Welcome to My Spiritual Experiences
The Web Site of Betty Jane Rapin
Life Is a Spiritual Adventure Soul is an individual immortal being encased within a life form. I am not here on this earth to exist and experience life from the perspective of others, but rather to use my free will to make my own choices. I heeded the call of Soul and awakened to become a spiritual seeker who recognizes I am consciously living as a human being, well aware that life in Spirit is the vantage point preferred for spiritual survival and spiritual growth in this lifetime. Through the teachings of Eckankar I have learned the language of my dreams, the language of Soul, how to recognize the many ways Divine Spirit is working with me, and I have conscious awareness of God showing me how to get the most from living a spiritual life. I make a conscious effort to view life from a spiritual perspective, through the eyes of Soul, that widens my viewpoint and brings about a subtle change for the betterment of my life. I strive to live life to the fullest! I was fourteen and this was my first party with boys attending. I knew we were going to play spin the bottle and I would have to kiss a boy. This would be my first kiss by a boy, if I was lucky, and I was not sure how to act or react. Being myself was a catch phrase because I really did not know who I was. Not really! It was around my eight birthday when I realized this fact. I felt lost in the midst of life’s experiences because many of the happenings in my life were out of the ordinary. Oh! I knew I was Betty Jane but at times, I would feel hollow inside. Often I would look into a mirror to see a reflection not resembling the likeness of me. This image would last for a split second and leave me feeling like a stranger even to myself. I tried talking to my Mother about it. She shrugged her shoulders; put both hands up in the air in disgust and would say, “You have such an imagination! Stop talking nonsense or people will think you are crazy.” Years later, I learned the faces in the mirror were fleeting glimpses of past lives. At the party, the bottle I spun pointed to a boy named John. A warm feeling embraced me as he leaned over to kiss me. I was excited with anticipation and closed my eyes with lips puckered. The kiss was a brief peck; but with it came a scene on the inner screen of my mind. It was of an Indian Chief. Wow! It was so real, so human looking; I did not dare talk about it to anyone. How could I? What words could describe what I saw? How could I explain why this was happening when even I did not understand it? Therefore, I kept quiet. I tried to be inconspicuous while staring at John all through the evening hoping to get another glimpse of the Indian Chief. Nothing happened. That kiss began my love affair with the American Indian. I would feel compassion every time I went to the movie theater (television was not invented yet) and saw the Indians being mistreated. I fantasized about being in love with an Indian. It was the very Indian Chief vision I saw with the historical kiss. I refer to it as historical because I learned that was a past life and that John was the Indian Chief I loved. Past lives are not revealed to feed the ego; they are given only when they have direct bearing on a present situation in my life. So how did that kiss and John fit into this? JUST BE MYSELF was the key phrase that unlocked that previous life. I was being my true self— Soul my higher self— at the moment of the kiss. My love for the American Indian continues to exist. I married my current husband in 1976, who is fifty percent Chippewa. Several rooms in our home have pictures and artifacts of Indian Culture. With the marriage, I became part of an Indian family, related through marriage to seven siblings and oodles of relatives. Some of these souls spent other lifetimes with me and here we are together again. I turned to look on the dining room table to make sure Richards glass case was in its usual place, it was. So who belonged to this beautiful shimmering jeweled intertwined with golden threads glass case? I picked the glass case up. Turning it over in my hands for closer inspection, I began to hear music coming from within. Was this a music box shaped like a glass case? “What unique Idea”, I thought as I opened it up. A brilliant white light embraced my being while woodwind instruments played a beautiful melody. The violins were a distinct sound. Suddenly I went from kitchen scene to another place, another era in time, a lifetime I had forgotten until now. I was in Atlantis viewing a past life that was the catalyst for my living so many other lifetimes. In these lifetimes I had to develop the courage to face myself and change the mistakes I made back in that lifetime that was influencing this present life.
The eyeglass case was my gift from Divine Spirit. The dream was letting me know that what holds glasses to help me see is a precious jewel of beauty to behold. However, what it holds within is priceless for it was the Light and Sound of God that came from within the jewel case. This Light and Sound is for the eyes and ears of the beholder to see observe, and accept this insight within this dream that came from God. I am grateful for the perpetual love of God that accompanies each precious gift of insight, a jewel to forever treasure, because it opens my heart to Gods love. Eighty million Americans are on record as having a profound spiritual experience such as I had with this Atlantis past life revelation. I am certain countless millions more all over the world are having some type of extraordinary experience such as near death or other out of body experiences. I am also sure that, dreams with a departed one and a past life dream that gives you a sense of knowing you have definitely lived before should be included. Having encounters with angels, saints, and other spiritual beings and perhaps the ultimate experience of having a personal encounter with the Light and Sound of God, are also additions to our list of profound spiritual experiences that many throughout the world today are having. If you are interested in meeting individuals who can help you understand the meaning of these exceptional happenings, and would like to learn how to experience more of them, as well as understand why they are occurring go to http://www.eckankar.org/ekcenters.html for a list of Web Sites around the world. There just might be one located close to you where you can visit. I closed my eyes and thought about Ed’s dad. As I was taking a trip down memory lane, suddenly another image replaced my thoughts on the inner screen of my mind. It was an image of a square wooden board, with different shapes of holes. A hand was picking up the colored wooden shapes and inserting each into the correct corresponding space. The hand was mine. The shapes were circles, squares, crescents, stars, triangles, and others that I correctly inserted. A clapping of hands broke off the inner connection and brought my attention back to the reality of my son’s graduation. My mind was oblivious to what was happening as I focused on my thoughts. What was this that I saw and participated in that brought me a feeling of balance and happiness to replace my somber mood? I closed my eyes again when the next speaker began to talk. Shutting out all eternal sounds, I searched for the image of this board of symbols as I asked Divine Spirit what this experience meant. “The answer will come.” was the message received. I kept my eyes closed and waited. The screen of my mind was blank. I then sensed the presence of my late husband by his aftershave and I felt the warmth of him putting his arm around my shoulder in a familiar embrace that I was so used to when he was alive. At that moment, I knew he was happy where he was and I should be happy for him. The words “Unto death do we part” spoken at our wedding ceremony came to mind and I now clearly understood the present meaning. Divine Spirit was telling me, we are now to go our separate ways for death has parted us.” Although I did not fully understand the wooden symbols message, the subtle experience of my husband being at his son’s graduation changed my attitude. I knew I had to let go of my grief and get on with my life. When I came home, I hoped for a dream or a some kind of a sign to tell me what to do. Imprinted on my mind was the image I received on that day of Ed’s college graduation, the wooden colored blocks. I had no idea what that meant to me as a symbolic message from Divine Spirit. This happened in 1972 and since I had no computer, searching the internet was not a possibility for me. I had to rely on books to find out what shapes and particular patterns meant. That is when I discovered that the world was created from certain geometry patterns. These geometry patterns are the foundation for everything in the physical world, Earth. Each has a name and collectively these patterns are called Platonic Solids. Everything built by man or created by God has a pattern, a blueprint an archetype. Simple deduction for me is the shapes used to create all things—the circle, square, and triangle. For me the circle, triangle and square are pattern shapes of all things of which the earth contains. The circle is the shape of the earth, sun, full moon, and the planets, which surround my earthly home. The circle when unfolded, separated from the connecting end can be shaped into a triangle, square, rectangle, or any pattern of choice. These wooded objects were shapes and patterns of my universe, my world, carved from my tree of life. Everything (different shaped symbols) has a place, in the arrangement of life (fitting properly in their space). I can create (using my hand) my world according to plan (the proper spaces provided) and find completion of interlocking pieces that are part of the whole (completed puzzle board) that bring me a sense of ability to accept anything that life brings to me. I was given this Soul Travel experience to rise above the human consciousness into the higher state of Soul awareness in order to find comfort in the knowing of what happens in my life is a necessary experience that may at times bring with it sadness. Being a widow was part of my mission this lifetime, to learn something of value from this experience that which would benefit me spiritually. In 1997 when my son Ed became Judge, of common pleas court, I thought how proud his dad would be to see this achievement. At the ceremony when Ed put on his robes and took his oath of office, images of circle, squares and triangles appeared to be floating across the screen of my mind. This was a reminder that the plans of my life are symbolic patterns, blueprints designed with specific experiences created especially for me to learn. This was also a reminder that to use what I learn will shape my world. I attended this event with my second husband, Ed’s stepfather whom I married in 1976. Ed’s father, although gone from this world, shall not be forgotten, for his memory lives within the hearts of those who loved him. He continues to make communication with me through dreams and other means when one of his offspring, is having an eventful happening in their life. Mind is not the ruler of my world, as it sometimes would lead me to believe. Mind is an instrument Divine Spirit uses to make contact with Soul. Soul is the true self, that Divine Spark of life God has placed within the human form to give it existence. I am Soul with free will to postulate and create with opinion, intelligence and imagination. I am the manifested individual beingness of the ECK. ECK is not a short version of the word Eckankar, it is another name for Divine Spirit. I create my future from the present thoughts, actions, and words. It is up to me to monitor these things for the betterment of my life. If I allow the mind to become the master of my sphere, it can bring emotional turmoil, physical ill health, and emotional stress. These conditions would surely hamper my clear judgment to make the right choices, if Soul was not the driving force of my life. I accept and appreciate the trials, tribulations and jubilant moments of life. With the 360° degree viewpoint of Soul, I am able to alter my present thoughts and memories of negative connotations from the past, to ones of positive comprehension. Eckankar is the sunshine of my life that forever shines its radiant beams of Gods love upon me.
l was born to live on this earth to follow the laws of the land and directives of my religion to the best of my
ability. I was learning how to fit into a mold, a pattern of life that my mother and those before her had followed. I was structuring my life to the blueprint of others. That was the thing to do in my day. Graduate high school, get married, raise a family and become one of the typecast millions. I was playing a role, a stereotype wearing the label, “Living designed by others.” I was okay with that because I enjoyed being part of the norm. However, I desired more, that which I sought after, the understanding of my true self, Soul.
Being My True Self
“Just be yourself and do what comes natural.” was advice given me by my cousin Jean, as we both were getting ready for her sweet sixteen-birthday party. I was concerned I would not know any of the people she invited since she lived in another city and we had a different circle of friends.
A Jewel of a Gift
In a dream, 
on the kitchen table, I saw an eyeglass case. I never use one because my glasses are on from the time I get up until I climb into bed at night. I just take my glasses off and plop them on the nightstand.
Shaping My World
When my son Ed, graduated from college, May 1972, his father was not in attendance due to his death four months earlier. On this particular day, seeing my son receive his college diploma was a sad and lonely experience instead of one filled with happiness. A life without a partner was depressing.
The Sunshine of my Life
To sum up what I have been trying to convey to you from this site, dear viewer, is from the perspective of a student following the Eckankar teachings. From this viewpoint, I have gained insight to the purpose for my existence and the inspiration to go beyond what lies in the limited physical consciousness. Soul can transcend the physical body and travel into the many spiritual worlds to be educated and gain wisdom through inner enlightenment. Through this ability to Soul Travel I have learned how to improve my world for the better due to insight I receive that guides me to make better choices in life.
I can turely attest to the fact, I would not be who I am, experienceing what I am without my quest to discover the wonderful spiritual path I was led to find in 1972. In the pursuit of finding Eckankar, I research many other spiritual teachings and none touched my heart with a "welcome home" greeting as did Eckankar, Religion of the Light and Sound of God.
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