Mantra of “I Am”
Presence
Imagination
Time and Perception

Feb. 8, 2017
Participants: Tom and Nuno with Lawrence

LAWRENCE: Good morning.

TOM: Good morning. How are you today?

LAWRENCE: I am as I am. And yourself?

TOM: I also am as I am.

LAWRENCE: Most excellent!

TOM: And let's start off with that "I Am". There's been a discussion with Elias and Jason on the I am mantra and I Am as a core perception. Can you give more information on that from your perception?

LAWRENCE: And what particular aspect of that do you wish to discuss?

TOM: What is the most beneficial way, let’s go into the beneficial way as if they use it as a mantra or is there another way...because perception being a mechanism of subjective awareness, I'm aware that you aren't in objective awareness but I would like to get your input on the most beneficial way to use "I Am." I've used it off and on my entire life but it’s something that would be good for all of us individuals.

LAWRENCE: Very well. And in this, to begin, I would agree that it is quite beneficial for any individual to be aware of themselves and as simply themselves and as being consciousness projected into a physical dimension. This is not to say that you disassociate yourself from the objective dimension. It is that by taking such a stance you allow yourself to be more aware of yourself in that environment and also be more aware of how you have created that environment--even if you are not aware of how the environment has been created, and I am referring to this of course as your perception. It is very beneficial for you to recognize and remind yourself that it is indeed entirely of your creation, and of course many individuals do understand this, as yourself, however it is an aspect of your dimension that it is quite easy to forget that, particularly when one engages the dimension in very objective manners.

Now, one exercise that you may wish to attempt is to first of all begin with presence, and develop in yourself a very, shall we say, well-rooted sense of presence, and having done that, then begin to view the physical environment around you and view it in a manner of it being your projection. Imagine then that every object that you see in your environment, in your room, wherever you may be, is an aspect of you, for you have created it. And as you practice this, you will eventually come to a state of consciousness, let us say, a state of being, in which as you focus your attention briefly on any particular object that you see, you will feel a sense of neutrality towards that object, even if the object may be one that, shall we say, in other times may have generated associations or emotions. Once you achieve this state, even objects such as those which would normally trigger associations become neutral. You may view the object and simply see it as that and nothing else. See it as a projection of yours. And once you feel that subjectively, once you have that subjective observation of your object in which you engage it with a true knowing that it is your projection, that sense of neutrality becomes automatic and, with practice, this can be a very beneficial state for you to be in for some time. It is quite relaxing and it is beneficial to the body consciousness for it removes from your body consciousness or disengages from your body consciousness your projected anxieties and fears and other such emotional content that is destabilizing to the body consciousness.

TOM: Interesting, so with this state, when you enter the state for some time, I kind of call that effortless effort. It seems that you move beyond your guidelines or beliefs and you are able to almost instantaneously allow what others would call miracles?

LAWRENCE: It may lead to that. What I am expressing though in this simple exercise is just generating that subjective state. And in this subjective state which I have just described, it would not be one in which you feel compelled to take action in any form. It would not be one in which you feel compelled to alter the imagery, for then it would no longer be neutral. It is simply a state which is useful because it allows you to appreciate and notice quite directly how connected your objective environment is to yourself. It allows you a very direct subjective knowing that your environment is of your creation. And with practice, even when you are not in this state, that knowing and understanding develops to be a trusting of that. A trusting that you do create your physical world. And a trusting of that can lead to some very, shall we say, miraculous experiences.

TOM: Okay, so how does that relate to what I call effortless effort, where there is, it’s basically an inaction that, I’ve found it to be a neutrality, almost an inaction that creates an action, a desired action in most cases, in all cases. Is that a different state of being?

LAWRENCE: It is an extension of that. For having acquired that trust in yourself, that knowing that the objective world is your world, that will naturally lead to what you are expressing. It will naturally lead to that flowing. For then, it becomes self-evident that you do manifest your imagery and you can manifest your imagery in whatever manner you choose simply by allowing it, as you have expressed. Doing so does require though that trust and knowing that that is how ultimately your perception operates, and that is why I am suggesting this exercise.

TOM: Okay, well I know…I think Elias said that every outcome is in the moment. How does this relate to simultaneous time versus linear time when you are talking about perception? Perception is always now, but if every moment is the outcome for the next now, that would indicate that there is linear time and it’s not an illusion, although it appears to be an illusion to me. Can you expound on that?

LAWRENCE: Time is a fundamental aspect of your objective world. Without time your objective world would not exist. Therefore, as long as you choose to engage your objective world—your dimension—you will necessarily engage time. They are inseparable.

TOM: Okay so basically simultaneous time is not experienced within the objective…it may be experienced in moving into some of the other regions but not in the objective.

LAWRENCE: Fundamentally there is no such thing as time. Time is a kind of synthetic aspect of physical dimensions, and referring to simultaneous time, that is somewhat distorted, for there is not time outside of the physical dimension, simultaneous or otherwise. However, it is a useful concept for understanding, partially, what the reality is outside of the physical dimension.

TOM: Okay. Let’s talk a little bit about imagination. Imagination is an interesting communication and it appears that anything you can imagine is already real, so how do you pull imagination into the solidity that everybody seems to desire, that if they imagine something…most people imagine something that they would like to bring into solidity. There are other cases of that I’m sure, but, for the most part, if someone would like to imagine winning the lottery or having a million dollars, they would like to bring that imagination into solidity. How would you express to the best way that people may allow this?

LAWRENCE: This is the fundamental question that many individuals ask of myself and others. It is again a question of “I wish to create this imagery” or “I wish to stop creating this other imagery” and fundamentally you already are aware of the answer to this. The answer to this is quite simply you create more of what you pay attention to. And what you pay attention to is quite strongly influenced by your beliefs and your intents. And this answer of course you have known for a considerable time.

Now with imagination, imagination is, shall we say, a very specific way to pay attention to something. It is the use of your consciousness in a manner that focuses your attention not just on a particular subject but in a very specific manner on that subject. For example, an individual that wishes to win the lottery may imagine himself buying a lottery ticket. May imagine himself in checking the numbers. And may imagine himself discovering with much joy that he has a winning ticket. He may then continue to imagine what his life may be from that point on.

Now, in all of this, that imagination then is very specific to what he wishes to accomplish, and therefore it is quite powerful in assisting you to draw to yourself that experience or whatever experience was the subject of your imagination, and some individuals inadvertently also use their imagination in what you would call a negative manner, in which they imagine their fears and they project their fears that way, and this again is quite powerful in attracting that to themselves.

Now, again, were it that simple in your dimension to generate your imagery of your desire we would not be having this discussion, for there are many other aspects to how your perception operates. There are your beliefs surrounding the subject area, again with your lottery, that individual can quite vividly engage in this imaginary imagery. The individual quite possibly holds beliefs that the mathematical odds of winning the lottery are very small, for example, and that belief will considerably affect whether or not the individual can generate that outcome. Additionally, there is how the individual is generally expressing his energy on all other subjects, for if he is expressing on another subject dissatisfaction or discontent, that will generate more dissatisfaction and discontent on any subject, on every subject.

And what I am expressing to you is that imagination is quite powerful, however it is not a singular answer to your question of “How to I create what I want to create?”

TOM: Well I can see that there are multiple avenues. That paying attention is the key that in every area of your creating no matter how mundane it might seem, even if you are washing a dish and your whole focus on that is somehow a lack, then you would have difficulty with manifesting the imagination in other areas of abundance.

LAWRENCE: Precisely. And this is an aspect that many individuals forget, for it is very easy to forget. Someone may have a great desire for a particular experience or outcome and be very genuine in that and be expressing in, shall we say, a very positive manner towards that. But then on a completely different subject, because their attention is no longer on that which they desire, it is easy for them to forget that and they will express in a less beneficial manner on that other subject. And this is a considerable aspect, generally, in your world. Even for those like yourself who have a considerable understanding of the mechanism of perception.

TOM: So, what steps would someone take? There are many of us who have this understanding of the mechanisms. Is there, besides placing attention, is there any other mechanism, steps, we are always looking for a method. (laughs) Would there be any recommendations that you would have in enhancing the focus so the imagination would remain where it should…I shouldn’t say should…but where it would be most beneficial for the creation of the desired manifestation, if that makes sense? (chuckles)

LAWRENCE: Yes, it does. I am understanding, and I would express that the action and attitude that is most beneficial to doing that is noticing. It is noticing when you are engaging in an expression that is not beneficial to you, and when you notice it you will know that it is not beneficial to you. You will know that it is an expression of dissatisfaction or discontentment or any other such similar action. The difficulty for most individuals is in the noticing of it, and until you notice it you will likely not discontinue that. And again the most effective way to develop your ability to notice is to be present. It is the development of your state of presence, for in your state of presence you are much more aware of what actions you are engaging. You are much more aware of what your choices are.

TOM: Okay, so, with being present you are actually allowing, and allowing moves into flowing, and you can flow with your, into your intent. I think you expressed that also.

LAWRENCE: Yes, and what I am expressing presently is the aspect of presence which allows you to be far more aware of what you are doing for that is what presence is. Presence is an explicit awareness of yourself. Being very aware of you and what you are doing and your environment. And with that awareness you will notice quite clearly what you are engaging in, and if that you additionally notice what you are engaging in is an action that is not beneficial to yourself, that would be much more clear in a state of presence.
TOM: So it ties into the “I Am” mantra in a manner of speaking.

LAWRENCE: I would express that, quite simply, presence is an important starting point. It is a position which you take, which opens many possibilities, including attracting to yourself what it is that you desire. In itself it may not be sufficient to accomplish this, depending on your beliefs and attention and all these other factors that affect your perception, however it is considerably less challenging to do so within presence.
TOM: Okay. So, basically feeling and emotion appear totally different. Feeling, to me, is more of an energy movement and you have chosen your energy, where emotion is more of a communication back. Is that correct?

LAWRENCE: Correct.

TOM: Okay, so when you are using feelings and moving, you are intentionally moving with your energy and something which you wished to manifest or wished to un-manifest, I don’t know if that’s a correct term—or wished to turn your focus away from something that is not a pleasurable manifestation, would energy be a very beneficial step?

LAWRENCE: What energy?

TOM: Pardon me?

LAWRENCE: What energy are we referring to?

TOM: Well, any energy. My experience with energy is, I use it in multiple ways. Sometimes to touch others. Sometimes to move an energy ball or an energy field into an area that would create the manifestation. What types of energy are you talking about? If energy is a feeling I guess all feelings are energy? Everything is energy.

LAWRENCE: Precisely. Everything is energy, for you are energy and therefore all aspects of yourself are energy.

TOM: So everything we are talking about is basically the energy.
LAWRENCE: That is correct. Even the very objective world that you see before you is all energy, therefore a discussion on energy is quite abstract.
TOM: Okay. You have to pick a focal point on that, I suppose. I have a question for you. It appears that you are residing in Regional Area 4. Is that correct?

LAWRENCE: Yes.

TOM: Okay. Well I felt that energy! Is there anything else that you can expound on what we have been talking about today, how our reality changes with perception or anything on that? Can you give us something on that for closing?

LAWRENCE: Well, to begin, I would say that it is not that your reality changes with perception. It is that your reality IS perception. And as I have expressed before, your experience and focus…your focus IS in effect perception. It is how you engage your objective world in this dimension that you are presently experiencing. It is all perception. There is nothing but perception, in terms of your engagement in this dimension or any other physical dimension. And this is why I have expressed a considerable amount of material on the subject of perception. It is not simply something you engage every now and then to create something that you want, or perhaps something you do not want. It is everything that you know as a focus. It is everything that you experience. There is nothing outside of perception as far as you are concerned, in your dimension. Now, of course, you as Essence are much larger than that and exist outside of this dimension, and in that environment which is simultaneously existing, there is no perception. Perception is simply a mechanism that you engage in physical dimensions which then generates your sensory input.

TOM: Okay, so there really…

LAWRENCE: Now…

TOM: Go ahead…

LAWRENCE: No you may continue.

TOM: I was just going to say there really is no…I was just expounding on what you were saying. There really is no perception in other regions.

LAWRENCE: Perception is very specific to physical dimensions.

TOM: Well there is some perception in Regional Area 3. It’s a different type of perception. Our creations are very, with my experience being tied to the physical dimension yet my experiences there are very much like the physical dimension but when going beyond Regional Area 3 it’s really hard to put into words—anything from Four or beyond is very difficult to explain in objective terms.

LAWRENCE: That is correct. And what I have been expressing to you today was specific to perception as you understand it within your physical world and how you engage that.

TOM: Okay. This has gotten very interesting I guess. Is there anything else that you would like to add?

LAWRENCE: I would simply be encouraging of you to explore these and to give consideration to your use of perception and how you engage it and be noticing of the various ways in which you influence it.

TOM: The influence coming from guidelines, beliefs…

LAWRENCE: All of that. All of that. Attention, beliefs, intents, choice, and the blueprint.

TOM: Right. It appears that the more attention we place on our perception we create more choices in our daily or objective life. I think we create more choices.

LAWRENCE: You create your choices in the moment and it is more a matter of you being aware of your choices, for the choices are there. It is a matter of awareness of your choices.
TOM: Okay. Very interesting. So, I think we’ve discussed everything I was going to discuss. You have covered everything very well. So, if we can change our perception, our reality changes. Is that what I picked up from you?

LAWRENCE: Reality is perception.

TOM: Reality is perception. Okay there you go. I’m going to have to listen to all this again because you have given a lot of information in a short period of time, and I really appreciate it. I don’t think I have any other questions or comments at this time.

LAWRENCE: Very well. And when I say reality is perception, that would be in your terms. There are realities beyond that which do not involve perception. I am speaking directly to you as you are engaged in this dimension.

TOM: Okay, so as we call this physical dimension the matrix, it’s basically forming this matrix.

LAWRENCE: That would be perception.

TOM: Yes. Okay. So, our abilities lie in many things that we haven’t attempted yet in our choice to be moving farther into the Shift, my perception is showing me, or actually my imagination maybe, I don’t know.

LAWRENCE: And all of that.

TOM: Okay. Well this has been great, Lawrence. I really appreciate it.

LAWRENCE: Very well. And we have quite enjoyed our interactions with you as well my friend, and we look forward to our next interaction. And, therefore, we wish you a good day.

TOM: Well thank you very much. Good day to you too.