by
Allisone Heartsong
© 2004 In God We Trust
A young man and a young woman fall in love, get married, go on their honeymoon, have children, and then wake up to the realization that their dream of living happily ever after has turned into a nightmare of taxation, debt, financial struggle, economic enslavement, conflict, divorce, and disillusionment.
For a while, their hearts are open and they are living in a fourth-dimensional world of love, cooperation, and unity consciousness which is characterized by joy in the present, gratitude for the past, and enthusiasm for the future.
Then, their hearts gradually close as they discover that they are trapped in a third-dimensional world of separation consciousness and ruthless competition, where a corrupt government is using deception and coercion as well as taxation and debt to enslave them in the guise of protecting them.
As a consequence, the joyful present turns into angry frustration; enthusiasm for the future is replaced by fearful trepidation; and gratitude for the past gives way to grievance, depression, and despair.
So long as the heart chakra stays open, love and the lighthearted laughter of fourth-dimensional unity consciousness reigns.
However, when the heart chakra closes, the judgmental emotions of fear, anger, grievance, guilt, depression, and blame produce a downward spiral into separation consciousness governed by the first three chakras.
It thus becomes clear that life is essentially a choice between separation consciousness and unity consciousness.
So long as you identify with your outer mind, separation consciousness in the third dimension appears to be the reality and unity consciousness in the fourth dimension seems to be an illusion.
However, once you choose to open your heart, your identity shifts from your outer mind to your inner being, and you are then in a position to realize that the truth is just the opposite: namely that separation consciousness in the third dimension is an illusion and that unity consciousness in the fourth dimension is the reality.