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SPIRITUAL TIDBITS
Spiritual Tidbits are bits of wisdom from Master Rose.
A new tidbit is posted on the first of every month.
January 2026
EXCERPTS FROM TEDDY AND JOSIE – BOOK ONE
A small blue figure sailed through Josie’s window, riding high on a wisp of cool night air.
It followed the breeze across the room and then, with arms outstretched and back
erect, slowly drifted down onto a pillow next to the sleeping boy.
Early the next morning, sunlight filtered into the cheery bedroom, first in thin
bands, then bursting full and wide. Josie winced, then blinked as he rubbed the
sleepiness from his eyes. He opened one eye and then quickly the other. When Josie
spied the blue figure, he jumped out of bed, heart pounding, and grabbed a slipper to
defend himself. Then, as he began his best swat, he heard the creature call out. “No,
stop!” Josie froze on the spot. The last thing he expected was for it to talk.
“What are you?” Josie screamed out.
“Good heavens,” the little blue creature exclaimed. “You needn’t holler. My ears may be small, but they function quite well, thank you. And it’s not what are you, but who are you?”
“All right then. Who are you?” Josie continued.
“My name is Theodore Bearingsworth the Third, but you may call me Teddy unless you are introducing me to royalty, of course.” Josie rubbed his eyes even harder than before, but Teddy was still there when he stopped and opened them. A cloud of shimmering, blue dust billowed around Teddy then settled onto the bed, forming a small pile.
“Gosh, you’re not blue, after all,” Josie exclaimed.
“No, no, I’m just covered in blue dust. Can’t say that I mind, though considering,” Teddy said while patting his neatly pressed white shirt and sky-blue bow tie, jacket, and trousers.
“Where did you come from?” Josie asked, still not believing what he was seeing.
“And how did you get here?”
“I came here from another realm in answer to your wish. Josie was so distracted by Teddy’s arrival that he completely forgot it was a school day. His mother called out, “Breakfast,” and this spurred Josie into high gear. In a matter of minutes, he had dressed, brushed his teeth, and combed his hair. It was a relief to have something familiar to think about and do. He grabbed his backpack and bounded across the room towards the door.
“Hey!” Teddy shouted. “What about me? I’m hungry too!”
“Well, what should I do with you?” Josie asked.
“I could ride on your shoulder,” Teddy suggested. “That way, I wouldn’t have to strain my voice to be heard.”
“What if my mother sees you?”
“I wouldn’t worry about that,” Teddy responded.
Josie didn’t have time to question what Teddy meant because his mother was already calling him for a second time. So, he gently lifted Teddy onto his shoulder. Teddy wiggled in place, tugged at the bottom of his vest, and straightened his bow tie before grabbing onto Josie’s ear lobe.
Josie reluctantly entered the kitchen, walking a little sideways, hoping to camouflage Teddy.
“Don’t worry,” Teddy whispered.
“She won’t be aware of my presence. I’m like a crack in the wall to her.”
“A crack in the wall?” Josie questioned.
“Yes, when there is a crack in the wall, you may notice it at first, but over time, if you don’t focus on it, you will reach a point where you aren’t aware of it at all.”
“So, she could see you if she wanted to?” Josie asked as he sat down at the table.
“Most definitely,” Teddy answered. “She just needs to expand her awareness.”
Teddy could tell, by the puzzled look on Josie’s face, that he needed more information. “Awareness is like a zoomable flashlight, which allows you to twist the head to adjust the width of the light. You can easily light up an entire room, or you can narrow the light down to zoom in on just one object. Awareness operates the same way. We can expand our awareness to experience all of creation or decrease it and only experience a small portion. Your mother is only aware of what exists in the physical reality.”
“Mom, I met a new friend today.”
“That’s wonderful,” she said while smiling.
“His name is Teddy, and he’s a fairy.”
Mrs. Alester’s smile slid right off of her face. “Now, Josie, don’t you think your
imagination is running a bit wild?”
“No, Mom, he’s here right now, on my left shoulder.”
Mrs. Alester approached Josie and peered very closely at his shoulder.
“Josie, there isn’t anything there. Now, no more talk of this nonsense.”
Mrs. Alester walked over to the oven to remove a batch of cookies, shaking her head as she did. Josie glanced over at his fairy friend and began to doubt his presence. Teddy immediately started to fade away, so he yelled, “Hey!” right into Josie’s ear. Josie’s ear smarted, and he could not deny that Teddy was definitely there.
“You started to fade away,” Josie said.
“I didn’t go anywhere,” Teddy explained. “Your awareness of me decreased because of your doubt. If you want to experience things beyond the physical realm, you will need to believe that all things are possible.”
Teddy dried off with a fluffy hand towel, wrapped it around himself, and appeared next to Josie. “I wanted to make a nightshirt for you,” Josie said. “I found some scraps of material in my Mom’s sewing room, but I’ve never sewn anything before.”
“Ah, but you have,” Teddy said. “In another time and another place.”
“What other time and place?” asked Josie.
“Well, this may come as a surprise to you, lad, but you have lived many other lives
in many other places.”
“I have?” Josie said in amazement. “Why don’t I remember them?”
“Well, some memories are more difficult to recall than others due to the mechanics
of the mind. The mind, you see, has three storage areas referred to as the conscious mind, the subconscious mind, and the unconscious mind. The best analogy that I can think of is a computer. A computer has a viewing screen, files, folders, and a hard drive. Our conscious mind is like an open file displayed on a computer screen. Our subconscious mind is like a computer folder that contains multiple files. If we want to read a file, we can easily open the folder, select a file and display it on the screen.”
“The unconscious mind is like a computer hard drive where permanent computer data is stored. We can retrieve information from a computer hard drive, but for the most part, we are not even aware that it exists. The same holds true of the unconscious mind.”
“Can you give me an example of this?” Josie asked.
“Yes,” Teddy continued. “At some point in time, you learned how to add one plus one. It’s easy for you to recall this knowledge because it is stored in your subconscious. It is not, however, as easy to recall what you wore to school or what the weather was like on the day that you learned how to add because the mind stored those memories in the unconscious.”
“Is that where my past life memories are stored?” Josie asked.
“Yes, laddie.”
“How can I call up memories from my unconscious mind?”
“As your awareness increases, you will naturally become more aware of what is stored in the unconscious.
“I don’t think I can just leave in the middle of the night to go on a journey. What if my parents come into my room to check on me, and they see that I’m not here?”
“If your parents come in, they will see your body, in your bed, sleeping soundly, but you will be someplace else.”
“I don’t understand. How can I go anywhere without my body?”
“You don’t need your physical body to travel to other realms. You can use your other bodies.”
“I have more than one body?”
“Yes, lad. When you were born, you were given the use of five bodies, one for each of the lower realms. You have a physical body, an astral body, a causal body, a mental body, and an intuitive body. They wrap around you like gloves over a hand.”
“I think I understand,” Josie said. “The real me is a spiritual being composed of light and sound who uses five bodies, one physical and four non-physical, to experience the lower realms.”
“Yes, laddie, you get an A+!”
“The Astral will surprise you in many ways,” Teddy began. “One of my favorites is that it is not limited by time. We can travel there in our dream bodies for just a few minutes and experience an adventure that would have taken hours, days, or weeks to transpire in the Physical. You will also notice that the Astral closely resembles the Physical. It is similar to a movie studio with all the props and scenery we would ever want or need to create a film of our choice. Only in this instance, it’s not a movie we are making; it’s a life. We visit the Astral, choose the things we want to experience, then serve as channels for them to travel through and manifest in the Physical. For example, a songwriter visits the Astral, hears a song, feels inspired by it, then serves as a channel for it to come through to the Physical. The same holds true of artists, book writers, architects, inventors, and so on. We can also channel life scenarios, both positive and negative.”
“Every creation in the physical reality is composed of atoms, which are in a constant state of motion or vibration. An object may appear to be inanimate, like a table or a chair, but at its atomic level, it is in constant motion - vibrating at a particular rate.”
“The human body is basically a collection of vibrating atoms. So, when we refer to someone’s vibratory rate, we mean the rate at which their collective atoms vibrate. Vibratory rates have a direct correlation to awareness, the higher the vibratory rate, the
greater the level of awareness. So, if you want to increase your awareness, you will
need to increase your vibratory rate. This can be accomplished by becoming mindful of
the places where you spend your time, the company you keep, the things you eat and
drink, the music you listen to, the way you spend your time, and even your thoughts
and emotions.”
“That sounds like a lot of stuff to have to think about,” Josie responded.
“Yes,” Sage responded. “But the good news is that if you have a strong desire for a high vibratory rate, you will naturally gravitate towards the people, places, and things that support this.”
Heaven’s gates were made of pure gold. They were very tall, very wide, and incredibly beautiful. Angels were standing just inside, along with a few people who looked as if they were waiting for someone. A moment later, a man walked past Teddy and Josie and approached the gates. He was moving at such a slow pace and looked so exhausted that Josie wasn’t sure if he would make it all the way there. An angel glided towards him and spread her wings open, displaying their full glory. Then she took the man’s hands in hers, and they floated effortlessly towards heaven. Once inside, he was greeted by loved ones who had been waiting patiently for him. They embraced him and welcomed him home, and he became energized and reassured by their presence.
Josie then noticed a group of people standing outside the gates with looks of shame on their faces. They seemed to be suffering and in pain.
“Are those the people who aren’t good enough to get into heaven?” Josie asked.
“The gates of heaven are never closed to anyone. All are welcome inside at any time,” Teddy answered. “These individuals are not entering because they don’t think they deserve heaven and believe that they should be punished for their sins.”
“Are they going to be punished?” Josie asked.
“No. Not at all,” Teddy responded. “The pain and suffering they are experiencing are entirely self-inflicted. They don’t realize that they aren’t bad people. They were simply lost, confused, and trapped in a physical life that was lacking in love. This is never a cause for punishment. No need to worry, though. The healing energy emanating from heaven will eventually draw them inside the gates, and they will see their spiritual perfection reflected in the beauty of the garden.”
“Where are we?” Josie asked.
“This is the Hall of Akashic Records. It contains detailed records of the past, present, and future of every life form.”
“Even me?”
“Yes, lad. Every one of your lives, both the good and the not so good, are recorded here.”
“Kind of like a naughty and nice list?” Josie commented.
“Similar,” Teddy replied. “But this list doesn’t earn us coal in our stockings or gifts under the tree. Our accumulated experiences are referred to as karma. We carry our karma from one lifetime to another, so we can draw upon those experiences to assist us with our spiritual growth.”
“The same way I carry the knowledge of one plus one equals two, from one grade to the next?”
“Exactly, lad.”
“Do we have lots of lives?” Josie asked.
“Yes, because soul is always seeking knowledge and wants to experience things from all perspectives.”
Josie felt a flutter of wings and knew that the raven had followed him into the
dungeon. “Can you help me?” Josie pleaded.
“No. Nope. Negative,” the raven responded.
“Nobody can help you, but you, you, you.”
“What is this place?” Josie asked.
“It’s a mind trap,” the raven answered. “A purely self-inflicted mind trap. Now you
are all alone with what you’ve invented.” Josie felt one final swoosh of wings, and
POOF, the crow was gone.
“All alone?” a bewildered Josie said aloud. He quickly looked around for Teddy,
but alas, it was true. Josie was all alone. He had been so caught up in the spell of the
castle that he had forgotten entirely about Teddy. Josie frantically looked around for a
door, a window, or some sign of hope, but there wasn’t any. Finally, he sank onto the
damp floor, buried his face in his hands, and began to cry. Josie wondered what would
become of him. “Why?” Josie yelled out in anger and frustration. “Why did this happen
to me? Why do bad things keep happening to me? I’m a good person. Why am I being
punished?” Josie jumped up and punched the wall, but only hurt himself more. He
continued crying for a long time, and then, when he couldn’t cry anymore, he just gave
up, sat down in defeat, and surrendered to the situation. Eventually, this led to him
feeling a little restless, but not enough to provoke an action. It reminded Josie of how
he felt when he was bored. Yes, that was it. He was beginning to become bored with
the situation. The boredom grew more and more with each passing moment and
eventually became so overwhelming that Josie just had to get up and do something.
First, he examined the entire dungeon once again for cracks, doors, or windows, in
case he had missed them the first time he looked. Next, he decided to mentally review
the steps he had taken that landed him in the dungeon. He realized that things went
terribly wrong as soon as he started to mentalize. Perhaps, he had even unknowingly
fallen under one of Maya’s spells.
He wondered where Teddy was. He deeply missed him. A spark of hope glimmered in Josie’s mind as he thought of the fairy dressed in blue. “What was it that he told me never to forget?” Instantly, the answer came. “You must remember when faced with a seemingly hopeless situation that nothing is ever as bad as it seems, and there is always a way out if you believe there is.”
Josie felt that his plight could definitely be categorized as seemingly hopeless, so he applied Teddy’s advice to the problem. “Escape from this dungeon is not as hopeless as it seems,” he said aloud. “I believe there is a way out.” Just then, a door appeared in front of Josie and swung open. Teddy was standing on the other side and greeted Josie with a warm hug.
“Hurry, boy,” he cautioned. “We are not out of danger yet. The negative forces are after you.” “But why?” asked Josie.
“Why?” Teddy answered. “Because you discovered the secret escape route from a mind trap, that’s why. They don’t want you sharing that knowledge with anyone else.”
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