5D Shift: Just One Breath Away from the Next Big Breakthrough
When it gets challenging on the path, and you're in doubt, that's when to really get going. That's when the possibility is enormous. It's stunning just how many reasons, excuses and self-denials it's possible to find when you're approaching that moment of Breakthrough. But at this point, you can actually FEEL the density. It's the point of maximum opportunity. When it seems most difficult, and the layers resistant, that's when, by contrast, spectacular light becomes available on the inside.
Here's the opportunity right now for those who seize it.
The Red Pill or the Blue Pill?
Inertia is what to watch for. It's uncomfortable when you're peeling off a new layer. It's all too easy to take that soft comfort or distract from the tightness - whether you're intermittent fasting, spending more time in meditation or quietness, or forging a new direction in life, that's when you'll feel it - the resistance that wants to keep you small in the shell.
But you know all too well, you've taken the easy option before, and it never led to anywhere different or better - always the same limitation. That's when to take the pain and make it really count: feel into it, whether it's the niggling voice of doubt - "you'll never make it, you're not good enough"; or emotional weakness - "just take that little pill of comfort"; or boredom and loneliness - "how long do I have to do this for?"
The path isn't all sweetness and light - that's one of the greatest deceptions of the shadowside here. Yes, there's surrender, but often the truth is about surrendering through all the reasons why not. The pain is illusion, and you're always one breath away from breaking through. You see there's feeling the presence of self-realisation, which is totally awesome, BUT, that's only the beginning of the journey. The real crunch BEGINS at that point, with the resurrection of your multidimensional beingness. And it gets especially tough when times are difficult, the higher you go up the mountain.
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In the Desert of the Real
I feel the shadowside is on the back foot. Plenty have seen through the veils of their ridiculous machinations and distractions. The great thing is that many are no longer fooled. The beast has revealed itself. We know what we're up against, where and how - it's anything that would distract you from your centre or try to put you in worry or fear.
This is a time of tremendous opportunity. When the beast was hidden, it was easy to go along with the show. Now you can no longer trust or rely on the powers that be. Have no doubt, day by day, they are losing their power and their authority. Those denser layers that were wrapped up inside our psyche can more easily be pulled apart. We can download energy from the divine to infuse and inspire our lives. Let's go for it!
Push on in, push on through, dig deep. When things get tough for me, I visualise myself in the desert, with nothing but an old shall, a staff, and a pocket with a small stone of truth - cutting back the illusion of reality and working to find the sweet purity of transcendence. Outside, when the 3D world is dank and bleak, good. The cars and trucks pass by oblivious to the light. Good. In the streets, the people are still invested in mobile phones. Okay, it's their choice. They reveal to me in glorious technicolour what I am not. And so I dig deeper, transcend further. They're all now a distant dream, disappearing into the horizon. And now I'm in the oasis, the feeling of light and completeness. I rue not the external - that was always their choice. This is mine.
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Forge in, Craft Soul, and Emerge Out
It's cold in the meditation studio at 4 am in the morning. Knees are still aching from yesterday. The back is uncomfortable and it would be oh-so lovely just to laze in bed a while longer. But I know where that path goes - always to the same place. It never delivered anything different. Neither did the soft comfort or denial. Always the same place. By contrast, in this quietened darkness, there's always limitless possibility.
The whole universe of feeling and perception is inside. What can you find this time? Beware though, the desert is full of those who tried but gave up - gave up one breath away from that big Breakthrough.
And as you sit, 23hrs into that daily fast, even though the body is screaming, the mind is itching and the emotions sobbing, that's exactly where you're crafting soul. Did anyone say it should always feel good? No, it doesn't. You're breaking soul through, your forging light in the inner crucible. Surrender, surrender, surrender. But don't confuse - that's NOT giving up. Surrender is having the courage to take the pain. It's recognising the old pathway never led anywhere - and if there's resistance in you, that can only be showing you what you are not - so why not breakthrough it? That's exactly where to go to work. You forge in, craft soul, and emerge out.
DIVINICUS: at The Lord of the Rings, Snowdonia Retreat
The Lotus Reveals itself in the Mud!
There's so much cosmic energy coming in right now that wants to be grounded in this plane - and so many of us are here to anchor it. Yet surrounding you are the naysayers and doubters, even family who think you're half crazy for daring to believe in something extra, something cosmic, something divine. Don't let their density dampen or bury your light. You don't need to convince or persuade them of anything. Their choice is their choice, and so is yours. Come up shining in spite of it all.
So if at times you feel alone or in a minority of one; if you feel at times like giving up, reflect on my words. Many times I have sat in this desert - countless times I have broken through. And this is exactly where you do it. The lotus reveals itself not from the sunshine, but from the mud. Your soul is taking you where you most fear to tread. But with each dive, with each breakthrough, you open another petal. And at some point, not even the densest of minds will be able to deny the beauty.
Losing is not an option.
Stopping is no solution.
There is only one outcome here,
there only ever was...
The lotus will break through and emerge out.
Warriors in the Heart
From the Lotus Flower to the Flower of Scotland, I'll leave you with this video from Stirling Castle in Scotland, exploring the legend of William Wallace, and how we might apply the sense of the Warrior in the Heart through the accelerating shift. It's inspiration to confront and break down inner density, to stand strong in your truth out in society, and anchoring the passion of higher light. It can be dense and confusing out there as humanity's karmic layers peel off. But as we dig deep, we can feel the truth in our hearts. We must then stand strong in it, no matter the push-back or attempts to suppress. We've got this, we can do it.
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Just WOW!!!
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Now THAT is some intensely focussed warrior energy! Gorgeous kata! Really gives me an inspiring lift, thank you! And the words which resonate so much to where I am right now. 🙏💙barb
Gift of persistently challenging experience
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This message feels so supportive right now. I feel I am in a battle within myself. I have completed the first of four months of a practicum placement, which seems to be the perfect circumstance to stir up all of the deepest fears and doubts that have limited the fullest expression of myself. If it were shorter, it would not be enough to really break through - these patterns have survived a long time, and it's taking the persistent sense of no escape for these identities to see that hiding, pushing away, disembodying, trying to assuade self-doubt with more mental knowledge are not sustainable.
The vulnerability is breaking through - the open willingness to be present in the experience. I feel throughout the day moments when I breathe and relax and let it all in and other times when fight or flight is kicking in, and the urge to hide or escape is enormous. The squeeze of the fears and doubts come and go, stripping away the defenses against them.
Yesterday, when I was home for the day, all the energy I was sitting on during the week came up as a wave of overwhelm, panic, and immense fear of being responsible for something that was outside of my capacity. A visceral memory arose through the body that brought on guttural sobs - nothing I can really name but a memory that was alive in the body and outside the mind's understanding. Eventually came solace and peace through the experience. I have never experienced anything quite like that.
When you mention the lotus arising from the mud I see the bud that has recently emerged and how very important it is to realize these times of intensity are inviting a breakthrough. I feel on the other side of this round for now...and it seems to be coming in waves with times of relative harmony and then more intensity.
Thank you for this message - I can never hear it too much!!
Jen
When the Going gets tough, trust in the Breakthrough Process 👊
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03/02/2025 Openhand Shift Insight
Hi Folks - How are your daily shift practices that keep you emerging going?
At times, be aware, you're going to find things tough. You might wonder why you're doing this 'spiritual stuff', why keep working at it? And maybe you feel you're constantly failing. That's okay. It just tells you that you're hit the friction - the friction to push against. Remind yourself why you started this: that the other path, in the Simulation, leads to nothing of value or fulfillment - only a fleeting glimpse of instant gratification. Whereas, we can attain something truly worthwhile and lasting.
It's when you're in doubt, that you need your process to work with. It's why Openhand created the...
Breakthrough Approach.
Now, more than ever, it's essential to have those patterns and rhythms in focus. Whether it's your meditation practice, your diet, connection to nature, deep consciousness bodywork, clearing your personal space, reducing electrosmog, clearing intervention. These must all be a part of a daily integrated practice that is constantly developing, learning, evolving, and growing. People are seizing the day, stepping up to the challenge and really working it through - it's great to witness!
And...Expressing yourself. Putting your heartfelt feeling intention out there. Even if only in a few words, because it creates feedback loops with the universe and channels your energy through the outer density. Give it a whirl, place a comment below to my lead article above and watch the energy build. 👌
A crucial thing to contemplate and work with is the Universal Torus. Why? Because quite succinctly it is the flower of life itself - it's what gets and keeps the energy moving and transforming. It comes through you as active kundalini. When you have blockages, resistances, and disharmony in any aspect of your outer life, then it's certain it's because of a blockage in how the Torus flows in you. So what do we need to work with in order to help unleash the Torus? Here are 5 points of focus to consider and work with...
1) A good solid breathing practice - that gets the energy moving through you - like Openhand's Breakthrough Breathing
2) Chakra opening and attuning - is necessary so as to keep the energy moving through the various inner layers and inter-dimensionally... Chakra opening and attunement meditation
3) Dealing with karmic density -You'll immediately start to stir up karmic density with the first two practices. So you'll need to consider how you breakthrough and unravel karma... explore daily karmic processing
4) Entities and implants - will also come active as you move energy through the layers. So if you feel this happening inside, if you feel dense, down or stuck in patterns, then it's quite likely there'll be some kind of this limitation that's bleeding energy within. So make sure you have a good means of removing them... here's Openhand's approach to removing implants and entities
5) Bring in higher dimensional benevolence - and the angelic realm - form a heart-felt connection into the benevolent support around us in the ether. Invite their help to keep the energy moving and to channel away density - you must be doing the work in your own field, but you can certainly call on them to lend a hand!
Once you've got the Torus in place in your life, then it makes it easier to call in the higher dimensionals to support creative animation in all aspects of your life. With that in mind, take some quality time out to watch this episode of the 5D Shift Podcast, which is all about gaining greater Star Being collaboration in our lives. It's designed to inform, uplift and inspire...
Bright Blessings Everyone
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Be the Lotus flower - bloom out of the darkness 🪷
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By reading this main article I got a flash back into my "dark" months a good year ago, when sitting and surrendering in the "mud" this quote came to me from I do not remember where: "Just like the Lotus we too have the ability to rise from the mud, bloom out of the darkness and radiate into the world". And I was painting my all heaviness of the heart and pain of the existence, I was painting this into the various styles of Lotus flowers, until the light started breaking through the black clouds.
Here I share one of those paintings in watercolour which helped me to express out onto the paper and release the karmic pain.
Love and blessings
Asya
Hi Asya, I just wanted to…
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Hi Asya, I just wanted to say how beautiful and inspiring your artistic talent is. It is so greatly appreciated and motivates me to want to pick up the brush and express my stuff too. So heartwarming to see such beauty emerge from your pain, and I'm grateful for your sharing. Heartfelt thanks! 🙏💙barb
Chakra attunement through coloration
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Hi Open,
I have recently found I can tune into my chakra's by coloration rather than by feeling (or rationalizing) the location. It started out as visualizing the color of the chakra I wanted to attune to. In the attunement meditation this went purple, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red.
Because of this I no longer needed to rationalize their locations, i.e not having to consider 'being' at the top of the head, behind the eyes, etc. In the beginning I still did this to confirm I was actually still attuning. Yesterday the visualization turned into feeling the color and today that turned into being the color. I am currently very green, which makes sense from two intellectual perspectives. One being an approach from the heart and the second being that resulting from my faciliation sessions a point was reached where the upward energy in the lower three chakras is much stronger, and a removal of what visualized as callousing above yellow is what we last worked on, so it makes sense that green is the next step.
I found the added bonus of being the color is that I can attune more directly to where my attention flows. I have felt minty today, but also magenta and off-white. In time, this tells me in more detail where blockages are and in which direction (or both) the blockage formed and/or has the most effect. I could try to put words to their meaning but since this is still new I will not. I will work with this to see what it brings.
I wanted to post this because it may be a method for others to try out and see what it does for them.
PS. I feel the urge to add that a few months ago when you showed the video of the emerging torus you put somewhere on the site (a video made by ieoie) you asked what I though of it and I said 'not much' or something like that, because it didn't have any meaning to me at the time beyond 'someone made a video.' Now I want to say that it shows me how straight lines in movement create perception of curvature based on the point of attention. Not sure what this information is good for, just felt to add it here.
Soaring off,
LtJ
Thank you Open, really…
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Thank you Open, really feeling all of this. This thing they have clamped on my crown is a tough nut. I felt a wedge stuck in the right side and after working on it now also feel a wedge stuck in the left side. A brave new step into facing it, working, and avoiding the old habits. I can feel something growing in me. I WANT this.
Expressions: Flow, experience, connection, freedom of movement, travel the unknown fearlessly and with as few constraints and attachments as possible, an aligned, sovereign home base where I can freely express and from which to explore ever deeper into myself and the energies of the planet, fully immerse in the final human experience, grow up and stand on my own two legs strongly and with complete trust in myself and the flow and not depending on anyone, regain strength so I have energy for all that, especially the long walks, singing, forgiveness, acceptance, actualization, resurrection, breaking free, emerging out, diving in...being.🙏💙barb
Trusting the soul, Trusting the process
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A week ago, while walking, I was contemplating what I am really made of and what my true nature is. I could not finish my walk because I had a strong feeling and urge to sit and meditate, which I followed. This time, for some reason, the meditation felt very different. I closed my eyes and fell somewhere deep within myself, somewhere so profound.
I felt this expansion, like I was getting some answers to the questions I had been holding on to. While in that state, I could feel a sense of my boundless nature, expanded and free-flowing. Interestingly, at the same time, I could clearly see the limiting layers of my small self-identity and how much they were restricting and limiting me. It was all very visible, like seeing something with absolute clarity.
This expanded state lasted for a day or so, and then I felt like I was thrown into the density of my own karma and shadows, which had been hidden beneath. All these got illuminated intensely. It was overwhelming and too much to deal with. But I know this is exactly where I should go, I just need to ride through the waves. Whatever is coming up are the layers that have been limiting me from my true self. Even though it is very challenging, I understand that this is something I need to surrender fully and pass through to liberate myself.
In the article when I was reading about trust in the process, these words—trusting the soul and trusting the flow—felt almost like a soft wind in my consciousness, calming and relaxing me. Giving me strength to navigate through. I am so grateful for this breakthrough approach that is helping me surrender deeply and to pass through, trusting the soul, trusting the process, and trusting the flow.
River
ps: Offering a few lines from my current favorite Kabir poem for the community. Thank you! 😊
Playing It Small
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Hi Open,
Your video at Stirling Castle really spoke to me. I have always felt that peaceful warrior spirit, but often when I spoke out in the past I was overtaken by fear and tightness, sometimes even losing my train of thought and ability to literally talk out loud. It was like I was being choked internally and blocked from thinking and feeling. I learned at an early age to play it small to avoid these unpleasant experiences. I see how feeling into these energies can be the key to unlocking the key to liberate my souls ability to speak through me. I would like to connect with the peaceful warrior spirit again. Thank you for the insight and the video.
Warrior in the heart
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Hi Kyle - I'm so glad the video provided some resonant upliftment 🙏
This speaks to me deeply…
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This speaks to me deeply. Some of us still can't do it alone, still need someone to help light the way. Knowing that you struggle too helps immensely in feeling less alone. Your courage gives me courage. And mostly, you not giving up on ones who want to give up every day makes me want to hang on. Knowing that pain is part of it helps to accept it and see it as a great tool and gauge for where I'm stuck. Wonderful and important post, can't thank you enough for your unfailing support and encouragement. Maybe AA Raphael could help you with those knees? Best wishes🙏❤️
Feeling Mode vs Rational Mode
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Hi Open, thanks for your wise words.
What do you mean by "deep consciousness bodywork"?
Also, even though I've deepened my meditation a lot in the past weeks, there's some aspect I'm struggling with that I'd like to share. It's difficult to put into words but here we go!
I work composing and mixing music. My "default mode" for many years has been very rational and analytical, creating inner struggle and making me spend too much time finishing a song. That's because today we have endless tools and plugins that open up infinite possibilities to manipulate sound, so my mind is never satisfied.
But recently I've been consciously trying to FEEL more during work, and it's amazing how the choices become so clear and there is no attachment. However, to sustain that "feeling mode" I really really really have to do it consciously, and if I'm not attentive my rigid mind appears again and limits my choices. And then I surrender, meditate again... but as the day goes on, it gets increasingly difficult to sustain the feeling while working.
The gap between rational and feeling "modes" is enormous. In the first one I can't finish any song, in the latter it's plain easy. I wonder if this is normal... Will I ever be able to feel effortlessly? Why the feeling vanishes away, what causes it? How can I better integrate this new way of being? Any thoughts and suggestions from anyone are highly appreciated.
Thank you
Essential feeling mode and using the mind as a willing tool
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Hi Edu - greetings and welcome to Openhand
By "Deep Consciousness Bodywork" I mean a practice that brings your awareness deep into the body - like yoga for example, or here at Openhand we have our own practice called "soulmotion". I suspect that something like this might help you break the hold of the mind in your creative endeavours.
Two other things spring to mind: 1) when you're working, to take frequent pauses and reflect on other things - greenery in the garden for example, the sound of the birds or the feeling of the breath; 2) Practice holding a periphery vision - meaning that even when you're focussed on what you're doing, work to have a percentage of awareness attuned to other things around you.
Ultimately the key will be to be centred more in the feelings and coming from there, using the mind as a willing tool.
Best wishes
Open 🙏
Northern lights
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Hey O,
I'm so glad you enjoyed the vid. The lights are so magical and envoke such deep feelings for me. Its like being washed over with light.
Thankyou for all you share its is very encouraging and I appreciate it heaps.
Much love
Erin 💚🐎🌳
Thank you Open from NZ
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Thank you so much Open for the inspiring words.
A few years ago we met at your seminar in NZ which now seems like a lifetime ago. NZ is going through some very challenging times at the moment and most kiwis are deep in the trenches. Your words still give me hope in these dark hours.
Blessings
Tony
Thank you !
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Beautiful 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Transformation of negativity
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Sound is the most powerful tool of creation and transformation, everything in existence was created through the sound. It has the power to transform even the worst negativity in to something beautiful. And creating with pure intent results in perfection, you can feel that there's nothing more to do, transformation is complete.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MS_bN5ECJTI
In the mud...
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Mud is good for the skin, mud is messy, mud is dense. I'm in the mud a lot, so to speak. It's been tough and I'm always checking in here and it's always uplifting. Gotta keep slogging through the mud. Your sharing keeps me moving on ahead. Thank you.
Sherri
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Woke up in the middle of the night with this song in my head, very appropriate. Billions of jabz already used, in their words this would be high body count, KIA, WIA. It looks like they finally get their Ww3. Good news is that it is the last one.
From a higher perspective - yes, some people are dying, but it was already in their soul contract. Yes, times are awful, but benevolent knew this is coming and they didn't stop it, it fits in the bigger picture. It was awful for thousands of years, history just keep on repeating itself and people keep on forgetting. Sistem want us not just to be their slaves, we must be positive slaves, forget all the bad. Exposing negativity is forbidden, all whistle blowers are labelled as negatives by exactly the ones that are acting negative. Manipulation is everywhere, you can't control billions of people directly, manipulation is just another form of violence.
The biggest casualty will be the system itself, it's already crumbling, but it won't be nice.
So, what to do in this situation? I don't really have an answer, I guess nobody have it in the 3d mind. But the ones from higher realms are here with helping hand, so keeping high frequency and staying connected is the way. That's exactly what Openhand approach is suggesting and the time is now, in 2022 old ways won't work anymore.
Soooo timely
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Thankyou so much Open, the timing of this encouraging article is exquisite.
It's such a struggle to stay in the mud and forge through petal by petal!
Your personal sharing really helps me hang in there! And the struggles of Bruce!
And funnily enough there is plenty of mud round here at the moment as there has been days and days of rain! The frogs are serenading me in the downpipes and my feet are enjoying squishing in the mud connecting to mother earth. Its a great reminder of the journey of the lotus to bloom in its beauty!
Also lots of scotch thistles coming up which are reiminders too!
Much love
Erin 💚🌳🐎
The Desert of the Real...You've Been Down That Road!
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You've been down that road.
It only ever led to the same place.
Time for breakthrough!...
I walk down the same street ...
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I’m sharing a story with you that I heard from a talk by Dr. Wayne Dyer years ago:
Chapter One
I walk down the street. There’s a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I am lost. I am helpless. It’s not my fault. I still take forever to find a way up.
Chapter Two
I walk down the same street. There’s a deep hole in the sidewalk. I pretend I don’t see it. I fall in again; I can’t believe I’m in the same place! It isn’t my fault, but it still takes a long time to get out.
Chapter Three
I walk down the same street. There’s a deep hole in the sidewalk. I see it there and I still fall in! It’s a habit. My eyes are open. I know where I am. It’s my fault. I get out immediately.
Chapter Four
I walk down the same street. There’s a deep hole in the sidewalk. I walk around it.
Chapter Five
I walk down a different street. ✨
With love,
Desi
Absolutely love it! - perfect!!
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Absolutely love it! - perfect!!
Open 🙏
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