010 - To Sheep? Or not to Sheep?

Hey, you.

We’re continuing with functions of the Sovereign, both as the benefits of being a regular person who has someone who is Sovereign available (I don’t mean this negatively, but for the purpose of this episode, I’m calling y’all Sheep, I apologize in advance) - and as BEING that Sovereign for others to count on (which, for this episode, are the Shepherds).

When an individual unconsciously projects their thoughts, feelings, or behaviors onto someone else - that’s called Projection; go figure.

Pay attention to unconsciously, meaning, if someone told you you were doing this, you’d say “nuh-uh! you are!” (which is just more projection) or get defensive some other way. Everyone’s guilty of it.

But something that hit me recently is that…

ALL projection is an abdication of your Sovereignty.

It’s giving up your ownership and responsibility to something or someone you feel is the cause of it. (aka, just gonna say it, making yourself a victim)

If you’ve ever caught yourself saying “From this point on, I deserve to fill my time with people who can admit when they’re wrong and don’t have a problem apologizing.” That is a call to the Sovereign space. That royal invitation radio signal is always playing, we’re just not always tuned in. Paying attention as rarely as most people do (ahem-sheep) makes it seem like they’re separate-but-vaguely-important EVENTS that try and capture our attention and demand more self-respect amidst all the chaos.

But we promise you, if you knew what to listen for, that signal is always, always inviting you. Those so-called “events” are really just the baseline signal from reality, demanding more ownership from you - and all the noise there inside your chaotic bubble and environment are drowning out the signal that matters the most.

And when you feel that those are just occasional and you don’t realize a higher level of self-respect and groundedness is the baseline, we also think that something other than full ownership of our own lives is acceptable - or even worse - regular.

That distance from the Sovereign space makes you believe there’s no actual ground to yield your problems to - or IF it exists, where that might even be. If you did, you’d use it.

You would not even HAVE all that excess charge to project or blame onto others if you were grounded already. All the excess charge flows into the metaphorical ground or Center, and away.

Psychically, that ground is the Crown.

The ONLY two ways to get grounded are by either the Shepherds’ way, using your own Crown, should you be the one choosing to wear it daily by yielding to the Kingdom above; OR by the Sheeps’ way, staying by your Shepherd and having them take full responsibility over you to act as your medium for Kosmos because - let’s face it - reality is hard; and leader-ing is harder.

That dynamic was always represented by something like the “Holy of Holies”, that was Gods throne room. In that room, the high priest (as the Shepherd, the Highest Kings representative) would take allllll the offerings and repentance of all the tribes (or sheep), and have it “forgiven” (meaning grounded), up and away.

If our problems are where we currently are in the present, then the Center that takes the surplus is inherently something that feels far away.

And remember, the alchemical Axis of Masculinity is one of Distance and Clarity.

The alchemical Axis of Femininity is one of Presence and Accessibility.

That’s a huge reason the “One True Sovereign” so to speak, is ALWAYS, and unconditionally - a marriage.

The King has the Vertical simplicity of God above, and His Queen representing the kingdom below. (meaning the King, or the Shepherd himself, is the one handling the meditation and prayer of Right Leadership, and giving those executive decisions to His team. He’s the absolute Visionary, and is committed to that top-down clarity at all costs. That perspective needs distance. Being too close would obscure the view.)

The Queen has the Horizontal simplicity of their shared Kingdom before Her, and the King right behind her, unconditionally. He’s giving her the Vision, and She’s making the connections to make that happen.

That also massively and critically implies that if you are not currently wearing the Crown in your life, the only appropriate PERSON to yield to the leadership of, is the person who represents the healthy Sovereign in your life. Both have full access to the grounding of the Center.

The way this natural instinct goes violently wrong is when someone who is POSSESSED by the Tyrant energy gladly takes all of the CREDIT for all the good in your life, but none of the responsibility; nor giving you all your due credit. Remember: the alchemical traits for Sovereignty are Dry and WARM, so an emotionally Cold Sovereign figure (meaning UNforgiving, blaming, or cruel - especially if it’s “justified” by something you did or didn’t do.) is a huge red flag.

Cultivating Sovereignty in others is the unconditional true origin OF what makes a REAL Sovereign. Servant Leadership. Period. NOT - “I am the morning and evening Star” pharaoh inflation. That is the Tyrant.

The Shepherd

has been the perfect image of Archetypal true Sovereignty for thousands of years; and that’s for many reasons, both literal and metaphorical.

People who DON’T cultivate the Sovereignty in others (aka, paying it forward, as all abundance does) are slavers. Those people may very well get rich in money from the inhumane and shameless things they do - and they are the ultimate victim, making themselves the slave of all their failed, corrupted ambitions.

The Shepherd does not ever expect or even want praise for all the lonely work they do; they simply do it all with a good and giving heart; and they never expect the sheep to understand the depth of their care.

This additional point is controversial.

Jesus came as a Shepherd - to raise Shepherds, not only sheep.

Otherwise, he would not have told us:

• John 14:12

"Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do, and even greater works than these, because I am going to the Father.”

When asked if he was calling himself equal to God, he replied: Is it not written in your Law, ‘I have said you are “gods” ’? [In reference to Psalm 82:6 - “I have said, you are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.” Where it says gods, is sometimes softened to say ‘judges’ but elohim in the original Hebrew is non-negotiable. It says gods, not judges.]

We align with the One True King when we become more like Him, giving freely to all who will pay it forward. The blessing and gift that we get from the Great King however is tailored to exactly what we need from Him. The GREATEST of all those gifts, is an ever-growing, perpetually healthier and more fulfilling relationship (which directly always feeds into our identity and authority in ourselves, and in the world.)

Exposure and Proximity. This is what feeds identity, and what bends reality. To give people the permission, to seek noones permission ever again.

• John chapter 10: verses 24-38

24. The Jews who were there gathered around him, saying, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.”

25. Jesus answered, “I did tell you, but you do not believe. The works I do in my Father’s name testify about me,

26. but you do not believe because you are not my sheep.

27. My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.

28. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand.

29. What my Father has given me is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand.

30. I and the Father are one.”

31. Again his Jewish opponents picked up stones to stone him,

32. but Jesus said to them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone me?”

33. “We are not stoning you for any good work,” they replied, “but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God.”

34. Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law, ‘I have said you are “gods” ’?

35. If he called them ‘gods,’ to whom the word of God came—and Scripture cannot be set aside—

36. what about the one whom the Father set apart as his very own and sent into the world? Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, ‘I am God’s Son’?

37. Do not believe me unless I do the works of my Father.

38. But if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.”

The name of Jesus works miracles because the Sovereign energy of the Father anoints Him, and through Him all Kingdom flows. Fractal true kingship. He says “I and the Father are one.” meaning one in purpose.

He told us to emulate Him, not only worship Him.

He told us we can do all the things He did, and more.

He acted as the perfect high priest, the perfect Shepherd - Mediating all of Heaven.

If you live like that, you are one with Jesus, and that means one with the Father. You too are the Word become flesh. Not out of arrogance, ever, but precisely the opposite. Because, like Life, we give so that it is paid forward, and we become a True Sovereign because we cultivate True Sovereignty in all others. That is living like Jesus, and that is what it means to be Christian. You cannot be Sovereign if you’re responsible for anything less.

Massara and I are unconditionally committed to being more of that influence on the world. We hope you’ll join us.

We appreciate you.