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Lecture - Matu Apiata

Sunday, 10th August 16, 2025

“Thank you for asking me to speak again.

There is crazy energy right now … Let me just explain. On the 8th of August, we had Lionsgate, which was an intense manifestation of energy. And then yesterday, we had the full moon in Aquarius. 

Now Aquarius is about the “break it and let’s see if we can make it better” time.

And then there is the planetary alignment; Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus, Neptune, and Saturn align, all lead to intensive energetics, amplifying their influence and impact. So, all Transpersonal planets are in play and working their magic on our energy.

Tomorrow, we have Mercury going direct. So, strong emotions like anxiety, fear of the future, whether the future will be sweet (wonderful). It’s because we are in the energy of “it’s time to shake it up” especially around our beliefs and our patterns of behaviour. And the questions, “Will the future be like the past? Will I find what I’m looking for?”

Also, you might wonder, “How do I change that?” Or maybe you are thinking, “Is this what life is going to be like now?”

The future is drawing us forward, pulling us to take more responsibility for our future experience and spiritual growth. And we are being asked to take responsibility for self-leadership, we are being asked to choose self-mastery. 

Now that is an important distinction because we used to think that we had to push ourselves to the future, that we had to have a goal and then work towards it. 

But with the future drawing us forward, we just need to form the idea of our future in our minds and allow it to draw us onward. That is why it is called the law of attraction. 

We have attracted the future that we are forming. Processing this means facing these fears and countering with new beliefs. In answering these questions, I find myself saying that it is about shadow work only not the traditional shadow work. 

Shadow Work
Normally shadow work is about bringing into awareness everything that we are unaware of, things that we have suppressed, rejected or depressed into the deeper part of our unconscious mind, and these are the things that we may not be able to cope with or don’t know how to deal with.

Carl Jung would say that the function of shadow work is to re-integrate these parts we have disinherited. But there are times when learning of this aspect of self is more important than integration. Sometimes the parts are not what you should be integrating. It is the lessons. And they use evil as an example. You only need to learn from evil; you don’t have to integrate it into your being.

So, we are being asked to learn from our past, because that is where we have put ourselves. And this is not a direct reversal, that is, simply saying the opposite to the fear. Instead, it builds a completely new belief in the reality as it is now. No moment continues into the next. 

Each moment of experience is a new reality and only your continued belief in the past shapes the new moment to appear the same as the previous. So, it is only a belief that what we think we have experienced is going to be the same as what we are going to experience. This is where Wave Function Collapse comes to the fore.

Wave Function Collapse

Wave Function Collapse is the phenomenon where, in Quantum Mechanics, a quantum system, initially in a superposition of multiple states, transitions to a single, definite state upon measurement or interaction with the environment.

A superposition of multiple states means something exists with all potentialities at the same time. A collapse is the moment when something happens to select only one potential.

For the geeks in the room, you will recognise the idea of the Observer Effect, that is the influence we have on a system or energy by simply observing it. This is separate to Intention, which is where you choose the outcome by holding a specific idea of the future and its outcomes.

When the observer pays attention to an object or an idea, the energy responds by becoming that which is observed. This is the Wave Function Collapse in action. It is understanding that energy has infinite potential to be what it chooses. When observed, the energy potentials collapse into one reality, the one observed.

When extended to our lives this could mean that in each moment of our lives, we experience a representation of where our focus lies but this focus is only one potential reality. So, by shifting our attention, we can change our reality by choosing another potential.

This then moves us to consider the idea of ‘moments’ or rather Time. We consider time to be a linear experience that flows from one point to the next, however, this is a myth, a constructed idea.

My Guides share that each moment in time is a new reality, complete and whole.

To explain, we can use the analogy of the old movie films where a reel of film holds a stream of different images. When you hold the film and look at each individual image, you see it as a whole and complete depiction of life in that moment.

You then look at the next image and it depicts another moment but, this moment has slight differences. This is how we experience ‘Time.’ In our minds, we review a moment of reality and then move onto the next moment of reality.

This is why time can feel fluid, with some moments moving quickly, all the good times, while others seem to last forever.

Our awareness of time is being tested right now because we are being asked to choose the future we wish to experience. Most people live life in default mode, oblivious of the actions or choices in creating reality.

As we stated in the opening, each moment is a new reality, each moment is a new beginning and, as such, we entreat each soul to treat each moment correctly. 

There is a responsibility as the Cause of your reality.

However, there is a deeper understanding that is unfolding, one that is at the core of all teachings …

“I am not here to master the world.

I am here to remember who I Am in the presence of the world.”

 

 

Homily - Sunday 10th August 2025

Sonny Hart

Some Thoughts About Life's Challenges

I recently started to think about how my perspective would change if I suddenly had a life changing diagnosis. We all live our lives like we are immortal, as if we have all the time in the world. The truth is of course, we are not immortal, and we don't know when death will come to us.

So, I created a bucket list to remind me of what is really important and to break the practice of repeating the same habits and patterns I have become set in. Top of that list was to spend time with the people I love and admire; to converse, to laugh, to speculate about life and love as well as good food and wine.

To have a sense of purpose, a mission if you will, to make life better in some way. To maintain a sense of wonder and curiosity about the world. Thinking about the world, we see the worst of humanity's behaviour played out every day so we can see what we don't want. So, what can we do?

Perhaps it goes back to where we put our attention, not out in the world but back to ourselves. What about our dreams and desires? What would you wish for if you could change the world. Your self-care has never been more important, so maybe it’s time to dream of what you want to see in the world, peace and joy and compassion for all life. A planet of abundance and cooperation for all people.

We have an opportunity to dream big because our intention and focus will help to create the kind of world we want to see. Time to dust off those dreams and be a little kinder to yourself and to dream of a better world. It starts with us! I will leave you with that thought - happy dreaming.

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