told, no more advanced than that gained by non-dexterous species who spend their time pondering the world around
them. At a certain point, after many thousands of incarnations, the young spirit has had its chances. It has revisited, or re-experienced, these situations repeately, and is starting to form patterns. The Birthing Guides help in this matter,
providing incarnation that challenge any sticking points the young soul has. However, souls have their leanings, and
inclinations, and paths they prefer to follow, just as humans become stuck in their ways. And when this has become
apparent, the Birthing Guides move into using these inclinations for the better good of all, rather than just repeating
patterns.
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ZetaTalk: Being Conscious
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ZetaTalk: Being Conscious
Note: written Jun 15, 2002
A difficult concept for many humans is the concept of consciousness. They see the babe in the crib, aware seemingly
only of its stomach and need for milk, and compare it to the dog at their feet, seemingly aware and alert. Is the babe
conscious, and the dog not? The point at which consciousness is present is not crisp or clear. Is the human conscious because they have a certain IQ? Yet it is reported that retarded humans can have incarnating souls. Is the human
conscious because they discern themselves as separate from other humans? Yet so many humans are so fuzzy about
their identity that they join any group for a sense of belonging, and confuse their actions with the leaders. Is the human
conscious because they have a memory, can compute, can put A and B together and come up with C? Yet the Chimp
uses tools, and a wolf pack can figure where the prey may be running to next, and many animals have long memories
and are crafty. At what point does consciousness click in, or click out, if it does, and is it thus possible for a dog to
have a soul and a human not?
We have stated that an existing soul may chose to incarnate in an animal that does not have the potential of sparking a soul, for education reasons. Thus, the dog or snake or dolphin does not spark a soul, but can be incarnated on occasion.
To spark, the biological entity must have the capacity to envision itself as separate, and where many animals seem to
have this trait, they do not. A dog will understand that it is being yelled at by its master, or snarled at by the leader of
the pack, and by groveling and crawling away is indicating they seem to understand another has interacted with them, as a separate being. But this is instinctive activity, this is not a discernment of separate biological entities. The dog has evolved to react in such a manner, to challenge until certain signs are present, then to submit. Instinct is not
consciousness. Biologically programmed reactions are not consciousness.
Even as the babe is lying in its crib, asleep or crying for milk, seemingly unaware of its surroundings, it is aware. It understands that when it smiles at mother, and mother picks it up, that is has engaged in an interaction with another.
This is not the same as a birdling in a nest, putting its beak up for food when the mother bird alights. That is instinct.
On evolving worlds that do not have genetic engineering, the species that eventually emerges to have consciousness,
and thus sparking souls, gets there slowly. At first, there is instinct. Then there is increasing intelligence until the
concept of separateness begins to be a factor. Increased intelligence tends to be selected for survival, as the intelligent
species can better their odds. Thus, the more intelligent in the group breed to increase intelligence, and the trend
hastens yet more. Thus, where not visible in man, his consciousness, awareness of himself as separate, a factor
absolutely necessary for sparking of souls, is there.
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ZetaTalk: Old Souls
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ZetaTalk: Old Souls
Note: written May 15, 1997
If the Earth is a home to forming entities, and the Council of Worlds is regulating visits between entities who have
graduated from such homes to travel about the Universe, then just how ancient are such entities sitting on the
Council? The length of time is not a relevant guide here, as progression in spiritual matters is less a matter of years but
a matter of growth. There are old souls in the Service-to-Self camps that have barely progressed past the point of most
immature souls on Earth! They are firmly Service-to-Self, and thus progressed to 4th Density, and there they sit. There
are relatively young souls who move rapidly through the densities, as by their nature they learn rapidly and do not
hesitate to apply their knowledge. And in between are the vast majority, who linger at points, revisit areas they have
passed through before to solidify lessons, and become blocked due to their natures now and then, moving beyond the
blocks only when they realize that this is preventing any forward progress.
In human society, you have this equivalent, but this is overshadowed by the natural handicaps that the very young must
struggle with. The tiny babe, helpless to feed or move or bath itself, is clearly unimpressive to humans, regardless of
the wisdom inherent in the incarnating spirit. The toddler, struggling to communicate in single word phrases, is treated
as a potential only. The youngster, eager to learn but often bungling in their attempts to create even the simplest
contraption, are held in esteem only by loving parents and relatives. The teenager, who may be accomplished and
speak great wisdom, is overlooked as they are assumed to be rebels and speaking only to assert themselves in their
desire for independence and self importance. Thus the idea that a relative youngster could have wisdom beyond their
elders is incomprehensible to humans. How often, from the mouths of babes, come great insight? How often do the
mutterings of mature humans in their prime show that their thinking is cluttered with dependency longings, irrational
resentments, self-promotion, and an inability to be creative or resourceful? Age means nothing!
A soul is unaware of its status, but tends to recognize other strong souls during an incarnation. The human form is a
great mask, in the main, except to the educated. Old souls almost instantly recognize each other. This is not a body
language issue, as the human can be unaware of the age of their soul, other than that they find they are focusing on
issues differently than others around them. An old soul often finds they are strongly at issue to Service-to-Self
agendas, or take action suddenly to situations where others about them are debating and unsure. An old soul often has
a skill set that surprises the parents, expressing early in the life of the young human whose knowledge and skill are