August 23, 2008

It is important at this time for us to articulate that our conversations with the Archangels include the sharing of wisdom from others who are drawn to blend their energies with the Archangels. For this reason, we affectionately refer to our friends as the Posse. For us, each conversation has become like a family reunion.

On this ocassion, Val & I were drawn to call upon a very dear friend of ours, Gene Curry, to join us at our reunion. He started us off…

The Posse (P): So why don’t we jump in there. Let it be as if it was old times. Let’s get going and start asking some questions here, shall we?

Gene Curry (G): Well, Donna and I are in the middle of this church. We’re trying to get the Unity Church in the mountains really going in a metaphysical direction and have been trying to pick a minister. We want to be sure we recognize whoever comes to us and don’t just pick the first one that comes along. Any advice on that?

P: First I will say, what is the problem with the first one that comes along? He may be it! Can you please describe what it is that is going on? Why you are not agreeing - the group that you are with is not agreeing on who to choose?

G: Oh, well it’s just a real search that’s all. The old minister resigned; so what we’re trying to do now is to form a committee. You have to go through Unity, which is in the city, and you send in how much you can pay - and we can’t pay much because it’s only a part time job. We’re a tiny church; there’s only about 40 people. So that’s it. We send in how much we can pay, and they start sending you anybody that reads it online or wants to reply or wants to change positions. We had one fellow that we really liked, and they kind of put him out of the running because he doesn’t fit the category, I guess. He was a real live wire. So that’s it. It’s not just the first one to come along. It’s just that we want to pick one that will grow the church and bring something to it.

Shams Tabriz (S-T): By live wire, Gene, what do you mean when you say he was a real live wire?

G: Well, this fellow, he’s not a Unity minister. He’s really a psychic and does stuff like tarot cards and gives readings and he’s black. But he’s a great speaker, a great motivational speaker, and he’s written a couple of small books. And you just know it when he walks in for the very first time that he’s full of love. Whereas the other people that have come in treat it like a business proposition, “I can grow the church. I can make money for you. I can blah, blah, blah.” You know. With this fellow that we like, it’s all brotherly love. So I don’t know. We’d love to have him, but it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen. Anyway we want to make sure we get a good minister and take the right steps. Any advice? Any, any inclination or feeling that comes your way?

P: Let me first say to that the group you are amongst is rather conservative at times. There are only a handful of you that truly believe that there are different ways to pray, there are different ways to believe, there are different ways to trust. Many of them are still hanging on to old notions or old beliefs. They will say, “No, that is not true. We are new agers; we are spiritual.” I will tell you that they are a lot of talk. They are wannabes. They are not willing to give up part of themselves, the ego, to let go and embrace what is truth. This is where the conflict stems from. You bring in someone that you know in your heart would be worthwhile, beneficial to you, your church, the community. But because of the perceived hokey-pokey, air-fairy notions, he seems to be a little too extreme for them.

Another layer that is going on is that many of these people - because they have such tunnel vision in their thinking - have this absolute ideal model or perfect person in mind to come in and take over for them and to help develop your church. So when someone else comes along who does not fit that mold exactly, they have tunnel vision. They are blinded. They do not see the benefit that he would have to offer. So they are missing the target, so to speak.

So know, dear one, you will find someone, but know that it is somebody that is more conservative. It will be somebody that you and Donna do not necessarily love. You will be a little bit disappointed. How you say, the majority rules in this case. The majority will win over on this one, so let it be. You may find after this happens that you and your church may be a little bit distant from each other. You will still continue to attend but you will not put yourself out there. You will not be as involved and it may be very likely that Donna will step down from her position.