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Thursday, December 3, 2015

Latest Message from Archangel Michael / Ronna "ACCESSING YOUR HIGHER POWER POTENTIAL"

"ACCESSING YOUR HIGHER POWER POTENTIAL"

Transmitted Through Ronna, LM-12-2015



Beloved Masters, the Ascension goal for humanity, within this era of earthly experience, is to integrate all of the remaining Soul Fragments of the individual Soul Self within the Third and Fourth Dimensions. This will initiate a reunion with your Spiritual Triad, a Sacred Facet of your Divine Self, which is awaiting your return within the first sub-plane of the Fifth Dimension. This is humanity’s major goal for this round of evolution.

Remember, ALL Creation—the Omniverse at all levels—is Cosmic Energy, which was sent forth from the Heart-Core of the Supreme Creator. This Energy is composed of vibrational frequencies of infinite variations, which interpenetrate with each other, and yet are separated from each other by the variance in Light frequency patterns. The Light/Energy of the Creator contains all the components of Creation, and these innumerable Seeded Patterns of Light make up the complexity of the many levels of material manifestation. The terms used to describe the multiple levels of Creation, such as “Dimensions and Sub-Dimensions,” are used to bring clarity and understanding of the very complex nature of the reality in which all Creation exists.

We have defined the stages or levels of the Ascension process that humanity is currently experiencing as “STAGES OF EVOLUTION.” After you return to balance and harmonize your mental, emotional, physical and etheric bodies within the vibratory fields of the Third Dimension, you are ready to focus on the Fourth Dimension and the Emotional-Astral Planes.

Most of the advanced Souls who have incarnated within the last fifty or so years came in with their Third-Dimensional Soul Fragments already harmonized and integrated, and many came in with a good portion of their Fourth-Dimensional Fragments integrated as well. These precious Souls are the ones who agreed to sink into the density of the Third-/Fourth-Dimensional illusional density so they could become the Vanguard /Wayshowers who would lead the Way onto the upward spiraling Path into the entry realms of the Fifth Kingdom. As these brave Light Bearers are lifted up, so are the Earth and all humanity.

A period of great renunciation prefaces the complete transition out of the Fourth Human Kingdom (the Fourth Dimension). You must experience the challenges and tests of the fourth stage of the Ascension process, so that you may return to the originally designed path of Light and shadow, in order to complete the journey of duality. In doing so, you will gain entrance into the Fifth Kingdom of the Sacred Triad, which is the foundation of the Fifth-Dimensional reality.

(Each person’s renunciation process varies depending on the overlay of negative vibrational patterns they carry within from his/her many past life experiences).

At the end of the Fourth-Dimensional stage, the many Fragments or Soul extensions of your Soul-Self from within the Third/Fourth Dimensions will have returned to the center of origin within your Diamond Core God Cell. Your goal is to become a living, consciously integrated, Soul-infused personality. A Soul-inspired mind seeks and conveys illumination. Over time, you will tap into your higher, intuitive nature, which will assist you in developing a more refined and expansive perception. A completion of the Fourth Stage of Evolution will result in a fusion of Love/Intelligence between the Soul and the personality.

Yes, it is possible to achieve this spiritual state of Soul-awareness while in the physical vessel. At this time, many StarSeed Souls are close to accomplishing this goal. It will become a common occurrence over the next twenty or so years, and the Ascension of humanity will accelerate throughout this century. This unique phase of Ascension was designed to be a “Group Ascension,” whereby groups of specialized Souls, which came forth together into this Sub-Universe, are gradually reuniting. Your journey into separation is complete, and you are joining together once more as you begin this amazing adventure back into the higher realms of Light and life.

You will learn that in order to become a SELF-MASTER, you must be:
SELF-DETERMINED *** SELF-CONDITIONED *** SELF-AWARE *** SOUL-CONSCIOUS

A Self-master is responsive to the surrounding environment, while being the observer of mundane life experiences from a higher vantage point. You will learn what it means to “Be in the world, but not of it.” The Soul’s nature is love; therefore, you will begin to experience abounding joy and radiant love from within your Heart/Soul. You will still experience personal and physical distress; however, you will have the wisdom and the tools to transcend it. The Soul’s main purpose for incarnating in a body is not to learn; its desire is to experience. Within Its original realm, the Soul has Cosmic Consciousness. The Soul assumes a physical vessel in order to experience physicality, and in that state of Being It seeks realization and understanding via various degrees of physical brain consciousness. The main purpose of a Soul-infused personality is to become proficient in bringing down, into the physical Plane, the highest frequencies of God-Consciousness that he/she can embody and radiate out into the world. This results in illumination and Self-mastery.

Through the process of integration and assimilation, the Soul Self slowly reunites all the Fragments of Itself within the Third and Fourth Dimensions into the physical vessel, thereby creating a Soul-infused personality. The Will of the Soul and the will of the human personality must blend in order to align with the next higher level of God-Consciousness. Remember, the Soul is only a dim reflection/Facet of Its original God-Seed Atom within this Sub-Universe. The Soul’s ultimate goal has always been to eventually return to a state of Divine Consciousness.

While in a physical vessel, within this solar system, and during these times of transformation, your return journey from materiality involves experiencing and harmonizing the various Sub-Dimensional levels of sentience–or what has been designated as STAGES OF CONSCIOUS AWARENESS–which necessitate correcting and harmonizing of various negative thought forms of consciousness within the many Soul fragments you have created down through the ages. In doing so, you are gradually integrating these precious Facets of yourself. Over time, on this journey of Ascension, you will integrate all of the lower-frequency Soul Fragments you have created. And you are now in the process of downloading, via your Soul Star, all of the higher-frequency Facets of Soul-consciousness.

The Superconscious Mind and the Soul work in harmony one with another, once a person begins to awaken to and heed the inner voice of Spirit. The Soul Self begins to download or radiate Its storehouse of mental and emotional wisdom, via Its Memory Seed Atoms, into the individual’s physical, emotional, mental and Etheric Being. These memory cells of consciousness are carefully monitored and calibrated to be of no higher frequencies than the physical vessel can accommodate. These thought form patterns will gradually increase in Light quotient, consisting of higher frequency energy, as the aspirant progresses on the Path of Light. In graduated stages, there is a fusion or conscious merging of the Soul and the ego-desire body/personality, until a point of equilibrium is achieved. This is called a “Soul Merge,” whereby the seeker becomes a Soul-infused personality. The Fourth Dimension could be called a “transitional reality,” for this is where humanity begins to let go of all the preconditioning of the past. The Fourth-Dimensional realm is more emotional in nature, and therefore, the heart and feeling nature begin to be the major focus. The ancients called it the “Realm of Maya or illusion.”

The collective mass consciousness of humanity created the lower three dimensional levels, which are the Astral Planes of the Fourth Dimension, and this is where most of humanity exists mentally until they gradually begin to turn inward and listen to the nudgings of their Higher Soul Self. The ego-desire personality is the master manipulator of this realm, and it constantly urges one to seek more satisfaction and happiness via sensation and acquisition. When the Fourth-Dimensional stage of awareness is almost completed, you connect with your Sacred Triad, via the Antakarana, which is a direct stream of Life/Light from your God-Seed Atom. At that time, a Memory-Seed Atom, stored within the Root chakra at the base of the spine, gradually begins to spiral up through the Light Rod of Power, along the spinal column, and then anchors within the Pineal Gland. This, in turn, will activate another Memory Seed Atom of higher awareness—your new Divine Blueprint for the coming age—within the Pineal Gland.

You will begin to tap into your inner power potential as you move into the higher sub-levels of the Fourth Dimension. Matter becomes more fluid, and therefore, it becomes easier to manifest what you desire. That is why you must learn to be decisive and to focus your thoughts with clear intention. A disciplined mind links the chains of thought together in a proper order. It is vitally important for you to understand that scattered thoughts are detrimental to your progress. Living in the present moment—in the NOW moment—is a critical component in attaining Self-mastery. Mental effort is required in order to successfully traverse the path of illumination.

Gradually, a good portion of your memory of past events will begin to fade as you move out of the realm of the instinctual brain/mind into the realms of the cosmic stream of knowledge and your Sacred Mind. Important traits of a Self-master are focused observational abilities and harmlessness in thought, word, and deed. As an aspirant on the Path, greater and greater cosmic truths will be revealed to you. However, you should be aware that the lesser principles of ageless wisdom will constantly be expanded to incorporate the unique rules, laws and truths of the next level of existence in the never-ending cycle of Ascension in consciousness.


AS YOU PREPARE FOR ENTRY INTO A FIFTH-DIMENSIONAL ENVIRONMENT, YOU WILL EXPERIENCE AN UPGRADING OF YOUR EMOTIONAL ATTITUDE AND AN INCREASE IN YOUR MENTAL APTITUDE.

It is important that you not run away from “unfinished business,” but stay in your present environment (circumstances) while you are deciding what your “destiny passion” is (or what your next step into Self-awareness is to be). You must resolve and harmonize the major issues that remain within your auric field—the old business at hand. In other words, if your home life is in chaos, or if you are dissatisfied in the work place or in any of your personal relationships, there is inner work to be done before you can manifest harmony and balance in your outer world.

Take an inventory and endeavor to discover what lessons are to be learned from each situation. Endeavor to see the best in everyone, and consciously seek to make an attitude adjustment. Every person you interact with, and every situation that is presented to you each day that makes an impact on you, contain a lesson to be learned.

The greatest thing that is holding everyone back from attaining Self-mastery and claiming the beauty, bounty, joy, peace and harmony—which is the Divine Birthright for all humanity—is fear. Fear of failure; fear of the unknown; fear of success, and of moving out of the comfort zone of your present existence.

We have stated before, your earthly contract for this lifetime is in the final stages of completion, and that applies to every Soul on Earth. We have stated that the Divine Plan has moved to the next phase or level—time is running out—and this means that everyone must move forward on the spiral of Ascension. This also means that every person on Earth is being given an opportunity to write a new “Galactic Contract.” That means Scripting Your Future or your future will be decided for you, and it will not be nearly as exciting and filled with potential. Each person must take responsibility for their own past, present and future. It is more important than ever to “KNOW THYSELF.”

My brave Bearers of the Light, at one level, the collective consciousness of humanity has moved deeper into a sense of separation, fear of violence, and anxiety about what the future holds. However, there is another band of human collective consciousness that is becoming predominant, for this one is growing in strength exponentially day-by-day. This overlay of consciousness is permeated with unconditional love, hope, desire for peace and harmony amongst all human kind. We tell you that the second band of consciousness—the band of Light—is and will overcome the shadows of fear and separation. The progression of the cosmos in the evolutionary spiral for the return to higher consciousness among all the Facets of Creation will not be delayed or denied. You are truly beginning to understand, and the yearning within is growing stronger and more compelling as you reach higher and higher on your personal sacred journey. In the beginning of this Sub-Universal journey, we were in perfect rapport and finely attuned one with another. Together, we are slowly but surely returning to that beautiful state of Oneness.

I am your faithful friend and constant companion,

I AM Archangel Michael.

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Friday, February 27, 2015

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: FCC Adopts Strong, Sustainable Rules to Protect the Open Internet | Federal Communications Commission



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This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action. Release of the full text of a Commission order constitutes official action.

See MCI v. FCC. 515 F 2d 385 (D.C. Circ 1974).

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February 26, 2015

Mark Wigfield, 202-418-0253

E-mail: mark.wigfield@fcc.gov

FCC ADOPTS STRONG, SUSTAINABLE RULES TO PROTECT THE OPEN INTERNET

Rules Will Preserve the Internet as a Platform for Innovation, Free Expression and Economic Growth

Washington, D.C. – Ending lingering uncertainty about the future of the Open Internet, the Federal

Communications Commission today set sustainable rules of the roads that will protect free expression and

innovation on the Internet and promote investment in the nation’s broadband networks.

The FCC has long been committed to protecting and promoting an Internet that nurtures freedom of

speech and expression, supports innovation and commerce, and incentivizes expansion and investment by

America’s broadband providers. But the agency’s attempts to implement enforceable, sustainable rules to

protect the Open Internet have been twice struck down by the courts.

Today, the Commission—once and for all—enacts strong, sustainable rules, grounded in multiple sources

of legal authority, to ensure that Americans reap the economic, social, and civic benefits of an Open

Internet today and into the future. These new rules are guided by three principles: America’s broadband

networks must be fast, fair and open—principles shared by the overwhelming majority of the nearly 4

million commenters who participated in the FCC’s Open Internet proceeding.

Absent action by the FCC, Internet openness is at risk, as recognized by the very court that struck down

the FCC’s 2010 Open Internet rules last year in Verizon v. FCC.

Broadband providers have economic incentives that “represent a threat to Internet openness and could act

in ways that would ultimately inhibit the speed and extent of future broadband deployment,” as affirmed

by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. The court upheld the Commission’s finding

that Internet openness drives a “virtuous cycle” in which innovations at the edges of the network enhance

consumer demand, leading to expanded investments in broadband infrastructure that, in turn, spark new

innovations at the edge.

However, the court observed that nearly 15 years ago, the Commission constrained its ability to protect

against threats to the open Internet by a regulatory classification of broadband that precluded use of

statutory protections that historically ensured the openness of telephone networks. The Order finds that

the nature of broadband Internet access service has not only changed since that initial classification

decision, but that broadband providers have even more incentives to interfere with Internet openness

today. To respond to this changed landscape, the new Open Internet Order restores the FCC’s legal

authority to fully address threats to openness on today’s networks by following a template for

sustainability laid out in the D.C. Circuit Opinion itself, including reclassification of broadband Internet

access as a telecommunications service under Title II of the Communications Act.

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With a firm legal foundation established, the Order sets three “bright-line” rules of the road for behavior

known to harm the Open Internet, adopts an additional, flexible standard to future-proof Internet openness

rules, and protects mobile broadband users with the full array of Open Internet rules. It does so while

preserving incentives for investment and innovation by broadband providers by affording them an even

more tailored version of the light-touch regulatory treatment that fostered tremendous growth in the

mobile wireless industry.

Following are the key provisions and rules of the FCC’s Open Internet Order:

New Rules to Protect an Open Internet

While the FCC’s 2010 Open Internet rules had limited applicability to mobile broadband, the new rules—

in their entirety—would apply to fixed and mobile broadband alike, recognizing advances in technology

and the growing significance of wireless broadband access in recent years (while recognizing the

importance of reasonable network management and its specific application to mobile and unlicensed Wi-

Fi networks). The Order protects consumers no matter how they access the Internet, whether on a desktop

computer or a mobile device.

Bright Line Rules: The first three rules ban practices that are known to harm the Open Internet:



No Blocking: broadband providers may not block access to legal content, applications, services,

or non-harmful devices.



No Throttling: broadband providers may not impair or degrade lawful Internet traffic on the

basis of content, applications, services, or non-harmful devices.



No Paid Prioritization: broadband providers may not favor some lawful Internet traffic over

other lawful traffic in exchange for consideration of any kind—in other words, no “fast lanes.”

This rule also bans ISPs from prioritizing content and services of their affiliates.

The bright-line rules against blocking and throttling will prohibit harmful practices that target specific

applications or classes of applications. And the ban on paid prioritization ensures that there will be no

fast lanes.

A Standard for Future Conduct: Because the Internet is always growing and changing, there must be a

known standard by which to address any concerns that arise with new practices. The Order establishes

that ISPs cannot “unreasonably interfere with or unreasonably disadvantage” the ability of consumers to

select, access, and use the lawful content, applications, services, or devices of their choosing; or of edge

providers to make lawful content, applications, services, or devices available to consumers. Today’s

Order ensures that the Commission will have authority to address questionable practices on a case-by-

case basis, and provides guidance in the form of factors on how the Commission will apply the standard

in practice.

Greater Transparency: The rules described above will restore the tools necessary to address specific

conduct by broadband providers that might harm the Open Internet. But the Order recognizes the critical

role of transparency in a well-functioning broadband ecosystem. In addition to the existing transparency

rule, which was not struck down by the court, the Order requires that broadband providers disclose, in a

consistent format, promotional rates, fees and surcharges and data caps. Disclosures must also include

packet loss as a measure of network performance, and provide notice of network management practices

that can affect service. To further consider the concerns of small ISPs, the Order adopts a temporary

exemption from the transparency enhancements for fixed and mobile providers with 100,000 or fewer

subscribers, and delegates authority to our Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau to determine

whether to retain the exception and, if so, at what level.

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The Order also creates for all providers a “safe harbor” process for the format and nature of the required

disclosure to consumers, which the Commission believes will lead to more effective presentation of

consumer-focused information by broadband providers.

Reasonable Network Management: For the purposes of the rules, other than paid prioritization, an ISP

may engage in reasonable network management. This recognizes the need of broadband providers to

manage the technical and engineering aspects of their networks.



In assessing reasonable network management, the Commission’s standard takes account of the

particular engineering attributes of the technology involved—whether it be fiber, DSL, cable,

unlicensed Wi-Fi, mobile, or another network medium.



However, the network practice must be primarily used for and tailored to achieving a legitimate

network management—and not business—purpose. For example, a provider can’t cite reasonable

network management to justify reneging on its promise to supply a customer with “unlimited”

data.

Broad Protection

Some data services do not go over the public Internet, and therefore are not “broadband Internet access”

services (VoIP from a cable system is an example, as is a dedicated heart-monitoring service). The Order

ensures that these services do not undermine the effectiveness of the Open Internet rules. Moreover, all

broadband providers’ transparency disclosures will continue to cover any offering of such non-Internet

access data services—ensuring that the public and the Commission can keep a close eye on any tactics

that could undermine the Open Internet rules.

Interconnection: New Authority to Address Concerns

For the first time the Commission can address issues that may arise in the exchange of traffic between

mass-market broadband providers and other networks and services. Under the authority provided by the

Order, the Commission can hear complaints and take appropriate enforcement action if it determines the

interconnection activities of ISPs are not just and reasonable.

Legal Authority: Reclassifying Broadband Internet Access under Title II

The Order provides the strongest possible legal foundation for the Open Internet rules by relying on

multiple sources of authority including both Title II of the Communications Act and Section 706 of the

Telecommunications Act of 1996. At the same time, the Order refrains – or forbears – from enforcing 27

provisions of Title II and over 700 associated regulations that are not relevant to modern broadband

service. Together Title II and Section 706 support clear rules of the road, providing the certainty needed

for innovators and investors, and the competitive choices and freedom demanded by consumers, while not

burdening broadband providers with anachronistic utility-style regulations such as rate regulation, tariffs

or network sharing requirements.



First, the Order reclassifies “broadband Internet access service”—that’s the retail broadband

service Americans buy from cable, phone, and wireless providers—as a telecommunications

service under Title II. This decision is fundamentally a factual one. It recognizes that today

broadband Internet access service is understood by the public as a transmission platform through

which consumers can access third-party content, applications, and services of their choosing.

Reclassification of broadband Internet access service also addresses any limitations that past

classification decisions placed on the ability to adopt strong open Internet rules, as interpreted by

the D.C. Circuit in the Verizon case. And it supports the Commission’s authority to address

interconnection disputes on a case-by-case basis, because the promise to consumers that they will

be able to travel the Internet encompasses the duty to make the necessary arrangements that allow

consumers to use the Internet as they wish.



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Second, the proposal finds further grounding in Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of

1996. Notably, the Verizon court held that Section 706 is an independent grant of authority to the

Commission that supports adoption of Open Internet rules. Using it here—without the limitations

of the common carriage prohibition that flowed from earlier the “information service”

classification—bolsters the Commission’s authority.



Third, the Order’s provisions on mobile broadband also are based on Title III of the

Communications Act. The Order finds that mobile broadband access service is best viewed as a

commercial mobile service or its functional equivalent.

Forbearance: A modernized, light-touch approach

Congress requires the FCC to refrain from enforcing – forbear from – provisions of the Communications

Act that are not in the public interest. The Order applies some key provisions of Title II, and forbears

from most others. Indeed, the Order ensures that some 27 provisions of Title II and over 700 regulations

adopted under Title II will not apply to broadband. There is no need for any further proceedings before

the forbearance is adopted. The proposed Order would apply fewer sections of Title II than have applied

to mobile voice networks for over twenty years.



Major Provisions of Title II that the Order WILL APPLY:

o

The proposed Order applies “core” provisions of Title II: Sections 201 and 202 (e.g., no

unjust or unreasonable practices or discrimination)

o

Allows investigation of consumer complaints under section 208 and related enforcement

provisions, specifically sections 206, 207, 209, 216 and 217

o

Protects consumer privacy under Section 222

o

Ensures fair access to poles and conduits under Section 224, which would boost the

deployment of new broadband networks

o

Protects people with disabilities under Sections 225 and 255

o

Bolsters universal service fund support for broadband service in the future through partial

application of Section 254.



Major Provisions Subject to Forbearance:

o

Rate regulation: the Order makes clear that broadband providers shall not be subject to

utility-style rate regulation, including rate regulation, tariffs, and last-mile unbundling.

o

Universal Service Contributions: the Order DOES NOT require broadband providers to

contribute to the Universal Service Fund under Section 254. The question of how best to

fund the nation’s universal service programs is being considered in a separate, unrelated

proceeding that was already underway.

o

Broadband service will remain exempt from state and local taxation under the Internet

Tax Freedom Act. This law, recently renewed by Congress and signed by the President,

bans state and local taxation on Internet access regardless of its FCC regulatory

classification.

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Effective Enforcement

o

The FCC will enforce the Open Internet rules through investigation and processing of

formal and informal complaints

o

Enforcement advisories, advisory opinions and a newly-created ombudsman will provide

guidance

o

The Enforcement Bureau can request objective written opinions on technical matters

from outside technical organizations, industry standards-setting bodies and other

organizations.

Fostering Investment and Competition

All of this can be accomplished while encouraging investment in broadband networks. To preserve

incentives for broadband operators to invest in their networks, the Order will modernize Title II using the

forbearance authority granted to the Commission by Congress—tailoring the application of Title II for the

21st century, encouraging Internet Service Providers to invest in the networks on which Americans

increasingly rely.



The Order forbears from applying utility-style rate regulation, including rate regulation or tariffs,

last-mile unbundling, and burdensome administrative filing requirements or accounting standards.



Mobile voice services have been regulated under a similar light-touch Title II approach, and

investment and usage boomed.



Investment analysts have concluded that Title II with appropriate forbearance is unlikely to have

any negative on the value or future profitability of broadband providers. Providers such as Sprint,

Frontier, as well as representatives of hundreds of smaller carriers that have voluntarily adopted

Title II regulation, have likewise said that a light-touch, Title II classification of broadband will

not depress investment.

Action by the Commission February 26, 2015, by Report and Order on Remand, Declaratory Ruling, and

Order (FCC 15-24). Chairman Wheeler, Commissioners Clyburn and Rosenworcel with Commissioners

Pai and O’Rielly dissenting. Chairman Wheeler, Commissioners Clyburn, Rosenworcel, Pai and

O’Rielly issuing statements.

Docket No.: 14-28

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