Question: I'd like to ask about the ego, especially about how the word is used in our culture—it's often made out to be an enemy, something to be extinguished. It seems that there is such a thing, and it is related to barriers and limitations to awareness. I'm wondering how to bridge the gap; I have a negative reaction to the term. Could you expand on it? Also,  many people wish to extinguish the ego to obtain enlightenment. What's the benefit to that?

Question: What is mindfulness?

Energetically, when you have focused your attention and presence in the present moment, you are connecting all of your energetic molecules to the rate of vibration that is occurring with all the other energetic molecules that surround you. In other words, when you are present in a given moment—perfectly present—then the vibration of you and your being perfectly matches the vibration of what's around you. There is a sense of flow. There is a sense of peace. And there is a sense of timelessness.

That is mindfulness.

Question: What is your perspective on the practice of gratitude?

When we use the word gratitude, we would like you to imagine the vastness of the ocean.  Imagine all of the water that exists on your planet, and recall how it is all connected and how it is teeming with life-from very large to microscopic.

All of this exists as one cohesive connected unit without which there would be no life on your planet.

Imagine then, the  vastness of this-and its fullness and completeness-and while you hold that image in your mind, lay over it the word "gratitude".

Polaris is a wonderful storyteller!  They frequently tell heartwarming allegories during personal or group sessions that touch the soul and the imagination.

Following is a beautiful tale about the life of a cloud.

This is Part 1 of a two-part series on the nature of anger.  In it Polaris invites us to look at anger differently from what we are used to.  Anger is simply a natural expression of the human state, but you can learn how to allow it to manifest within you differently, thus creating huge and wonderful changes in your life!

Most of you will be able to, in some fashion, step back from your life to the extent of which you will not necessarily remove anger from your experience, but be able to perceive your own wholeness. By staying in the expansive end of the spectrum of anger you increase your perception. You are aware of the potential of your bigness, yet you're also aware that there something missing. And you're okay with that!

This question is wonderful because it shows that any question can lead to a wonderful and empowering answer, and that it is your intent that makes all the difference.  It was phrased as: "How can I change things, truly?  And how can other people change in my life?   How will everything be able to change so that I can interact better with people in my life?"

Question: People are saying that the vibration of our earth plane is changing rapidly, elevating, and that the veil between our world and other dimensions is becoming thinner and easier to transgress. Do you [Polaris] experience any difference in this energy shift when interacting with us? And what is happening with this shift?  How will our experience with other dimensions change?