Nothing Happens By Chance

I have been brought up with White Eagle’s teachings and a belief that all major events in our lives have been pre-chosen before we came back into incarnation in this particular earthly lifetime. This, for me, brings a wonderful sense of security  and wellbeing.

Many years ago now I decided to set off on my own on some adventure travels.  Having had a very secluded and secure upbringing at New Lands, our main centre of what is now the worldwide White Eagle work, I felt I wanted to discover the world and knew inwardly that I had to do this on my own. I was fortunate enough to feel safe and protected by the power of the Star throughout all my travels.

When we hear of violence around the world, or terrible tragedies such as the recent shooting down of the Malaysian civilian flight, our natural thought is how terrible it is that such a thing happened, but also fear for ourselves or loved ones whenever we travel. Statistically it is much more dangerous to drive our cars than it is to travel on aeroplanes. But whether it is by plane, car, train, or however we venture out of our houses, I believe that rather than living our lives in fear, we can give ourselves a wonderful feeling of security if we trust what White Eagle is telling us: ‘Nothing happens out of order or by chance. The great law brings into your life the very circumstances that you need for growth.’  This is a quote from his much loved, best selling book The Quiet Mind—a quote which may be very familiar to many of you.

I am sure that everyone has been deeply touched by the media stories of the grieving families and our hearts and healing thoughts go out to them, but I do not believe it was actually ‘by accident’ that their relatives were on that particular flight. I could not help thinking about the story of Barry and Izzy Sim, the British family who were booked on MH17. When they arrived at the airport they were told there were not enough seats on the plane and they were ‘bumped off’. Was this a chance happening, or was it that it was not in their life plan to pass at that time, nor for their little baby? So in this interesting way they were protected. I expect if we look back on our lives we can think of circumstances, maybe near miss car crashes for example, where we feel so deeply blessed that we have been looked after, I would say by our guardian angel? White Eagle has given much reassuring teaching about this. Here is an extract from his Little Book of Angels:

‘At the time of a person’s birth, and even before the actual birth, the guardian angel is at work. The moment that the soul takes the decision to reincarnate, it comes under the care of the guardian angel. That guardian angel remains with the soul during the whole of its life, and when the soul passes onward, the guardian angel receives the soul in the spirit world. The guardian angel works under the direction of the Lords of Karma, because the soul in its charge has come back in order to pay its karmic debts and thereby to clear certain lessons. The guardian angel is not of the human kingdom. It is concerned with the karma of the soul in its charge and helps to bring about certain conditions in the soul’s life.’

Courageous Effort and Group Celebration!

It seems to me that many things are changing in today’s world and some things are changing very fast. It can seem hard to keep up. Communication is one area where it is all happening. You (or your child or grandchild) may have the latest phone or Ipad and next year it is out of date.

Sometimes the changes are very welcome, but others can be worrying. Looking back, something which has not changed in the last twenty years or so is the idea of sponsoring someone for a charitable cause when they have made a special effort. Indeed, this seems more popular than ever and social media advances have given more ways to get sponsors. There are media stories almost daily about courageous endeavours in aid of one charity or another. Many individuals are inspired to set up their own charity out of experiences of personal sorrow. There are so many examples of good coming out of tragedy.

A really ‘Aquarian age’ phenomenon coming out of sponsored events is the way they draw people together in groups in joyful celebration. Looking back on my own life, one of my proudest moments was cheering on my son Michael when he ran in the London Marathon. The feeling of group celebration as the runners were cheered home in St. James Park is something I shall never forget. As with every year, the so-called ‘fun runners’ were supporting many different charities and had put in hours of training. There were so many tears of joy, so many proud supporters and so much needed money raised for many good causes.

Last weekend I had a similar experience of joyful group celebration following courageous endeavour, when I stood on the beach at Colwell Bay on the Isle of Wight to cheer in my son-in-law, Joe, as he completed his swim across the Solent (the strip of sea between the southern coast of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight). Not having been a strong swimmer before, he signed up for his swim to support his local sports centre as well as my own little charity Star Action. It was a fantastic achievement—I was so proud. As I drove home afterwards I passed groups of cyclists with the name of a charity they were cycling for on their T-shirts and more crowds cheering them on.

We live in a wonderful world, I thought. Yes, there are awful things happening, but there are truly many wonderful people doing amazing things; things which inspire everyone to think of others and give—even if it is only a ‘widow’s mite’. Of course, the act of giving brings its own inner gift to the donor too.

So I would say, don’t be depressed about where our world is going. We are doing well! The magic of the Star is touching many, many hearts and minds, and they are opening.