Samuel weaves a tribute to the volunteers of Phoenix Institute during this teaching about the riches that come from a life lived in service. He thanks them for giving their time and love to a shared vision of this planet and all life force upon it reaching Sacred Status and returning to Source. As the primary vehicle for his message, Samuel shares the Biblical story of Moses, whom he describes as an aging and reluctant leader whose vision of hope changed the lives of his people and the world.
Samuel says, “You are rich not because of what you have, but because of what you are,” and he continues with the explanation that by living and giving your love in service, you become aware of beauty, experience joyfulness, and “keep dancing,” allowing you to become not only rich, but fulfilled.

This Monday night question-and-answer session is a continuation of the previous Sunday topic, Strengthening Yourself And The Grid.

In a Sunday night message delivered with an intensity often reserved for workshops and rituals, Samuel explains that the powerful energy coming to the earth requires both humanity and the grid surrounding the planet be strengthened in order to function at their highest levels. To help us better understand our role in this strengthening process, Samuel discusses the energy grid surrounding the planet, the earth’s portals, and our need to be adaptable and flexible. Finally, he directs us to push our boundaries, confront our fears and recognize the limitations of our expectations, saying that this will help us recognize and have access to our personal strengths.

Samuel begins this evening discussing the elements required to heal relationships, and then devotes most of his time to what he considers the number one relationship in need of healing—the relationship we have with ourselves. He discusses: how each interaction is an opportunity to heal; how unresolved issues keep us from what we are here to do; how we can bring more good times into our lives; the roots of negative emotional expressions; how we misuse drama; and why self-empowered action is critically needed. Samuel reminds us that we can only make a difference in the world through our relationships. And, therefore, until we have a healthy relationship with ourselves, we can’t have healthy relationships with others and can’t have a healthy impact in the world.

Samuel tells us that our world is in the midst of the largest shift it has ever known, one that will change the way we think and see the world—a shift that will move us “outside the box.” He tells us that if we take on our rightful roles as Guardians we can help this shift create a world more centered in love, where change is accepted and no longer feared, and beauty, abundance and ease are considered everyone’s right.

But for us to do our part, Samuel warns, we must come out of “hiding” and become examples of people who live love, effectively manage change and overcome fear. Then, when we come together with others of like mind and heart we will become what’s needed to help bring about the greatest shift the world has ever known.

Samuel tells the biblical story of the temptation of Christ and gives examples of how each of the three temptations manifests in our own lives today. At every level, Samuel says, from spiritual awakening to ascension, we experience the same “devilish distractions” that Jesus faced while in the desert. Distractions such as abuse of power, ego, and the desire for instant wisdom keep us from experiencing happy and fulfilling lives and prevent us, as Guardians, from leading the way as examples of living love. This teaching clearly defines the diversions that keep us from doing what we are here to do, gives us tips on recognizing them, and recommends steps we can take to eliminate them from our lives.

This question-and-answer session with Samuel was filled with unusually rich and varied topics, including: issues of ego; the closing of the heart portals; our effect on school shootings; hoof and mouth disease and the sacredness of life; and changes after the northern Crown Portal is open. As always, this session with Samuel was a mix of straight teachings, audience interaction, and laughter.

In order to see through another’s eyes, we must first have a genuine desire to experience a deeper connection with them. In this teaching Samuel discusses the rewards of making this conscious choice for deeper bonds: we will feel less isolated, not pass judgment so readily on ourselves or others, and have a greater sense of hope for the future. With such profound benefits, why would we ever choose not to seek another perspective? Because, as Samuel explains, it requires sacrificing the ego’s need to be right, to control each situation, and to validate our past. In a teaching related to this sacrifice, Samuel uses the familiar Bible story of Abraham, who trusted God so much that he was ready to sacrifice his own son, to raise the question of how our lives would be different if we had such a deep trust in our spiritual connection that we could learn to see through the eyes of Source.

In this insightful teaching, Samuel talks about the roles that physical and emotional pain play in our lives. Pain signals a need for healing and can actually activate wholeness, but too often we ignore what it’s trying to tell us because it becomes a convenient excuse for not taking action. Over time and if left untreated, physical and emotional pain can become a way of life leading us to eventually confuse the drama it brings with passionate living. When confronted with painful experiences, Samuel challenges us to choose love over pain by asking ourselves, “Why does this matter to me?” and “What is the loving thing to do?” By choosing to infuse these situations with love we begin the healing process, which helps activate wholeness.

The underlying message in this New Year’s teaching. He emphasizes that if the motivations for our New Year’s resolutions are based in love they can become revolutions bringing about wonderful change, but if they are based in fear, they are destined to fail because they originate from a sense of failure or self-criticism. “What you give attention to gets stronger” he says, “so focus on the love” not on what doesn’t work. “If you don’t know what you want, you’ll be successful at not getting it!” By knowing what we want and what makes us happy, we can discover the areas of our lives that are ruled by fear rather than love. Samuel also suggests we use exercises of “time charting” and limiting and scheduling television watching in order to help ourselves discover what our priorities really are. This presentation is so packed with information it’s like getting a workshop in one hour.