Posted by mountain_jim
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Even in the highest realms, there is no certainty about these numbers as any candidate must give his firm consent to ascend when the call for ascension comes. Many may retreat out of fear from disintegrating their physical bodies and expanding their energetic fields in the very last moment.
This is the fulcrum and the question and the issue it seems for me. Don Juan said to "use your death as an advisor", and I understand and endeaver to do that. But my whole adult life has seemed to revolve around moments where my ego/body seems to react in fear at losing control when an out-of-body or who-knows-what experience was happening - and I have to hope that when the 'call' comes I will be ready and able to answer it and let go of my physical body and ego.
I am just reminded of my favorite hymn from my Baptist propaganda-programming/upbringing - and one that actually had some 'juice' and fun and energy, not like so many of the protestant dirge-music hymns of my church-going youth:

When the role is called up yonder I'll be there