Welcome to my personal space, where I share what I’m learning from my energetic teachers in this series of Morning Sessions. Their teachings include a direct transmission, as well as visual, empathic, and telekinetic impressions of what I am receiving. The following transcript has been edited for easier reading.
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Welcome to my personal space, where I share what I’m learning from my energetic teachers in this series of Morning Sessions. Their teachings include a direct transmission, including the visual impressions of what I am receiving. The abbreviated transcript has been edited for easier reading.
The energetic signature of a communication that came through on March 31st was from Pleiadian Star Elders. The message may be as helpful to you as it was to me, and seems especially appropriate given how nature is just waking up to a new season of growth. I've included the edited transcription of the communication below:
Star Elders: We have come to you many times before and have given you the keys to the universe for which you have wanted to better understand how to open the inner doorways to your higher consciousness, the higher realm consciousness. And you have been asking of late, what is your joy? Your joy of service to fulfill your calling here on earth?
We wish to tell you that it is merely time to play. You are not to school yourself on staying focused or aware of a narrow path in which to walk, to get from here to there. You are merely to dance and to play and to revel in nature, for nature holds the answers to all the questions that you have and might want to entertain, for there are secret doorways in nature that have been supplanted by your very own self.
During the early times of your awareness and the path that you walked on earth in different incarnations, different versions of yourself, it is a matter now of going and reveling and playing and rediscovering those patchwork quilt aspects of self in your consciousness. We are not supposing that you study human culture.
We are suggesting that you follow the stars, walk the path of the stars, to rediscover where you have been, that which brings you great joy. And you shall find us there with you just on the other side of the veil, reveling with you, cheering you on, helping you to understand your life in the physical manifestations of your humanness. For you did indeed adopt a human form, did you not?
We ask you to consider that you are to utilize your humanness to enjoy and explore your reality here on Earth. All of the kerfluffle and the positioning, and the intrigue that is happening in your world today, you shall find that this too shall come to pass. It is grand theater of the magnitude of a Minnie Mouse, going through the keyhole of its own doorway into its own kingdom, in the baseboard of life, in the house of cards that shall collapse.
You shall begin to recognize that this world is quite malleable. There is an entirely different structure being birthed into form for those who are awakened. It is the plasmic field that we speak of, and it is your connection to the divine, and the cosmos. For you know everything before you even have to ask. So, as you revel, as you play, as you come into the realm of light that truly sets your heart free, care not my child. Love and honor thyself. And as you do, know that all is quite well.
After shifting from receiving to interpreting I shared with Mark more of what I was experiencing while receiving their message: They’re showing me that certain places on earth are doorways to inner earth, and we can't possibly know that if we're stressing over worldly things. If we're reveling, if we're doing the dance of light, and we only know [our direction] if we're laughing and playing or feeling inner peace. It doesn't mean that we're being frivolous, either. We're finding our way into a higher bandwidth of light here on Earth. And it's really found in nature through the balance of nature.
They're saying there is an inner doorway that opens when we understand that all things are in balance, even when there's a massive earthquake and the tectonic plates are shifting. The buildings are coming down. The water-filled pools are sloshing and people are running for cover. That's still balance. It's the earth adjusting to what is.
In our human nature, we think all things are to stay the same. That's our version of balance. But that's truly not reflecting the cosmic balance. Our lives are meant to be very changeable, quite malleable. Because even our bodies are shifting and changing into a more malleable form, and our consciousness has to become flexible. So it's what they're talking about; the inner signal that guides us is steadfastness.
But the mind, the body ratio, and connection to nature are what keeps us in balance. In that way, the star formations are also guiding us through these various portals for communication and interstellar travel. We don't travel with our physical. We travel within a Merkaba (which acclimates our light body to various realms and dimensional shifts). They are like rivers of consciousness, light rivers, that take us from place to place to place to place.
So they're saying this is a part of our sovereignty, that we've been promised to live as liberated Spirits. So it's a matter of loosening up our consciousness to accept that we're more than the body-mind, that the body-mind-spirit is the human soul, and there's more. That's where this concept of oneness comes from: knowing your individual soul note, your soul signal in the context of the greater cosmos. Discover the river that you wish to explore and go for it. Be in joy.
And they're saying, "Lead—lead the way with a sense of excitement and expectancy, like a child. A child doesn't say, oh, but. What if a child just says, where are we going to go? "Oh, but. "What if a child just says, "Where are we going to go? "Oh, how exciting it is to learn something new. That sense of excitement as we lead with our innocence is the new Earth matrix of consciousness.
Look for the spontaneity and synchronicity that we discover what awaits us. Oh, how exciting it is to learn something new. That sense of excitement as we lead with our innocence is the new Earth matrix of consciousness. Look for the spontaneity and the synchronicity as we discover what awaits us., as we follow that joyous river.
And enjoy the awakening to the natural wonders of Spring.
It was a beautiful day on December 31, 2024, so Mark and I took a walk along the canal path, down to the Rappahannock River, our favorite place at the water's edge. This is also the day for meditating and writing. It was time to ask.
Each month, before I begin writing Light Streaming, I set the intention for highest good for all who will see this message. Then I listen and write from that higher realm perspective. I totally trust what flows forth and feel honor bound to share. For the message this month, I held the intention to better understand, and provide solutions getting unstuck.
Many of the people I have been working lately stated that they have felt blocked, stuck or just marching in place with no guidance for how to move forward in life.
Each time I connected to see, hear and feel from the higher realms, it was made clear that they were experiencing interference by significant people in their lives. I saw this because the soul of another energy system was sitting right above their crown chakra. The block was caused by people they were influenced by, in direct conflict with or from lingering energies of those who have passed.
I share this with you because the veil is so thin now that we are becoming consciously more sensitive to the subtle energy fields that surround us and influence us. The level of sensitivity for living as a sovereign liberated being requires us to pay close attention to what influences our thought patterns, and may manipulate us into taking actions that are not in our highest interest.
If you are feeling blocked, stuck or trapped by external influences or unresolved energies from your relationship dynamics, clearing these interferences is essential for moving forward with clarity and purpose.
The first step to gaining a higher perspective involves acknowledging that you are more than your physical body and mind. You are sovereign being interconnected with the higher realms and an integral part of humanity's collective consciousness. This connection to the subtle energy fields both influences and is influenced by us.
Building a strong auric field and practicing discernment are two necessary skills to navigating the turbulent energetic terrain.
To upshift your vibration, it's important to develop a deeper relationship with your inner self by giving yourself time to curtail the mind chatter by dropping into your heart space on a regular basis. The stillness that is bound to wash over you allows you to tap into the subtle influences of the soul and access higher realm communication. If this more surrendered state brings up painful memories or emotions, allow the tears to flow. It's the emotional charge that gets in the way of your ability to be still. Once the emotions and the mind clear, it's simple to sense the higher path because the heart expands, and the subtle energy senses light up to see, hear and sense what is being shown and told to you.
This way of listening before making an informed choice is all the more vital to realizing the path of the soul while embodied. By integrating mind-body and soul-level awareness, you can better discern your path forward, especially during this time of such great illusion and deception.
As you discover your practice for staying aligned with your heart, you can navigate through the illusions of the current times with greater clarity and confidence.
Trust in your heart's wisdom and allow it to lead you through the mind filed of human deception.
Wishing you all the best as we amplify Light together,
Carol Fitzpatrick Seer, Channel. Guide. www.carolfitzpatrick.com https://carolfitzpatrick.as.me/
I’m still sitting with a communication I had with my dad on Father’s Day. He is no longer of this earth but he occasionally drops into my awareness. It was that Sunday. Mark and I went up to our favorite spot in the mountains. We drove half way up and parked the car then started the very steep hike up to our intended destination—a grove of pine trees.
At the half way point, you can go left to go to a mountain overlook or to one of the lower valley cabins. Since I was out of breath and felt like I needed a break, I asked Mark about going to the overlook first. We both took the left and headed down the mountain path where we settled onto a huge rock face. He settled some distance away in the shade while I enjoyed the warmth of the sun.
At some point, while I was in meditation, I looked up and saw two hawks swirling on the updraft of an air current above my head. That’s when I felt my father’s presence. I was just taking in the peaceful surroundings when I heard the words, “things are not what they seem.”
It was simple and clear. Things are not what they seem. I inwardly scanned back to what I had been focused on in the moment right before that communication. I had not been going deep into any one specific thought.
Then Mark came and joined me. By this time the hawks were swirling tighter above our heads. We were transfixed. I told him about my father’s words, and wondered exactly what Dad had meant from his more expanded perspective.
As we wound our way back up the steep mountain trail and hiked toward our favorite cabin to take a rest on the shaded deck, my father’s presence stayed with me. I kept thinking about what that statement meant.
What I got is this: to soften my focus on what might bring me down and open my heart to recognize that there is so much more to any given story or life experience than meets the eye; don’t take things so personally, as in there’s more to any happening than what I perceive from my limited perspective (so true!); to lead with compassion and acceptance; don’t hold onto anything—in short, stay open and in the moment.
Later as we left the mountain and headed toward home, I felt that I had been given a great gift. I could also sense that in the years since Dad’s passing, HIS presence is softer, more open, expanded; he has more of the bigger picture than when he was on earth. I could also feel that he was pleased with how our family, as a whole, has softened. There was great love in his presence. I sensed that he was happy, especially, that my Mom is so loved by everyone she’s connected to.
I communicate with others’ loved ones on the other side as a part of my soul coaching practice all the time, and after 35 years of mind-bending experiences with Spirit, it’s no surprise when this kind of thing happens but it’s always thought provoking.
Invariably, if someone has lost a loved one, and especially if they have unfinished business, they will ask if I can communicate with them. All it takes is hearing them say their loved one’s first name and Voila! I follow the intention of the sound and the communication link is established. I can usually see where they are and how they are. If the soul can see that I can see THEM, they are usually surprised. They are ALWAYS surrounded by angelic beings that amplify overwhelming LOVE toward them, especially while they adjust to where they are.
I think that’s the beauty of the spoken word. Words are very powerful because they carry vast consciousness packets of information well beyond what is said. It took me years to understand how I could hear, louder, what someone was thinking and feeling, truly, than what they were outwardly portraying with their words. I would find myself speaking to their thoughts more than their words, which got me into trouble on more than a few occasions.
Our thoughts and words are very powerful.
It brings great understanding to others when solving long held hurt or relationship puzzles. The perspectives from these loved ones are always so different from where they were then and how they perceive their reality and loved ones now. I feel so honored to have a front row seat to this way of learning.
I received a great gift from my Father on Sunday, and most certainly not in the way I would have anticipated honoring him. Love ya, Dad!
Knowing that most of you in my spiritual community are keenly intuitive, are you finding your intuitive knowing heightened? I know my senses are.
I have no filter on how my heart perceives love. When I feel love in someone’s sharing, my heart opens wide. It’s a mechanical fluttering or flush of energy. I believe this is the very fabric of the universe. Love is truly all there is.
2021 was a year of recovery. Covid-19 persisted throughout the year and into 2022, but we all felt a sense that the worst was behind us. Things would never go back to normal, but we would all find a “new normal”—a new equilibrium in an ever-changing world. Maybe that’s the silver lining: we rediscovered that the only constant is change, and like a boost to our immune system, that realization will prepare us for the next crisis.
Total sales in 2021 were $8,100, which is about 12% higher than 2020. Much of the increase was due to participation in the Roguelike Celebration Steam Sale, but we also increased our sales at the end of the year due to the release of 1.9.
With the release of 1.9 we also raised the price from $9 to $15. The new price reflects all of the work that has gone into the game since the original Steam release, and it is closer to the average price for indie games.
Price increases are often controversial, but I’m happy to say that most people accept and support the new price. Sales of the game have continued at the higher price and so far in 2022 we’re running about ahead in revenue compared to the same period last year.
The big news in 2021 was the long-awaited release of version 1.9. As often happens, my ambition for 1.9 grew during development, and everything took longer than expected. But on the plus side, I was able to include some 2.0 features (like Steam achievements) in 1.9. In the end, I’m very happy with how 1.9 turned out.
Reviews of the game have been great. One player described it as follows:
“One of the best space sims ever made. Despite its age it's still in constant development and easily beats much newer space sims like Elite: Dangerous when it comes to gameplay quality, complexity and player freedom.”
This resonates with me. Player freedom, in particular, is something that I’m constantly striving for in the game.
And of course, development continues. My goal for this year is to release a solid beta of The Vault of the Galaxy. This sequel to The Stars of the Pilgrim has been in development seemingly forever, and I’ve wasted many pixels on these status updates predicting its imminent release. But I’ve always believed in it, and I’m still excited to bring it to you. I’m not going to promise anything except that I will work hard this year to get it released.
In addition, I’d like to work on the following areas:
Capital Ships: Wouldn’t it be great to command a Commonwealth Star Carrier or maybe even a Phobos-class dreadnought? I’d love to add crew game mechanics: you’d choose, train, and command your crew. Treat them right and you’ll earn their undying devotion. Treat them wrong, and you might find yourself in the middle of a mutiny.
Character Portraits: Part of the fun of the game is meeting the interesting characters of the universe: Kate Morgental, Benedict, Admiral Decker, and many others. For a future version I’d like to show images of these characters for players to feel more immersed in the universe.
UI Improvements: 1.9 has many UI and quality of life improvements, but there’s still more to do. I think we can improve the buying/upgrading UI, and also improve the way we show item stats. I’d also love to add controller support.
The Transcendence community really came together for 1.9. I’m grateful for all the testing and feedback on the various alpha and beta releases. I particularly want to recognize Relanat, who submitted hundreds of bug reports. Relanat and all the other people who submitted Ministry records have made 1.9 what it is. There’s no way I could have completed it successfully without them. Thank you, all!
Our weekly Twitch session continues. Every Thursday at 3 PM Pacific Time, I play a session of Transcendence. For the last couple of months, I’ve been playing with Song’s Elemental Shift extension.
Last year I recorded an interview with Josh Bycer, who writes about games and game design. It’s a little long, but I had a lot of fun. Check it out here:
In 2021 I started a major new initiative: GridWhale. Since the beginning of the company, I’ve worked on creating a development environment to build modern web applications. The first effort was Hexarc, which combined a web server, execution engine, and database system. Both Ministry and the Multiverse are built on top of Hexarc.
GridWhale builds on Hexarc by adding a new execution engine and development environment. With an account on the system, you can create and run programs on GridWhale through your browser. Unlike other cloud computing environments, GridWhale acts as a single computer for everyone in the world (even though it's made up of many computers running in concert).
Here’s a demo of GridWhale:
GridWhale is an ambitious project, and I think it has enormous potential. If you’re interested in learning more about it, contact me!
What did you think of 2021 What are your hopes and dreams for 2022? Let me know in the comments below, or write to me: transcendence@kronosaur.com.
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Today I’m proud to announce the immediate release of Transcendence 1.9, a major new update of our epic-scale indie space opera. This release contains major new mechanics, graphical improvements, and hundreds of stability and quality fixes.
Transcendence 1.9 is a free upgrade available to all. The next time you sign in, the game will automatically download the update (please wait for the download to complete before playing). If you prefer, you may download the new version manually here.
Version 1.9 was designed to attract new players and turn them into experienced ones. We aimed to keep the core mechanics and depth that we love, while sanding down the rough edges.
At the beginning of the game, you can now choose a level of difficulty:
Story Mode: All attacks against the player do 1/10th damage. All Attacks by the player do 10× damage.
Normal Mode: All attacks against the player do half damage. All attacks by the player do double damage.
Challenge Mode: All attacks do normal damage (equivalent to 1.8).
Permadeath: Same as Challenge, but you cannot resurrect if you die (other than via insurance, etc.).
The Raisu station mission in Eridani was always meant as an introduction to both the game mechanics and the universe of Transcendence. In 1.9 we expand this story and give the player a new choice: make peace with the Centauri warlords or end their threat once and for all.
We've also added missions to other stations. For example, Starton Eridani now has a Militia HQ to introduce you to the Commonwealth military. We've even added a new planet at the outermost edge of the system.
1.9 adds many quality-of-life improvements:
Asteroid mining is a lot easier with the miner's cargo hold, which displays onscreen markers to keep track of which asteroids you've checked.
A new squadron UI lets you keep track of all your wingmates and autons, even if you've left some in a different star system.
Selected stations show a UI to track your rank and progression. For example, at the Sisters of Domina you can see how far you've progressed in your relationship to Domina.
The invoke menu now shows cooldown progress bars.
Items now show all enhancements, including those received from devices, hull properties, etc.
If you have Eternity Port installed, you can now add the Near Stars to the map in The Stars of the Pilgrim. Visit Sol, interact with the Four Powers, and fight the Dreaming Horde as a pilgrim.
We've completely redesigned the Jiang's Star System to more appropriately represent the capital of the Sung Slavers.
Version 1.9 adds several new missions, including new Commonwealth militia missions, Commonwealth residential missions, a Ferian miner mission, and Sisters of Domina missions. Corporate Command adds a new Black Market mission arc that culminates in a new wingmate.
Don't panic if your autons are destroyed. You can salvage them and repair them with the Auton Bay or at a Corporate auton dealer.
Corporate Command adds new playable ships (available at shipyards). For example, the Rasiermesser Helgoland class comes with an omnidirectional turret.
Unknown items are now identified at stations selling them. No need to waste an analyzer charge on them.
Abbasid outposts have been reworked: they defend themselves with armored walls, but if you can punch through, you'll reach the soft center.
Beware of the mine field defending Sapiens stations, they hoard radioactive waste for a reason.
Heliotropes now use their surfeit of energy to defend their stations with massive shield generators.
Deep in the Outer Realm, the Ranx Empire keep their stations supplied with ammo using a new armored freighter.
What do you think of 1.9? Let me know in the comments below, or write to me: transcendence@kronosaur.com.
You can buy Transcendence on Steam or download a free version on our site. If you’re really brave you can download the development version and/or contribute to the code on GitHub.
And of course, you can subscribe to this email newsletter to get updates and stories about the Transcendence Universe. You can subscribe for free or contribute to the development of the game and receive additional posts.
I haven’t written for a few months because I’ve been busy with contract work. But I’ve also been working on 1.9 Beta 4 and I’m happy to announce that it’s ready for you to play. If you’ve already downloaded one of the previous 1.9 betas, you will get Beta 4 automatically the next time to run the game. If not, you can download it directly here.
Transcendence 1.9 is an important release for us. Transcendence has always been a niche game—a hidden gem—that takes some effort to appreciate. 1.9 is designed to attract a larger audience. We will fix most of the unpolished parts of the game while doubling-down on what makes the game great: exploration, interesting mechanics, and a fully realized universe.
The primary feature to attract new players is the difficulty setting. Many of the cool parts of the game, such as the Battle Arena or St. Kat’s or Point Juno don’t appear until several systems in. Many novice players don’t even make it out of Eridani because it is too hard to play. In 1.9 the default experience will be Story Mode, which is the easiest difficulty setting. This should allow beginners to get quite deep into the game, and hopefully hook them into the universe.
In addition, I’ve made many quality-of-life improvements to the user interface, which should help guide new players. For example, a new squadron screen lets the player command all their wingmates and autons from a single place.
With all the improvements to the game since its first Steam release (version 1.6), I think it’s time to raise the price of the game. Most indie games are selling for $15, and the amount of content in Transcendence—easily 24 hours of game player—justifies a standard price.
Another incentive is that it currently costs more than $9 to acquire a customer via advertising. That is, if we spent $100 in advertising, we would earn less than $100 in sales. Clearly that’s not sustainable. A higher price would allow us to gain sales by buying ads and thus grow the community.
Starting with 1.9, we’ll raise the Steam price to $15. The Multiverse prices for Corporate Command and Eternity Port will go up to $6 and $9 respectively.
In this video I describe some of the new features in Beta 4.
Here’s a list of the major features:
Radiation mines for Sapiens: Sapiens are the only sovereign to use radiation weapons. In Beta 4 I’ve given them radiation mines to protect their stations.
Dwarg missile defense: Dwarg stations now have a way to disrupt tracking missiles causing them to veer away.
Shields for Heliotropes: Heliotropes are masters of energy production and can afford to power massive shield generators to defend their stations.
Ranx freighter: The workhorse weapon for the Ranx is the Akan 30, which requires large amounts of ammunition. In Beta 4, Ranx freighters move through the system supplying stations.
Domina powers UI: Beta 4 improves the user interface for invoking Domina powers (and CDM shard powers). In addition to showing an icon for each power, we show a cool-down timer to tell when the power will be available again.
Squadron UI: The new squadron UI integrates the communications menu and the auton bay screen. You can now deploy, command, and view wingmates and autons from one screen. The new screen even shows you ships that you’ve left in other system.
It’s been a long road, but 1.9 is almost done. Now that Beta 4 is out, we’ll wait about a month to make sure there are no showstopper bugs. Then we’ll release 1.9 to production and start working on 2.0!
What do you think of 1.9 Beta 4? Let me know in the comments below, or write to me: transcendence@kronosaur.com.
You can buy Transcendence on Steam or download a free version on our site. If you’re really brave you can download the development version and/or contribute to the code on GitHub.
And of course, you can subscribe to this email newsletter to get updates and stories about the Transcendence Universe. You can subscribe for free or contribute to the development of the game and receive additional posts.