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New Year  Conference

Lady Astrea

April 5, 1996

Beloved children of Earth,

I welcome the opportunity to speak with you once again during this wonderful season of purity and resurrection. I AM often equated with the blue ray of protection and power and many people believe I come from this ray. Even though my particular impetus is protection I AM actually a being from the Fourth Ray. Through the gift of the Flame of Purity and its continuous use in your life, you can create a shield of protection around yourself that even the most negative of forces are unable to penetrate.

This is possible only when you have so purified yourself that there no longer remains vestiges of darkness within any part of your being and world. Many of you may wonder how this can be accomplished, for as you look around so much negativity still surrounds you. The answer is really quite simple: When you reach and are then able to remain within a higher state of consciousness where your attention focuses only upon the perfection of God, nothing less than that vibration can touch you in any way. Herein lies the challenge beloved ones, and with the assistance you have during this year of purity, the crystal white ray of God shall blaze forth brightly helping you to accomplish just that!

You have often heard the statement: "Where your attention is, there you are!" These words are so true! The minute you allow your attention to turn to anything of a negative nature such as a thought, a conversation, or an activity taking place between people, your consciousness immediately falls to that level and you begin to feel uncomfortable.

Often you are unable to consciously recognize this discomfort, for it is very easy to get caught up in the energy of this lower vibration. Then, through the power of your attention you begin adding to it, often by the action of judging the situation you are observing. When this happens often enough you become more negative yourself in your thoughts, feelings and perception of life thus increasing the amount of negativity that is drawn to you, and eventually you may begin to actually withdraw from all the good this life has to offer.

On the other hand, when you raise the vision of your consciousness high to see and accept only the perfection that surrounds you, your energy immediately shifts. You begin to seek out the good in life, even though you may need to look deeply to find it. This, in of itself, brings you joy and happiness and allows you to see the good in some areas that previously you were unable to find anything of a positive nature, further raising your lower vehicles and reducing your need to judge a situation. Then, over time, as you no longer find it necessary to decide what is taking place around you, you become peaceful and serene, happily sharing these qualities with others, many of whom have been drawn to you for this very reason.

My simple explanation should assist you in observing and working with not only your own energy fields but those lifestreams with whom you come into contact with on a daily basis. At any time you look at yourself: Do you seem to be pulling away from or avoiding people around you or do you look forward to your time together? Can it be that these dear souls are only mirroring back to you that which you need to look at within yourself?

When you find yourself pulling back from another lifestream try to take a positive approach concerning your reaction. Silently offer your gratitude for their presence in your life, and no matter how difficult this may be, call upon the sacred Violet Fire to blaze its purifying power in, through and around you. When the time finally comes when these individuals no longer affect you in a negative way you can be assured that you are improving this quality within yourself.

Today I also wish to remind you to be sure and take the time you need to refresh yourself and replenish your energies on a daily basis. This time is sacred and a very important part of your spiritual development. Remember, even Archangel Michael requires personal time for his own needs just as you do. However, you must learn to discern between these private times of restoration and the need to withdraw from lifestreams who call attention to qualities within yourself that need refining; and it is your feeling nature that will assist you greatly in guiding you in what you must do.

Even though the emotional body is the largest of your four lower vehicles, people often choose to ignore its importance.

This is due primarily to the fact that, by the very nature of this vehicle, it can tell you so much about yourself and your surroundings. It is also almost impossible to disregard the information it shares with you, unless you consciously or unconsciously choose not to pay attention to its messages by temporarily severing the connection with this very important part of yourself.

However, I wish you to consider for a moment what you miss in your life when your emotional body shuts down. You are unable to truly love yourself or another person; there is no happiness concerning your accomplishments or those of others; and there can be no joy in your life. Yes, beloved ones, life's pain may be removed from your consciousness, but this is just a temporary measure and one that does not touch the cause and core of your distress. The importance of your emotional body cannot be overstated, for it is the complete integration and command of this vehicle which fully allows the manifestation of God's Perfection for you to take place on the physical plane of Earth.

This balancing of your life energy is a very necessary step and one that must take place within yourself so you can help others in doing the same, thus assisting in the further evolution of your planet. Feel yourself enfolded in my love. Receive the many blessings of my Flame into your life, as I now offer my protective cloak of purity for your use in the weeks and months to come; and remember I AM with you at all times.

Lady Astrea