​“What is seen is not the Truth
What is cannot be said
Trust comes not without seeing
Nor understanding without words
The wise comprehends with knowledge...
To the ignorant it is but a wonder
Some worship the formless God
Some worship his various forms
In what way He is beyond these attributes
Only the Knower knows
That music cannot be written
How can then be the notes
Say Kabir, awareness alone will overcome illusion.”
― Kabir
This is an awareness training...
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Richard Powell
Essence-into-form.com
Art by Thomas Cole

​"My eyes were opened to the purpose of emotions, how they hold us to the lower levels as long as we do not use them for our own freedom. I saw that when emotion is negative, it reaches out to control, to possess, to have. It restricts; it binds; it inhibits. I could see how that applied to my life. I could see that when I had sought to have something in life - be it a particular relationship or job or object - that desire restricted me and left me less free than before. I could see how people put the acquisition of things first in their lives, thinking this will bring them peace and happiness, only to find themselves further and further away from the happiness they seek. In a positive sense, emotion is loving, caring, empathy. It allows people to feel connected, to banish loneliness, to enhance the sense of community and oneness."
- John-Roger DSS
Many times I tried to experience the peace, safety, joy, love by acquiring houses, going into relationships, buying cars, expanding my "empire". These things out in the world became burdens or challenges and had upkeep.
The essence I was looking for was not found outside me.
The process went like this:
If I buy this house I will feel the love of family and sanctuary.
If I buy this car I will feel cool and adventurous.
If I grow my "empire" I will feel worthy.
Usually those are not the experiences that come forward.
If I went inside through meditation, spiritual exercises or just becoming aware or conscious in the present moment, I could connect with my peace, worthiness, and divine nature.
When I tap into the essence of that then those things that resonate with that essence come forward.
Essence manifesting into form.
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Richard Powell
Essence-into-form.com
Art by Nicholas Roerich

​"Hold the image of what you want. On the physical, imaginative, and spiritual levels, create and express that which is positive and uplifting, and then you can reap what you have sowed: the abundance and joy that is your heritage." - John-Roger DSS
Patience and holding the image of what you want. Immerse yourself in the living vision of you already having that, and go into the essence of what that is to you, asking for the highest good.
I heard John-Roger say that it could take up to 2 years to manifest the vision, or longer. A person hearing that said, "Oh my gosh! Two years!"
J-R then looked at him with a twinkle in his eye and said, "For you, it could be 4."
He wins who endures to the end.
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Richard Powell
Essence-into-form.com
Painting by Thomas Cole

​“What you think of as the past is a memory trace, stored in the mind, of a former Now. When you remember the past, you reactivate a memory trace — and you do so now. The future is an imagined Now, a projection of the mind. When the future comes, it comes as the Now. When you think about the future, you do it now. Past and future obviously have no reality of their own. Just as the moon has no light of its own, but can only reflect the light of the sun, so are past and future only pale reflections of the light, power, and reality of the eternal present. Their reality is “borrowed” from the Now."-Tolle
Your strength is in the Now. You can use forgiveness and reframing if you are facing a misbelief, a depression, an upset, do that in the now.
Focus on what you want in your life, in the now.
Win in your fantasies...now.
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Richard Powell
Essence-into-form.com
Painting by Frederic Church

​"If you have a vision, a dream, a yearning for something that is worthy of you, then it is also worthy of your devotion.
What is worthy of you? That which uplifts you, supports you positively, and contributes to your joy and abundance. When you connect and commit to that, you can devote your life to it. And it's less a matter of your saying, "I'm ready to die for it," than your knowing, "I'm ready to live for it." I mean really live by experiencing the zest, the enthusiasm, the happiness of living in gratitude and fun. Devotion is an energy that prepares the way in a manner that is often unseen yet often results in incredible opportunities. Devotion is an energy that says, "Regardless of considerations, I will move on it, with it, under it, around it. No matter what, I will go for it.- John-Roger
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Richard Powell
Essence-into-form.com
Painting by Frederick Church

​"The challenge is to make your mind hold a focus until you complete the action of your thought. If you learn only that, you will have overcome this earth."--John-Roger
What you behold you can become.
Inside is the Source and the Action.
...and when you are distracted by the petty tyrants of your mind, of what others think, of your misbeliefs and judgements, go to the forgiveness, reframe and redirect yourself to your focus, to what you want to Co Create with the Source.
May Grace fill your world and may the blessings that already are come into form with ease and joy.
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Richard Powell
Essence-into-form.com
Painting by N C Wyeth

​Happy birthday Viv!
Ella Vivian Power, born 107 years ago today, Aug 8, 1913. One of the Mystic teachers I've been fortunate to have in my life. Here she is with another that has influenced my world and my work,
Robert Waterman
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Here they are sitting in Viv's living room in Alamogordo, New Mexico where I sat through a few sessions with Ella Vivian. Some of them lasted 4 to 5 hours long. She worked into her 90s.
Love you both.
I am grateful.

​"At the same time that we want to know who we are and that we are Soul, we can easily get stuck in the drama of daily living. We become attached to our mistakes and failures instead of learning how to experience success beyond our wildest dreams. A key to expansion, to opening sacred inner space, is the divine imagination. Visualize the very best for yourself--the joy and the loving flowing within you and out of you--and hold that vision. As you hold that vision, it will become a reality because that is the real you."--John-Roger
To be able to rise above the drama, the fear, the doubt, the negativity of the world can be a big challenge. To actually refocus and reframe into the positive imagination is a Master's Path.
To steer the ship toward success and away from the storm takes persistence and discipline.
May the wind be at your back and may you glide toward abundance through grace.
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Richard Powell
Essence-into-form.com
Painting by NC Wyeth

​"Let's look at ruthlessness again. Spiritual Warriors are utterly ruthless about what they bring into their consciousness. They take the Sword of Truth, cut swiftly and cleanly though all that is extraneous, all the superficialities, the mindsets and addictions that hold them back. This is the Sword of the Heart, the spiritual heart, the heart of our wisdom. As you cut through the waste matter of your life, you may feel resistant and uncomfortable; you may be spacey, sleepy, antsy or distracted. Never fear. Someone once said, "If you don't feel awkward doing something new, you are not doing something new." John-Roger, DSS
"Observe yourself, identify all that is not part of you. Then be ruthless in letting those things go, simply by no longer participating in them. Release and disperse them. What is left? The Soul. You." John-Roger, DSS
"Many people talk about going to God, but few people are doing it because it's a very demanding path which takes a great deal of ruthlessness and impeccability with how you use your energy. You don't waste your energy doing this and doing that and fantasizing. Instead, you are ruthless with yourself and say, "Get this energy back to me so I can get me going." John-Roger, DSS
Ruthless...
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Richard Powell
Essence-into-form.com
Painting by Nicholas Roerich