The Melinda Channel

[I wanted to ask some other questions of Yeoshua and Mary Magdalene but Yeoshua had his own plan for what he wanted to share so I gladly let him. I love this series on spiritual principles. I sense another book coming...]

Yeoshua: I wish to speak on the third spiritual principle of divine inner guidance. This is the practice of going within to find the answers you seek. Because as you start this journey, you will have many, many questions and if you start asking people or churches or leaders in the world, they will each tell you a different answer. So you must begin looking within for the answers. This is a practice that takes time and effort but is well worth it.

So many directions...you must look within to your own inner compass to guide you.

I encourage you to ask questions constantly. This should be a part of everyone’s spiritual practice. If you are not encouraged to ask questions, you are not challenging yourself and continuing to grow. It is as if you are stuck in the middle of a pond feeling all wet from the thighs down but being told there is nothing you can do about it. Don’t ask any questions. Although if you would ask in your own heart for guidance, you would hear, “Get out of the pond—just start walking and you can dry off and feel the sun and enjoy the grass and see what else is out there in the world.”

There is so much to be explored yet so many are stuck in the pond of life. They do not seek more than their current condition because they were told from an early time that there is no more. They were told to respect their elders and not ask questions. If you want to live the life you’ve only imagined, you need to get out of the pond and start asking questions and explore this amazing, beautiful world that we all live in. There is so much to see and so much that we can’t see that also needs to be explored.

So the first step is to check with your heart center and begin to listen to your divine inner guidance. Quiet yourself in a moment of relaxation or meditation, if you prefer, and ask a question. Wait for a response. Wait respectfully as if  you have just asked God or Gandhi or Buddha for your answer. Wait and listen. What is the answer? How does that answer feel in your heart? In your stomach? Is it a peaceful, loving answer? Is it not what you expected? Begin to journal these question and answer sessions to see what you discover. Maybe you will hear a voice telling you to get out of the pond. Ha ha.

The second step is to continue to move forward even if it’s baby steps. Move forward away from the pond of the collective thinking of those around you.

Think for yourself...is it time to get out of the pond?

Continue to question and explore as if you are five or ten years old. Ask why and ask how and ask what is for your highest good. Ask what church you should go to or what books to read or what movies to watch that will provide the answers you seek or at the minimum, show you your next step on your journey. It may take a lifetime or more to answer all the questions you have but the journey is so worth it. I encourage you to begin today. The pond will always be there for you to return to for comfort, safety, and the known but today, I want you to step out of the pond and feel the sunshine and explore the surroundings that is your own inner divine guidance.

Your inner divine guidance is always with you. You need not text or call someone to find out if you should do something or not. You need only check within. You need not find it in a book or a web site or a psychic hotline, the answers are within. You need only ask and listen and your divine inner guidance will speak to you. It is a beautiful and wondrous experience to behold. You will be overcome with tears when this first happens because it is as if you have met an old friend who loves you and knows everything about you and you embrace. Only this old friend is your higher self who has your best and highest good in mind when giving you guidance. It is an amazing skill we all have. We were all born with this skill but we have forgotten it. I encourage you today to connect with your divine inner guidance. Give it a try. You’ll be glad you did.
Namaste, Yeoshua.

Tend to this relationship with your divine inner guidance as if it is a candle.

Mary Magdalene: This is the most important relationship of you life and yet, the most ignored. People have been scared of this skill for thousands of years. But the ancient ones coveted this skill and you were a pariah if you didn’t practice this connection with your divine inner guidance. It is time to return to this practice. Listen for your guidance from within. Listen to your stomach. Yes, I said your stomach. Read on. Think of a question and then each answer. If one of the two answers creates a gut wrench in your stomach then that is your sign. Don’t choose that answer. Your body provides you with divine inner guidance, especially in women. If you never receive a word from your higher self or a vision or a feeling or an intuition, then at least begin to trust the inner guidance of your body. It will never lie. It will never misguide you.

Divine inner guidance can work through your body without even having to have a strong connection. It can be the beginning point for many of you in discovering your relationship with your higher self which is really spirit or God. We are all one, you know? Even if you find that difficult to digest, it is OK. We will work with the body. Here is how it works.

Sit down on a comfortable chair. Have a question about something small to begin with. Maybe you could start with whether to attend an event or not. You have not decided whether or not to go. You sit down and take 3 deep breaths and maybe you think of a beautiful scene in nature. This will relax your body and get you into a state of deeper relaxation. Good. Now, think of the question in your head. “Should I go this birthday party for my cousin?” Think of one course of action like attending the party and feel with your body what that feels like for you. Do you have a gut wrench or tightness in your abdomen? Or does your body remain relaxed and light? Don’t think about it just note your body’s response. Then reset your body by breathing 3 deep breaths again and think of the scene in nature. Then think of the question again. Now choose the other course of action which might be stay at home and enjoy a home cooked dinner with family and watch a movie. How does that feel in your body? Do you feel tight anywhere? Do you have a gut wrench about that? Do you feel limp and lifeless? How does it feel to choose that course of action in your body? Do you feel light and happy?

Well, if you haven’t guessed, your inner divine guidance wants you to take the course of action that feels light and happy and relaxed. Do not choose the course of action that created the tightness or gut wrench. Your body wants you to listen to it.

Keep track of your inner divine guidance...

I encourage you to begin a journal where you briefly write down what your question was, what your course of action decision was, and how it turned out. Upon seeing even just  5 or 6 of these events turn out well because you checked in with your body about your decision, you will begin to trust this process. As you trust, your inner divine guidance grows and becomes louder and easier to recognize. It may even change shape and morph into hearing a response or seeing a response to your question as well as the shifts in your body. Allow this practice to grow and flourish. You will be amazed at your results and the positive changes that take place in your life. Trust it, follow it, and be amazed!
Namasté, Mary Magdalene.