The Way Home: Spiritual wisdom for your life's journey

By Ruth Bogatie

The Way Home by Ruth Bogatie is about a grieving mother who received channelled spiritual guidance from spirit guides. The author overcame grief at the loss of her daughter by asking for and receiving the assistance of her spirit guides. Step by step she shares 'the way home' to a better place of higher consciousness. Pull quotes guide t

• Language: English
• Publisher: Melissa Bogatie
• Release date: Sep 25, 2017
• ISBN: 9781926926865

Ruth Bogatie

Ruth Bogatie left South Africa with an honours degree in psychology. In Toronto, Canada, she furthered her education through the study of holistic psychotherapy and Reiki energy healing. Her unique combination of therapy and inspired soul readings has helped countless clients around the world. In The Way Home, Ruth channels wisdom from her spirit guides. She lives in Toronto with her husband and two daughters. To learn more, please visit: www.inspired-reflections.com

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MY WAY HOME — THE JOURNEY WITHIN

We’ve got your back. We’ve got your back!’ It’s a mantra that my spirit guides are chanting and beaming at me as I stand shaky and unsteady on my feet.

They want to reassure me that my purpose (as a writer and spiritual channel) will not end with this book. It seems I will have more to say. The guides will always have messages to communicate for me and through me.

They are aware of the agenda I have in my mind and the background of my writing this morning. They know why I am writing ‘My Way Home.’ My guides understand that I am asking for their wisdom about my specific journey. What are the things I need to do in order to find my way home to the truth of who I am?

They long to answer my questions today, to help me to find my way. They see clearly how lost I feel, and indeed I am lost—if being found is about revealing one’s potential and being home is about revelation.

I am so afraid of losing my way and of not being found.

All the projected outcomes for my life, combined and accumulated, could not have predicted this.

According to those around me, I was not supposed to become a mystic, a free spiritual thinker and speaker. It was simply not meant to happen (in their eyes). They are shocked at this point. No one is quite sure how to react or what to say to me. I am on my own now, left to figure it out for myself.

And yet it seems others are waiting for me to right my balance and correct my missteps. I feel a tremendous pull at me from every direction to find my way and figure it all out. To be fair, I have never been one to speak my mind about my deepest feelings and beliefs. As a child, I was always timid and shy. I didn’t really have my own opinions and even if I had I certainly would not have had the courage to express them.

As I got older, I evolved into an outwardly confident person who is comfortable in social settings and can communicate with all types of people. Still, when it comes to my deepest truths, my voice is stifled and silent.

The only way out is through. Through your own experience. Through the lens of your very own mirror.

This is the most excruciating part for me. I yearn to be rescued, to be held, to allow others (for the first time perhaps) to be stronger and more grounded than me, to help me somehow, to hold me.

I am stuck in this journey, between breaking the boundaries of what I am actually capable of, and choosing to stay stuck and quiet, complacent and compliant. Of course, the latter is much easier to achieve. It seems I was born to surrender myself, my wants and needs, in favour of someone else whom I perceive as needier and therefore more important.

It’s complicated, especially when the negative voices in our heads become our voices of reassurance. We start to parent ourselves the same way we were parented. We treat ourselves as we were used to being treated.

At some point, the us versus them mode of thinking becomes a moot point. It’s all us … and we have to take responsibility for ourselves.

Of course, there are people along our journey who become soul-sisters and brothers for a while. Nevertheless, as soon as we have to face a real test of our own capabilities and abilities, they will disappear somehow or perhaps shrink in importance.

Allow them to do this. Allow them to come and go, to disappear and reappear in your life. This is part of their purpose, their way home so to speak. At the end of the day, it’s all about us.

Remember: You do not necessarily need anyone else to mirror your essential goodness and spiritual power back to you! We all possess the strength inside of ourselves to overcome whatever perceived obstacles we may be facing.

Trust yourself.

Trust your heart to lead you home.

Home is where the heart is, not where the head decides to lay itself down.

If you cannot access any pure untainted love right now, it’s a sign for you to stop focusing outside of yourself and start focusing within.

We didn’t tell you to stop communicating with us when your book is complete. There is no end point in spiritual life. We keep on going, climbing, aiming higher and higher.

You will not find yourself, or your way, by looking at any of the physical signs. The answers are within.

It is time now to communicate with yourself.

Devora was yours to care for, for a while. She was a part of your journey. She is home now. You are free from this point forward to find your own way home.

Stop worrying about who is walking with you, who approves of you and your choices.

Stop doing that!

Just stop!

Or else the roadblocks will keep on coming up in front of you. They will have no choice if you insist on putting them up.

Stop ruminating on things that have already come and gone.

Your life was carefully selected by the highest part of you. Trust is what is paramount here.

Letting go is the answer.

The world is waiting for you to speak—that’s it! Just open your mouth. Open your heart. Be willing to tell your story as it presents itself to you.

Stop bemoaning your fate. Stop worrying about any outcomes to your perceived struggles.

The truth is that in your childhood there were many people who, even with the purest and best of intentions, stifled your creativity and shut you down.

That was your story.

Today it’s an entirely different story. Say that! Tell that!

This is your way home: From spiritual blindness to 100% awareness.

It’s the struggle and the journey and the way home for all of us, isn’t it?

Trust yourself.

Trust your heart to lead you home.

Home is where the heart is, not where the head decides to lay itself down.

If you cannot access any pure untainted love right now, it’s a sign for you to stop focusing outside of yourself and start focusing within.

Stop ruminating on things that have already come and gone. Your life was carefully selected by the highest part of you. Trust is what is paramount here.

Letting go is the answer.

Part 1:

Connection – with our true selves

TRUE LANGUAGE OF LOVE

Spirit guides help us to see beyond our limited view of ourselves. They introduce us to a world which is magical and full of possibilities. It is to them that we turn in order to find our way home. They show us what we need to see, where we need to look, which path is the best path for us to take.

The connection with my spirit guides is at the heart of my journey home to the truth of who I am. My quest to know and understand love is my impetus for getting there.

Would you please tell me about my karma as it relates to love?

You, as all of us, have lived many lifetimes, experienced many different relationships. Some of them were true soul mate relationships; most were not. You have learned how love can have countless faces, many different interpretations.

We feel numerous things as (spiritual) human beings. We have our own language to classify these feelings. Love is a language all on its own. It is an energy, an intelligence. We cannot capture love in a word, in a human vessel. We say ‘I love you,’ as if we have the ‘love’ to own. We have no such capacity or right. Love must be free to experience itself, again and again. We may adopt or take on the many faces of love, but then we must set the love free again.

Your karmic clearing has to do with your misperceptions and beliefs regarding love. Love is a bigger energy than any one of us can grasp right now.

Love is infinite benevolence of will.

Human beings are who we are because of the all-powerful gift of love.

Do not mistake love for need. Do not mistake love for lust, for power or for control.

Let the infinite awesome power of love wash over you and cleanse away all of your past wounds and scabs.

Let love be your teacher, your healer and your friend.

Love will wait patiently for us to pay attention to it, and to call it forth into our lives.

Love will never forsake us.

It is not a case of who is worthy of receiving love and who is not; who deserves it and who doesn’t. It is up to us to connect with love, to embrace love, embody love.

Invite love into your heart today and experience its healing grace.

Love is soul touch.

Love is soul language.

Love is soul growth.

Your karmic clearing has to do with embracing the all-powerful love force, while disconnecting from its human shackles.

Love will find you.

Love will make you whole again.

We cannot capture love in a word, in a human vessel. Love must be free to experience itself, again and again.

I AM ENOUGH

It is a new day and I choose to invite light into it. I welcome my guides, their energy and their warm presence. It invokes a feeling of belonging, of protection, of feeling safe. How do I make myself feel safe as I venture out into the world? I need so much reassurance all the time—that I’m good enough, smart enough, interesting enough.

What is interesting is this word you call enough. It denotes comparison. It invokes uncertainty about who you are and what you came to do in this world.

Your soul is not confused. Neither is your soul’s purpose confused.

You came to this world to make a difference in it. Your wish is to leave this world better and more whole than it was before. Your goal is to call forth out of the human all of the humanity that lives inside; to restore the spiritual belonging and sense of purpose within all of us!

Is that my goal then—to connect others with their soul, their true calling and purpose?

We are all walking egos, walking wounded. We have lost touch with ourselves. We have forgotten who we are at our core and our essence. It doesn’t much matter what people come to do in this world; rather it’s about how they feel about themselves, their role and their sense of belonging.

One’s soul is like a homing device, one which will always point us in the right direction.

You feel most at home in quiet contemplation with your pen and notebook. This is perfect, for you will never be able to adequately be inside the world until you are able to be inside yourself first!

It’s a process of self discovery, which leads to self exploration, from within to without.

Your goal is to call forth out of the human all of the humanity that lives inside; to restore the spiritual belonging and sense of purpose within all of us!

One’s soul is like a homing device, one which will always point us in the right direction.

You will never be able to adequately be inside the world until you are able to be inside yourself first!

It’s a process of self discovery, which leads to self exploration, from within to without.

SPIRIT IS A MULTI-FACETED VOICE

Iam calling my spirit guides to come and speak through me today.

The human experience is vast and there is a full spectrum of emotional life that we are given the merit to experience.

Connecting to spirit is a multi-layered endeavour as well, one which can be accomplished in a number of ways. The voice of spirit will manifest through various means—through speaking, feeling, or simply through a calm, peaceful knowing.

We like to complete your thoughts, expand your mind; to be here for you when emptiness fills your soul.

How best can we, as human beings, make that connection with you, our guides?

It is for you (first) to reach out, and then to open yourselves to us, to our ethereal presence.

Energy cannot be felt without a certain level of consciousness. Consciousness is a knowing or understanding that something exists.

So it happens in our mind first? Is that what you’re saying?

Yes, that’s exactly what we’re saying. You call us forth into your consciousness by thinking about us. This is the first stage of connection. But what we are talking about is a vast and multifaceted dimension.

It’s like opening a door and stepping through it, and as soon as you have stepped across the threshold and through the door, another three doors (or more) will open up to you. It is for this reason that we mention the word expansive because that is literally what a person will need to do—i.e. expand the mind.

The etheric dimension, or spiritual world, exists right here, in this physical dimension.

Some see us. Some feel us.

Others don’t.

It is not for you to tell anybody how to live their life—physically or spiritually. They need to figure it out on their own; everybody does.

However, the opportunity is there for you to enlighten others about the possibilities that exist for them outside of their regular 9 to 5 existence.

The consciousness of seeking, curiosity, wanting to know more … this is important. This can pave the way for a person to realize tremendous spiritual growth.

Fear is borne out of not knowing, not understanding, of closing oneself off to any and all uncertain realities.

The ... spiritual world exists right here in this physical dimension. Some see us. Others don’t.

It is not for you to tell anybody how to live their life.

They need to figure it out on their own.

Fear is borne out of ... closing oneself off to any and all uncertain realities.

SURRENDER TO THE FLOW

Speak to us about flow. It’s an idea of unity, spiritual guidance, and ever-expanding universal energy. The universe that we find ourselves in has a constant flow which pulses through it. It is dynamic and energetic. It never stops. The universe is always moving.

The universal love/ life energy speaks to us in the language of flow. The only question is: Are we listening to it? We may think we are listening, and we may very well be. Still, we may not be receiving the particular message(s) that the universe is trying to convey to us.

We may be blocking the universal flow of life because of our hurried impatience, or simply because we may be afraid. There is nothing simple about the human process. Our blockages are real (to us). They convey to us a story of who we think we are, and of how equipped (or ill equipped) we believe we are to deal with our challenges.

Our minds are strong. We are firm in our convictions regarding what is possible for us to achieve, to overcome, or to surrender to.

These convictions in turn will create a barrier for us, real or imagined. And we will fall into the trap of believing that—no matter how hard we try, no matter how much we feel deserving or entitled to our accomplishments—at the end of the day, we are not the ones in control of our own destiny. This is where we fall out of step with the universal path. This is where we are in serious danger of losing all connection to the path of highest possibility for ourselves.

However, the good news is that flow will continue to unfold and develop, with or without our perceived awareness of its direction. Flow happens regardless. Humans do not instruct the universe as to when and how to flow.

We are either onboard, or we are not. But, when we decide to jump on board—to shift our consciousness, to make it happen—we are suddenly able to kick start the process of flow for ourselves. There is no better feeling than the experience of being at one with the universal flow.

All peoples on earth are connected in this regard. We join hands, regardless of race or creed or religion.

We are all on our own journey through life. We are like trains, connected to the railway track. We have a set course to charter and each of us has our own destiny to fulfil. And we are all safe; on track and on course.

The universal love/life energy speaks to us in the language of flow. The only question is: Are we listening to it?

We may be blocking the universal flow of life because of our hurried impatience, or simply because we may be afraid.

There is no better feeling than the experience of being at one with the universal flow…All peoples on earth are connected in this regard. We join hands, regardless of race or creed or religion.

COMPASSION THROUGH OTHERS’ TEARS

Ifeel like it’s been quite a while since I last sat quietly and put pen to paper. Moreover, I feel that times like this are a privilege one has to cherish, fight for and earn. It is simply way too easy to get distracted, pulled away from our spiritual work. Most of the time we struggle to hear ourselves think; we are not conscious of what we say. We move along, blind and mindless, into the next days, hours and minutes. All the while, the clock is ticking.

Every one of us has our own specific time clock which is unique to us. We hear the beat of our own drum, which tells us how fast (versus how slow) to go, which moments are worth cherishing, and which are not. We ascribe meaning to the experiences of our life.

And yet we crave connection with other similar souls. We crave to be understood by the other, to be supported and cherished by other human beings.

What shall I tell my fellow travelers on the path? How should they go about achieving their predetermined goals, while still maintaining the group consciousness required to keep them grounded and whole?

Compassionate empathy is one way through to elevation and enlightenment. Simply put, we need to start to see others as mere reflections of ourselves. That is all that they are really—just a mirage of our own consciousness, constructed by us so that we may grow and transform our negative consciousness that is at the core root of all evil to a purer consciousness, which is the source of all good.

Easier said than done, isn’t it? But the question is ‘Why? Why is it so difficult for us to achieve this level of self empowerment and self reflection?’ The first and most obvious reason that springs to mind is our lack of adequate guidance. Most of us are not taught this particular wisdom; we were taught other, more palatable concepts.

We are actually taught the opposite of reflection, by our environment and our world! We are brain-washed into believing we have no control over our actions. We are taught to value power, winning, and wealth over kindness, love, and companionship.

We yearn to fit in and yet, at the same time, we understand that it’s actually the fittest who survive. And yes, we’ve created our own reality alright. The question is, are we happy with the outcome of our creation? And if not, what can we do at this point to change it?

There is only one way, and that is to convert our personal consciousness to a more loving one—one step, one person at a time. We can do it! In a heartbeat, our world will change if enough of us are willing to sacrifice our comfort, our (personal) security for the good of the greater whole.

But we are afraid! We are scared for our future, for the future of our families. And so we hold back. We wait. We act as if everything is okay, all the while knowing that it’s NOT!

It feels like we have no choice! We believe we would choose the higher road in a heartbeat if we could. Of course, we can choose. And, just as equally true, of course we cannot.

So perhaps the answer is to find