Heaven. Well, it's actually just the opposite. We are bringing Heaven down into our physical bodies and the Earth. We are trying to get out soul/spirit more and more in here. Eventually we will be fully conscious, with no reference to the past or future. That means we have to learn to live exclusively in the NOW.

Now I realize a lot of people would say, "well, I'm here now." I would suggest to them that yes, you are here physically. However, if your mind isn't here, then you're really not here. If your mind is somewhere in the past reliving some trauma, or worrying about what might happen in the future, then you're not really here. So this means you need to be almost completely thought-free.

A lot of people would say "that's impossible" or "everybody thinks" or "I can't stop thinking." That's what I would've said a little over 2 years ago. I've been on the ascension path since 1989, but didn't realize what I was really going through until 2003. Then for 5 years I struggled with the meaning of ascension. I would write to my spiritual teacher Zakairan and ask him thousands of questions about how and when ascension will happen. Then 2 years ago I finally came to the realization of what ascension really is.

The realization popped into my head one day when I remembered reading that we're supposed to eventually evolve into fully conscious beings with no reference to past or future. I didn't understand it before. Then it hit me what it meant and the implications of it. I knew then what I needed to do to get to the next level of my ascension journey. I had to stop thinking altogether and live in the NOW in my mind. So I immediately started listening to the sounds around me with all my attention. When you do this the sounds in your head go away. Most of the time even when people are listening they really aren't listening. They hear but don't hear. When you put all your focus on whatever sounds are around you, it's impossible to think at the same time.

I realized that I'd been constantly lost in thought, living in an almost constant state of anxiety or anger. So as I started focusing on listening, I also brought my attention to the top of my head by tensing the muscles there. This I believe activates the pineal gland which has layed dormant in mankind for thousands of years. I feel a pressure at the top of my head when I do this. Of course my mind was so conditioned to thinking that it took about 3 days of vigilant practice to get to a state of no-mind. I was already starting to feel a little more relaxed after doing this for a few hours but after 3 days I got to a state of mind that I never knew before in this lifetime. I saw the world now through a different set of eyes. My whole perception of reality was forever changed. I realized that my thoughts had literally created a false identity that I thought was really me. I had read about the false ego before, but now I understood what it meant to be free of it. I also understood the damage my ego had done up until that point in my life. Now I felt completely at peace. Life felt easy and effortless. I could feel my body ascending, getting lighter. I felt like I could literally float away. I also noticed the people around me were calmer and gentler, when previously some people would seem agitated, angry, or depressed. I realized that the people around me were reflecting my own unbalanced state of mind.

So I stayed in this ascended state for about a week and then my mind started working again. I had expected to stay in that state forever, but I realize now that that's not how ascension works. It goes in phases. Eventually we will be in that state permanently, but it's a process getting there. As we progress along our ascension paths, we have to realize all the things that are keeping us out of this state of no-mind. We need to let go of our attachments to things that stimulate our egos. The things that invoke our judgements and false perceptions.

So I am currently at the phase of the ascension process where I find myself moving away from things. Anything based in duality. Things that used to interest me are waning away. I had to leave my job last year too because I knew I didn't fit into that world anymore. It became a toxic environment, and I felt like I was rotting away there. Being there literally felt like death. That's because I had energetically already left, but I needed to be kicked out by lower vibrating energies to finally make the decision to physically leave, otherwise I might've stuck it out there.

That's how this phase of ascension works. Some people will have to leave jobs or toxic relationships behind and this could be painful, but it must be done so we can be free to move on. That's when we discover what our divine work is on this planet. Once you remove some of these negative blockages, you can see more clearly what you're meant to do.

So fellow starseeds, I wish you all the best of luck discovering your individual ascension missions as you go within and discover your true selves. One piece of advice I can give you besides keeping your mind clear is to look for signs. Sometimes signs pop up out of nowhere. Like, you might be driving and the car in front of you has a license plate or bumper sticker that says something meaningful to you at that moment. Something on a billboard as you drive by, or even reading people's t-shirts. I remember at work after I discovered the ascension secret, people would come up to my demo and their t-shirt would say something profound for me in that moment.

Sometimes numbers have significant meaning too. Everyone talks about 11:11 or 12:12. I've heard that if you look at the clock and it's 11:11, whatever you were thinking about before that is very important. I've read that if you keep seeing 1's and 2's that means your soul plan is coming to fruition. Last year before I left my job I kept seeing 1212 everywhere. It was 12:12pm when I left for work, I drove by a house and the address was 1212, the number of my check when I paid the dentist was 1212.

Then ever since I left my job last year, I keep seeing the number 17. It keeps popping up everywhere. I looked it up and it could mean the union of soul and matter. This I instinctively know will be the next phase of my ascension journey.

One thing though, these signs show up when you're not looking and expecting to see a sign. Just let go and trust, and when you least expect it you'll see something that has a profound meaning for you.

So that is my definition of the ascension process, and I feel it is my mission here to share what I know with the children of the New Earth. That's why I wrote Robbie the Butterfly. The caterpillar world in my story is a metaphor for 3D Earth. A lot of children being born in these times are advanced souls from higher dimensions or advanced civilizations on other planets. I'm going to discuss this more further on in this tour. About what starseeds/lightworkers are, and why we choose to incarnate at these times. I'll also discuss more of the hidden metaphors of my book.

© Copyright 2010 Robert Larson.  All rights reserved. 

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Robert Larson's Blog Tour Schedule where you can find interviews, reviews and articles about Robert and "Robbie the Butterfly":

Day 1, 9-11-2010: Caron Goode-Written Interview: http://kidswhoseeghosts.com/2010/09/11/childrens-book-transformation-ascension/#more-506

Day 2, 9-12-2010: Yvonne Perry-Book Review: http://thesidseries.blogspot.com/2010/09/robbie-butterfly-book-review.html

Day 3, 9-13-2010: Emily Aiken-Ascension Article: http://soulfulliving.com/ascension.htm

Day 4, 9-14-2010: Dariya Avantario-Indigo Kid's book review: http://childrenhereandnow.blogspot.com/2010/09/robbie-butterfly-book-review.html#links

Day 5, 9-15-2010: Lori Boatman-Article about Starseeds: http://www.yourascension.org/search?updated-max=2010-09-25T17%3A25%3A00-07%3A00&max-results=1

Day 6, 9-16-2010: Shelagh Jones-Written Interview: http://spiritualmarketing-blog.com/spiritual-marketing/robbie-the-butterfly-by-robert-larson/

Day 7, 9-17-2010: Hillary Raimo-Lost History Article: http://hillaryraimo.blogspot.com/2010/09/new-book-blog-tour-for-robert-larson.html

Day 8, 9-18-2010: Caron Goode-Book Review: http://intuitiveparenting.wordpress.com/2010/09/17/book-review-for-robbie-the-butterfly-by-robert-larson/

Day 9, 9-19-2010: Glenn Smith-Written Interview: http://sensitiveselfhelp.com/an-interview-with-robert-larson-author-of-robbie-the-butterfly/

Day 10, 9-20-2010: Kerrilynn Shellhorn-Article about kids who see ghosts: http://yourpurposefullife.weebly.com/1/post/2010/09/guest-blogger-author-robert-larson.html

Day 11, 9-21-2010: Yvonne Perry-Written Interview: http://yvonneperry.blogspot.com/2010/09/visit-with-author-of-robbie-butterfly.html

Day 12, 9-22-2010: Emily Aiken-Mental Health Article: http://soulfulliving.com/being-present-mental-health.htm

Day 13, 9-23-2010: Dariya Avantario-Her Book Review: http://childrenhereandnow.blogspot.com/2010/09/robbie-butterfly-book-review-by-dariya.html

Day 14, 9-24-2010: Shift Guru Barbara Joye-Radio Interview Thank God It's Friday!: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/believeinthemoment/2010/09/24/thank-god-its-friday

Daina Puodziunas
Robert Larson is a starseed/lightworker on the path of ascension. His mission in life is to spread the message to the children of the New Earth that being fully present each moment of your life is the key to spiritual transformation. His message to parents out there is to allow your kids to be empowered so they can transcend the wheel of karma and live a life of peaceful non-judgement. He is sharing this message through his book Robbie the Butterfly, which uses the caterpillar to butterfly transformation as a metaphor for the real transformation you go through when you live these truths.

Robert's website is www.robbiethebutterfly.com.  His publisher's website is: www.pickawoowoo.com.  Find him on facebook at: www.facebook.com/rlarson  or his fan page at www.facebook.com/rtb2012 and his group Children's Spiritual Books at: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=117752764903541&ref=mf.
 

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