Where Am I and How Do I Get There From Here?

Where am I
and How Do I Get There from Here?

by Linda Heron Wind, Ph.D.

"Where am I?" is a question I frequently hear people asking in this time of many changes. The "where" usually refers to life as in "where am I in my life?" And the "how" refers to the steps one might use to attain a goal. As the vibrational rate of Earth continues to shift, perhaps a more useful question is, "what dimension am I in?" and "how do I shift to a different one?"

We have all been well trained to ask questions which pertain to the physical 3rd dimension because our culture is based on the belief that what we see and hear with our physical senses is reality. Now that the vibration of Earth has shifted, I believe that we are all operating on the principles of the 4th dimension of energy and archetypes and the 3rd dimensional principles no longer work. The questions, "What dimension am I in?" and "How do I shift dimensions?" become much more important questions when we realize that creating workable solutions must come from a dimension higher than the 3rd.

What are dimensions?

Dimension refers to a range of vibrational frequency. Science tells us that there is a certain range of vibrational frequency that we can see with our physical eyes (the visible spectrum or rainbow) and that we can hear with our ears. This range could be referred to as the 3rd dimension. Science also tells us that there are frequencies both above and below this that we cannot sense with our human sense organs.

A new theory in physics, string theory, postulates twelve dimensions of reality, the 3rd being only one of them. In metaphysical studies, the awareness of other dimensions is the basis of accessing knowledge and healing, and techniques have been developed for moving into these other dimensions. We know that the atoms that make up our bodies are constantly vibrating and their rate of vibration determines the dimension, and level of information, that we can access.

So the question, "What dimension am I in?" really refers to your vibrational rate which determines your ability to access information. We can think of a dimension as a level of consciousness. For example, if I am in the 3rd dimension, I am vibrating at a rate where all I can access is information about the physical world. My awareness and ability to process information will be based on the principles of the 3rd dimension, including separateness, time, space, gravity, and limitations of the physical body. My conscious experience will seem very personal and subjective, generally involving blame and judgment of myself and others. I might also experience my apparent limitations from a victim perspective.

When I move my consciousness to the 4th dimension, I can access information about energy and archetypal patterns. My awareness is expanded and is no longer limited by time and space. I will be aware of the operating principles of the 4th dimension: that whatever energy I am putting out will come back to me; that the energy I am vibrating will attract like energy; that my experience is drawn to me because of my beliefs and attitudes. My conscious experience is that of seeing myself as part of a larger pattern belonging to humankind. I am less likely to judge when I can see both myself and others engaging in archetypal patterns that have been part of human experience for thousands of years. I no longer see myself as a victim of my experience since I understand that my experience is created from the energetic patterns within me and I have the choice and ability to change those patterns once I become aware of them.

When I move my consciousness to the 5th dimension, I can access information that is at the level of unity or the universal consciousness. My awareness tells me that I am separate from no-thing. My experience centers on giving and receiving love from all in each moment because the moment is all there is. Everything that comes to me is for my higher good and to help my consciousness become more unified. There is no judgment, only love and compassion.

How can I use this information in my life?

To make this information practical in your day to day experience, you can identify the dimension or level of consciousness at which you are functioning by the types of questions you ask and how you talk about your experience.

3rd Dimension
The type of question and talk about experience in this dimension is of a personal nature. Who did what to whom and why? There is generally a lower vibrational emotion - such as anger, hurt, fear, anxiety, grief, or sadness - that is seen as resulting from the experience. It is important to establish who is at fault and to blame for these emotions. This is a drama that is played out in our personal lives as well as in our culture as a whole.

4th Dimension
The type of question asked at this level of consciousness is a pattern question. What is the pattern I keep participating in and calling into my experience? There is an ability to transcend the personal experience to see the larger pattern that is being played out and take responsibility for your experience. This results in no blame of self or other because seeing the pattern as it has played out in your life is the main focus. In doing so, the predominant feeling is that of curiosity or wonder.

5th Dimension
The type of question asked here is a purpose question. How is this experience calling me into a deeper relationship and connection with myself and all that is? At this level of consciousness you know that all experience has a higher purpose regardless of what it looks like on the physical level. Every experience is a call to growth and mastery of yourself. The feeling level is deep gratitude for both the experience and the awareness. The experience and all involved in it can be blessed as participating in a divine call to wholeness whether you can see, in your limited awareness, how the piece fits into the larger picture or not.

The three P's

So there you have it - the three P's of dimensional analysis! If you are talking about your experience from a personal perspective, you are in the 3rd dimension; if you are talking about your experience from a pattern perspective, you are in the 4th dimension; if you are talking about your experience from a purpose perspective, you are in the 5th dimension. This applies both to listening to yourself talking about experience as well as listening to others talk about their experience.

Illusion feeds fear
Beyond fear is truth -
There is only love

How can I use this to work with other people?

It is important to note that giving feedback to others about what dimension they are functioning in is not appropriate unless they have specifically asked you for feedback. A more appropriate response from you when you see that someone is drawn into the drama of the 3rd dimension, is to stay in the 5th dimension yourself and feel love and compassion for their perspective.

If you use your awareness to judge where the other person is and feel the need to help them change their perspective, you have just jumped into the drama of the 3rd dimension yourself - and we know that will change nothing.

If the person has asked for your feedback, you can lovingly ask questions regarding the pattern of the experience. "Have you experienced this or felt this way before?" "Can you see any pattern to what you are experiencing as it is related to your past experience?" Again it is not up to you to tell them what the pattern is. You can present possibilities, such as, "Does this relate to a feeling of being the victim and have you ever felt that way before?" If the person comes up with a pattern that they can see clearly, and they still want further feedback, then you can ask the purpose question. "Even though this doesn't feel very good right now, I wonder how this experience and pattern is serving your highest good?" Again it is not up to you to tell them, it is up to them to discover it. Loving and compassionate questions come from the 5th dimension. Advice comes from the 3rd.

Be in the moment
And respond to life with love
Mastery's first step

How can this information lead to greater mastery of myself?

When you are working with your own experience and you find yourself in a 3rd dimensional drama, there are several things you can do. The first would be to clear the emotion. There are many ways to clear emotion, the quickest being to simply breathe into the part of your body where you are feeling the emotion and then exhale the energy. Continue until you feel the energy of the emotion dissipate. It is OK to express your emotion as long as you are not projecting it - since we know that whatever goes out comes back at least ten fold. You can speak it into the Earth for recycling or into a stone that can be buried or thrown into water. The point is that you are conscious about what you are doing with the energy of the emotion rather than just throwing it out there because it feels good to do so in the moment.

The second thing that you can do is to shift into a higher vibration and then come back to the experience and ask the pattern question. There are also many ways to shift vibration. Breathing, meditating, practicing gratitude, singing, dancing, being in nature, affirmations, inspirational reading are some of them. Find what works best for you so you can put it in your spiritual tool bag for when you need it. Once you have shifted your vibration and found the pattern, you can move on to the purpose question.

The master's path is
Simple yet seems difficult
It requires change

Hopefully this leaves you with a new set of questions to ask about your experience. Embracing yourself as a multidimensional being means that you are much more than a physical being operating in a physical world, or as Dorothy said in the Wizard of Oz, "Toto, we're not in Kansas anymore."

I think we can safely conclude as we pause to take a good look around us that we are not in "Kansas" anymore either. If Kansas is the 3rd dimensional reality and Oz is the 4th dimension of energy and archetypal patterns, we need to learn the rules of Oz, because like it or not, that is where we are. Listen to your questions and pay attention to what it feels like when you are in a particular dimension. It is the subtle feeling awareness that will tell you where you are; only then can you choose where to go from there.

Being the master
The whole universe dances
To songs from my heart

Gratitude each day
Brings attunement to the Light
And my Sacred Life

If you have comments on these articles or ideas for future topics, call Linda Heron Wind at (585) 924-5620 or send e-mail to LHWind@aol.com.

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