MORE AND MORE, humanity seems to be creating
a world of extremes for ourselves. The rich get r icher, the
poor are getting poorer, and those hearty souls who once made
up a thriving "middle class" are steadily becoming
a rare commodity, indeed.
The Bridge People are those who help modulate and harmonize
the energies of Planet Earth (Terra) as she passes through the
most difficult transition of her existence. Since the "bridging"
concept is something that happens on many levels, it can truthfully
be said that Bridge People come in all forms, shapes, and sizes.
Another term that has been applied to us is "Neo-Shamans."
Concerning this latter type of being, The Reconnections have
had this to say:
The Spirituality of the Nineties was a hybrid creature.
It was a mixture of knowledge and traditions that are as new
as last Monday, and as old as the trees and stony guardians
that stand along the coastline and commune with the sea. In
the same way that the United States has become a "melting
pot" for the Earth, gathering together a vast number
of beings - diverse in race, creed, and national origin -
so the faith that ushers in this New Era has become a kind
of "soup" that is made up of the best and most flavorful
portions of nearly every religious and philosophical tradition
that has come before, plus some new elements that are just
now making their entrance into physical life and reality.
As
leadership for this "new" experience, we can surely
accept nothing less than the BEST of what has come before.
Whether one visualizes them as resurrected, born again, the
result of reincarnation, or simply Gods and Goddesses come
down to mix with mo rtals - there will appear shortly, upon
the face of the Earth, a race of priests and rulers - the
souls of ancient and beloved Shamans and Druids, come back
to experience the final "act" of this play.
Indeed, they live and breathe upon the planet as we speak.
Many of them have purposefully "forgotten" who and
what they are. They wake up to normal jobs, as did Richard
Bach's "reluctant Messiah," yet they surely are
not "normal." They sit beside you at the diner,
shop in your grocery stores, and lie on beaches reading books
and magazines.
These
are the Children of Oneness, aged and seasoned to meet the
need which shall surely soon present itself! Though they were
born "from the old ways" and steeped in ancient
customs and bygone disciplines, they return today to stand
beneath the Tree of Life. As thunder rolls and temporary chaos
shakes the Tree, these wise and wondrous beings shall catch
the ripe fruit, precisely where it falls.
When I think of such a dichotomy - an "average Joe or Jane"
who turns out to be a reincarnated Angel or a Druid - it thrills
me. And it doesn't matter much what others believe about us,
as much as it matters what we are ready to believe about ourselves.
 Mystical Power and Illusions
The recent appearance of yet another "Superman" movie
brings all this to the forefront. One thing that always flabbergasted
me about this guy, over the years, was the fact that simply
putting on or taking off a pair of glasses was the primary dividing
line between his being Clark Kent (normal guy) and becoming
the "Man of Steel." I mean... what's up with that?
Couldn't anyone with two eyes be able to see through such a
disguise?
Not really. The metaphor of putting on and taking off glasses
illustrates the power that "self realization" (or
lack thereof) has in the life of a Bridge Person. When we are
wearing our "glasses" (our 3D perceptual filters),
we tend to FORGET who and what we are - and where we came from.
As we forget, our whole world forgets right along with us. That
is because WE ARE THE WORLD. Everything and everyone in our
world is simply a mirror reflection of who we are, at all our
various levels.
There are times when we choose to take off our filters... (or
they accidentally get knocked off, such as might happen in a
trauma injury). Suddenly we get a vivid glimpse of who we are,
and who we could be. The memory stays for a time, and then we
find those glasses, so we can go back to being Clark Kent again.
Salvador Dali once said: "The primary difference between
me and an insane man is: I am not insane!" I always double
over laughing when I read that. Dali was a Bridge Person, to
be sure, who used an artistic medium to provide his world with
a unique and irreplaceable view of life in the abstract. He
created his own reality, personally validated it, and then invited
us all in for a grand tour.
Isn't it interesting that, when a homeless man acts irrationally,
he is automatically labeled "crazy"... whereas, when
a rich man behaves in the same way, he  is said to be "eccentric?"
Ironic, yes? In a world of commerce and "healing for hire,"
someone with insurance and resources has a much brighter prognosis
than someone who has no money to pay for care - especially if
he is alone, confused, frightened, or at odds with himself.
Our Psychiatric Hospitals today are filled with would-be, could-be
geniuses - many of whom are regularly medicated, being diagnosed
as "Multiple Personality," "Schizoid," "Bi-Polar,"
and so forth. They get locked up because they can't quite get
their Clark Kent glasses on and they can't completely take them
off, either. They live in an "in-between place" which
sometimes scares the daylights out of them.
Legally, a person can only get hospitalized if he is a danger
to himself or to society. Yet many folks manage to get locked
up because they simply can't function, knowing what they know
and seeing what they see. They are immobilized, and all they
end up wanting is someone to look after them. It is my profound
belief that many of these institutions could be emptied out
if there was someone who could communicate with these souls
that they aren't aliens, and find a way to collate and validate
the alternative realities they are accessing. Many of them are
actually spiritual channels, though they haven't yet remembered
it.
If a person can't unify his inner world and outer world... if
he has no mental framework upon which to hang his "paintings"...
 he becomes willing to succumb to some label, given to him by
a physician who, in many cases, is as much in the dark about
him as he is.
And so... the putting on and taking off of "glasses"
(personal perceptual filters) not only colors and frames our
concept of who we are - it also colors what others are willing
to believe about us as well. Even Superman had to go to his
"crystal palace," to be educated about his heritage
and his powers. Remember those crystal wands from the movie?
Each time he placed one in the machine, he heard more and more
about the Planet Krypton and why he had been sent to Earth.
I believe that each "Bridge Person" or "Neo-Shaman"
has a similar "de-briefing" experience in store. They
take on many forms.
Loneliness, Only-ness, and Bridgework
Those newer readers who find themselves confused about the ideas
of Universal Oneness and Multidimensionality that  permeate my
writings are encouraged to brush up on these concepts by going
to the overview of "The
Reconnections Message" on my Web Site. Some of what
you encounter in these articles may seem quite foreign to you,
in the beginning. Though I try to define new terms as I go along,
there is also a "Reconnections
Glossary" on the site if you wish to go even further
in understanding the conceptual framework which has been given
to us by the Guides.
Continuing to describe the inner workings of the "Neo-Shaman"
or "Bridge Person," the Recons have this to add:
The Spirit of Oneness calls forth its leaders by peeling
away their Veil of Forgetfulness, like layers of an onion.
As in days of old, the leader will not seek this post - but
rather, each simply acquiesces to his assigned duty through
finding that he can literally do nothing else!
At
this present time, the hours and days before the Grand Acceleration,
the heat through the ozone is systematically melting away
the conformity of these dear people to the ways of a world
that is dying, or has died. The Neo-Shaman, slowly coming
to himself, is often confused and wincing in emotional pain.
The budding leader's fundamentally social nature has instilled
within his personality a deep desire to belong and to make a
positive contribution to the local community. However, his energy
patterns and shifting rate of vibration make it nearly impossible
for him to remain in close proximity to another individual or
a group for long at a time. This anomaly... while being his
true salvation, also feels like his greatest curse.
One key characteristic of a Bridge
Person is the feeling of loneliness that accompanies him
or her through life. Many of us feel alien in our own families
(as though the stork made a mistake when he delivered us), and
we often go through our formative years being baffled when it
comes to dealing with "regular folks" (muggles)
in daily life. No wonder those "Harry Potter Books"
have become so popular!
The Recons refer to this isolated feeling as "only-ness,"
since it leaves us with the impression that we are the ONLY
ONES who are having this experience. Indeed, my research and
my work of outreach since 1987 has had, at its  core, a deep
aim to alleviate as much "only-ness" as I can - through
channeled teachings, discussion lists online, Conclaves
and Gatherings, articles, and my own internal "grid
work", which is offered to assist the planet as she
evolves.
As this series continues, I hope to get more into depth about
how each type of "Bridge Person" functions. There
are many types of them: Schizos, Eccentrics, Bi-Polars, Androgynes,
Cross-genders, Telepaths, Multiples, Empaths, Mystics, Neo-Shamans,
Star Kids, and many more. Each orientation has a distinctive
flavor and purpose all its own.
Some of the most innovative and exciting material I have written
in this regard is the material on "Spiritual
Gifts," which is the centering point for our Reconnections
Conclave, to be held in Sedona, Arizona this October. If
you can join us there, I feel quite certain you will be thrilled
and activated! If not, there are some free downloads of past
Teleclasses
you can enjoy - giving a clear overview of the material, and
where we plan to go with it from here. More to come next month!
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Daniel Jacob
is a conscious channel, writer, and a Bio-Energetic Body Worker who
lives in the Greater Seattle area. He owns and operates Myo-Rehab Therapy Associates, in Kirkland, Washington - a multi-
therapist clinic, which specializes in muscular rehabilitation, stress management, and personal transition work. He has
been in practice for 19 years. On 11/11/91, he began working with a group of energies that called themselves "The
Reconnections." Daniel has developed a complete archive of information that has come through from them on a number of
relevant topics. Daniel and his associates have been doing research with people around the world, collating data and
comparing notes on the topics of Physical Transmutation and Earth Changes. He has produced a 2-Part CD, on which he
explains the story of "The Star Children" in depth. He calls it a "tonal infusion for the New Age." You can get
more information about Daniel and his work by visiting his websites: 