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Creating Definition
This fourth in a series of Avatar mini-courses explores the definitions that exist between
non-physical being and the stuff of this universe. This course is based on the books ReSur-
facing® and Living Deliberately by Harry Palmer, and on an early Avatar lecture entitled,
“Form and Formlessness.”
The exercises in this course are designed to illustrate, in an experiential way, the nature of
being, its creative abilities, and the nature of definitions.
The goal of this mini-course is to inspire humans to undertake the task of defining better
living conditions for themselves and for all creatures.
For an increased clarity of these materials it is recommended that new students also com-
plete the following Avatar mini-courses 1. PERSONAL INTEGRITY, 2. BASIC ATTENTION
MANAGEMENT, and 3. THE BASIC WILL COURSE. These are available as free down-
loads from AvatarEPC.com or from your local Avatar Master.
Enjoy your adventure.

© Copyright 2004 by Harry Palmer. All rights reserved.

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 Avatar® Creating Definition Course
OBJECTIVE:
To illustrate the nature of being, its creative abilities, and the nature of definitions.

EXPECTED RESULTS:
The ability to define better living conditions for yourself and all creatures.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Complete the checklist below.

1 Read: Edges p 1 _________

2 Do Exercise 1: Counting Forms p 1 _________

3 Read: Managing Definition pp 2-3 _________

4 Read: The Consequences of Combining p 3 _________

5 Do Exercise 2: Minding the Edges p 3 _________

6 Read: Creating Definition Scale p 4 _________

7 Read: Existing as Creation p 5 _________

8 Do Exercise 3: Exploring Self Definition p 5 _________

9 Read: Existing as Intellect p 6 _________

10 Do Exercise 4: Thoughtstorm Exercise p 6 _________

11 Read: Existing as Perspective p 7 _________

12 Do Exercise 5: This and That p 7 _________

13 Read: Existing as Community p 8 _________

14 Do Exercise 6: Compassion Exercise p 8 _________

15 Read: Existing as Source p 9 _________

16 Do Exercise 7: Expansion Exercise p 9 _________

17 Read: “The First Avatars” from Living Deliberately pp 10-12 _________

18 Debrief

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DEBRIEF

What did you set out to do? __________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

What did you actually do? ___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

What actually happened? ____________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

❑ Mission Accomplished ❑ Mission Incomplete ❑ Actions Inappropriate

Creating Definition
avatar mini-course 4 by Harry Palmer
Edges
If you want to know about life, study
the edges. The edge is where the action is.
Edges interact with each other. Typical
interactions are osmosis, absorption, filtra-
tion, parasitism, symbiosis, predation,
plundering, storm walls, desires, plea-
sures, sins, resistances, conception, emo-
tions, thoughts, communications, compas-
sion, persuasion, skin, arguments,
assertions, projections, assumptions, iden-
tity, disputes, touching, pains, contracts,
agreements, commerce, border disputes,
wars, reunification…whew! It seems like
there is always something happening on
the edge.
After you have been to the edge, mid- Harry Palmer, author of the Avatar materials,
dles, for the most part are pretty boring— speaking to a group of Professional Course
safe maybe, but boring. The only time that
students.
middles become exciting is when someone
draws a line through them. Of course,
then they become edges, frontiers, and dering edges separate two different
eventually borders that divide. Robert regions and offer a choice to anyone
Frost optimistically noted that, “Good standing on the line. Maybe it’s the offer
fences make good neighbors.” That may of a choice that draws us to the edge:
or may not be so, but they certainly define advance or retreat, left or right, go on or
the edges of the countryside. These bor- go back, the razor’s edge.

EXERCISE 1: Counting Forms

Edges define the shape, outline, or form Instructions:
of an object. In this exercise you are inter- Take a walk and count forms until
ested in the form of the object apart from thinking diminishes (or ceases entirely),
its color, meaning, or composition. and the world appears brighter.

Objective: Example: Look at the form of a car, one;

To collect and focus your attention look at the form of a leaf, two; look at the
form of a building, three; etc.
Expected Result:
Insights, improved perception, sense of
well-being, and the recovery of self-deter-
minism

3
2
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Managing Definition
I don’t entirely dismiss the possibility explore; principally it is an exploration of
that someone can say rock and poof, the methodology. This level of creation boils
form of a rock appears out of formless down to how to change the definition of
nothing. That is a very high order of creat- something.
ing. No effort or raw material is needed. I’m using the word definition to apply
You effortlessly will a rock, and the to the shape or outline of a form. But it
sum of ALL-THAT-IS is increased by also applies to the meaning that we assign
one rock (and by whatever conse- to a form. Most of our definitions, both
quences that adding one rock to forms and meanings, are inherited from
ALL-THAT-IS will bring). the past. This is a good thing; otherwise
Instant manifestation appears to every generation would have to hold a
work in our mental universes, summit meeting to define what meaning
where at times ideas seem to to assign to what form. The definitions
spring out of and return to formless that we’ve inherited are the reference
nothing. At least that is the appear- points for our culture. People in different
ance. However, it would take no great locations inherit different definitions,
stretch of the imagination to suppose which results in different cultures, but the
that some of these pop-up ideas are process of passing definition from ances-
merely chance combinations of already tor to offspring applies to nearly everyone.
existing mental stuff below our instant It is called education. And part of the pur-
awareness—education, subconscious pose for any generation’s education is to
memory, or subliminal perceptions. But ensure that cats remain cats and are not
we’re not having that discussion today. redefined as dogs.
What I want to discuss is our ability to One of the really interesting things
define forms, which is the essence of cre- about humans is that that they can con-
ation. In the physical universe we rely on tribute new definitions to the world. They
can define new things from the old stuff.
They can draw new boundaries, expand
Most of our definitions, both forms and old boundaries, divide an old definition
into two definitions or combine two old
meanings, are inherited from the past. definitions into a new definition. The
world offers a circus of possibilities. And
effort—changing and combining a bit of in this way, we wield the sword of cre-
this and that into something new—rather ation without ever having to poof some-
than poof manifestation. The effort might thing from nothing. We create from old
be as subtle as merely non-judgmentally stuff.
experiencing something until it changes, The only caution is that you need to
or it may be exerting a bit of friendly know as much as you can about the old
persuasion, or it may involve heavy stuff before you randomly start deleting
construction equipment—Mac trucks or combining things. Artists, writers, cre-
and bulldozers. ators have to learn the fundamentals of
The point is that in the physical universe the old stuff first. Learn the lay of the
we rarely, if ever, add anything to ALL- land. Recognize the existing definitions
THAT-IS. What we do is change it, move and tendencies of the old stuff before you
it, recombine it, and allocate it differently. begin to make new stuff. For example it is
Like a sculptor working with clay, we more effective and enduring to make
bring forth from the clay a vision by defin- houses from bricks than from straw. Or as
ing the edges, the vacuous and the solid, one of my teachers was fond of saying,
the textures, curves, and color. In the end, “Parachuting is a painful sport to learn by
all the original clay can be accounted for. trial and error.”
The sculptor has not created or discreated In seventh grade, my friend Larry G.
any clay; she has simply added a new and I became interested in amateur rock-
definition to it. It has gone from a lump on
her workbench into an object d’art. This • continues
changing of definition is what I want to

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Managing Definition continued

etry. It was the time of guided missiles school made us popular with classmates,
and Sputnik. We found a science teacher but not with the faculty. We were banned,
who was willing to encourage our hobby as Mrs. Reynolds who liked to introduce
until one of our experiments with home- new words described it, in perpetuity
made rocket fuel caused so much smoke from the school science lab.
that the school had to be evacuated, and This was an early lesson about NOT
firemen were called to install smoke fans combining stuff without understanding
to clear the school. A day’s vacation from the consequences.

The Consequences of Combining

A farmer has a fox, a bag of grain, and a
rooster that he wants to ferry across a
river. His boat is very small, and he has
room only for himself and EITHER the
fox, the grain, or the rooster. His problem
is that if he leaves the combination of fox
and rooster on either bank, the fox will kill
the rooster. Or if he leaves the combina-
tion of rooster and grain on either bank,
the rooster will eat the grain. How can he
get all three across the river safely?

EXERCISE 2: Minding the Edges

Whenever you define something, you Expected Results:
create an edge or limit. Even conscious- The ability to shift attention between
ness, at least our everyday consciousness, definitions.
appears to have edges.
A long time ago, my mother taught me Instructions:
that the way to get through a horror 1. Take a walk and notice that your per-
movie without becoming too frightened ceptual fields have edges (limits). Stay
was to mind the edges of the screen. aware outside of the limits.
Minding the edges means staying aware
beyond the peripheral limits of the focus 2. Engage in a conversation with some-
of your attention. one and mind the edges of what you dis-
cuss. Stay aware beyond the edges.
Objective:
To learn to observe without attention 3. Recall a disturbing event and mind
becoming fixed. the edges of the memory.

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Creating Definition Scale

Lets
What does I am because
That is roll!
I am a it mean? I say I am.
creation. something.

Existing as Existing as Existing as Existing as Existing as

CREATION INTELLECT PERSPECTIVE COMMUNITY SOURCE

MOTIVATION Present as Prediction, Presence Team member, Omnipresent

TO DEFINE object, driven choosing, sensory based, integrity, ser- witnessing,
by pain and thinking, experiencing, vice to others total freedom,
emotions, understanding observing aware
reacts, feels patterns
isolated

FOCUS OF Stuck in past, Factual data, Boundaries Production and Aware will
ATTENTION obstacles and theories, and their inter- purpose, har-
problems significance, actions, experi- mony
and principles mentation

BASIC Resisting defin- Questioning Feeling Participating in Watching

STRATEGY ition (denial) (figure it out) (following an group goals (let it be)
and projecting intuitive flow) (get the job
definition done right)
(blame)

WHAT CAN Ignorance Meaning is Possibilities Aligned efforts Space, no

BE DEFINED results in defined by can be defined are defined by space, and
AND HOW suffering. comparing the by observing an understand- tendency
Definitions similarities and the natural ing of group are defined
are imposed differences of boundaries, purpose and by will.
by outside ideas. processes, and goals.
forces. interactions
within environ-
ments.

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Existing as Creation
Moving on this scale is as easy (or as flict with some definition he has already
hard) as shifting viewpoints. On the far created. He experiences himself as a cre-
left of the scale—Existing as Creation— ation, a form, rather than as a formless
you find the fellow who has defined him- source of creation. Instead of assigning
self into a corner. He has added so many meaning to forms, he has become a con-
modifiers to “I am” that he has essentially glomerate of definitions that he calls
exhausted the possibility of creating any “me.”
new definition without coming into con-

EXERCISE 3: Exploring Self Definition

As soon as we define awareness (add 4. (Ability) I am _______________________
form to formlessness) it becomes a defini- 5. (Financially) I am ___________________
tion. And when we talk about definition,
6. (Size) I am__________________________
we assume a viewpoint (perspective) that
we think of as “my-definition.” When that 7. (Attitude) I am ______________________
viewpoint becomes habitual, we think of it 8. (Status) I am ________________________
as “my (definition of)-self.”
Most people have several of these my- 9. (Education) I am ____________________
self viewpoints that are changed from time 10. (Reputation) I am ___________________
to time like suits of clothes. One myself is
assumed to make sense of things at work, 11. (Sex) I am __________________________
another is assumed to relate to the family, 12. (Sexual preference) I am _____________
and a third may be accepted as a defini-
tion offered by someone else. Some of the 13. (Relationship) I am__________________
myself viewpoints are changed deliber- 14. (Integrity) I am _____________________
ately, and some change in response to
events or people. Some of the definitions 15. (Courage) I am _____________________
are fun to assume, and some are self-sabo- 16. (Perseverance) I am _________________
taging. What do you believe about your-
17. (Ambition) I am ____________________
self? Let’s go exploring.
18. (Pride) I am ________________________
Objective: 19. (Sensitivity) I am ___________________
To explore the definitions you are cur-
rently imposing on awareness. 20. (Blame) I am _______________________
21. (Loyalty) I am ______________________
Expected Results:
Insights, relief from fixed conditions. 22. (Deservedly) I am___________________
23. (Fortune) I am ______________________
Instructions 1:
In response to the stimulus in parenthe- 24. (Of necessity) I am __________________
ses, fill in the following with spontaneous
answers. If anything seems upsetting,
mind the edges. Instructions 2:
For each definition you wrote,
1. (Health) I am _______________________ determine if the item was:
2. (Nationality) I am ___________________
1. Inherited from the past
3. (Profession) I am ____________________ 2. Deliberately created

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Existing as Intellect
Consciousness has abilities that allow us If we are the one who is asked to define a
to process and deal with the physical uni- new word, we will try to relate it to some-
verse. Everyone is more or less aware of thing the person is already familiar with.
these abilities. Broadly, they are are imagin- We might say, “It’s like an apple,” which
ing, thinking, and remembering. These are would start to narrow down the definition,
aspects of the intellect. providing the questioner has some concep-
When we ask someone for the definition tion of an apple. Then we would distin-
of a new word, we are asking for a descrip- guish it from an apple. It’s like an apple,
tion that we can understand. We are look- only smooth and softer when ripe.
ing for some key that will allow us to relate Maybe our first comprehension of the
it to what we already know or have experi- definition is fuzzy and imprecise, but after
enced. What does the word mean? Is it a repeated encounters, the definition begins
noun, verb, or adjective? What is it similar to stand on its own. It is no longer that-
to? What distinguishes it from similar definition-that-is-like an apple; it is a
words? peach.

EXERCISE 4: Thoughtstorm Exercise

Thoughtstorming is a group discussion Instructions:
procedure for uncovering the essential 1. Form a small discussion group to
core meaning or definition of a concept. address the question, What are the
Usually referred to as the corecept. Because obstacles to an enlightened planetary
it is a collaboration of minds, the obvious civilization, and how can they best
value of Thoughtstorming is that it avoids be overcome?
the bias, assumptions, and blind alleys
that can cause a single mind to give up or 2. Agree amongst yourselves that inter-
conclude in error. ruptions or contrary opinions will not
offend anyone present, and that anyone
Objective: can say or ask anything at any time.
To link individual minds in an Try to be flexible and tolerant.
intellectual synergy.
3. Speculate, associate and differentiate
Expected Result: until a shared insight is expressed.
An insight into the structure of
conceptual definitions.

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Existing as Perspective
Perspective is the ability of defining or interest are changes in edges, outlines,
distinguishing reality by sorting and relat- foregrounds, and backgrounds.
ing sensory impressions; it is experiencing The boundary where a stone changes
something that you haven’t defined any from an unbroken mass into the surround-
words to express. ing space defines the form of the stone.
Instead of relying merely on intellectual Ah, edges, you’ve got to define them.
definition, you begin to rely on the varia- Only a few people are aware of an
tions in sensory impressions to determine impersonal formless nature beyond the
where things begin and end. You examine definitions of self. This impersonal nature
is the realm of pure Being. When it is real-
ized, all of the intellectual viewpoints that
Only a few people are aware of an impersonal were previously defined by imagining,
thinking, and remembering are likely to
formless nature beyond the definitions of self. become totally irrelevant—worthy of a
good laugh and not much more. From this
impersonal nature, all of the events and
your impressions. Perspective is an ability experiences of individualized conscious-
to distinguish where the definition of a ness are satisfactorily defined by the curi-
form changes. Change is a variation in ously wise expression, “That is
location, form, or definition. Of particular something.”

EXERCISE 5: This and That

Objective:
To demonstrate the effect of changing
viewpoint.

Expected Results:
Insights, increase in responsibility.

Instructions 1:
Pick out something and think of it as
this ________.

Pick out something and think of it as

that ________.

Repeat with large and small objects,

close and far objects, until you are confi-
dent of your ability to make anything this
or that.

Instructions 2:
Create your sense of the world first as
this world and then as that world.

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Basic Definition
Attention Management

Existing as Community
The easiest way to change something is But beyond a sympathetic nod or two, we
to change your viewpoint. This does not seldom do anything effective to help.
always result in a change in the world, but When the “my (definitions of)-self” are
it will place you in the optimum position relaxed, the suffering of the world is rec-
should you wish to make a change in the ognized as a prevalent condition that
world. afflicts, and will continue to afflict, all of
Compassion is the motivation to define us. This is the realization that stimulates
better living conditions for creatures. It is you to align and undertake the task of
a two-stage process: first it is a feeling of defining better living conditions for all
sorrow for the suffering or troubles of creatures.
another person; second, and most impor- Ultimately you ask yourself the key
tantly, it is an urge to effectively help the questions, the questions that every being
person. in the process of spiritual awakening asks:
What am I doing here? What is this really
about? Why am I participating in this
...to contribute to the creation of an enlightened creation of life? What is really valuable?
planetary civilization. And you come to know the answer—
know it as a faint intuitive impulse (faint
because the intuition does not intrude on
When the sorrow is experienced only your free will, but waits for a moment of
intellectually, not felt, a definition separate willing surrender). You feel it and are sus-
from the suffering is created. Our intellec- tained by its profound and amazing
tual response to “that” suffering is to avoid grace—to contribute to the creation of an
it. Maybe we whisper a thankful prayer enlightened planetary civilization.
that the suffering didn’t land at our door.

EXERCISE 6: Compassion Exercise

Honesty with yourself leads to Step 2. With attention on the person,
compassion for others. repeat to yourself: “Just like me, this
person is trying to avoid suffering in
Objective: his/her life.”
To increase the amount of compassion Step 3. With attention on the person,
in the world. repeat to yourself: “Just like me, this
person has known sadness, loneliness,
Expected Result: and despair.”
A personal sense of peace. Step 4. With attention on the person,
repeat to yourself: “Just like me, this
Instructions: person is seeking to fulfill his/her needs.”
This exercise can be done anywhere Step 5. With attention on the person,
that people congregate (airports, malls, repeat to yourself: “Just like me, this
parks, beaches, etc.). It should be done person is learning about life.”
on strangers, unobtrusively, from some
distance. Try to do all five steps on the
same person.
Step 1. With attention on the person,
repeat to yourself: “Just like me, this
person is seeking some happiness for
his/her life.”

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Existing as Source
Source is the aware-no-space that finally mately you are the only one who is pow-
and irrefutably answers the question, Who erful enough to define you. You are your
am I? The answer is yours to define. Ulti- own authority. “I am because I say I am.”

EXERCISE 7: Expansion Exercise

The process of ceasing to identify your- Instructions:
self with a location or definition and grad- The following is done as a guided medi-
ually assuming the beingness of a larger tation. (For best results, precede this exer-
whole is called integration. cise by a few minutes of the “This and
Consider when you feel the flesh of That” exercise on page 8.)
your hand. Do you feel each cell that
makes up your hand, or do you feel an • Get some impression of the space you
integrated sensation of the entire hand? occupy. (pause)
What if you were able to relocate the • How far out does it extend? (pause)
boundaries of the location or the defini- • As effortlessly as you can, make your
tion you consider you? space extend in all directions. (pause)
Do you end at the skin? Or do you • Include everyone and everything.
extend beyond? What do you believe? (pause)
• Now get the impression that you con-
Objective: tain the space you have just created.
To convey an experience of expansion (pause)
and integration. • Feel where you come from. (pause)

Expected Results: (Go through entire meditation three

Insights, reconciliation. times.)

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The First Avatars excerpted from Living Deliberately

November, 1986. There were nine people I kept going. In a few minutes she real-
in the first test group. They included my ized that she was recognizing things
wife and her staff at the Creative Learning rather than labeling them.
Center. Most of them had delivered and “Is there a difference?” she wanted to
received many hours of regressive type know.
psychotherapy—reliving traumas, releas- “What do you think?” I answered in my
ing pain, resurfacing emotion, etc. finest counselor identity.
The majority of their clients were appre- “Yes, there is. Labeling seems more—I
ciative and had experienced a lessening of don’t know.”
life’s tensions. So they were understand- “Source?”
ably skeptical about my new Avatar “Yes, that’s it. Source!”
processes. Now she labeled the telephone “potato,”
“Where did you get that name, Harry?” the bookcase “item 67” and a vase of flow-
“It’s been around,” I replied. ers “creation number 5.” She remarked
“Aren’t you afraid it’s going to offend that the objects were now more objects
people?” than they were words. The room bright-
“I don’t think so,” I said. Only the special ened up.
ones, I thought. When she was comfortable with that
We had coffee together, and I briefed step, I continued with another preliminary
them about my work. I discovered that exercise, asking her to feel the separation
they were already thinking in terms of between herself and the things she was
“belief precedes experience.” There was labeling.
some resistance, but also they were aware “Label that.”
that something transforming had hap- “Chair.”
pened to me. I noticed it in their reactions. “Good, can you feel the separation
My presence had a euphoric effect on between you and the chair?”
them that I was not intentionally attempt- “I’m me and it’s it.” I observed her settle
ing to create. There was a relaxing of fixed in and begin to enjoy the game.
opinions that gradually turned into gen- “Label that.”
uine curiosity. “Book.”
“Okay, Harry, if your process makes me “Good, can you feel the separation
feel as good as you look, I’m ready.” between you and the book?”
My wife volunteered to go first. We “Uh-huh!”
went upstairs to her office, and I explained And then I expanded the procedure, still
that before we started the processes I on that first step. “Do you have any ideas
wanted her to do some preliminary exer- about yourself that you don’t like?”
cises. I asked her to put imaginary labels “Well, I suppose, sort of.” She squirmed,
on things. preparing for the invasion of privacy that
usually followed such questions.
“Don’t tell me about it,” I said, “just
There was a relaxing of fixed opinions that pick one out and think about it.”
gradually turned into genuine curiosity. She thought for a moment, then said,
“Okay, I’ve got one.”
“Label it from source.”
“Label that,” I said, pointing to a door- “Okay.”
knob. “Good, can you feel the separation
“Doorknob,” she played along. between you and the idea?”
“Label that.” She muttered a surprised, “Hmmm. I’m
“Telephone.” me and it’s it! That’s true isn’t it?”
“Label that.” We did a few more ideas, including her
“Wall.” own name as a label.
I noticed that for the most part she was “How do you feel?”
allowing the items I pointed out to sug-
gest their own labels. The typewriter was • continues
labeled “typewriter.” The desk was
labeled “desk.”
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The First Avatars continued

“Aware. That’s it. I don’t feel like I have happened to her when she separated from
to do anything.” the resisted experience. “I literally can feel
I continued with the process and asked myself change! It’s a fantastic process!”
her, “Do you have a sense of time?” That session ended with the physical
“Sure. It’s ticking away.” condition completely resolved. Her face
“Label it from source.” had changed, and she didn’t even look
“Time!” like the same person. She was beautiful.
“Good, can you feel the separation She hugged me.
between you and your sense of time?” “What have we been doing all these
Her body jerked, and she began to years with therapy? Harry, this is a real
breathe deeply. Slowly, a broad grin breakthrough! I feel like I have just
formed on her face. “This is a preliminary stepped out of the dark ages of my own
exercise?” consciousness. It’s hard to believe how
fast it works.”
After seven more hours, all nine volun-
She was astonished that she didn’t have to teers were through the procedures and
crab-scuttle through hours of primordial trauma to were giggling together in the lounge. It
locate the cause of the condition. had been a remarkable day. One of them
sipped a cup of tea, and the others discov-
ered that they could experience the flavor
I took her on through the fifteen initia- of the tea!
tion steps and into the confidential proce- With their individual identities relaxed,
dures. It took just over an hour. they intuitively operated as a team. There
I left her sitting in the office smiling and was no hint of any divisive self-interest.
examining a shaft of sunlight on her No conflict. They finished each other’s
rolling hand. She was relaxed, and her sentences without any sense of interrup-
eyes were moist. I was surprised at how tion or offense. They made sandwiches in
extraordinarily beautiful she was. a spontaneous assembly-line procedure
Each of the next three sessions ended in that would have amazed even Henry
tears of joy. Ford. When it was over, knives were
In the afternoon I began the same proce- washed, everything was put away, the
dure on the fifth volunteer. The session counter was wiped, and the sandwiches
went smoothly at first and then hit an old were on the table. It was fabulous to
snag. The person described a persistent watch the cooperation. After all the mental
condition that she had been trying to han- garbage is gone, people cooperate intuitively.
dle in therapy for ten years. I listened as What a tool for business!
the disappointment and failure choked up People who had not been part of the test
in her voice. group spontaneously gathered around.
She is sitting in the middle of a creation. They experienced a sense of special care
She told me it would be okay if we just from the volunteers. Handshakes turned
ignored it and handled some minor stuff. into hugs and even deliberately repeated
She didn’t want to ruin my Avatar process hugs. There was a familiar friendliness.
with her case. “No,” I told her. That was Like old jeans.
exactly what I was looking for. “Let’s Students arrived for evening classes but
explore the persistent condition together never made it beyond the lounge. We
and maybe get a little improvement.” declared a holiday. People sat on the stairs
She doesn’t have a chance of leaving this and hunched along the walls to listen as
session with that creation. It’s comforting to the new Avatars shared their realizations.
have the tools to help someone. The whole atmosphere was electric.
We took her old creation apart piece by
piece. She was astonished that she didn’t “Whatever you think you are is
have to crab-scuttle through hours of pri- really only the reflection of you
mordial trauma to locate the cause of the thinking it.”
condition. “It’s right here, isn’t it? I’m
creating it!” She was amazed by what • continues

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Creating Definition

The First Avatars continued

“The illusion is that you are The discussions had a transforming
either something or nothing. You effect on the non-participants. Soon there
are neither.” was no need for questions. Everyone pre-
sent knew what the answer would be:
“Consciousness does not have to “What do you believe?”
operate according to the logic of Personal responsibility made easy!
physical universe laws.” There was a calmness and an expansive,
shared viewpoint of existence. Everyone
“Judgments are what cause present sensed that a profound shift in
experience to be painful.” consciousness was occurring. There was
more hugging.
“When you allow that others A sense of a spiritual presence was in
can heal themselves spontaneously, the air. It felt like a higher intelligence had
you will be able to heal yourself been summoned. A new level. An awaken-
spontaneously.” ing. An ancient set of gears began to
move, and a wave of realizations was
“The idea that there is some hard released into the collective consciousness.
reality that we have to adapt our- What began as an exploration of the
selves to and be realistic about is mechanics of individual consciousness
just another form of fear.” had opened unexpected doors. A stagger-
ing amount of complexity and confusion
“Regret is a break in higher-self began to dissolve into simplicity.
trust. You stop trusting that your It was well after midnight when the
higher self is creating the experience gathering broke up. It felt like a historic
that it needs for its own moment. No one will forget the day of
evolvement.” their Avatar initiation.
I was feeling very pleased with myself,
The students were fascinated and but the future tugged at me, reminding
impatient to ask questions. me that there was a long road ahead. So
“Do you have to remember your past this was what destiny felt like. Somehow I
to change your beliefs?” a student asked. intuitively knew that the Avatar seed
“Only if you believe you do!” said the would grow. It must be cultivated with
woman who had handled her persistent care. I was happy for what I had accom-
condition. “The past is an idea created in plished, but at the same time there was a
the present to serve as an explanation for tinge of sadness for the contemplative life
the judgments we make.” that I was leaving behind.
There was no doubt now that humanity
was more than a tribe of smart apes. For
What began as an exploration of the too long we had lived under a blanket of
mechanics of individual consciousness had secrets about our beginnings and our pur-
opened unexpected doors. pose in the universe. And now the truth
started to peek out. As I turned off the
lights, I had a feeling of connection...a
“Will this help me with the upset I have dream then and a reality now, tied to each
with my wife?” other, connecting across millennia. Some-
“It’s your impression of your wife that thing that had gone bad had righted itself.
you are upset with. Your impression does A spell was broken. A mid-course correc-
not depend upon your wife, but on your tion. A pledge was kept.
beliefs. You can change them.”

The mission of Avatar in the world is to catalyze the integration of belief systems.
When we perceive that the only difference between us is our beliefs and that
beliefs can be created or discreated with ease, the right and wrong game will
wind down, a co-create game will unfold, and world peace will ensue.

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 Your Next Step
Read Living Deliberately and ReSurfacing® by Harry Palmer
When you are ready to explore the inner workings of your own consciousness and become familiar with
the creation that you regard as self, we recommend reading the books Living Deliberately and
ReSurfacing® as the first step.
Living Deliberately is about the discovery and development of the
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in 66 countries and has been translated into 19 languages.

ReSurfacing® refers to the action of disentangling yourself from old

creations and rising back into awareness. The ReSurfacing workbook
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Who is Harry Palmer?
Writer, teacher, lecturer, scientist, pro- Today, few who fair-mindedly study
grammer, environmentalist, businessman, Harry Palmer’s work can doubt the
spiritual leader, explorer – Harry Palmer is profound effect that his writings are
truly a Renaissance man. For more than 30 having on the collective consciousness
years, Harry has played a prominent role of the world.
in the consciousness-evolvement field. His
bestseller, Living Deliberately (currently
available in 19 languages), describing his
personal discovery of enlightenment,
launched the highly regarded worldwide
workshop called The Avatar Course. His
lofty aim, to contribute to the creation of
an enlightened planetary civilization, has
been adopted by tens of thousands.
Palmer’s underlying purpose is to teach
people effective techniques for improving
their lives according to their own self-
generated blueprint.

Alignment
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Would you like to be able to rise above the sorrows and struggles of the world and
see them for what they really are?

Would you like to experience the state of consciousness traditionally described as

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