mark, thanks for that reminder, i had to go back and re-read that thread. it is indeed very relevant to rachel's ponderings.

Originally Posted by
rachel
so, i have some questions about 2012. maybe i need to do some more reading on the subject - i admit i haven't read all the articles and posts here at divine cosmos or all of david's books - but perhaps someone can send me in a good direction to find some answers.
reading and educating yourself can indeed be helpful, but sometimes i find that it seems the more i read about this subject, the less i actually know about it.
sometimes i can just get very quiet and kinda tune in to all that's available for us to experience. in doing so i find that there's a vast array of experiences to choose from, kinda like everyone will go thru the changes in their own unique way.
i see the ones having the most difficulty as the same ones that want to maintain the status quo of the power structure, because i see a probable reality for them where if they can just hold on a little bit longer, they would gain a huge advantage in their struggle for power. these are mostly stos, but would not include all stos.
now the next level (as i see it) are those that are so caught up in the struggle of daily living, that they are completely blind-sided by what's happening and are almost completely helpless as to how to respond. these people will likely experience a lot of earth changes. from this group we'll see a few heroes rise up, like a phoenix from it's ashes. not many, but a few will wake up and respond as if this is what they were waiting for their whole lives. unfortunately a few villains will emerge, here too.
and then there are those that will choose a completely peaceful transition, almost as if they suddenly remembered that the movers were coming and they had been planning to move into a new house in a much better area.
i also see a fairly large group of people who think there's something is going on but they can't quite put their finger on it. for this group it's as if time slowed down and their experiences will be spread out over a much longer period of time. so these are a few of the paths that are currently available, but as it draws closer some of them may be phased out as people make more life-defining decisions, either consciously or unconsciously.

Originally Posted by
rachel
...whether i stay here or not, i have family members that may be left behind in 3-dimensional reality. what happens to them? i can't help but worry about what may happen to them. i want very much to do whatever i can to help them during such an upheaval in a very 3-dimensional way, i.e. providing food, shelter, safety, etc. as much as i've read that those aren't the priorities in preparing for 2012, i can't shake that need to want to help and protect them. what can i do?
i do believe that help will be made available to them in some form or other. sometimes we just have to trust that there is a higher plan at work here. as for being helpful i refer you to my sig; i truly believe the greatest gift you can give anyone is the example of your life working. at the risk of sounding selfish; this is much more about you than it is about them! they will be provided for.

Originally Posted by
rachel
- if all those who are on a path to serve others leave 3 dimensional reality to enter 4th dimensional reality, what kind of 3 dimensional reality is left behind? ...will this 3-dimensional existence become just a cesspool of selfish, self-serving energies?
i'd like to have a child but if i won't be around to raise it and if this reality will just descend into a colony of self-serving spirits, that would seem like such a horrible thing to do to a young child. the year 2012 is 4-5 years away. i couldn't imagine having a child and then being gone before their 6th birthday
no, 3d will not 'become just a cesspool of selfish, self-serving energies'. it will no longer exist at all; it will be completely transmuted into 4d, and those who are not finished with their 3d experience will have to go to another 3d planet somewhere else.
if you really want a child, i would encourage you to have one (or more). i don't think the child would be coming in completely unaware of what's going on, and what may potentially happen. who knows? but i'll bet there are some souls out there that would only need a few more years of 3d, before they are able to graduate.
infinite intelligence has many plans that we aren't aware of.:d
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