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John Cali

Chief Joseph died September 21, 1904, exactly 100 years ago Tuesday this week. He was about 64 years old and died in his tipi at the Colville Reservation in present-day Washington state.

Ever since the end of the Nez Perce War in October 1877, Joseph had been in bitter exile from his beloved ancestral homeland, the Wallowa Valley in what is now Oregon. The physician who attended Joseph after his death said he probably died of a broken heart.

During the 1877 Nez Perce War and until his death, Joseph was one of the tribe's most prominent leaders. An eloquent speaker and statesman, he was a strong advocate of Native American rights, the equality of all people, and deep reverence for our Mother Earth.

Joseph became a legend in his own lifetime, admired and adored by people of all colors and beliefs.

Over the years people have asked me why the Joseph I channel is not exactly the same as that historic Nez Perce Joseph. And they ask why Joseph rarely talks about Native American issues.

Actually, Joseph does talk about Native American issues, but within the broader context of human issues.

I’ve even had several folks tell me the real Joseph would never choose to communicate from the world of Spirit through me, a white man. These people usually have serious spiritual issues. Their attitudes betray a basic misunderstanding of who we all are, as human beings and as spirit beings.

When we transition back into the world of Spirit from our human forms we are not the same as we were in those human forms. That would be the same as saying we as adults are the same as we were as infants.

Life doesn’t work like that.

We are constantly growing and evolving, whether in human or spirit form.

Chief Joseph

Physical death–that experience you all have been through many, many times–changes you. You are not the same being after you’ve made a physical transition into the state you call death.

Nor are you the same being when you transition from spirit form back into the physical through the process you call birth.

As John said, you are all constantly growing, whether you’re in physical or spirit form.

You will never, ever stop growing. You will all reach a point, however, when you will no longer choose to come back into a physical body again.

The end result of all your lives, physical and nonphysical, is growth. You cannot not grow. It’s impossible for you not to grow.

You are growth-seeking beings, whether you’re in physical form or not.

Growth is the name of the game of life.

You live eternally. And you grow eternally.

So to expect a particular being–for example, the Chief Joseph we were once incarnated as–to remain exactly the same being after "death" is simply missing the whole point. And missing the real truth of what life (and death) are all about.

Even in your daily physical lives, you do not remain the same. Even from one moment to the next.

With every breath you take, you become a new and renewed being. The old you literally dies, and a new you is born.

Even the cells of your physical bodies renew and regenerate themselves constantly.

Your every breath, your every moment, is a new beginning. Can you feel the immense power and joy of that?

You are born again, and again, and again . . . forever.

Life is all about growth. You might as well accept that. For, in that area of your lives, you have no choice.

Of course, you can make a choice not to grow. But that choice, as with all choices, will only bring you more growth. So growth is unavoidable.

Be at peace with all this. You, at the soul level, intended life to be fun and joyous–whether in physical or spirit form.

So, since you cannot do anything about it, you might as well have fun and be joyful. If you do, you’ll find your earthly challenges and trials diminishing. And ultimately you’ll wonder why they ever mattered so much to you.

In the context of eternity, nothing earthly matters. So seek joy and have fun. You’ll be glad you did.

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Since 1992, John Cali has been communicating with a non-physical entity called Joseph. In one of his many physical lifetimes, this spirit was incarnated as the legendary Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce tribe in what is now the state of Oregon in the northwestern USA. These messages are a blend of information from Joseph, other spirits in the "Joseph group," and John.

John can be reached by email here or through their website
Private readings with Chief Joseph are available here: http://www.greatwesternpublishing.org/readings.html
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Copyright © 2004 by John Cali. All rights reserved.

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