All right, then. We have asked to speak to you today because there are numerous shocks on the horizon, and we wanted to give you a possible way of being with them that will greatly facilitate your comfort as you move towards your goal.

If you think about your oceans, you will have an ideal model for what we are talking about. On the surface of these great bodies of water, there is great variation in the activity one sees — from placid calm to rolling waves to great turbulence and violent storms. So it is with your world of everyday living. It varies tremendously, from placid calm and moments of true peace through varying degrees of instability, stress, and outright crisis.

If one goes deeply down into the depths of the oceans, there are powerful currents and a rich absence of turbulence — a profound presence of silence, power, and potential adventure, encased in a soothing smoothness of texture and sound. If you withdraw from your ordinary world and dive deeply within, it is similar. There you will find a profound presence of power, potential adventure, and a deep, calming release.

So as these storms come into the world about you, it would be wise to take refuge in the deep stillness within yourself, to experience the safety of that, to follow the deep currents of your life, and to thread your way through the vast oceans of inner space toward your goal.

In wartime, there is a ship called a submarine. It makes use of reflected sound, much as the dolphins and whales find their way in their watery home. A sound is sent out and then returned, so the distance from other objects is sensed and they can be avoided. You send out your sound into the universe and it is returned to you, guiding you through the waters ahead as you slide forward, toward your goal.

The submarine can dive deep to avoid detection at the surface and to get to its goal and deliver its payload or cargo. In wartime, there are minefields that must be traversed. There are sometimes explosions nearby. It takes a skilled hand and steady nerves to traverse the oceans and move steadily toward one’s goal. When the captain of a submarine is satisfied with the vessel’s direction, depth, and speed, he calls to the crew, “Steady as she goes.” By this, he communicates that the ship should maintain its direction, depth, and speed, until and unless he gives a different command.

We would say that our “sub” toward Terra has begun its voyage through the oceans of inner space. We left the old world behind on August 18 and have been increasing our depth and speed ever since.

In a few short days, we will begin traversing the minefields and there will be explosions all around, but our direction will always be “Steady as she goes.” So it is with you. In your voyage through these times, you must say to yourself, “Steady as she goes.” You must stay steady on your course to Terra, let the explosions happen as they will, and have the sure knowledge that whatever happens around you, you will not waver at the helm.

Steady as she goes. Remain steady and stay the course. Keep your eyes on the goal. Steady as she goes. Let the rest fall around you. Steady as she goes. Your path is straight, you are protected. Steady as she goes … Steady as she goes … Steady as she goes.

Feel the quiet. Listen to your breathing as it comes in softly and goes out again. Listen to the distant sounds of war and know you are safe. Steady as she goes. Feel the dull impacts of the explosions. Steady as she goes. Check your fuel supply. You are fine. Steady as she goes … Steady as she goes … Steady as she goes.

As these days unfurl in front of you, remind yourself, “Steady as she goes.” You can do this. You came to do this. This is why you are here. Hold your course. Hold your speed. Stay below the surface events and “Steady as she goes.” Steady as she goes. Distant sounds, distant storms, but steady as she goes.

Each of you has come for this, for this time, for this task. Steady as she goes … Steady as she goes. Hold the vision; seek the goal. Steady as she goes … Steady as she goes … Steady as she goes.

Take this Message and read it again. Steady as she goes. Keep it with you to remind you. Steady as she goes … Steady as she goes.

Time is passing now and each day takes you closer to the goal. Steady as she goes … Steady as she goes.

Remind yourself how far you have come. Not much further to go. Steady as she goes … Steady as she goes. Be steady in your course and speed. Steady as she goes.

We are with you now, guiding you, protecting you, sheltering you. Dive deep. Stay deep. Follow your course. Steady as she goes … Steady as she goes. Make a shelter for yourself, create the stillness where you are. Turn off the madness, the screaming, the crying, the pleading. Steady as she goes … Steady as she goes. Turn off the madness. Steady as she goes … Steady as she goes … Steady as she goes.

Hear the water sliding by. Steady as she goes. Hear the muffled roar and thunderous crashing of storms and wind-driven waves overhead. Go deep. Stay deep. Steady as she goes … Steady as she goes.

We are with you, every day, every night — guiding you, loving you, protecting you. Steady as she goes. Leave behind the surface world. Seek the power of deep ocean. Follow your course. Leave behind the madness. Steady as she goes.

In time … with sufficient time … you will emerge in your new reality, but for now, you must glide through the deep waters of deep ocean. Steady as she goes. Keep your eyes on the goal. Steady as she goes.

We leave you now in peace and honor and blessing, but we are with you in your dreams, in your waking, in your sailing through the deep waters. Steady as she goes … Steady as she goes. Amen, Adonoy Sabayoth. We are the Hosts of Heaven. Steady as she goes.