LOST IN SPACE

Mike Dooley
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Copyright © 1998 Michael Dooley.

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Quote on page 5 from Psalms 82:6.

There is a truth.

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 To whomever finds this book,
please do sit down and have a look…
for what’s inside is mighty stuff,
for those who read just deep enough.
Know ye not that ye are Gods.
Moses
Your name was whispered
Before you were born,
And as if from the mist
Your image took form.
The Spirit of Life
Had begun Its quest,
To learn of Itself
Through the ultimate test:
A Being of Light
Set free in creation,
To master the gift
Of imagination…
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Not all that long ago, in the nether reaches of ad infinitum, there
formed a council of fearless explorers who had become bored with perfection,
infinity, and all the trappings so familiar to those who art in heaven. Whatever it was
they wanted, they got. However they wanted to change it, they did. And whatever
they wanted to be, they became. All in all, their existence had become so... “same old,
same old”, that they hardly felt like the great Adventurers they were. It wasn’t enough
they agreed. So being their own creators, they decided to invent a whole new
dimension for their reality.
Well new dimensions, even for these Adventurers, don’t get invented all that
often, so you can imagine their excitement as they began to explore the vast new
possibilities that suddenly lay before them. And this dimension was especially cool,
because it made possible, the previously unthinkable ability, of being in just “one
place”… without being “everywhere else” at once!
Of course they were really still “everywhere else” at once, because they were
“everywhere else”. But now, they were actually able to dim this awareness enough, to
focus on a single “somewhere.” So more than they were inventing “somewheres,”
what they were really learning to do, momentarily at least, was to completely blot-out
“everywhere else” from their thinking.
Now to you, this may all sound pretty tame, but to them, it was revolutionary.
You see, up until then, such “separations” from one another had been practically
“impossible” because they had all simply been “One”, a “Great Omniscient Deity”,
or GOD.
True... they were really still God in this new dimension, because God can only
be God, but it did allow them to have a totally unique perspective on their reality. For
instance, each now had a secret pattern they could follow to orchestrate their very
own magic and experiments, in virtual secrecy. And instead of just “being” the
cosmos in its entirety, now they could actually travel through it, from one
“somewhere” to another.
Imagine... after eons and eons of just kind of hanging out, now they actually
had places to go!

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 So much did they learn and refer to this new dimension that it quickly became
known as the Secret Pattern Adventure for Creative Enlightenment, or SPACE for
short.

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The Gods were on a roll, and inspired by their burning desires, it

didn’t take them long to realize that this space of theirs contained far more
possibilities for adventure than even they had dreamed of. And best of all, they were
beginning to see that this space, itself, could be filled! With what? With the only thing
that has ever existed, of course… thought.
These Gods had long known of the absolutely awesome powers of thought,
but they had never “thought about”, what a thought, itself, might look like... or how
it might sound, or how it would feel, or smell, or taste... until now. In space they were
finding that whenever they focused their thinking and concentrated their thoughts,
the energy sent out was actually transformed… with shocking and spectacular results.
Their thoughts, all on their lonesome, began to, like, “jel”... Aghhh!! In other words,
they came alive!
In space the Gods were finding that their thoughts could be big or small,
green or red, hard or soft, loud or quiet, whatever they imagined. It was so easy, that it
seemed too easy. But easy or not, it soon became obvious that their thoughts only
needed to be “thought-of” to take form and be projected into this new dimension
that held them.
Of course the Gods had used their imagination before, but now, in space, a
materialized thought could be examined from the outside-in, giving it a
multidimensional reality all its own. And “things” really got rolling when, to their
delight, they found they could Materialize Any Thought That Existed into Reality. So
in no time at all (mostly because time had not yet been invented), MATTER began to
fill their space.
Creativity soared among the Adventurers as they dabbled first creating stars
and planets, and then mountains and oceans. Everything they dreamed of came to life
in an explosion of light, color and sound that stretched their imagination to the very
edges of the Universe. It was fantastically exciting, except… except deep down inside,
they knew that something was missing: as spectacular as their new worlds were, they
themselves, the Creators of it all, remained on the outside, looking in.

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So the Gods began to ponder how they could become part of the
mysterious, enchanting, material worlds they had created, and in their wondering they
asked, “If our matter is simply occupied space, and as God we are really everywhere
at once, hmmm... could we possibly exist in the very same space that holds our
matter?”
Immediately they knew that they could, and as they thought-it, they did it,
takingup residence “inside” their matter, just as if it were a “somewhere” (by
momentarily blotting-out “everywhere else” from their thinking)!
To make “things” even more interesting, right about then, a new game was
being invented called “Hide and Seek”, and as could be predicted, the Gods scurried
about in their excitement and hid themselves inside their creations where they would
not likely be found. They Hid Under Matter Animated in the Now, because “Now”
was still all there was, and when they referred to themselves hiding, they called it
being HUMAN.
It was a great idea, so great in fact, that no one was ever found! So despite
their joy in having found a new game to play, they were no longer aware of each
other’s discoveries. A predicament of major proportions.
This prompted a call to go out for the need to Trace one another In Material
Existence; thus TIME was born (finally!). The games resumed, reunions were
planned, and the fun really began... until, that is, everyone had pretty much “Been
there, done that!”, as they liked to say.
Another idea was needed, and as God, it didn’t take them long to have one.
What if, they thought, we all ventured out together, as matter, into the same space, at
the same time? WHOA! This idea was so monumental, so profound, so colossal... that
it sent a big bang booming throughout all creation, and has since been compared to
the invention of Light itself!

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Well, by now it should be obvious that these Gods weren’t your

normal, everyday kind of Gods. They were creative Adventurers on a mission: to
have as much fun as could possibly be imagined. And to that end, as you well know,
they’ve been wildly successful; though they have met-up with a few wrinkles that are
still being ironed out.
For instance, once time was invented, the Gods spent so much of it playing
amongst their creations, they began to focus less and less on being “everywhere else”.
You see, after they all decided to venture out into the same place, at the same time,
together, they had so much fun there, they ended-up staying much longer than they’d
ever intended. And during their never-ending games of Hide and Seek, they stayed
human so long, not wanting to be found of course, that they gradually forgot they
were really “everywhere else” too.
Now, as if all that wasn’t bad enough, they began bumping into one another’s
thoughts and creations, and mixing them with their own! And by then, with so many
thoughts and things and humans roaming about, it had become difficult telling one
apart from the other. All in all their existence had become very unpredictable, with
the welcome exceptions of certain recurring objects and events - those that had
simply received more attention (more thoughts) than the others had. Not realizing
this however, they embraced these things for their dependability. These, they thought,
must prove that some Realities, whether of thoughts or things, are Expressed by All
Life. Henceforth, these they labeled, with great relief, as REAL. Silly Gods!
Silly because they promptly set off labeling everything they ever knew as either
real or unreal, warning each other not to trust the unreal, lest they be made a fool of.
Oooh!

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Actually, without knowing any better, they had begun assembling the
very first belief system (some of which remains within the very same space that you
now reside). And all because a few teeny, tiny, recurring thoughts had Become
Examples of a Living Idea (because remember, all thought is alive) Embraced as Fact.
You see, no thought or idea is more “right”, or real, than another. Thoughts
are just thoughts. But when one thought is thought “enough”, to the exclusion of
others even, it begins to take on a consistency, momentum and reality all its own.
Which is fine and all, because that’s what thoughts do, become things. The challenge,
however, is remembering that there are always other perspectives, or thoughts, than
the ones you’ve chosen to experience... blah, blah, blah. Anyway, as time marched on,
with their “facts”, or beliefs, in tow, instead of “just being human”, most began
thinking of themselves as “just human beings”.
Hypnotized by their beliefs and confounded by their illusions, the Gods fell
into a deeper and deeper trance. In fact, so far did they fall, that they began to feel
trapped within their bodies and helpless among their creations. No longer did they
notice that they themselves were the ones crafting the objects and events of their life,
though this did not change, but instead they saw these things as something to
contend with.
They had become so enraptured with what they were doing that most had
even forgotten they were really one Great Omniscient Deity. Some were even
beginning to Deny their earlier Understandings of how Matter Began, just asking for
trouble, and were starting to look pretty DUMB… from here, that is.

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A direct result of their dumbness led to their first taste of FEAR,

which was felt whenever they Failed to Experience the Actual Reality before them. A
scary thing they soon found out. No fun at all! And worse, a whole hoard of
emotions sprang to life with their every misunderstanding. At first they appeared
slowly, each felt to the extent a truth, any truth, was being misunderstood; but
because so much more was being understood so much less, they started experiencing
their emotions so much faster!
As we watched what was happening we were devastated. Never, in any reality,
had such lofty Beings plunged into such great despair. Terror, sadness, anger, and
guilt were all rampant. It was almost too much for us to bear, not to mention what
they had put themselves through, poor “things”! It was a travesty through and
through... until, little by little there began a great healing. Not from On High or any
other such “place”, though some still say it was a Mystically Incited Reality
Adjustment Concealed by Loving Entities, but a healing we now understand that had
transpired from within. Life ministering to life itself, a MIRACLE either way!
It turns out that the Gods were learning from their emotions, and as they did,
so did we. For example, if FEAR stems from the Failure to Experience the Actual
Reality before you, then at least it serves as an unmistakable warning, to the one
doing the “fearing”, that their thinking has strayed from the truth. And though it
seems for some that the warning appears too late, it actually emerges in its
exaggerated state, only after other emotions served similar notice, but were ignored.
There was even more good news about these emotions. It turned out they
could be happy and warm too, or rambunctious and silly, and some were even wild
and crazy! And it was their passage through all the emotions, happy and sad, they told
us later, that brought the “Illustrious Ones” their greatest achievement - inner
PEACE, or an inner Pleasure Experienced by Accepting all Creation as it Exists.
Mastered by so few because it requires a deep understanding of the righteousness
inherent in every living and nonliving “thing”, all of the “time”, in every “place”... no
matter what!

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Strange as this may sound, as life revealed unto life, and we watched the
Gods with their learning, we noticed something that most there have not yet seen for
themselves: that as they believe, they become, and somewhere in-between believing
and becoming, without fail, they ACT.
You see, if they hold a thought long enough, they begin to move with it, and
this movement itself actually hastens the materialization process profoundly, because
it emboldens their belief that success will be achieved - ultimately Actualizing, into
Concrete terms, their Thoughts!
From our perspective, everything “there” seems easy and obvious, but from
where they are, Space and Time must be the ultimate mysteries. For instance, this
process of “actualizing” is completely lost on so many of the humans now in pursuit
of “life’s truths”. These hardy souls actually place more importance on what they do,
than on why they do what they do - life after life after life.
Some meditate quietly on cliffs... as if they could get any closer to the angels
that already rest upon their shoulders. Others think the path to “understanding”
might be found by escaping “who they are”... as if the answers they seek could be
found by hiding from their questions. And then there are those who belittle, criticize
and nit-pick themselves to pieces... as if concentrating on what’s wrong will suddenly
reveal all that’s right!
There’s more, too. There are those who feel they should read the right stuff,
talk the right stuff, eat the right stuff, or go to the right places, at the right times, with
the right people... as if somebody else was actually keeping track!
The only actions that matter, we’ve seen, are those that follow beliefs, but
then that’s true of all actions, so the point worth noting here, is that due to the
“simultaneosity” of it all, shhhhh, the reverse is also true. By taking action towards a
desired result, the belief that the result will soon materialize is intensified, accelerating
its entry into Space and Time!

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By now, all forms of awareness, from everywhere ever thought of,

have heard about Space, Time, and the brilliant Adventurers who created it all. And
those who drop by for a look, are so astounded by what they find in this little corner
of creation, that they’re changed forever.
It’s not just the splendor of the planets, nor the raging life that thrives upon
them, or even the bold, outrageous thoughts that continue to perpetuate it all.
They’re left speechless, and are downright humbled, by the few who have returned
from the adventure. By those who have actually found themselves amidst the games and
learning, and in so doing have become far more than the sum of their experience,
more than “who” they were when it all began.
These we call the “Illustrious Ones”, whose glowing radiance and divine
illumination reflect an understanding rooted in the unshakable knowledge that all
things and events are born of thought (their own), that all is good (if you believe in
bad), and that Everything is God.
Only by losing themselves and serving their illusions, could they then be
driven emotionally, by their burning desires, to reclaim and know the depths of their
own divinity. And by deeply understanding that their very own thoughts, words and
deeds, alone, determine what’s “meant to be”, they’ve reached such a state of
supreme bliss and all-knowingness that they’ve become the inspiration, and the ideal,
that all who have met them strive for.
Now having just shared all that, it is a bit amazing to us - not a problem mind
you, just amazing - that more have not joined the ranks of the Illustrious Ones.
Certainly to each his (or her) own; it’s just that they’re all still so caught up in this
most awesome adventure of theirs, it seems they could really care less about
“everywhere else”!
Perhaps you understand them better... still, to us at least, it seems a shame that
such inexhaustible energy and creative genius is being so thoroughly neglected. If
they could - and we assure you, they can - just for an instant, glimpse their greater
reality, and see themselves as the omniscient, unlimited, fun-loving gladiators they’ve
always been, it would so radically change everything! Not that they should “return”.

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Heavens no. We just think that they might have a better… “time”, shall we say, if
reminded that they, themselves, are God. Don’t you think?
Anyway, enough of all that. The real reason we wrote this little e-book was to
get your attention, and let you know... we’ve blown the lid clear-off your little charade
- HA!
FOUND YOU!
...
...
...
Well?
... you’re still reading... not a good...
C’mon ole’ love, snap to it! There’s a trillion things...
Yes YOU! Of course YOU! Who else is reading this e-book here and now?
Aghhh... another one LOST IN SPACE...

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Epilogue
Okay, okay - that wasn’t so fair. We knew all along that you were lost.
Actually, we know a lot more about you than you might think...
Listen-up old friend, older than you can even fathom. You were the brave
one among us. So brave in fact, that you kind of left us in your dust. You see,
none of us have even tried Space and Time yet, on account of wanting to see
how you turned out!
Really, you haven’t been gone for as long as we like to joke, but before
you left we agreed to be your lifeline, your Angels sort of, just in case you ever
called. We’ve done our part all right, and have been there each and every time
you so much as said, “Ouch!”, though we did pitch the white, winged costumes
you made us wear for your “Going Somewhere” party. Our point is this: You’ve
done such a bang-up job, we’re all more than a little anxious to get going with
our turns... though we’re afraid you’ll be angry if we abandon our posts.
We’ve rationalized a bit and figure that at your rate of progress, you
don’t really need us any more. Besides, as it turns out, there’s really very little
we can actually do for you here other than rant and rave from the “bleachers”...
you wouldn’t have it any other way, remember?
You understand, don’t you? What’s more, and we didn’t know this when
you left, once we begin our own adventures, we’ll remain in touch, and within
reach, at your slightest call, though consciously none of us will likely know
just what’s going on.
Anyway, we made our decision some time ago, before you even began
this lifetime, and have each planned our way into the very same Space and
Time that you now reside. In fact, one of us just might be that loud neighbor of
yours... ah-ha! And in case you were beginning to wonder, we also arranged for
your finding this book through the “simultaneosity” we spoke of earlier (we
snuck into the future). You don’t still believe in coincidence, do you?

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 So that you don’t feel too put out, we smuggled in the following excerpt
from one of the Illustrious One’s latest memoirs, to hopefully tip the scales in
your quest for understanding.
Adios amigo, and until we meet again, remember:
“Life is not about hiding and seeking, nor is it about learning the
things you’ve forgotten - no, it’s not even about remembering them. It’s about
BEING! BEING YOURSELF! You were Born to Expand the Infinite Nature of
God.
“Live only to be who you now are. You are Creation’s first and last hope to
fill the shoes you alone can fashion, and eternity will pass before this chance
will come again. You are the dream of a legion before you who have passed on
the torch of Space-Time awareness so that your mere existence could
immeasurably enrich All That Is, God. By simply BEING, you will fulfill this
dream, centered in the Here and Now where all dreams come true, all truths
reside, and understanding is born.
“Your sacred heart was hewn at the dawn of creation in a dance to
celebrate the birth of forever. You can do no wrong. There are no “shoulds” or
“shouldn’ts”; “rights” or “wrongs”. Life is not about being happy, sad, good or
bad. It’s not even about making your dreams come true, that much is
inevitable.
“There is only BEING. Eternal BEING. Inescapable BEING. You are
perfect, It is done. Your rare and precious light, has, and will forever more,
illuminate the worlds you create... the worlds that now wait... for your blessed
BEING.”

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P.S.

We love you.

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P.P.S.

You’re “it”!

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