Continuing their survey of the Confederation's commentary on marriage and relationships, Jamie and Jeremy explore some of the sides of the topic left unaddressed in episode 67. Starting with a breakdown of gender roles and their spiritual purposes, they then look at the Confederation's opinions on abuse and divorce. Jamie and Jeremy draw on their own experiences with relationships to provide a human side to the catalytic inferno into which mated relationships draw seekers and provide some thoughts on how to approach this intense and heartbreaking experience of growing and balancing with this single charged mirror, with no lack of rants and tangents along the way.

• Orbiter: a video chat app for running group meditations the Carla way
• The Instrumental Life: Jeremy's blog on the early Confederation material
• The Association for Spiritual Integrity
• Working Notes substack
• Q’uo on gender roles (March 25, 2007)
• Q’uo on the prize of marriage catalyst (May 16, 2002)
• "Subway Takes" on partner’s parents (Youtube.com)
• Q'uo on abuse in relationships (November 16, 1986)
• Ra on the "board to the forehead" (Session 83, Question 27)

• Q’uo via Rueckert: May 10, 2008
• A collection of Ra mentions

Jamie and Jeremy reflect on the stories of two public figures in the Law of One milieu: David Wilcock and Bentinho Massaro. They discuss the role Wilcock played in their seeking as well as his place in the larger community around our philosophy given his recent tragic death. They then address a new podcast series featuring interviews with ex-members of Massaro’s cult. Contrasting his actions with the clear principles of service-to-others, they discuss the place of authority, free will, and humility in engaging with spiritual seeking in our human, veiled lives.

• David Wilcock’s site (https://divinecosmos.com)
• Ra on transient information (Session 26, Question 36)
• Boulder County Sheriff’s Office information on Wilcock’s death, including the family’s statement (BoulderCounty.gov)
• Inst@guru series (Mark Vicente’s WTF is On My Mind podcast)
• The Vow (HBO)
• Q’uo on Setting Intentions (June 10, 2024)
• Q’uo on the Slogan “All is Well” (May 19, 2022)
• Ra on the Limit of the Viewpoint (Session 99, Question 5)

Jamie and Jeremy turn to the Confederation's thoughts on mated relationships in this episode, drawing upon their personal experience with relationships to put the fourth, fifth, and sixth density messages from our tradition in a human context. The Confederation tends to stress the importance of knowing oneself honestly, as this helps the seeker to be more open and vulnerable with their mate, yielding some of the most potent catalyst for growth people encounter in their incarnation. Through meditation we tap into the sacred nature of ourselves, the other self, and the resulting relationship-self, thereby expanding inner and outer inquiry into potentially every level of awareness. By mirroring in better or worse ways, the mate furnishes their partner a consistent subject upon which to focus their love, making their place in our lives a complex but utterly consequential aspect of the upward spiraling light.

1. Hatonn on how service works between mates (May 6, 1979)
2. Ra on unstudied, spontaneous, and honest response of entities toward experiences (Session 41, Question 19)
3. Q'uo on mirroring in relationships (August 29, 2001)
4. Latuii on justice and expectations within relationships (October 4, 1987)
5. Laitos on negotiating the open heart (May 4, 2024)

And check out SocialMemoryComplex.Earth to find help on organizing seeking circles as well as Jeremy's new blog!