At the beginning of last year, a friend had a vision that they were holding my feet and then all of this blue light appeared. I felt that it was a message from the divine that I was required as a vehicle for Datta’s grace. As the new year began, I heeded this message and began to include people in my rituals and prayers. It was a good bit of work and energy, but was amazing in that I really could see some differences in people’s character and disposition.

I prayed for one good friend (Charlotte) steadily even though I hadn’t seen her for many months. The last time I saw her, she was quiet, reserved and disheartened. In the latter part of Spring I paid her a visit; she had moved out of state, as she’d been unable to find work in her home town. In this visit, she came alive and was confident. Charlotte had so much more fire and sparkle. My heart filled with  joy at her transformation, but I didn’t tell her that I was working on her behalf.

Later in the year, I confided in her that I had been directed to work with her and told her of the changes that I observed. I could hear her choking up on the phone she too was touched. I did try to let other loved ones know from time to time that I was helping them. I didn’t say it because of me, but I wanted them to understand the divine help in their lives so they could be grateful to the divine. On a certain level they would acknowledge the grace, but their egos would get in the way.

Charlotte had changed a great deal personally, yet she still had karmic issues in getting a good job. She had gone through three jobs after moving away. Two were such negative environments with people gossiping about her and making her life difficult, that she had to quit. The third job required her to work 10 to 12 hour shifts on her feet all day with only a 15 minute break to eat. Something had to give and it was her.

Once again, I began to include Charlotte in prayers. Thereafter, she was very confident: she got called on almost every resume she sent out. I had to smile. A few days later, she answered an ad that fit her description perfectly. She was excited as she was looking for a job that would feel like a second home. She received a  job offer the morning after she interviewed. I felty happy for her and grateful to the divine.

Later, I learned that while I was praying for her and she was looking for a job, she’d experienced several bouts of unexplained sickness. All of a sudden she would be at someone’s house and would become naseated. It was usually on the weekend, so the divine made it convenient for her to release her old job karma and conduct a job search at the same time.

About a month ago, when I was away on travel, Charlotte stayed at my house. I suggested she sleep on the sofa bed rather than in my room near my altar. Charlotte started to sleep on the sleeper, but it was too uncomfortable for her, so she went to my bed to sleep. She slept fine until about 3:00 or 4:00 a.m. She awoke from a dream where she was being told to visit one of her relative’s minister. She started to ponder the dream. As she lay there, she was pulled out of her body and carried through the air. Something was holding her wrist and guiding her through the room. Charlotte would be brought to places where there were sacred objects in the room. I’d had some sacred object stored up in a closet in the eastern area of the room, this was the first stop. Then she was taken above my altar and could see the faces of divine beings and gurus. They all seemed to be talking. The room was alive. Even Kala Bhairava seemed to talk. She also saw divine faces in the pine knots on the walls. She was then taken back to bed and made to stand before the picture of Dattatreya Siva Baba which is directly over the head of my bed. Charlotte got back into bed and finally into her body. As she lay there for a bit, she then saw these bright tubes of light that seemed to be coming through the ceiling. She felt a loving presence permeate the room. She said it was the most profound experience that she’d ever had.

I felt grateful that Charlotte was given that experience and pondered what it meant. I really felt that the divine wanted her to understand how powerful the divine is and how much the divine had worked on her behalf over the past year. I felt it was a need for her to honor the divine grace and in particular the grace of the one who made everything possible: Dattatreya Siva Baba.

Om Dattatreya Siva Baba, you are amazing grace.