Why Do Spirit Entities Come to Earth?

It was New Year’s Day, 2008, and Lena Lees and I had planned to once again meet for a session with Kuan Yin. As it was the first day of a new year, this seemed an opportune moment to inquire of Kuan Yin about world affairs. Turning to the exact protocol utilized in The Living Word of Kuan Yin, the standard ten to one hypnosis countdown, Lena once again witnessed Kuan Yin sitting serenely in the bamboo garden. Unlike other episodes when Kuan Yin was delighted to share Her wisdom, this moment in time found the Goddess utterly absorbed in reciting prayers for the world.

What dictates when and why spirit entities come to earth to share their wisdom? There has been a pattern: that during historical periods of great strife (for instance, now, following 9/11, the Afghanistan and Iraqi Wars, and recent earth catastrophes: the Indian Ocean Tsunami and the devastating hurricanes occurring in both the United States’ gulf coast area, as well as in the Pacific during the summer of 2005), the “Elders” once again return to earth to assist humans in our quest for spiritual consciousness by reminding us of our true divinity. Kuan Yin’s guidance provided in The Living Word of Kuan Yin at this seminal moment in time affords humanity to drink in her timeless wisdom. Reminding us also of former Elder spiritual teachings, Kuan Yin states: “Learn from the Elders, those Speakers who came before me. Come to know the basic universal principles. Be open to new learning opportunities.”

Forty years ago, during the historical period following the JFK assassination and the advent of the Vietnam War, the spiritual entity known as “Seth” began channeling extraordinary spiritual information through Jane Roberts. Throughout a subsequent twenty years of channeling of the Seth material, an impressive body of work was published and archived. Throughout his manuscripts, Seth’s message was plain: that our beliefs create reality.

Preceding Seth, Edgar Cayce inspired readers with his crucial spiritual insights on karma and reincarnation. Lifting the veil of the spirit world, the “sleeping prophet” opened our eyes and hearts to receiving communications and healing from the “other side.” Cayce’s There is a River and Robert’s The Nature of Personal Reality are prime examples of how essential insights for living are imparted from the spirit world.

Worshipped for centuries as the Goddess of Mercy and Compassion—in Tibet as Tara, Japan as Kannon and in India as Kannon Bosatsu, (Avalokitesvara)—Kuan Yin’s message of compassion and loving-kindness has resulted in her being the premiere Goddess of the East and, some consider, of the world. Kuan Yin has declared that she has so much love for people that she won’t impose her will. However, when called upon, she will most certainly answer. Reassuring her devotees over and over, she stresses that she is available to whosoever calls upon her for guidance. She’s also explains that she is among many other guides—deities that can help humans gain strength and ingenuity: “To all people everywhere. I’m here and at your service.”

Kuan Yin is traditionally known to assist humanity in achieving its greatest expressions of love and compassion. With the concepts of reincarnation, free will and soul agreements forming Her spiritual bulwark, Kuan Yin precepts are as unique and authentic as they are compelling. Desiring us to understand the powerful forces within us that direct reality, Kuan Yin decrees, “Loving kindness is the most potent energy of all.”