IV. Troubleshooting


Mission Control acknowledges that the process of waking up is a little tricky. Even though you are genetically encoded to do so, by the time you reach the point of activation, you will be totally con*vinced that you are an Earthling. You will most likely be exhibiting their worst characteristics plus wearing any number of their scary disguises. You may find yourself in the middle class, a self-made man, a self-denying woman, terminally confused, completely content, following a guru, joining gun clubs, sweating your mortgage, watch*ing TV defending your nationality, owned by your corporation, tak*ing care of your lawn, dialing for dollars, a ?victim? of religion, see*ing a shrink, jogging in circles, doing lunch, an attorney and/or working for the DOE.
This is, of course, a very partial list of the frightening possibili*ties. It can be summarized by saying that you will have been success*fully brought to your knees ?? not out of reverence for life, but out of the unending effort of scrambling in slavery for survival. Fear, in any of its many forms, will probably have managed to topple you in one way or another.
In addition, many of you will be in your forties and over the hill. (Remember, the majority of this incarnational group entered shortly after World War II ?? see definition for ?Crawl-Ins:??) This means that you may have had many medals, awards, bowling trophies, and degrees bestowed upon you (depending on the level of slavery you bought into), plus all the power, position, and credit cards that were held out like carrots to further buy you off. And, in the worst of all possible scenarios, you may also have a white, male body that lives in Wilton, Connecticut and has mistaken its portfolio for its identity.
To all this, Mission Control says, ?Yikes!? We also say, ?Thank God you??re Christ.?
What follows in this section is a little helpful advice in areas that are commonly problematic and typical of dysfunctional planets. Although simply and totally waking up would eliminate most trouble spots, we are aware that many of you cannot do so overnight because of the degree of brainwashing you have sustained. Our ad*vice, however, is please don??t drag this process on too long or you may miss the mission entirely. This is Mission Control. Carry on.

Passing for White
As you begin to awaken interdimensionally, Mission Control ad*vises discretion. Keep a low profile and act as white? as possible, unless you happen to be Chinese. (A little common sense is useful here.) This is for your own safety. Don??t forget, the cultures of this planet are built on fear. They fear everybody, everything, and all differences; moreover, they kill in defense of those fears.
Up until now it has been largely unnecessary for Mission Con*trol to caution you on this matter, since you have not had a clue as to who you are and why you are here. However, as you begin to sense your true identity, be extremely careful. For instance, going up to someone and casually saying, ?Hi, I??m from Sirius ?? I understand you??re a native:?? will not win you any friends or influence many people. If you??re lucky, they will just think you??re nuts. If you??re unlucky, they may commit you.
Remember, you came here to dismantle fear, not to elicit it, so be cautious about cocktail conversation and try not to alienate the aliens.

Closet Cases
Although you arc in some danger from the indigenous population, the greatest danger you face is from other extraterrestrials who refuse to awaken. The local alien population, for the most part, will be inclined to dismiss the claim that extraterrestrials are in their midst by the millions as a crock of biodegradable matter. They are so certain they know what is happening that they will probably miss what is happening until it has already happened. Because of the one-dimensional nature of their belief systems, the natives will be unlikely to launch any witch hunts.
On the other hand, extraterrestrials who are bucking their genetic coding are a bit more dangerous and should be approached with caution. They are more likely to strike than their cocksure counterparts. And, if any witch trial appears on the docket, they will undoubtedly have placed it there, as well as appointed them*selves judges.

The Messiah Complex
As you are awakening, there are some pitfalls we would like you to avoid. The most important one is the dreaded Messiah Complex. Before mission members are completely on their multidimensional feet, this complex tends to have some appeal. Mission Control would like to take a moment to make it a little less appealing.
Being Christ and thinking you are Christ are two different mat*ters. If you only think you are Christ, you will then act like you think Christ would act, which usually entails trying to save someone.
Let us make one thing very clear: This mission is not about saving anyone. All inhabitants of this planet are masters. Even the aliens are masters who are here doing a brilliant job of mastering being aliens. Everyone on the planet knows the game, and everyone has made their decision. If a person has chosen to continue as a master of limitation, that is his or her inalienable right. Saving people from their rights is not the intention of this planetary mission. And haying our ground crew members running around with messianic fervor trying to rescue people from their free will is not through any request of Mission Control nor by any mandate of the Councils.
The Earth has elected to evolve beyond limitation; however, anyone who opts to explore that process further is free to do so ??just not on this planet. Such people will be allowed to continue their experiments with limitation on some other piece of planetary property that is at a less advanced stage in its evolution.
The members of this mission have chosen to master divine expression instead of limitation, and are being asked to do so on this planet at this time. It is critical that you remember that one choice is not better than the other; one choice is just more suited to this planet than the other. Do not, in your half-awakened state and out of misdirected zeal, attempt to ?convert? anyone to the choice you have made. Instead, be the choice you have made.
Mission Control expects our members to respect everyone??s sovereignty and decisions. We also expect you to stand in your full presence and emanate your divine essence. In this manner and in no other, you will have the power to effect another??s choice to do the same. Your embodiment of Spirit is the only act that will assist the mission in unfolding smoothly and efficiently to its destined conclusion.

The Burden of Spiritual Significance
The Burden of Spiritual Significance, like the Messiah Complex, is a trap we advise you not to get caught in. The problem with Spiritual Significance is that it is a by-product of spiritual ambition and, as such, it would best be your spiritual ambition to avoid.
Acts of spiritual ambition are, by their nature, devoid of Spirit. They will only result in separating you from Spirit and, therefore, the mission. This is not to say that we don??t expect you to do anything of any spiritual consequence while you are visiting this planet. We do expect you to have a spiritual impact here, otherwise we would not have sent you in. However, becoming entangled in the ?importance of your acts will lead you into an identity that is less than who you are.
You are here with one primary directive: to embody the Spirit you serve. If you allow yourself to become sidetracked by your ?spiritual significance? and lose yourself in the ?grandeur? of who you are, you will simultaneously lose track of your real significance and fall short of this mission??s goal. Remember that you are here to become a living expression of Spirit. Nothing you will do or say is an acceptable substitute for becoming who you truly are.

The Chicken/Head Syndrome
As dysfunctional patterns are being dismantled and fear is being unceremoniously kicked out of the driver??s seat by Spirit, you may experience the chicken/head syndrome. (Our sources indicate that you have chickens on this planet ?? indigenous birds who are noted for running around with their heads cut off. This is our first exposure to chickens, but we find their behavior useful, so we have renamed this syndrome in their honor.)
The chicken/head syndrome refers to the neurological phenomenon that a beheaded chicken experiences when its body continues racing around frantically as if something were still in control. This goes on for a short while until the neurological circuitry catches up with the fact that the bird is officially dead. This is precisely what can happen when fear is eliminated from your systems. Fears neurologically patterned behavior may continue marching around for awhile, acting as if fear were still in charge.
You have two options in dealing with this condition. You can treat this vestigial behavior in the same way we have noticed you
treat flies. (This is also our first encounter with flies, but they seem to be just as useful as chickens.) You may allow them to buzz around until they drop of their own accord, or you may swat them and get it over with. The only thing you should never do is identify with them.
Fear and its patterned behavior is not and never was your identity. Fear is a parasitic life form that no longer has any biological business being on this planet. If it is helpful, think of fear as a fungus from outer space that successfully invaded eons ago and has been hosting off your systems ever since. Fear no more defines your being than a case of athlete??s foot defines your body. So, whatever course of action you choose to handle this syndrome with, remember that it??s almost over and you??re not it.
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