Message from Matthew
December 10, 2015
With loving greetings from all souls at this station,
this is Matthew. Surely nary a soul would disagree that the year seemed to zoom
by, but few know that what they perceive as time passing faster is the energy
planes Earth has been traversing or that the time-rushing sensation will become
stronger as she enters still higher vibratory levels. You do know this, but it’s
not likely that your thoughts in this moment are about the workings of
universal laws, but rather holiday activities; and in keeping with this, we
shall speak about this season’s traditional music.
You listen to, sing or play instruments for religious
music, majestic choral works, carols and popular tunes, but you may not realize
how significantly this is affecting your world. Beyond reverence and great
pleasure—and that in itself is immensely beneficial—the tones and lyrics of
your familiar music emit vibrations that strongly stir emotions. We rejoice
with everyone for whom this is the excitement of festivities with family and
friends, religious observances, concerts or other special events. The
vibrations also intensify the feelings of people who are grieving the loss of
loved ones, or are ill or homeless and hungry; and it is the prevailing
heightened emotions that stir individuals and groups to reach out to those in
need of comfort and other assistance. More abundantly than ever before,
upliftment is being given with caring hearts and received with gladdened
hearts, and the light this is creating glows brilliantly!
The importance of music is much more than seasonal, it
plays a vital role in your lives throughout the year. What some call “music of
the spheres”—the glorious tones of stringed instruments that probably gave rise
to the idea that souls in heaven spend eternity playing harps—produce
vibrations at a frequency that keeps the universe in balance; and as microcosms
of the universe, you receive that balancing benefit in the same measure as your
receptivity.
Although the image of eternal harpists in Nirvana is
far from the reality, there are many thousands, and at times a million or so, musicians
and instruments because music is essential to your spirit world’s very
existence. Particularly the vibrations of the strings keep its perimeters
flexible and everything throughout the realm in attunement, and they are
indispensable in healing persons who arrive with traumatized psyches or damaged
etheric bodies.
In much the same way, Nirvana’s composers and
musicians are helping you. They continuously transmit music to Earth so the
peoples can absorb the high vibrations that release suppressed feelings—an
emotional catharsis, if you will—and, unless illness is a soul contract choice,
the vibrations assist bodies to regain sound health. Your finest
music—symphonies, concertos and other classical opuses that scientific
experiments have shown help humankind, animals and plants to thrive—originated
in the heavens and was “filtered” to your composers at soul level. Some
attributed their works to divine inspiration, and since music comes from the
soul, those composers gave credit where it was due.
What never has come from any divine
source are the discordant, cacophonous sounds of heavy metal and hard rock,
which often have lyrics that also emit very low vibrations. Those kinds of
sounds jar your energy systems, creating imbalance and diminishing the body’s
capacity to absorb light; that adversely affects you emotionally, physically
and mentally, thus blunting spiritual and conscious awareness. While
neoclassical compositions can have somewhat the same effect, the composers, who
are especially sensitive to Earth’s energy, wrote music that reflected Gaia’s
agony until her planetary body’s ascension was securely underway; and
negativity in more current dark activity underlies the atonal works of later
composers.
Now then, even if a number of you had not requested
our comments, we would have spoken about a lamentable part of what otherwise is
this season’s extraordinary thoughtfulness, kindness and generosity—the spirit
in which a number of countries are welcoming Syrian refugees. Many in the
United States Congress and some presidential candidates are, instead, instilling
in the citizenry fear about the refugees. Some are acting from genuine concern,
having succumbed to the fear that was fomented; others are using fear to make
political hay, so to say.
Not only is fear a highly magnified energy that blocks
light, thereby blocking empathy, sympathy, compassion and rational thought, it
is wildly contagious. A few persons who have public attention, amply aided by
mainstream media, can “infect” the populace—that is what happened in the United
States, where many people are afraid to provide sanctuary to any refugees. We
honor and commend all souls in that country and around your world who are
thinking and speaking out factually: The refugees aren’t terrorists, they are
fleeing from war and terrorism.
To reach safe havens, they risk their lives crossing
rough waters in small overcrowded boats or by arduous, exhausting treks
overland. Could a terrorist join the millions of women, men and children who
leave homes, livelihoods and possessions to undertake such a journey? Yes,
that is a possibility, but rational thought is: With neither assurance of
survival nor the ability to carry explosive equipment, someone on a destructive
mission more likely would travel by a fast, safe means that enabled
transporting necessary materials.
With unconditional love for Gaia and every sentient
being on her planetary body, far distant civilizations whose vastness and power
are beyond your imagining are beaming intensive light to dispel fear so every
heart can open to love. Love is the key to the world you are there to help
create, and you would feel as encouraged as we if you could see the light
radiating from all the souls who are responding. We quote one line of a
reader’s email: “I so wish that everyone feels loved and warm - every living
Being of every kingdom.” When those sentiments permeate your world,
Earth will be the beauteous Eden she once was and all life will flourish as
harmoniously as it once did.
“Please ask Matthew if we need to pray for the people
that have died. If we choose to die in a certain way, time and day, what good
does it do to the soul? Is praying and meditation the solution to all of
this drama the world is in?” First, we repeat something stated in previous
messages: Your every thought and feeling is a prayer. Mother, we
want to provide information about prayer that goes beyond answering the
questions. Please copy what I told you long ago, when I was living in Nirvana.
[The following is an excerpt from the
chapter “Prayer” in Matthew, Tell Me about Heaven]
Matthew, are the effects
of prayers diminished if the people don't go to church even though they know
the value of group energy?
God never meant churches to be
buildings of any kind. The magnificent cathedrals are man's idea, not God's.
Church is all within the soul. Church is one's feelings of reverence, of
thanksgiving. It is the uplifting of the spirit into the love and light of God.
In this way, church is a single prayer that has the ability to touch the
universe.
In a church building filled
with praying people, there may be only a few whose prayers have a pure and
forceful energy flow. Many people pray with only a faint ritual observation,
with no real energy. Others pray in such extreme distress or anxiety that their
energy is distorted and has an adverse effect upon themselves as well as adding
to universal negativity. Smooth energy flow is what positively affects each
soul and the universe, not frenzied praying about specific conditions. It is energy
balance that sustains and comforts.
I'm not speaking about the intent of
the prayer, but only about the effect of the energy involved
in the praying. The energy put forth in a prayer for a completely selfish,
greedy purpose may be just as intense as a prayer put forth for the safety of a
beloved family member or friend. The intent is recorded as one aspect and the
energy flow, or force, is recorded as another.
Furthermore, one who prays for
a specific outcome regarding another doesn't know that soul's pre-birth
agreement. Conditions or events the pray-er is petitioning to have changed may
be exactly those the soul chose as his life's lessons. The same is true of
prayers for oneself, because your consciousness is rarely in communication with
your soul. So pray for your own or another's highest good and
don't direct intense emotion toward a specific outcome of your choosing. The
outcome is NOT your conscious choice. You can feel a sense of relief in this
knowledge, which will be registered in your sensitivity as peacefulness. That
allows energy to proceed unencumbered not only within your physical and psychic
self, but issued forth as harmony into Earth's consciousness.
Mother, I know you have heard
that prayers "for the dead" are important and you've wondered why
that would be necessary. Well, we aren't "dead," but since that
reference is to souls in this realm, I want to assure you that prayers for us
are indeed important. I don't mean only for those who arrive with great needs
for comforting and healing, but also for us whose lives are vital and vibrant,
with on-going lessons and spiritual growth. Of course we need and
welcome your prayers! And please know that they are especially welcome
when in balanced energy, because those prayers are the most beneficial to us
and to you, our beloved ones.
Thank you, Mother. Is praying and meditation
the solution to all of this drama the world is in? begs more than a
yes or no answer. Absolutely light-filled thoughts and feelings are
essential—they enter the collective consciousness, latch onto what matches them
and bring those energy streamers back to your world.
But action is essential, too. Telling
family, friends and co-workers why you feel optimistic about the future can
allay their fears and reverse their low-vibrational pessimism. Not all of you
can participate in national or international organizations whose efforts are
directed toward peace, justness, environmental preservation or animal rights,
for instance; but you can support their efforts by the energy you put forth
signing pertinent petitions and donating money if your circumstances permit.
Perhaps you are able to volunteer in local groups that provide worthy community
services; and by becoming informed about candidates for public office, you can
vote for those you deem best qualified. And, we remind you that simply by
living in godly ways, you are beaming light into the world—never underestimate
the power of your light!
“Earth’s population is more than 6 billion and
growing. Matthew said etheric bodies have mass. Don’t they take up room? What
happens if Nirvana runs out of space?” Yes, etheric bodies “take up room,” but never
could Nirvana even become crowded, much less run out of space. Unlike Earth and
other planets that retain their shape and size, Nirvana’s interconnected
flexible layers have limitless expansion capacity.
All layers offer learning advantages and comfortable
living accommodations, but because the higher dimensions also have exceptional
beauty, diversity and manifesting possibilities, countless souls from other
worlds go there to vacation, teach or attend advanced classes, or rest after a
difficult lifetime. Visitors and temporary occupants, all of whom are fourth
density or higher in soul evolvement, may have bodies with considerably more
mass than etheric bodies. It is spiritual status that affords
entry to this multi-civilizational environment where people with various body
styles, attire, interests and talents happily mingle with each other and
Earth’s animals. Life in those parts of Nirvana is sublime! And, although they
know your religions’ fallacies, visitors and others who live there temporarily
join the residents from Earth in celebrating with you the spirit of this holy
season, and their combined high vibrations add to the glowing light in your
world.
Dearest family, sing “Joy to the world” and “Peace
on Earth, good will toward men”—toward all souls—with feelings
of love, gratitude for blessings in your life and forgiveness of the ones who
don’t want those words to ever ring true. The truth of the words already
abounds in the fullness of Earth’s Golden Age in the continuum and is coming
ever more steadily to that world you are helping to create in linear time. Let
the joyousness of this season continue throughout your new year and keep your
light brightly shining.
Always our unconditional love is with you, and many
brothers and sisters from other homelands are journeying right alongside you.
__________________________
LOVE and PEACE…
Suzanne Ward
suzy@matthewbooks.com
[NOTE from Suzy: I wish I had time to individually
thank everyone who has written appreciation for the messages to tell them how
meaningful their notes are to me. I don’t, though, so all of you, please accept
my heartfelt thanks and wishes for your new year to be filled with blessings.
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