Personal Sovereignty is a term I have heard bandied about quite a lot in various ‘new age’ writings. I have seen some quite erudite articles – and very good ones, too - on the subject, but what does it actually all mean? To bring the defining of Personal Sovereignty back to basics, I see two main elements:
The first is for each of us to work on progressively realising who we really are. Once we are on track with this, we can start to activate the ‘real’ us, discarding all sorts of psychological masks and fronts in the process. It is absolutely essential in this transformational time that we are true to ourselves above all else. The process of discovering our real selves means that we can start to be true to this authentic aspect of who we are, and not to some false personality we wear as a psychological mask.
But first, let us take a look at who we are not! Well…..we are not our job or our profession. We are not our possessions, our achievements, our connections or our families. We are not our hobbies, our financial status or the place we live in. We are not who our religion (if we still have one) says that we are (and quite definitely we are not the ‘humble sinner’ routine!). We are not our bodies, neither are we our current persona, or even the sum total of what makes up the ‘me’ that is currently navigating this particular life.
So, if none of these, who are we? The real ‘me’ is a spiritual being that transcends individual lives, and is here to grow through experiencing the physical world with all its challenges and intense experiences. This spiritual being is reflected not in what goes on around us, but at a far more subtle level. Deep inside we each have wishes, values and ways of being that perhaps we refer to or are informed by only when in crisis, or in the stillness of quiet moments. This subtle ‘knowingness’ is derived from a great mass of experience gained from many, many lives here on Earth, the sum total of which is held by our higher selves. This aspect of us is outside the physical realm, and is known by a variety of names: Guardian Angel is one; I Am presence another. Different cultures have many different names, but the point is that there is an aspect of each of us that exists in another realm, it is outside what we understand as ‘time’, and we are able to communicate with it.
The connection with our higher self is very subtle, yet if we work at it we are able to access the accumulation of great wisdom that our many past experiences can bring us. It represents a personal database of potentially huge value! Those quiet times are therefore vitally important, because only then, when we can be at peace and not constantly interrupted by the demands of the dysfunctional reality about us; only then can we have some chance of hearing that still, small voice of calm inside. That small voice is our authentic self, struggling to be heard above the din of life. What it tells us will relate to why we came here in this incarnation and perhaps far more. Not only can it tell us why we are here, it can also connect us to all that we have been across many lifetimes. Imagine every item of knowledge, ever culture we have been a part of, every role we have played, every skill we have learned, every relationship – all starting to be accessible in this life.
Our task while in the physical realm is to become the complete activation of our personal blueprint, evolved at a high spiritual level but expressed in a human and physical context here on planet Earth. This is something we have chosen to do, in order to be here through all these lives. The challenge is that in our Earth lives we have generally found it far easier to deny the inner voices and issues that are really important to us than to have followed and lived their guidance. For this reason, progress over many lives can be painfully slow. Each journey into incarnation is filled with so many ‘important’ things: the roles we play, the beings we travel with, the crises and triumphs of life as it is lived. If we are driven entirely by these transitory engagements of our time here, we are in great danger of losing the whole point of our coming. We are here to express who we really are while balancing the physical with the spiritual - in a physical environment. Actually, little else matters.
So! How do you identify this inner you? An excellent starting point is to look at the things that are your deep internal ‘wish images’. When you say to yourself ‘What I would most love to do is………’, look with great care at the answer you get. Any activity that really gets your energy and creativity flowing should be taken seriously. You almost certainly came here with a specific purpose. The answer to your question, and the big flow of positive energy that goes with what you love to do, will be strong clues as to what that purpose is. Your task, then, is to keep moving yourself towards this purpose, following clues both subtle and not so subtle.
I shall try for an example: Let us say that you are in a well-paying sales job. You really don’t enjoy the pressure, you are not greatly inspired by the product range you are selling, and the other employees are not the type you would ideally like to work with. But you love helping customers, solving their challenges, and giving the best advice you can in the context of the business you work for. That is where you derive your satisfaction, allowing you (or so you tell yourself) to put up with the other, less acceptable elements.
Looking at it another way, you are enduring three elements in your work that do not suit you because you enjoy the fourth - supporting people. So, this situation may well contain a message about what you love to do. Honour it, and see if you can make changes that allow you to do more of the support, and set aside the elements that do not work for you. Perhaps there is an alternative role for you in another company, or even in the present one, in which your support skill will be brought to the fore and be your primary activity. I have little doubt that the environment will be far more to your liking. As some form of support professional, you can be doing what you love to do, and getting paid as well!
From the standpoint of personal sovereignty, it is essential that you keep moving towards that which calls you, that from which you derive joy and satisfaction. It is all too easy to compromise oneself under the pressures of modern day living, and accept employment (or any other aspect of life) that is a serious compromise of what our vision would have us doing.
This is only a single example. Your personal circumstances will probably be very different, but use the principle set out above on your own place in life. The fact is that, for many of us, the place/job/relationship we find ourselves in is far from perfect – and the clues as to how to move forward are there if we can but listen and observe them. The task for each of us is simple: to identify what we would really, really love to be doing. The next step is far more challenging – actually doing something about it. We need to get creative about ‘how it can be’, and find a way to get started – even if initially it is only an activity in your spare time for an hour or two per week. If we give our dreams space to grow, they will do so. Eventually, it will become our primary activity – if we are prepared to manifest our dreams!
So, work on ditching the high pressure sales job (or whatever the scenario is for you). Go for a big upgrade in your life and follow what your heart tells you that you are here to do. Start putting your requirement out there – tell every manager/potential employer/ employment agency etc. what you would really love to be doing. Oh, and ask your higher self and your guides as well! By being clear and proactive, the opportunities will soon start to come. When you actually change your role to the one you have been asking for, you will have made a very significant move toward activating your personal blueprint.
Having succeeded with the career element, progressively do the same with each aspect of your life. The fact is that every aspect of our lives is probably compromised in some way. Each must therefore go through a realisation / rectification process. There is no sacrosanct running order - each step, re-aligning any element of who you are, takes you toward ever greater personal sovereignty. And, the more steps you achieve, the better! In fact, you may well end up consciously processing more than one aspect of your life simultaneously. Be prepared for big changes!
So, you have finally revealed to yourself who you really are and you have progressively gained the self-confidence that goes with this process of self-revelation.
The second important element is how you handle your expanded self in the world. You cannot simply hide what you have learned, for it is essential that you live the ‘you’ that your researches have released. Thus, there will be a need to communicate with others what you have discovered by being absolutely clear about who you are and your path in life. The skill is how you do this. If you are tentative, you will seem half-hearted, and may well get knocked back by those who just don’t see the new you. If you get a big dose of the zealot, and ram your new-found personal blueprint down people’s throats, so to speak, you will get huge resistance. You will also be using a low-frequency method to get your message out there – thereby missing the point, and bringing yourself back down in frequency in the process. There is an important balance to be achieved, where you are not asking for permission to be your real self from anyone, but neither are you forcing the issue on those around you.
The task is to be gently ruthless with yourself, as you bring out who you really are. You have to get really clear with yourself about whom you are becoming – and then absolutely insist upon it! But beware: this insistence is purely internal, it is the real you telling the ego, and every other part of your persona, that they must all come into line with who you are discovering yourself to be. The ruthlessness does not go beyond your gathering of yourself. Simultaneous with keeping yourself in line, it is important to be very subtle with the world around you. Be quietly clear and unyielding about who you are, but not in any kind of confronting mode. This is a difficult balance to hold. The fact is that recognising who you really are is hugely empowering, even if that aspect does not show up immediately. With the power that you generate from this realisation, you also need balance. The most powerful people in this new reality we are co-creating radiate quiet power, based in certainty about who they really are, and why they are here at this time. They are responding to their own higher calling and huge, gentle power is frequently the result. Think Ghandi, not Hitler. No force. No manipulation. No threats. No fear. Simply the genuine power that comes from starting to express your true blueprint, and from commencing your personal journey to a completely new level of being-ness.
Indeed, if you bring forth great power without the attending balance, the probability is that you will de-stabilise, crash and burn! The day of the all-powerful autocrat is all but gone, so there is little or no mileage in trying to emulate it! Individually, we simply can’t force ourselves upon the world if our aim is something higher than the dying reality so many of us wish to leave behind. In this new reality, great power brings with it matching responsibility and is dedicated to service to the world around us, not to self.
When you can exercise great power from your own being-ness in a balanced and gentle way, and do this consistently, you will have achieved a level of personal sovereignty ahead of most of us. Very good – for now you start to have the tools to help many others move forward in the same way!
X-Hermes
Serving Freedom
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