by Lori | Jan 1, 2026 | Blog
Author’s Note: The bulk of this blog entry was first shared with the Standing in the Light® community at the August 2025 Monthly Energy Transmission. Since August, the political landscape in the US has continued to be very divisive. Situations in the nation’s capital and in individual states are still evolving, or perhaps in some people’s perspective, are devolving. I have been able to look out at these situations, for the most part, and see through the illusion to the farce that the situations look like and to see my mirrors for what I still need to heal. In this blog entry, I write about the Bible quote of “Give unto Ceasar what is Ceasar’s”. I believe this is a good reminder for all of us as we go into the new year of 2026. Here is another quote that might be good for us to remember with political drama playing out in our country. Quoting William Shakespeare, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” The Bard was trying to convey that the essence of something doesn’t change with a different name. We simply need to remember to look for the mirror as to why we might think that it does or ask for other issues that we need to clear. Enjoy this remastered Energy Transmission introduction.
This blog entry starts with a story from when I was at university in the 1980s. The events here were definitely driven by 3D beliefs and ego centric expectations.
Forty years ago, I went to Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas. My sister and her, now, husband went there 6 years before I did. While he was there, Jeff had an internship with the Republican Senator from Kansas, Senator Dole, in Washington DC. I thought that sounded interesting, so I wanted to do what would make my application look acceptable to be an intern too.
This was when Ronald Reagan was President and gold lame’ was at its height for sophistication.
To bolster my application, I registered to vote as a Republican. I signed up for the College Republicans and thought if I could get elected to a leadership role in the Kansas College Republicans organization, that it would look good on my resume. I was elected as Parliamentarian. I also was elected twice as a K-State Student Senator from the Business College.
The strategy paid off. I was an intern for Senator Dole when he was the Majority Leader of the Senate between my sophomore and junior years at K-State.
In the spring of my junior year, I knew my focus for the next year needed to be to pass the CPA exam, so I did not plan to run for Statewide office of the College Republicans at the State Convention, which was held at a hotel in Topeka, one weekend.
At this point, K-State College Republicans had dominated the Statewide offices of College Republicans for probably a decade. This year, the University of Kansas delegates made a concentrated effort to be more represented at the conference. There was, however, some sort of technical difficulty for the KU delegates and the outgoing officers needed to vote to see if the KU delegates were going to be allowed to be seated at the conference. The vote to allow the KU delegates came down to a few votes and mine was one of the votes that swung in KU’s favor. This meant that KU had a few more delegates and would be able to vote a block to have KU delegates more represented in the Statewide Offices of the College Republicans. Needless to say, my fellow K-Staters were not pleased with me.
After all this drama, the tone of the evening turned to farce.
It just so happened that a fraternity from K-State was having their Spring Fling Dance at the same hotel in Topeka. There were plenty of registered College Republican members in this fraternity with many of their dates also being members. As you can guess, one of the K-State delegates rounded up enough of the party goers to come sit with the conference with the narrative that they wanted to be able to attend both events. The incongruity of 1980s party dresses at a political convention was not lost on the KU delegates but the rules had been bent for them earlier in the evening. So, as night follows day, the farce was complete. K-State delegates held the majority of the State Offices of the College Republicans for another year.
Fast forward 40 years. Similar power dynamics, rule massaging and manipulation, are being played out in state legislative bodies and in global politics every day in the outer world.
When I asked my soul for advice on what to clear or what to do given this energy, I heard, “Give unto Ceasar what is Ceasar’s”. Obviously, this is a Biblical reference to when Jesus responds to a question regarding paying taxes to the emperor. Mark 12:17, “Give unto Ceasar what is Ceasar’s, give to God what is God’s”.
For our purposes, “Give unto Ceasar what is Ceasar’s” reminds us that Spirit wants us to NOT be consumed with the details of how the 3D governments operate. They are part of the illusion. Whether the governments are democracies or authoritarian, they are part of the illusion of separation. Yes, some governments help their members to stand in their power more than others. But again, some of this is just the illusion of power. True Power comes from within, not from a document that says we have rights and purports to tell us that we have power.
Some states may be changing who can vote and considering redrawing the lines of their congressional districts. From the perspective of the Spiritual Hierarchy, all these nuances of government and representation are truly just rearranging the deck chairs on the Break-Down-for-Break-Through Titanic.
It may not seem it, but the effect of policies with a few more of one party in congress vs the other party in congress really is the same as 5 K-State College Republicans and only 4 KU College Republicans holding State Office than if it was the other way around. The only reason that we think the stakes are higher nationally or internationally than at that 1980s Topeka hotel conference room is because we are feeling victimized by giving our power away and judging the consequences.
By all means, if you are guided to vote, demonstrate, write a letter, donate or make calls in order to take a stand one way or the other, than do it. Ultimately, however, working to know ourselves as Source, to Trust and Surrender to Ourselves as Source will have a much more powerful outcome than how many blue members vs. red members or vice versa are on the chess board.
Let’s look at the second half of the Bible quote. “Give to God what is God’s.” We want to strive to stand in our power as Source in order to not be at the effect of any aspect of the government or any other conduit that we believe our power comes from. We Are Source because We Are Source.
In the SITL August Newsletter, Ginger lead us through a meditation to feel the power of I AM THAT I AM. That is what we are encouraged to do every day. Know that we are our Source of Power. We do not rely on a government to give us power. When we see machinations in the outer world to change institutions, we can give to the government what is the government’s. We can detach from what the government is doing and remember that I AM THAT I AM. WE ARE THAT WE ARE. WE ARE SOURCE.
When I first heard my guidance regarding this topic, I was guided to focus on the power aspect of the “Give unto Ceasar” quote. Ginger shared with me that when she heard another translation of the quote, “Render unto Ceasar”, she focused on the surrender piece. “Surrender to the 3D Paradigm what is rooted in the 3D Paradigm.”
What other interpretations or mirrors does your guidance tell you about this quote? Let this awareness come to you.
Take a few minutes to embrace Divine Self-Empowerment and Authority. Remember that WE ARE SOURCE.
Gratitude to Leo/Kyraxys with Pixabay.com for the image above.
by Lori | Nov 29, 2025 | Blog
“Radical Impermanence Requires Radical Acceptance”. I read this phrase in a novel. It intrigued me. I looked it up and Artificial Intelligence gave me a description. I read the underlying articles that AI read, but I actually liked AI’s description better. Tongue in cheek, I heard my Soul say… AI is All Intelligence!
Here is AI’s spin on the concept.
Radical Impermanence is the idea that all things are constantly changing. Radical Acceptance is the practice of embracing reality as it is, without judgment or resistance. By combining these ideas, individuals can reduce suffering caused by fighting change and instead find inner peace by accepting the impermanent nature of life. This involves acknowledging difficult emotions and situations as they are, rather than trying to deny or resist them. It fosters growth and resilience.
I encourage us to understand that all situations, all people, and all institutions change. Trying to stop that is like trying to stop the tide. Change is evolution. If some changes seem like they are devolution instead of evolution, we need to consider “why” the change is happening or “why” we think it is devolution? Do the people urging the change feel that the change is the only way to get power, to stay in power or to stand in their power? Do the people who feel like the change is devolution not evolution think the change is taking their power away? Either way, it is about third dimensional power, not fifth dimensional power. Fifth dimensional power is the energy of remembering who we truly are. We are Source. The way we might describe ourselves with our gender, nationality, race, or philosophical leanings are only third dimensional characterizations. Striving for wisdom, love and power to know ourselves as Source IS Radical Acceptance.
Our mission is to figure out our “why” in every situation. If our “why” is not in alignment with the highest plan, we clear on it. Then, we work to be in the energy of Radical Acceptance, Radical Allowing, Radical Detachment, Radical Non-Judgment. And we work to be in Divine Power, Divine Wisdom and Divine Love.
If you need images to help you hold the energy, consider these ideas. For the impermanence aspect of this phrase, look at the leaves on a tree in the Autumn. The tree isn’t lamenting the change. It embraces it just like we humans do when we leaf peep.
For the acceptance aspect, look at the picture accompanying this blog entry: a human lying on the grass with the sun streaming in. The energy of unconditional acceptance without judgment, worry or resistance flows through this image.
May you be in Radical Acceptance of yourself as Love and Light, of yourself as Source.
Gratitude to MariaM31 with Pixabay.com for the Autumn image. Gratitude to Minkisita with Pixabay.com for the image above.
by Lori | Oct 30, 2025 | Blog
Author’s note: I originally posted this entry December 1, 2017. I believe it is as useful now as it was then. Please enjoy.
Remember that old saying? “The whole world has gone insane except you and me, and I am not too sure about you!” This quote seems equally relevant today as it did when it was first quipped! Of course, some of us are now even questioning our own craziness!
How, then, do we navigate our world, our reality in all the craziness? We need to allow and detach from what the outer world presents as “reality”. You ask: “How do we do that?” We do what the masters have done from time immemorial. We allow for full renunciation of the Third Dimensional world.
What exactly does renunciation of the 3D world look like?
I asked my guidance the same thing. My inner wisdom started by explaining to me what renunciation is not. The beliefs that renunciation means starkness in life, in food, in clothing, in behavior, in art, in music, and in science is not the renunciation that is required to fully allow and detach from the 3D world. As the Tibetan Lama Yeshe is quoted as saying, “Renunciation comes from within, it is inner wisdom, inner knowledge.” These aspects of “everyday life” like styles of clothing, food, and music are simply window dressing.
Remember what Kris Duffy taught us – “It’s not the what, It’s the why.” It is not what we eat so much as why we eat what we eat. If we are eating certain foods because they fulfil cravings or even addictions, then we might want to examine if we should cut down or eliminate that from our diet. If we are eating foods that fill us with joy and harmony because they raise our vibration, then eating these foods, as guided, is the highest plan for us. As we follow our guidance as to what the highest good is for us in food, drink, music, and technology, we will realize that full renunciation of the 3D world is more about eliminating the attachment to these aspects in the world, not the elimination of the actual manifestation or consumption in the world.
I read an anonymous quote that furthers this philosophy – “Renunciation is not about giving up the things of the world, it is accepting that they go away.” This idea implies that aspects of the physical world are only temporary. Our immortal nature – the essence of ourselves – rests in knowing ourselves as eternal beings not in the mirror that our outer reality shows us. The sooner we can realize that we create the mirror that we see, the sooner we can either change it to something we prefer or relax into the freedom that we have created.
This is how we renunciate the 3D world – through inner wisdom and inner guidance.
But what of the original quote regarding the whole world appearing insane? As we are on the path to full renunciation of the 3D world, we need to allow and detach from the appearance of the insanity of our current world. We do this with the outmost compassion and love for what we see in the outer world. The separation that we see between differing factions in all the different facets of our world – politics, economics, religions, races, sexes – boil down to each side wanting to hold onto their 3D power.
Peeling back the onion shows that under the need to maintain or gain power is fear. It doesn’t matter what form the fear of scarcity takes – abundance, power, love, resources – it is ultimately the fear and separation of not remembering our true divine nature. Don’t confuse this with what we have told ourselves is the true nature as humans or the true nature of animals. This is the true nature of ourselves as divine eternal aspects of the divine eternal source. Focusing on the divine eternal source of ourselves is the path to full renunciation of the 3D world.
However, not everyone sees the world in these terms. We can allow and detach from how others see the world and how that outer vision appears to affect us, but we want to do it with compassion and love for who they are and where they are on their own path. We want to also allow ourselves to be compassionate with ourselves when we might not allow and detach from our outer world reality as we might wish for ourselves. Be compassionate with ourselves when we judge ourselves or the outer world reality. Come back to focusing on our inner wisdom and our inner light.
Let us remember ourselves as that eternal essence of source energy and let the wonder continue.
Gratitude to Croisy with Pixabay.com for the image.
by Lori | Sep 28, 2025 | Blog
Throughout the history of humans, we have many examples of unhealed Third Dimensional Authority. The examples are almost limitless. A few examples are wars between countries, enslavement of others, abuse of people physically smaller than us, abuse of others more emotionally and mentally fragile than others, or limiting others’ power, covertly or overtly. A few more examples would be limiting access to Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs: shelter, food, water, safety, stability, love, sense of belonging or sense of esteem. It doesn’t matter whether these limits are carried out by individuals, by institutions or by governments. They are examples of unhealed third dimensional authority.
As I was channeling this entry, I was reminded of the old joke about the Authoritarian Regime of Mussolini’s Italy. The old saying goes that “at least under Mussilini, the trains ran on time.” I was guided to look up that old saying. From two or three different sources, the general consensus is that that saying was part of Mussolini’s rhetoric or political slogan. That it isn’t really true. This is a reminder that we need to check with our guidance to determine the truth of anything we hear. We should not give our power away to 3D authority no matter the form it comes in.
When I started to work with healing these examples of 3D Authority and the energies underneath them, I realized that I also need to address that sometimes I think my multidimensional self is limiting my lower-self’s access to feeling sovereign and the multidimensional being is standing in a position of authority over me. At my level of evolution, I still need to check to see what the highest plan is. I still need to clear sometimes when I hear what the highest plan is but I don’t like it or maybe I am envious that someone else looks like they have a more interesting higher plan than I do. All of these are just issues that need to be cleared. Whether they are false beliefs, discordant emotions like self-pity or old patterns that I am stuck in.
In last month’s blog entry about The Adjustment Bureau movie, I discuss the movie plot where The Bureau Members intercede on the behalf of humans to help them stay on a plan that the Chairman of the Bureau determines is in the best interest of humanity. After the main characters try to get the plan changed and are successful, a Bureau member tells them that eventually the Bureau won’t write the plan for humans, humans will write the plan.
As we raise our vibration, we become more in harmony, cooperation, unity and oneness within ourselves and with what we understand will be the highest plan for all. We are helping to create the plan.
Let us set our intention to be in alignment with Fifth Dimensional Authority because at the highest levels we are already operating in Fifth Dimensional Authority. We can operate in Fifth Dimensional Authority for ourselves regardless of what level of authority is operating around us in the illusion. We no longer need to give our power away to the energy of third dimensional authority.
Gratitude to Kyraxys with Pixabay.com for the above image.
by Lori | Aug 31, 2025 | Blog
Recently, I watched the 2011 movie The Adjustment Bureau staring Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Anthony Mackie and Terence Stamp. Billed as a science fiction romantic thriller, the spiritual aspects of the movie are what intrigue me.
The premise is that we humans are at the effect of The Adjustment Bureau which is tasked with keeping us on track for the highest plan and to intervene or manipulate situations when the highest plan changes. The beings in the Adjustment Bureau are similar to guarding angels and the entity that is never actually called God or Source is the Chairman of the Board.
In the opening scene, we are introduced to Damon’s character, David Noriss, who is a Congressman from New York who runs for Senate. It is election night and he lost. He is getting ready to make his concession speech when he runs into the intriguing modern dancer, Elise Sellas, played by Blunt. They have an immediate connection and her devil-may-care attitude inspires David to improvise his speech in a way that is relatable to the electorate.
The Plan included this meeting and the inspiration but not a relationship. The Adjustment Bureau agents have a few missteps and have to intervene to not allow David and Elise to be together. The Adjustment Bureau has to reveal itself to David and, in a not very divine-feeling-way, Stamp’s character, Thompson, threatens David if he tries to contact Elise again. Thompson also shares with David that the reason The Bureau keeps such a close eye on The Plan and the manifestation of The Plan, is because humans messed it up so badly in the past that The Bureau had to step in to save the day.
A few years later, it is time for David to run for Senate again and he decides to reach out to Elise and to have a relationship with her regardless of The Plan. David’s main Adjustment Bureau agent, Harry Mitchell, played by Mackie, decides to help David find Elise under the radar screen of the Bureau.
Although the movie received mixed reviews, I enjoyed it. There are two take aways from the movie that I want to highlight today.
When David is asking Thompson why he and Elise can’t be together, why The Bureau cares, Thompson says that both David and Elise would be so happy with each other that they wouldn’t strive for more success and greatness. David would settle for not being a Senator and for not reaching for the presidency. For Elise, instead of becoming a world-famous dancer and choreographer, she would be happy to simply teach elementary school girls to dance.
Notwithstanding the possibility that the highest plan was for David to be in politics and for Elise to be world-famous dancer, it struck me as judgmental that bigger and better, in a third dimensional sense, would always be the highest plan. Why couldn’t teaching young girls to dance be the highest plan? Even more so, why is being happy and in a loving relationship not part of the highest plan? Is being miserable really the highest plan? Definitely something to ponder and ask what our mirrors might be regarding the highest plan and/or for clarity on issues to manifest the highest plan.
The second take away for me, of course, comes with the ending. As Harry is delivering the good news to the couple from the Chairman, he says, “Maybe one day we won’t write the plan, you will.” This is another great piece to take to our meditation chair. What false beliefs and patterns of behavior do we need to change in order for The Plan, The Highest Plan, to be not only something we strive to manifest but we are in such alignment with all of Creation and all of Source, that we are creating the plan as well as manifesting it? If this triggers any issues, just take it to the Chairman of Your Board and make the appropriate adjustments.
Gratitude to fdsfe67854 with Pixabay.com for the image above.
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