Entering the Portal of

by DL Zeta

Your life as you have experienced it thus far and as you experience it in your present moment, is a reflection of the state of your consciousness. In order to expand the field the possibilities for your life, expand your consciousness. An important attribute of consciousness is vision. What you "see" for yourself -- the pictures from which you create your life - determine how you grow and expand your consciousness.

Whatever you see as possible for your self is real and true for you. If you see your self as an impoverished victim, that becomes your reality. If you see your self as an infinitely joyful and expansive work in progress, this becomes your reality. Which reality would you choose? The pictures you see in your mind become the movies of your life.

We can tell you that every person who is incarnate, however wise or aware, has a vision for their life that can be expanded. Some people adopt the pictures they are given in childhood. These are the collective visions of their family and others in their environment. Some never move beyond these pictures. They may feel this to be very restrictive but don't know how to change it, or they may take comfort in knowing what the world expects of them.

As you awaken and become aware of the limitations imposed by old visions of what is possible, you will want to expand the scope of your vision. To do this, you will need to cultivate an inner yoga that allows a flexibility of vision. An open and flexible mind is a prerequisite to consciousness expansion.

One way to begin perceiving a broader range of possibilities is to learn to access altered states of reality. There are many "portals" through which you can access altered states of consciousness. It can be as simple as writing a poem, taking time from your day to create a work of art or an enhanced living space, going for a long walk in nature, making love, traveling to a new place (internally or externally), enjoying a day of solitude, undertaking a fast where you allow your body to cleanse and heal, camping in nature, attending a workshop or retreat, spending an entire day in meditation, listening to music, or going on outings with no goal in mind except to see the world around you from a creative perspective. The entryways or portals to altered states are unlimited. They can span an hour, a day, a weekend, or longer. You might call these "mini vision quests."

Over time, you will learn how to shift your consciousness at will to an altered state. You will find any situation you focus on expands into an entire universe of possibility. Within a given moment, you can look at a situation that is before you and see a greater range of possibilities. Inside this altered space, your guides are better able to gently guide you to new insights. It may take some practice to learn to shift into this alternate reality, but once you become adept at it, you will be able to shift quickly to examine the broader scope of any situation that is before you. Each time you travel into alternate realities, you create greater resonance between alternate realities and your daily consciousness. In time, your everyday consciousness will become so aligned with alternate realities that you will not even notice the shift taking place. As your consciousness expands, it will become automatic.

Your vision for your life determines every reality you experience. In order to experience new realities, expand your vision to include new possibilities. Inside the Portal of Consciousness Expansion, you are able to experience altered states that allow you to access new visions and possibilities. Altered states have the power to open your heart and mind. This openness has the ability to carry you into a universe of new possibilities and increasingly ecstatic states of expanded consciousness.