SUBTERFUGE

We all use Subterfuge, and for different reasons at different times: to makes ourselves appear more, or less, or different; to make ourselves stand out or to disappear. Why? Why would we want to be disingenuous to our true Selves? For many reasons: protection, fear, promotion, sensory overload, expansion, contraction, growth, desire for new experiences, and withdrawal from overused experiences and painful ones.

Subterfuge, therefore, cannot be labeled as patently wrong. It can be used for negative and exploitative purposes, even when the one being exploited is our selves/Selves. It can be destructive, even when it is destructive to our Selves. It can be misleading, even when we use it to mislead our Selves. It can give us a false sense of security, or a false sense of greatness, or of insecurity and fear. These are plain observations. But, how do we use Subterfuge as a helpful tool?

Imagine that you are who you desire to be—now—in this moment. Wear that version of You, first as a Subterfuge. Do this initially, in your own space and time. Do you wish to be wiser? Wear that version of You, using temporary Subterfuge. How does that wise version of You, that Subterfuge entity, behave, think, and make decisions? How does it feel to wear the skin of that wise entity? For how long does that feel comfortable?  

In the company of which of your acquaintances
 could you maintain this Wisdom Subterfuge and why?

In the company of which of your acquaintances would you fail 
using this Wisdom Subterfuge, and why?  

What changes and/or improvements to your self/Self and your body of knowledge would you make in order to fulfill the avatar that is the Wisdom Self you imagine as this version of you/You in Subterfuge? Does this preview as given to you by the gift of Subterfuge feel like a forward and beneficial step for your future? How would you proceed to fulfill this destiny? Would you grow this Subterfuge in small steps within your private spaces, or among new acquaintances, in larger steps?

You have heard that a prophet is never a prophet is their own back yard. For as you have developed a set of Beliefs that you use to describe your self/Self, so have your acquaintances, family and friends. How do you Believe your Self? How do others Believe your self/Self to Be? Is there currently room to grow your self/Self within those parameters? If not, what changes can you create in order to make the changes you need to develop the realized avatar that is the whole YOU?

Believe in the fully formed version of your growing self/Self as you are developing that self/Self. Use Subterfuge in this way for beneficial means, to show you how expansive a greater and more aware self/Self can be, for your mortal self and for the Great All. First . . . do no harm; that is the important tenet. Use Subterfuge only to practice your new role as you create it. Do NOT use Subterfuge as a shell to hide behind, a facade to blind others to a lazy work ethic or a harmful set of behaviors.

Do NOT seek to harmfully delude others through Subterfuge. Preview higher versions of self/Self and as you do, study other persons’ reactions to that self/Self through the temporary wearing of that persona. Always be in evidence of good character as you study this Higher way.

Like your most genuine smile, temporary Subterfuge can serve you. Go to the party. Come to the studies. Just as you will soon be truly smiling from the heart, when you begun with only a Subterfuge of a smile, you can also be your next best self/Self by wearing the Subterfuge of that Higher You, and growing into that realized version of Expanded Consciousness.

Blessed Be This Day 

This is a Direct Voice Communication from 
my Tribe, Spirit Elders who share their wisdoms 
with me from the other side of the veil.

May 27, 2014

Photo by Walks With Fire

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