I often refer to ‘source’ when talking to people, as do many other teachers in the area of personal development. I also mean connecting with the source and surrendering to the source.
As a result, I get frequently asked questions about what these phrases mean and how to connect to ‘source’. So here is the first in a series of articles on the subject.
Remember that this is just my opinion. Everyone is free to have theirs and I hope mine helps inform yours if you have questions on this topic.
What is the source?
To begin with, let’s see what ‘source’ is.
There are a number of dictionary definitions of the word ‘source’, including:
a place, person, or thing from which something originates or can be obtained.
one who startsone who provides information
the place from which something comes or begins, or the cause of something.
To me this makes sense. I use the term ‘source’ instead of a denominational phrase like ‘god’, but you could also interchange it with ‘the divine’ or ‘the universe’.
I am not aligned with a religious belief system, but I have faith in something greater, a divinity of some kind. I choose to call it ‘source’.
And the word makes sense because of its meaning in our language. I believe that it is where life originates or can be obtained from, I believe that it is the initiator of everything, the one that provides information through divine guidance, intuition and inspiration. And it is the place where we come from, where everything begins and the cause of everything.
Where is the fountain?
However, I do believe that that source is not external to us, that we can find a ‘source’ within ourselves when we seek wisdom, guidance, growth and more. I think that since we are part of ‘it’, ‘it’ is part of us.
I always remember discussing the ‘source’ with a close relative many years ago, except she called him ‘God’ at the time. The imagery she used really informed my belief system and it’s something I’ve regularly challenged but ultimately come back to every time. It’s like a big mass of light or energy, and a part separates from this big mass and becomes “you” and you go on your journey through life, and then one day you come back to this big mass of light or energy. Energy. Many years later I read something similar in books. Conversations with God, by Neale Donald Walsch, and it made perfect sense. He still does.
The important element to remember is that while you are separate from the source, you always maintain a connection with it. It is as if a spark of that mass of light or energy resides within you and connects you to ‘source’ forever.
Our connection to the source
I think that’s the part, the spiritual essence, that you access when you work with your intuition, when you seek inner wisdom or divine guidance, and when you have an inspired thought. I believe that any spiritual development work you do develops this connection to ‘source’. It allows you to remember your mission, your vision and your reason for being. I also think that part of your reason for being is not only to experience being a real human being, but also to remember that you are the source.
