Understanding Nonlinear Time

The human species has come to believe that time is a physical reality that moves at a fixed speed. Think about your dreams for a moment, nonlinear time in the nocturnal world has no direction. In our waking state, time is linear, it moves from the past into the future in a straight line. Nonlinear time, there is no causality, no cause and effect, and no relationship between events or things. The combination of  action, reaction, and consequences, does not exist. When we dream the world into being, the future does not build upon the past, and the past does not predetermine the present.

In the sacred, spiritual, or ethereal existence, the future as well as the past is available to us, because everything happens simultaneously. Our world comes into being from this place of timelessness. As we raise our perception and our vibration, via meditation, we get closer to experiencing a euphoric sense of infinity.

Infinity is a place both prior to and after time, before the big bang. That is, it is outside of time itself. In this place of infinity, you can influence events that occurred in the past and alter destiny.

An Earthkeeper understands that if you want to change a situation, you have to start by accepting it as it is (Earthkeeper is an advanced or evolved spirit who teaches that all of creation — the earth, humans, whales, rocks, and even the stars — are made of vibration and light). You recognize that this moment is perfect, thus you can change anything you want.

Once you step outside of time into infinity, the past and future disclose themselves to you ― you can see tomorrow and the day after, and even the day that you will make your physical transition. However, it’s important to erase your conscious memory of this so that you can be fully present each day of your life. You want to wake up saying, “What a beautiful day this is!” instead of “This is the day I’m going to perish,” or “This is exactly one year before the date I’m going to transition.” You want to avoid getting stuck in time again, where you perceive death (because of medieval religious teachings) as a predator and forgetting your original nature. That means that you’ll want to keep the secrets you learn in this place of infinity from your ego.

14 billion years ago, the immense force that we know as God, which existed in an invisible void, decided to experience itself. With a big bang, it formed all the matter in our universe, and then it continued to explore itself through myriad forms ― from rock to grasshopper to moon to elephant. Yet since the immense force was omnipresent and omniscient, each of its manifestations also possessed these qualities. To know itself through its many forms, it had to keep the nature of its being a secret even from itself (aka the amnesiac block).

When we step out of the “arrow of time” and experience infinity, we reclaim our original nature, which is God. When we return into time, we lose that awareness so that we can experience life in our clock-ruled world. This is what we’re meant to do because it's how we learn and grow from our experiences (both good and bad... which is why it's futile and self-defeating to resort to scapegoating... "those things that hurt, instruct"). We return to everyday life unaware that we’re God and are experiencing a very lucent, life-like dream. We awaken at the death of the ego, or, at the moment of our physical demise.

So as we go about our daily lives, the knowledge of our original nature drives us to serve our experiences rather than expecting them to serve us. That is, instead of cooking a meal with the expectation that it will nurture us, we nurture ourselves in the preparation and serving of the food, infusing the experience with meaning. We no longer search for meaning in situations, but rather bring meaning and purpose to every encounter. We no longer search for truth or beauty, but rather bring truth and beauty to every situation.

If we keep the knowledge of our omnipresent, omniscient nature at hand, aware of it every second, we’ll never have to strive for tangible experiences or enlightenment. We’ll know that everything we do is sacred, so we will no longer search for meaning, truth, beauty, or purpose. We call off the search and bring beauty to every action and truth to every encounter. Having been to that place of timelessness, we’ll find it easier to be present in the 'now' rather than thinking about what we should have done, ought to be doing, or might do later.

Whether we’re kissing the one we love, vacationing in Maui, or sweeping the floor, we lose ourselves in the instant and the perfection of each moment. Accomplishing such a feat is obviously easier said than done. However, the more you practice, the more you meditate, you will come to truly understand the fact that you are a spiritual being of light and love, experiencing as a human species. It's all about the maturation of the soul. 

Source: Dr. Alberto Villoldo

Dr. Alberto Villoldo is a best-selling author, medical anthropologist, teacher and founder of the Four Winds Society, which offers the world's most respected training in Shamanic Energy Medicine.