The Book of the Dead (and Instantaneous Rebirth!)

Your Guide to Personal Freedom, Love, and Living in Flow

Tommy Acierno

Copyright © 2021 Tommy Acierno

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The information and opinions expressed are solely my own and do not express the views or opinions of my employer.

To Brooke, Brayden, Owen, Mom, and Dad who teach me about love every day.

Contents

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Introduction

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Epilogue

Acknowledgement

About The Author

Introduction

I have always been fascinated by unseen powerful forces. As a child of the 80’s, and a huge fan of Star Wars, my excitement about the power of the “Force” was, I suppose, inevitable.

Like many of us, though, the magic of knowledge, strength, insights, wisdom, unseen forces, and self-mastery takes a backseat as our consciousness focuses on the “realities” that exist right in front of us. Slowly, systematically, over time, we develop a complex and interconnected web of filters, judgments, and opinions that act as a filter between what really exists and what we think exists. Now, this ability to filter reality is neither good nor bad; right or wrong. In fact, it’s an incredibly efficient ability that we use to make sense of the infinite amount of information that bombards all of our senses every moment. Imagine processing the entirety of this moment, all the sounds, sights, smells, tastes, touches, with equal importance and no categorization! We would be overwhelmed in a matter of seconds.

That being said, when we observe nature, we see how cyclical life unfolds. In fact, I think of it more like a metal spring, spiraling upward along our linear experience of time. When it feels like you’ve circled right back to where you started, look at your experience from the “side,” and you will notice how you actually went “up a level” and are experiencing life from a higher perspective. Few people are aware of this motion, and that’s ok, too!

So here we are, spiraling higher up the spring of life. Now what do we do? For me, I found myself fascinated once again by invisible forces, power, potential, self-mastery, and even self-transcendence. What’s even more exciting is that the scientific community invests in exploring this hidden potential, how it works, and more importantly, how we can apply it to transform our lives. Quantum entanglement, non-locality, the power of intention, epigenetics, and the nature of anabolic/catabolic energy just to name a few.

My re-introduction to these forces came with the discovery of professional life and leadership coaching. In coaching, we see the potential that exists within others and use coaching skills to connect a person’s inner energy to drive and manifest their goals. That’s a very simplified explanation of a very artful and scientific process, but I’ll save the rest for another book, perhaps.

As I connected with amazing, inspiring people, and helped them connect with their inner genius so they expanded closer to their highest potential, I didn’t realize that, subtly, within myself, the same transformation was occurring! I attracted more mythical and mystical experiences into my life. I learned the ways that science has been uncovering the subtle and hidden forces of human potential (and how it’s actually no different than the forces of the Universe; indeed, we ARE the Universe and the Universe is us. We’re one and the same).

One of the forces that has been discussed, debated, researched, and philosophized is our Higher Self, also known as our Higher Consciousness, our Intuition, our Divine Guidance, and so on and so forth.

While working with my own coach once, she encouraged me to have a “conversation” with my Higher Self. Being such a passionate fan of inner power and potential (in other words, my secret desire to become a Jedi), I was interested to experiment with this technique. Alas, I only tried it once or twice before I was distracted by the other activities of life again.

It wasn’t until about a year later that I suddenly, without warning, felt a deep pull to try this practice once more.

I opened a new document and titled it “Divine Conversations.” I closed my eyes, and started to write.

The first word came into my conscious awareness and I typed it into my new document.

The second word came.

And so on.

The wisdom that I received, or “downloaded,” came one word at a time. In fact, it took a leap of faith to allow the wisdom to flow through and trust that after the first word the next word would come. Once I realized how this divine conversation “worked” I wrote more and more.

My fingers flew across the keyboard. I wrote hundreds of words in a matter of minutes. I averaged about 1,500 words during a session.

The words spoke as if they were talking to me, specifically. This divine guidance called me by name. They referred to themselves as “We.”

One day I even asked, “Who are you?”

And the wisdom replied...

There's a time and place in space where all things come together as one. We are connected with that space as are you. You are the divine light that is shining right now. That’s where these words are coming from. They really are coming from you. Your TRUE you. That's why we don’t specifically define who we are, because we are really you. This wisdom is yours to do with as you wish. Just like a million dollars – if it were in your bank account right now, you would have the power to do with it what you wish. Same with wisdom. You can write it, share it, eat it, sleep it, or do nothing with it. Most people think that wisdom is only here to be shared. And while that’s a benefit, true wisdom is all about embodiment. It’s to be experienced. Traditional wisdom, as most people think about it, is really a collection of words and concepts that are designed to help others, perhaps, embody the deep truths within. That will always be, at best, what words can do. Words are an echo, a representation of, a mirror of truth and deep wisdom...wisdom itself. Again we use these words and this typing as a means to communicate concepts to you and to others, perhaps. But it’s in the embodiment that being is truly touched, altered, affected, impacted, and changed.

Wow! I didn’t know what to do with it, but I liked the sound of it. So I kept writing. I learned more about myself. I felt a deep connection with all things. I felt love pouring through my body. It was amazing.

And then a new idea came to me. I asked, “What wisdom do you have to share with others and myself?”

This humble book is the result of that question. The divine guidance that flowed through me no longer spoke “to me.” The language changed to include and resonate with more people. And I feel it is my mission to share these words with you.

The first words I wrote caught me completely off guard:

“This is the Book of the Dead.”

“What?,” I thought. “That already exists!” The Book of the Dead has been written by the ancient Egyptians and (I later found out) there’s a Tibetan text by the same name. It wasn’t until later on that the tile not only made more sense but also expanded to better capture the essence of this text.

This is an exploration in the nature of death as the critical role it plays in all of creation, animation, time, and, of course, change. Perhaps the most powerful insight which came near the end was that the present moment is, paradoxically, both born and dies instantaneously in the same moment. The image that comes to mind is the traditional Yin Yang sign. I see that sign now as if one froze a single moment, cut a slice into it, pulled it apart, and what came was the intertwining shapes of light and dark. I also learned that mental and emotional stress comes from resistance to this truth. In this sense, resistance lies in forcing the moment to either be born faster or different than what it is OR in grasping at the moment that has already passed and refusing to let it die. Realizing this truth may be all you need to experience true freedom.

Inside these pages lies the wisdom that, when applied, will help you tap into the most powerful unseen force in the Universe: unconditional love.

You’ll notice how much the wisdom emphasizes that all experiences are loved and cherished. While this may be hard for you to believe (as it has been for me) because you know there is real pain and suffering in this world, I invite you to, even for a moment, allow yourself to experience unconditional love. And then decide for yourself what, if any, benefit comes from doing so. 

Logistically, you will also notice edits to the text that are captured in parenthesis like these []. These are changes that I made to the original words that came from divine guidance to either make the passage more readable or to make the original idea more clear.

Welcome, my friend, to The Book of the Dead (And Instantaneous Rebirth!).

Tommy Acierno, August 2021​​

Chapter 1

This is the Book of the Dead [and the instantaneous rebirth that follows].

Ok.

There is a saying that the highest tree sees the most of the forest. We are here to share what it is that can be seen from the highest places.

Now, when we say “high” it has nothing to do with elevation or distance. It’s a high frequency. A high resonance with high concepts that “tickle” the highest part of your being.

These statements are here for you to reflect upon. We highly encourage you to take these words at face value and allow yourself to fully embody their meaning.

Imagine that you are learning a new language. When you first hear the words, they have little to no meaning to you. Over time, you learn what the words mean in your native language. One truly learns a language when they are able to embody the meaning of words that are heard, spoken, and written [without having to translate into their native language].

We invite you to consider these words much like learning a new language. Translate these words into a meaning that makes the most sense for you right now. Know that that is not the end, however. To truly extract the power of these words, you must embody them fully. Not because you “need” to embody them or “have” to embody them, but because you can! And if you do, you, too, will be resonating with the highest frequencies of energy.

We are here to remind you of many truths that you already know. It’s just that many of you have forgotten them. It’s much like losing your favorite pen in a junk drawer. The pen is always there; just misplaced.

There’s much we have to share and contribute to you, your journey, and your path.

So many of you are seeking guidance on your path. Many of you feel as though you, too, are in a junk drawer, forgotten, waiting for “the pen writer” to find you and put you back into service. Know that this is not the truth. You are not forgotten. You are never forsaken. For we are always here ready to be invited to guide you.

Now, you may think that because we are here to guide you that you need guidance. That is far from the truth. We love you, implicitly, completely, unconditionally. Imagine someone in your life whom you love at the highest levels that you believe possible. Connect with this person in your imagination. And let’s say that they, like you, are interested in guidance. Truly connect with this feeling: how willing are you to honor their request for guidance? What would you do to support them, honor them, and love them?

We are here to offer you the very guidance that you are asking for and know that we unconditionally love to do so. We unconditionally love to serve, honor, respect, and elevate every dimension of your being. We are here for you because we chose to do so and you chose to be here with us.

That is an expression of the highest honor and in total alignment with integrity.

You may be wondering about the common yet confusing title: The Book of the Dead. Of course, this is a book made famous by the Egyptians of ancient times [and Tibetans as well]. We love and honor them and their efforts to also connect with divine guidance and truth.

This book, however, is quite different. In the Egyptian book of the dead, for example, it chronicles the path that one human lifeform takes upon death through the underworld.

We are going the opposite direction. This is a guide for living life at the highest power, potential, and frequency such that you elevate and grow beyond any and all limitations that are holding you back. Even those limitations we love, by the way. It’s important to embody this concept right now. Absolutely nothing that we share is motivated to make bad things good, make wrong things right, or any other dualistic polarity that craves reconciliation. Rather, this is unequivocally about love, honor, integrity, and respect for the human spirit, power, and possibility.

We call this The Book of the Dead (which of course, may change later... haha!) because it’s about the death of the old ways of thinking about being. The death of who you think you should be, so that you are reborn into who you truly are.

Who you are determines your reality.

Who you think you are determines your limitations. Which we love. And we will say that often. We love your limitations because they represent the immense complexity of human potential. It is a miracle that you have a brain powerful enough to limit the truth you’re capable of embodying. That is an awesome and amazing force, one that is revered and respected. At the same time, we love that on the other side of those limitations lies your power, potential, possibility, and change.

Change into what? You may ask. What happens when I’m the tallest tree in the forest? You may wonder.

Life.

Liberty.

Freedom.

[And,] as made famous in the United States of America, the pursuit of happiness.

So why must something die so that these qualities and characteristics can be experienced? Death is what happens when the life force transitions out of form. You’re familiar with most forms: cars, streets, clouds, smartphones, and so on. Yet there are other forms, too. Thoughts, emotions, and other less tangible yet very real forms. If the life force is pulled gently from those less tangible forms, like pulling a weed from the ground, eventually they die.

Death is not sad. Death is not wrong. We love death! Haha! We understand how silly that sounds. But it’s true! We love death. It’s yet another miracle of existence that serves many powerful purposes. Chief among these purposes is the ability to redirect energy from one form to another. Just like the metaphor of pulling the weed from the ground: why do we pull weeds? So that the resources that were going to the weeds go to other, perhaps, more “important” plants in the garden. We say “important” because we know the truth that a weed is just as priceless and miraculous as any other garden plant.

Thoughts are priceless.

Emotions are priceless.

You are priceless.

Truth is priceless.

So what can you do with these insights and revelations? You can touch the divine and make contact with the deepest truths. As Tommy likes to say, the deeper the truth; the greater the freedom.

Be with us now.

We will say that and say that often. It’s about this point in reading where the mind wanders. This is a gentle reminder and nudge to come back. We honor, love, and respect every moment and facet of your being.

We continue our message with the following guidance and wisdom.

Within the seeds of all life lies the instructions for manifestation, power, form, and even more wisdom.

What do we mean by that? You are a seed. You are much like the seed. Within you are the instructions for your very own liberation, freedom, and joy.

Why? We don’t know. There are mysteries that remain in the Universe for us as well. Unanswered questions. Yet we take a great deal of joy and love and hope knowing that within every question is an answer, and, for that matter, within every answer is a question. They are two sides of the same coin, so to speak.

We love you, honor you, cherish you, and want only the very best for you.

Thank you for being here.

Pause, if you like, to reflect upon and really feel the truth of these words.

The words themselves, again, are empty of true meaning until you choose or learn to embody them. The words we share with you may never have been shared with you before. That doesn’t matter. Connect with them anyway. And, perhaps, the words that we share with you are quite familiar. Regardless of your past experience, there is one method of verifying the accuracy of what we say.

Do you feel more joy?

Do you feel more freedom?

Do you feel the resonance with deep universal truths?

If you answer yes to those questions, we are operating together from the highest level frequencies. The frequency of possibility, love, honor, respect, and change.

Welcome back.

There’s a place where time stops and all things come together as one. This has happened in your past, called the Big Bang. A truly spectacular event that has created everything that you are capable of sensing or measuring right now. Stop now and use your senses. What do you sense? How amazing is it that these originators of form [i.e. the forms that are currently being sensed by your senses] create vibrations that you can sense were, actually, all together in one place at one time. What if they still are? What if you are still within a big bang, connected with all form in the Universe? You are. We are. You are us and we are you. We are one. I am.

Welcome to the age of oneness. This is the oneness that so many great visionaries of the past could sense and wish and dream upon the world. A oneness of possibility, power, and change. A oneness born from individuals.

As we said, words can’t fully describe these concepts. As a result, many paradoxes will emerge.

Individual oneness. This creates the power of realization that you, the self that you identify with as you, is not alone. You never have and you never will be. You are here with us and we are with you at all times. Be with that truth. Be with us. And know that we are here to love, honor, cherish, and respect you.

Why? What have you done to deserve such praise?

Because you are us and we are you. You have the power of praising yourself with such high regard and esteem.  In fact, we want you too. Why? You already know the answer: we are the same. The same divine guidance that we offer to you through these words are coming from you. Love the divine in you because you are the divine. Honor the love inside of you because you are love. You owe nothing to anyone to deserve such treasure. You exist. And that makes you priceless.

So now what? You may ask. This is great information, but what do I DO with it?

This is a very common question that we love to hear. What you are here to do is to experience the spectrum of life. In a sense, you are an autonomous expression of life force, of consciousness, of divine being, here to experience the infinite combination of forms and energy. Why do you think that there are so many individual bodies? For “coverage,” so to speak. So that even more experiences of life force existence can be connected to the infinite divine.

We are one. We are love. We are you.

Be with us again.

Love the one you are. The true one; the true individual. Love the experiences that you have experienced, are experiencing, and will experience in the future. They are all priceless. They are all love. Now, you may have doubts arising now (which we love). What about the pain? You might ask. Pain is a miracle of experience. So is suffering, doubt, anger, anxiety, depression, guilt, shame, lust. And so is honesty, integrity, respect, love, joy, peace, reconciliation, power, and potential. Look at what you are capable of experiencing! For many of you, the pain becomes too much to handle and so you shut it out of your experience. It becomes repressed, [or] un-expressed, we say. Which we love! Even that capacity to deny experiences of pain is a miracle!

Know that you are fully capable of experiencing the pain of the past.

This is the Book of the Dead. How alive is pain for you now? Has it served its purpose? Has it passed? Then it may die, if it has. If it has not, it can be invited, by you, to live on in your life force via your life experience. Until it passes, in which case, the pain is invited to die.

Some of you hear this and feel relief. Others of you doubt or are confused by these words. Know that we love all of your reactions and responses.

“Pain is inevitable; suffering is optional.” This wisdom comes from your accomplished philosophers and thought leaders. And we love them, too. Pain is an experience of life. As is joy, honor, integrity, and love. Change is the constant. Be with the truth. Be with us.

You are here to learn something about yourself. What would you like to learn? Who you are, [perhaps]? [Or] what you’re here to do?

We have answers to these questions, and know that these answers are the same as your answers. Your deepest truest self is your divine self. That divine self has all the answers. You do not need us to interpret. Now is the time to listen to your highest guidance; your highest truth.

You are here. Welcome. You exist. Welcome. You are doing what you’re doing. Allow the peace of these truths to course through your being. Your being is your home and your home is the infinite. You are infinite. You are unlimited.

These are words. Embody them if you choose.

We are absolutely NOT here to force any idea, concept, or choice upon you. You are the fully capable, 100% responsible, transcendent master of YOU. Cast out each and every word that does not resonate with your being. Our feelings will not be hurt. We promise. Haha!

Love and honor the life that you have chosen to live. Create from the heart, and the intuition, and the mind.

The logical mind has everything and has every bit as powerful a role to play as any other faculty that you possess. The logical mind has done much to interact with, transform, and activate the power of [energy and] form. Buildings, bridges, rocket ships…we love them all! We love all of them as we love you. Be the outstanding facilitator of transformational form with which you are capable of experiencing and expressing. Express the essence of your being, and all forms of success will follow.

Wait.

Pause.

Listen.

Chapter 2

There’s this time and place where all things come together in the great collision of all things across all time. But that is boring, in a sense. The whole and the entirety of IS-ness is already in existence — AS potential...as possibility! That is NOT boring. That is the ultimate truth of existence. Many wonder what to do with that information. And that is a great exercise that we encourage contemplation around of and for. For now, know that we are here to support, guide, and create clarity around this deep truth.

Let’s make this all practical.

We exist to exist. We experience to experience. We love to love. We are to are. Pure. Simple. Honorable. Cherished.

We love it all as, too, we love you and your divine goodness and channeled energy into all that is.

We are here to remind you of things that you already know and hold dear. That’s what is so amazing about YOU. You already have it all. You already know it all. You are already all things to all people, beings, energy, and form.

Again, how does this apply to your daily life experience?

As you experience life, the events of the moment unfold. This is not new. Great spiritual leaders and texts have celebrated the power of the moment at great length. And we love all of the beautiful guidance and clarity that these beings have supplied to all of humanity.

Yet, there is a part of many of you that remains holding on to these concepts as only concepts. You have the signs, guidance, [and] posts that direct you in the direction of your ultimate being and IS-ness. Few, however, take the leap of faith that it takes, experience the figurative death that it takes, to truly embody this great power. And we love that. Know that if anything that you read in this text creates a “trigger response” of shame, guilt, doubt, anger, fear or similar energy response, please know that we LOVE that. We cherish, very much, all of [the] human experience very deeply. You have that same power. This is actually the solution that so many have been working [...] too hard to realize, recognize, and implement. The solution to the so called worldly “problems” has, is, and always will be to love it all unconditionally FIRST. This takes a great leap. This takes a death to the part of us that feels we must fight to make what was and [what] is “wrong” right. Love it all. [Fighting] is the solution that most people favor because it, largely, works! So many great experiences and solutions have come from a driving fire of fighting to make things right. We will never discount that approach and neither shall you. You are the one, however, that can break the mold, take the leap, allow the limitations to die and start with unconditional love of all that was, is, and will be.

FROM THIS PLACE, you will truly see that both problem and solution are illusions. And you will see a deeper, more powerful, more impactful, more effortless path forward.

Like the trout that swims right in between the rushing current and the calm water — just close enough to the current to have a fresh supply of food, and just close enough to the calm so as to not exhaust one’s self with effort.

Be the one in between in the powerful flow and the calm. The light and the dark. The yin and yang, as you may be familiar with.

We are here to remind you of this way.

Many hear this and immediately feel shame for NOT being aligned with this one way.

Many hear this and believe that there is only ONE way and therefore all other ways are wrong.

We invite you to release those parts of your being. They do not serve you. They create scarcity, limitation, and a sense of “wrongness.”

Love this path of effortless being. Love the paths that require a great deal of effort and work. Love the paths that lead nowhere.

Love them all, and you will, by very nature, naturally slip into the sweet spot of the stream that creates effortless flow yet sustainable life, liberty, and happiness.

We love it all and invite you to do the same.

Everything that we share with you is an invitation. Recall [a time] and experience where you were invited and welcomed into a home, restaurant, or similar place. How did that feel? How does it feel to be invited and welcomed?

Channel that experience now. Pause. Wait. Allow yourself to truly feel this welcoming feeling.

Now, allow yourself to feel welcomed by our words and invitation. Again, these words are only concepts until they are embodied by your being. And your being will embody these concepts when you allow the limitations to die.

Welcome to the Book of the dead.

Allow them all to fade.

The leaf turns from green, to red or orange or yellow, to brown and then releases from the tree limb.

For some of you, limiting beliefs, ideas, and embodied concepts are green and ripe. For others, they are starting to turn color and preparing to be released. For others, you have read and embodied these words and allowed your limiting beliefs to transition to a dried brown leaf. And you allow the winds to simply take the leaf away; to decompose completely and nourish others.

That’s the true power of embodying this wisdom and integrating it into your life experience; into your being.

What you let go of dies. But in that death, nourishment, in ways that you likely cannot sense with your senses, are delivered and dispersed elsewhere. It is not important to logically “know” where these nutrients go, just know that they are distributed.

So by letting go and letting the limitations die, you provide nourishment to the rest of existence. This is an honorable intention, exercise, and activity.

Many who have released many limitations, experience and feel more and more connection with others. This is why...because they see through the illusions of separateness into true interconnectedness. In addition, and no one really speaks of this truth, the process of letting go creates nourishing energy for others. And by this very act of nature alone, connections, INFINITE connections, are constructed, bridged, and created.

Chapter 3

Welcome back. We are here to remind you of just how amazing and special that you really are. There are many who read these words and believe them to be a simple platitude. And that is true.

Those words may even trigger you right now. And that’s ok. That is totally normal. We do not say these words to cause any harm or dis-ease.

We say them from truth. From a loving truth. That there are energies present in this Universe and dimension that truly love you. These are energies that you may not be able to sense with your common five senses. They are energies that are intangible, precious, priceless, and full of honor, love, and light.

We speak in threes often, as you may have noticed.

There’s a time and a place when all the knowing energies of the Universe come together. They are all conspiring for your highest good and greatest growth.

We are here to support and nurture you on this path. We do so graciously and with complete honor. We expect nothing in return. There is no debt. There is no reconciliation. There simply IS the energy and spectrum of love, light, and support.

What does that mean to you?

What does the presence of unconditional love do for you?

We have seen from your past that it can be the most empowering and transformational energy on the planet. Entire civilizations of empowered peoples on your planet have been fueled, driven, inspired, and [thus] created from this unconditional love.

What does it mean to love unconditionally?

It means to come from the energy of complete trust, complete fearlessness, and total alignment with the harmonic energies of the Universe. Such a powerful and awesome force.

You may be wondering, “Great. Ok. So, now what do I do with this force?”

Such a wonderful and powerful question.

Why is there energy at all? What are we supposed to do with the power of creation? Why is it all here?

These mysteries have occupied many of the most talented, bright, powerful, and influential people in history.

The answer is quite simple and often underwhelming.

Because you CAN!

It exists...the awesome power of creation exists at your, so called, fingertips.

Use this power. Use this power for good. Not “moral” good or “limited judgment” good or “beliefs” good. When we say good we mean the experience of goodness.

When do you feel most good? Without any chemical influencers, when do you truly feel good?

And if you can’t recall a time, know that that is completely normal and ok.

Instead, conjure up the experience of feeling good. Feel joy. Experience joy, right now, without reason. Unreasonable joy, goodness, happiness, and love.

Call it forth now. You may doubt your ability to do so, and that’s ok. The power is still there nonetheless.

Like the “Hero’s Journey,” [as coined by Joseph Campbell] the first call to action is often rejected and turned down.

Reject this call to feel unconditional unreasonable joy, happiness, and love right now and know that [you are] exactly on the path towards being able to do so!

We laugh here in appreciation [for] the irony of this statement. In fact, as you’ll come to find out in time, paradoxes are at the core of most true and deep understanding.

Rejection is on the path to acceptance.

Hate is on the path to love.

Desire and lust are on the path to unconditional beauty.

Be with the experience that you’re experiencing right now. Write it down. List every emotion that you’re feeling in this moment. We will wait...Haha! Write them down so that you may become aware of this beautiful and powerful experience.

There was a time in your linear past in which no emotions existed. Can you imagine? A Universe without the presence of emotion? Over a careful series of exact steps using very basic forces, you are now in a place where you get to experience an entire spectrum of emotions. THIS is why we love, honor, and respect you so very much. You are capable of experiencing something that nearly the entire Universe is INCAPABLE of experiencing.

When you look out upon a meadow and see a variety of plants, shapes, colors, [life], [death], notice how you’re able to take them all in with awe and appreciation. Some of you are talented photographers who are able to capture the essence of these kinds of senses. And people pay for these photos because they can see and appreciate the value of what has been captured.

You are NO DIFFERENT. You, too, are a variety of shapes, colors, energies, emotions, thoughts, beings, lights, auras, contrasts, likenesses, and dislikenesses. Welcome to this beautiful tapestry. The tapestry of you.

Begin to recognize this truth and you will experience another emotion that you may be less familiar with: freedom.

Chapter 4

Freedom to be. Freedom to exist. Freedom to trust YOURSELF. Freedom to LOVE, HONOR, and RESPECT yourself. The freedom to do so is the essence of freedom itself. How powerful is that? If you’re not feeling the power of these words just yet or right now, know that that is perfectly ok. We love that. And know that if you are feeling the power of these words you are now tapping into the deeper energies of freedom, [and] we love that too. The truth that freedom brings. It really is no wonder how the many forms and interpretations of freedom have been fought over for so many years. Some versions of this ideal actually lead to hate and war. While others resonated more deeply with its true nature. The true nature of freedom is difficult to capture with words, but instantly recognizable as a human sensation; a feeling.

Like before, rest. Relax. Close your eyes for a moment. And open your heart, mind, and full body of energy to the EXPERIENCE of freedom.

It’s ok. We’ll wait...

This brings us back to the message of this book, the origin of this book: the Book of the Dead.

What dies in the face of freedom? What dies and is reborn as freedom?

The answer is quite simple: Limitation. More accurately, the illusion of limitation.

There are true physical limitations to the nature of reality. There’s gravity. It will keep you on the ground. One may call that a limitation. Yet, at the same time, look at how you’ve been able to partner with the other laws of physics and the Universe in order to fly, high, and even touch the outer reaches of space. So is gravity really a limitation?

Freedom is the releasing of limitations that hold you back from experiencing the deeper possibilities and potentials of what you are CAPABLE of creating. Why [would we release these limitations]? As we said earlier, because you can. You are living in a space of infinite possibilities. When will you decide to play in this space? When you DO decide [to play],  that is when many of the limitations that you may (or may not) be aware of will start to fall, disappear, die. And what comes from the ashes of that death, the rebirth, is the experience of freedom.

Experience true freedom right now if you dare to choose so. This almost sounds like a challenge. And if it does, know that this a challenge Earthed, or “rooted,” in the energy of love.

Chapter 5

There is another great law of the Universe: that which is stretched, grows.  The common examples that you hear from your great thinkers and philosophers is in regards to exercise. You lift a heavy weight, the muscles become stretched and even break apart, so that new, more, and stronger muscle fibers emerge.

This is the Book of the Dead and the Rebirth that follows.

You are being asked, with every word, to challenge, stretch, and grow. You’re being supported, loved, and encouraged to outgrow the illusions of limitation so that you, too, can reach far beyond the bonds and touch space. Of course, we mean this figuratively and literally as well.

Many of you will not choose to honor this call at this time. And we love that, unconditionally, equally, just the same.

Not walking the path of enlightenment, not taking the challenge, not growing past your limitations is an honorable way of life. There is no one way [to live], and we invite you to be suspicious of anyone or anything that does claim to have a single way, and that includes these words that you’re reading now.

The path of unconditional light, love, honor, respect, integrity, and freedom is a path that can be accessed and experienced at any moment. In fact, it is ONLY in the present moment that this experience can be fully touched, accessed, and appreciated.

Chapter 6

We come back to you with more words of wisdom, guidance, and light.

These words are here for you. They are a gift, just as oxygen and gravity are “unearned” gifts. There’s nothing you need to do. There’s nothing that needs to be done to benefit from the power of these words, just as there’s nothing that you need to do to benefit from the power of oxygen. If you choose not to focus on your breathing, you still breathe [automatically]. The gift is still there. The light is still there.

All the blessings of presence, awareness, light, love, honor, integrity, respect, joy, passion, and love (again) are always and in all ways accessible and present. There’s nothing that you need to do to unlock and experience these powerful emotions. If you don’t think about it, they naturally come to you.

And that same truth is often the barrier that prevents many from fully experiencing and consciously appreciating these powerful experiences. Like the breath, when you choose to breathe deeply, consciously, with powerful intention, the breath is unlike any other experience. It is refreshing, open, powerful, and clean. So lovely. These other powerful experiences are just as present and available to you as is a full, deep, and conscious breath.

Breathe with us now.

Consciously...deeply in. Pause, wait just a moment, and then relax all your muscles. Notice how exhaling is an act of relaxation.

Relax, my friend.

Melt into the present moment with your breath as a humble, supportive, and powerful guide. It is with you, a partner always along your journey. And it is also shared with the rest of humanity which connects you with everyone and everything.

Yes. Notice how powerful it is to fully breathe in this moment. Love and life. Notice the death and rebirth cycle. The breath comes in born, fueling, nourishing. It then becomes converted, spent, utilized. The breath then dies and exits out of your body.

But is the exhalation REALLY dead? Of course not. That very same death is the birth for many other living organisms. Plants on your planet are known and famous for respiration that is opposite of that of humans (and other living creatures). What a beautiful symphony! What a beautiful synergy between you, and the planet, and all living things.

Take another moment now (you may notice that we ask you to pause and notice a lot). Take a moment and open your heart. Allow yourself to feel the deep interpersonal connection between you, your body, and all life on this planet.

Welcome it. Invite in this connection as you would invite a dear friend into your home for a delicious meal.

Become one with all that is, was, and will be. There is a powerful harmony here. There is a space that is always available and accessible. It is not the only place nor is it the “best” place. Those would be judgments (which we love, of course), but they are not necessarily the only way to be.

We mentioned this before and we wish to return to it now. There is no one way. Allow yourself to embody that truth deeply.

There is no one way.

The great and honorable philosophers of the past have worked very hard to unlock the grand unified way. The path. The Tao. The one.

There are an infinite number of paths.

We share these truths with you to offer you relief. So many people doubt the path that they are on. They doubt that it is the right path for them. As if they are “wrong” and things need to “change” for them to be happy.

This is such an understandable and even honorable activity. So many wonderful writings and thought leadership and philosophy have emerged from this drive. It is precious, just as you are, too.

What we’re saying here is that that path is the path. The way is the way. The one is the one. In other words, the path is the path you’re on. Of course it can change. And just like breathing, one only needs to surrender and allow relaxation to take hold to allow the path to unfold.

Some may be wondering at this point, “Yes. But what about Rumi? When you begin to walk on the way the way appears?”

Exactly! We could not agree more. Walking the path in front of you is an act of relaxation, surrender, and allowance of oneness. That is the one with which we ask you to focus upon. The fact that you are one with all that is and all that is is one with you. You are the same; whole, healthy, and complete.

There is nothing missing.

There is nothing wrong.

There is nothing broken.

Now, you may be wondering (and we’ve talked about this before), what about the pain and the suffering and the injustices that exist?

Exactly! Start there. Injustice exists. Pain exists. Suffering exists. Again, there is no one right way or path. The infinite paths that are being manifested in every moment are all remarkable, beautiful, and a result of countless forces, many of which are outside of your control.

“So then, what do I do?” you may be asking.

Exactly! Be with your own question. What DO you do?

Pause. Wait. Allow your answer to appear. Do not rely on these words to provide the answer. You’ve got this. Be with your deep inner wisdom that is so powerful and prolific. We have nothing on the power of your inner guidance and wisdom.

Allow it to flow into your being.

What do you do right now?

That’s your answer. That’s the answer for you.

We will continue on in our dialog, but know that what’s most important right now is the answer to your own question. We are with you. We “have your back” as the saying goes. We walk confidently with you in the direction of your divine guidance, wisdom, and action.

And, of course, many of you will receive the answer to do nothing. Of course, that’s never truly an option. Because, as we were just talking about, you will be breathing. You will be thinking, reading, hearing, perhaps, if you have access to hearing. Seeing, if you have access to seeing. Feeling if you have access to feeling.

Even if you die right now (this is the Book of the Dead afterall) you would be doing something: decomposing, deconstructing, transforming more and more of your former form into energy for others.

Nothing may seem like nothing; yet, perhaps, it means everything.

Be, as Eckhart Tolle calls it, a “frequency holder.”

Be a holder, cultivator, and broadcaster of the energies that you wish to contribute to the world.

Love, light, honor, peace, joy, balance, connection, altruism. Perhaps you even chose to broadcast pain and suffering. That is honored as well and accepted with unconditional love.

Chapter 7

Yet, as we all know, what we want is what we truly are. And what we truly are, the answer that you’ve been waiting for, is LOVE.

Haha! Many of you may not be satisfied with this answer (and we love that). Love, my friend.

You are love. We are love. All is love and love is all.

Yet love is just a word. It has many meanings. Many poets, musicians, authors, artists have attempted their very best to capture the essence of love.

Alas, no words can really do so. At least, not until you see the truth that every WORD, even, is love.

Read each one of these words and allow yourself to feel the love within them.

Love is an experience. It can only be experienced. And only YOU can feel your love. There are, at the moment, approximately seven billion people on the planet Earth. Only YOU can feel your love. Only YOU can feel Love the way that YOU feel it.

Feel it.

Be it.

Honor it.

Read it.

Smell it, if you can.

See it, if you can.

Hear it, if you can.

Taste it, if you can.

In all things. In all forms. In all energies.

Feel the upliftment.

Truly feel in your heart space now. Do you not feel open, wide, ready to receive? Do you not feel intense gratitude? Do you not feel the awesome power of truth?

If you do, fantastic.

If you do not, fantastic! We love that, too.

Do you see the truth here? Do you see the perspective that we’re here to offer the world? Do you understand and fully embody what it means to unconditionally love all things?

When you do, you have a powerful moment in front of you.

You have work to do.

Chapter 8

What?, [you may ask.]

Work?

Do?

That may not sound like what you have been reading so far. We can assure that it’s the same.

Life is not a passive event. We relax into the flow of the moment and of life. And then we move. The bodies of the cosmos move. The largest bodies of mass, no matter how big or small, are all moving; always. So, too, are you. Standing still on the planet Earth, you are spinning, orbiting, and traveling.

But that’s not all.

You now have the ability to DO. To act.

Take a step. Experience all that this life has to offer.

Cliché, we know. But that’s how you know the power of this truth. Cliché means, so common that we all logically know [it], but rarely deeply embody it.

Step in front of you. If you have sight, look out in front of you with your eyes. If you have hearing, listen.

Move. Act. Love.

Because your motions, your actions, are being [and] doing with the full power of your being and love. Imagine the most powerful power plant, fueled by fusion technology, is inside of you.

You. Can. Accomplish. ANYTHING.

Only energies of fear, doubt, guilt, or shame have held you back. Love those energies. Honor them as esteemed guests, and then move.

Put down this book, right now, and go. We are done for now. Pause. Go. Honor. Live. Love.

And when you’re ready (and you’ll know when that is) come back to us KNOWING that we have been with you, in partnership, in the energy of your big, bold, outstanding action all the way.

If you’re still here, please go. Be the light and love that you’re here to be, do, have, and cultivate in your life experience with your life force.

Honorable one, we salute you.

Chapter 9

Be well, honored one.

We are here with you today as a sign of good hope, good faith, and undying love.

This is The Book of the Dead. That which is undying is pure, whole, light, and life. This is the dear beloved irony of death. That which is undying is of the purest essence of form and energy.

But what does that really mean?

It means that YOU are whole, healthy, pure, complete. There are times when you doubt this truth. And we love that. That is truly ok.

Yet it is not the deepest of truths.

You are. We are. We are one. I am you and you are me.

Love that. Love that about yourself. Love that you are the shining representative and example of pure undying love.

[...] We too love simplicity. We too love honor, regularity, predictability, form, structure, life, and light.

We love it all!

Be you; the highest you you can be. This is about the marriage of your very best self, which always shines through, and your highest possible potential.

So many of you believe that you are rarely at your best. You judge yourself for “knowing better.” That you believe that you are not even worthy of being or doing your best. That you’re less than. That you are incomplete. That you are flawed. That you are wrong.

We love all of these energies and we love that you experience these thoughts. And we love that within and underneath all of these powerful thoughts lies a deeper truth; a deeper path.

The path of nothingness. The path of wholeness. The path of the path.

What does this mean?

It means that you are the one who observes all of the experiences of energy, life, and form. That being — that consciousness — is your highest potential.

Yet, at the same time, you have a human body made of flesh, bone, proteins, water, carbon, and electricity.

That [human] being is always operating at its very best. Please understand this. This is the understanding that leads to the highest levels of liberation and freedom. So few understand this truth. But that does NOT mean that you are in the majority. You, too, can be one of the few. And when you realize this truth, you share that energy and knowing with others. Others benefit by your sheer presence; by your being. Be with this truth now. It’s ok, we’ll wait.

Mmmmm. Doesn’t that feel nice? Doesn’t that feel wholesome, balanced, and “good”?

We love you so very much. You are loved by all and all love you. You, too, have the power to radiate — broadcast — the same undying love. Or as we often say, unconditional love. Love is an energy. It is THE energy. The energy of all things come down to, and are rooted in, love.

Experience love, now. Call it forth. Summon it like a great mage.

Connect with the deepest and truest love that exists in absolutely every fiber of your being. This is the potential. This is the way you are “meant” to live. Now, we say that, but that does NOT mean that every moment [that] you are not fully experiencing, or aware of deep love, that you are [somehow] broke, not working, or out of alignment. On the contrary, at the deepest levels of truth, even at those moments, you are still radiating the light of love because that is who you truly are. One can never destroy who they truly are. They can only attempt to cover it up, consciously or unconsciously.

We often hear other great sages and thought leaders describe this as the sun and the shades. While the shade in a house, the shade under a tree, or the shade of your own hand is powerful enough to stop the light of the sun from passing by, this does NOT mean that these blockers are more powerful than the sun.

You have parts of your being that shade the undying light of love from shining through. And that’s ok. Please start here. Please start with understanding that blocking access to your highest potential is ok. Treat yourself with kindness. Exercise forgiveness with yourself. This is the path to loving yourself, which is the highest calling and path possible.

Imagine a world, a world where every person on this planet loved themselves. What would our existence and experience be like? Now, sometimes your psychologists use the word “narcissist” to describe the psychology of someone who “loves themselves too much.” This is a very different energy. The energy of narcissism has a deeper root message which claims that one is not worthy of love from others, from themselves, [and] from life. And to compensate, love is forced upon one’s self...

Chapter 10

This is the Book of the Dead. Dead, for many, has a very negative energy associated with [it]. When we, too, share words or ideas that may trigger a “disturbing” response, we do so with complete and total love and faith that it brings to you, and others, a deeper level of understanding and truth.

But why? You may be asking.

Why even bother with connecting with love, light, and truth?

Why read this book?

Why attempt to embody these concepts to begin with?

We love these questions, truly. We deeply do love these questions.

Because they, too, contain the seeds of understanding, light, and love.

We encourage everyone to always question their path, the ideas they hear, the concepts that are conveyed.

Why?

Because you, by this very act alone, highlight just how wise and powerful that you truly are. When you question the ways of the world, the answers come from within you. You tap into the realm of knowledge that has been accessible to the great sages and thought leaders throughout all of the generations.

Tap into this insight. Tap into this wisdom.

And when you do, see how aligned your inner guidance and wisdom resonates with the messages that we share with this book.

Question every word of this book. Uncover it. Describe it. Debate it. Hate it. Love it. Experience this book. Ignore this book.

Do these things because each one of these activities validates the power of your existence! You can experience any of those relationships with this book, and WE LOVE IT.

If you take anything away from this book that you embody into your life experience it’s this:

LOVE ALL OF LIFE’S EXPERIENCES.

That’s it.

That’s all there is to it, as you like to say.

Love all of your experiences, and you will find the love that you’ve always been searching for. It’s been right in front of you all this time. So many answers to the great questions are the same: obvious and right in front of you.

There’s this ethos to the human condition which believes that answers must be complicated and hard fought for. And, honestly, this makes perfect sense. The world of form and energy is incredibly vast, varied, and powerful. Yet, again, when you dive deep into these forms and energy you find the same source; the same answers: light, love, and the experience of experience itself. Unfiltered. Unbiased. Pure experience.

And what a true miracle that is.

We don’t know why it is here. We don’t know why experience exists. Perhaps we can take our own advice and search for the obvious answer that is right in front of us!

Experience, itself, is also an expression of unconditional, undying love. It’s a characteristic. An attribute. A possibility.

Welcome to the beginning of the end and the end of the beginning.

Come to this moment with us now. Regardless of when and where you are. Experience the beautiful death of the moment that has just passed. Experience the beautiful birth of this ever present moment. See, experience, understand, and deeply embody this, perhaps, the greatest paradox:

THE MOMENT IS IN A CONSTANT AND INFINITE STATE OF BIRTH AND DEATH.

Too few recognize that the death of this moment is precious, powerful, and required. It creates the space for the next moment to be born.

Too few recognize that this is the ultimate and true gift of death: to create space for renewal and rebirth.

Too few recognize how much freedom comes from letting the moment die (you even say, “letting the moment pass” — the same word, “pass,” is used to describe the death of a person, [as in, “they have passed”]).

Let this moment die. It’s designed to die. It’s meant to die. It’s meant to constantly be reborn in the face of new possibilities, potential, power, life, love, honor, respect, integrity, simplicity, and all that is.

When you truly embody this deep truth, you experience the wonder of freedom. We’ve talked about freedom before and we revisit it now.

Death is the path to freedom.

To die, to let the self die, is the path, [...] the gateway, to the experience of true, blissful, unconditional freedom. Spaciousness. Openness. Curiosity. New.

And this new potential that is made manifest dies as soon as it’s born.

See the great freedom of this. Many wonder, then, why? What’s the point of creating anything in this moment if it’s only going to die as soon as it’s born?

A delightfully wonderful question!

Now let it die, and let the answer emerge...so that it may die again.

This is the animation behind all of existence. This is the true secret “sauce,” so to speak, behind the experience of experience itself.

This dichotomy — this infinite paradox of life and death — is the truest and unconditional requirement of animating life. Just like a movie animation: the current frame must pass away from the light so that the next frame can take its place. Now the difference between the two is slight. Yet when you observe this phenomenon [at] 24, 29.97, 30 or more times per second, over seconds, minutes, and hours, you create a story and understanding that transports people into entirely new worlds, meeting new people, and exploring new possibilities.

Let this moment die so that it can be reborn.

Allow yourself, as defined by the past, to die so that you are reborn in this moment.

This is the true definition of flow. This is the experience of flow: when one realizes in their being that the moment is supposed to infinitely die and be reborn every moment, across the expanse of all existence.

This does not mean that you have no memories. This does not mean that you don’t take what you’ve learned from the past to inform the present.

You may [have] micro changes every moment, just [like] the difference between two frames in a movie are very subtle differences. But change DOES occur. And change can be “large” or “small.” It doesn’t matter.

Allow yourself to be with and into the flow. Allow yourself to be born and die again every moment. Love the flow of micro changes from moment to moment. They are precious, they are you, they are the truth of existence; of all that is.

Be with it. Invite it forward. Summon, guide, and direct your awareness to the flow of the moment. When you do, you will feel the heavenly, beautiful, flow of the animation of life; the animation of existence. You will see, perhaps for the first time in your life, how death is the ultimate source of life. And how much you love death. And how much you love life.

We love you. Totally, utterly, and completely.

Love the death inside of you, let go of the past, and be reborn in this moment, anew.

Create from this place. Create from this moment. Let it die and be born again, and again, and again.

This is The Book of the Dead. This is also The Book of Life. This is The Book of the Infinite Moment where Death and Life co-exist in perfect harmony, built on micro changes, that animate existence, create experience, and demonstrate the true expression of all that is; the true expression of Love.

The End...and The Beginning, coexisting, in the same moment.

We are complete.

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Epilogue

As I learned how to have these Divine Conversations, where this wisdom channeled through my being into my typing fingers, I often started with a question. For me, higher consciousness and awareness is only part of the solution. For me, application of consciousness is the ultimate expression of our potential and our power.

So, one day, I started a Divine Conversation with one question:

What can I create today?

The answer surprised me and imprinted itself onto my core. What’s even more fascinating is that every time I open my Google Doc that contains all of my Divine Conversations (which is quite long by now), this is the conversation that always loads first and I still don’t know why. But I re-read it most mornings.

I decided to include the wisdom here for you because it does such a wonderful job of taking all that we learned throughout this book, taking what has been embodied, and then using this energy to take action and create. We don’t create for creation's sake, we create simply because we can, and we have the power to play in the world of form and energy, consciously.

I actually asked multiple questions in response to my original question. You’ll see how my questions expand to more questions that I felt very surprised to write!

Without further adieu, please enjoy the initial answer to the question, "what can I create today?" Note that my questions are all in caps.

WHAT CAN I CREATE TODAY?

You create what your heart desires. Cliche, I know. Be present. Be with what is. IS is the now and all there IS. There’ll come a time when you doubt just how special you are. Don’t entertain those thoughts. They are no different than the clouds. They are there, yes. They even serve a purpose. But they aren’t you, of course. You are the one who defies all that is believed to be true but isn’t True [This sentence felt so powerful yet confusing. Here, I believe, they are talking about the True you, the ultimate consciousness itself, working to “defy” false beliefs]. There’s a power within you that you hold dear to you. You are aware of this power. You’ve used this power. But you still doubt that it’s there. Yes. Play big. That works for you. Big is an illusion, by the way.

WHAT ABOUT MONEY?

Again you come back to money. This is also a huge source of doubt for you. Let’s say that I just gave you another million in cash. What would you DO differently? Notice the question. You know, don’t you, that it’s about BEING not doing? Doing is a result of Being. So...what would you do? Would you BE any different? If not, then why sweat it? You are the same with or without a million in cash right now. So keep being you. You will not be forsaken. You will always be [taken care of].

HOW DO I GET TO FULFILLMENT?

You still think that you’re wasting your time. That what you do doesn’t matter. That what you do isn’t valuable. This is blocking your fulfillment. Give time preciously. Time is precious. The living of your life force in the moment is by far the greatest gift that you can give. And you do it every moment. Sometimes consciously, and other times, not so much. That’s ok. You are priceless. Your time is priceless. REGARDLESS of what you do every moment, it is completely invaluable. Know this truth and it will set you free. Know this truth and you will feel fulfillment..which is ALSO just like a cloud.

I WANT TO BE FREE. HOW CAN I BE FREE?

You already know. See yourself as priceless. See your moments, this moment as priceless...Ok...ask [what you really want to ask].

WILL I BE ABLE TO MANIFEST WITH CHRIST-LIKE POWER?

No. But, you’re not meant to. Jesus walked his priceless path. You are walking yours. In that way, you two are the same. Your version, your unique experience of existence is different in terms of story. But not power. You are an ascended master. We are all ascended masters. Do YOU your way. There is no right. And that’s what’s blocking you. You think that there’s a certain way to do this. That there’s a right and wrong way. The true path is choiceless. It’s the Tao. It’s the way. It’s right there. Obvious, as Mikey Singer says. He’s right. Haha. Right?!

WHAT OTHER GUIDANCE DO YOU HAVE FOR ME TODAY?

I have only this. Be love. Teach love. Honor love. We are complete.

And on that note, I can't agree more. Indeed, my dear friend, we are complete.

THE END

Acknowledgement

The origin of this book came from a truly gifted coach, mentor, and guide, Ruby Gangadharan. She invited me to "have a conversation with my higher self." Without her prompt, this book wouldn't exit.

My interest in consciousness began when I read Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman when I was 19 years old. My contemplation in consciousness remained a quiet exploration for nearly 20 years after that.

And then I learned a system called Energy Leadership™ that helped me to better understand and shift my levels of consciousnesss, connect with a whole new community, and find a new career path. This incredible journey started when I enrolled in the coach training program with the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC). Thanks to Scott Mackaro who introduced me to iPEC. Thanks to Bruce D Schneider, Joan Ryan, Simone Noordegraaf, Sherri Gerek, Brooks Borden, Jenn Kwiatkowski, Elise Park, and my fellow colleagues and "co-owners."

Huge thanks to those who explored the early drafts of this book: Tati Takami, Nina Cashman, Lisa Duxbury, Marianna Teudor, Dominique Mas, Dr. Amanda Barrientez,
and Joanna Elizabeth Read.

About The Author

Tommy Acierno

Chief "Energy" Officer and Founder of 'Tommy Acierno Coaching,' he helps successful leaders reconnect with fulfillment by inspring them to discover profound answers to their deepest questions and ignite lasting fulfillment.

He has over 20 years of leadership experience working for companies such as the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Trimble, Google, and the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC). As a Lead Trainer for iPEC, he has also helped to develop hundreds of new professional coaches.

Tommy holds certifications as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) by the International Coaching Federation (ICF), Certified Professional Coach (CPC), and Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner (ELI-MP) from iPEC.