The practice

Elevation

“I don't compete, I elevate.” The posture of this whole section

Elevation is applying spiritual wisdom to consciousness, behavior, and everyday life: how you think, what you protect, and what you practice on purpose.

Teachers & traditions under study

The reading list

The study shelf behind this section — teachers and traditions studied seriously and critically. Each tradition keeps its own historical identity, and nothing is blended into a single doctrine.

  • Florence Scovel Shinn

    The Game of Life and How to Play It and Your Word Is Your Wand — faith, the spoken word, and the law of love.

  • Neville Goddard

    Your Faith Is Your Fortune and his lectures on imagination, assumptions, and consciousness — the idea that what you assume in feeling shapes what you meet in life.

  • Charles F. Haanel

    The Master Key System — his study course on concentration, thought, and the mind's creative power; one of the root texts of the New Thought tradition.

  • The Law of One

    The channeled “Ra Material” dialogues, studied here as part of a comparative shelf. Presented here as study material and spiritual perspective — read critically, like everything on this page, and labeled for what it is.

  • Conny Méndez

    The Venezuelan metaphysical teacher whose plain-language writings brought these ideas to everyday readers.

  • Saint Germain traditions

    Studied with a bright line drawn: the historical Count of St. Germain, an 18th-century figure, is one subject; the teachings attributed to an ascended Saint Germain by later movements are another. They are never blurred here.

  • Hermetic philosophy

    Hermetic thought, ancient roots and modern presentation.

A complete read — in Dee's words

Florence Scovel Shinn

The Game of Life and How to Play It — the teacher Dee leaned on most, and still practices.

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What I got from it. I still practice blessing situations and not cursing them, especially when I get angry, because I still have a tendency to get angry now. When things are the worst, I stop and I bless the situation instead of cursing the situation with my mouth — because words are important.

How I use it. I really can't change anything. It is what it is. I can only control how I react, not necessarily how I feel always. So instead of boiling over, I will just bless the situation. Instead of panicking, I'll bless the situation. Instead of focusing on being upset and annoyed with someone, I'll bless the situation.

What I believe happens. When I think that I can't get out of something, I think about the stories in that book. If you pray on it and give it good energy, it's going to work out in your favor. It may be the thing, or it may be a replacement of the thing. If your focus and energy is right, then it'll come back to you in the right way.

This is my interpretation and my practice, shared so you can understand how I use it — not to convince you to think this way, and not a new religion or theology.

A complete read — in Dee's words

Neville Goddard

The second teacher — learned from her father, and the language for a faith she already held.

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What I got from it. What I learned from Neville Goddard is that imagination isn't just about dreaming. It's about learning to see yourself beyond what your current circumstances suggest is possible. His teachings on the law of assumption and living in the end helped me put language to something I already believed about faith. To me, faith isn't just believing that God exists or hoping He'll answer a prayer. It's trusting in what I cannot yet see while recognizing that I have a responsibility to participate in what I'm praying for. I don't believe faith means sitting around waiting for God to do everything. I believe God gave us imagination, intelligence, creativity, and the ability to make choices for a reason. Faith, for me, is learning to use those gifts even when the evidence in front of me looks completely different from what I envision.

How I use it. I've applied that to my life in very real ways. I've experienced loss, financial struggles, broken relationships, and situations that could have convinced me that my best years were behind me. Instead, I'm building businesses, creating technology, writing books, and developing ideas I once wouldn't have imagined bringing to life. I'm not wealthy today. I'm building from limited resources, and yes, I have debt. 🤣 But in my mind, I can already see myself as a successful businesswoman. That doesn't mean I'm pretending my bills don't exist. It means I refuse to let my present financial condition become my permanent identity. That's what Neville's teachings helped reinforce for me.

What I believe happens. I don't expect everyone to believe what I believe, and I certainly don't claim to have life figured out. I just think there's something worth exploring about the relationship between what we imagine, what we believe is possible, and what we actually do with the life we've been given. 🦋

This is my interpretation and my practice, shared so you can understand how I use it — not to convince you to think this way, and not a new religion or theology.

A complete read — in Dee's words

Charles F. Haanel

The Master Key System — thought, concentration, and the inner world's influence on the outer.

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What I got from it. What I took from Charles F. Haanel's The Master Key System is that our inner world has a lot more influence over how we experience our outer world than most people realize. The teachings about thought, concentration, and the relationship between the conscious and subconscious mind reinforced something I've come to understand about God and faith. I believe God gave us the ability to think, reason, imagine, and create, and those abilities weren't given to us just to sit around waiting for miracles. To me, faith is trusting what I cannot physically see while using what God has already placed within me to participate in bringing things into existence. I don't believe every thought magically becomes reality, or that people are responsible for every unfortunate thing that happens to them. But I do believe what we repeatedly feed our minds influences how we interpret our circumstances, make decisions, and respond to life's challenges.

How I use it. I've applied this especially through the way I've handled adversity and the way I'm rebuilding and creating my future. I've experienced enough loss, betrayal, financial hardship, and unexpected changes to have every reason to focus on what went wrong. But I consciously work on redirecting that energy toward what I can learn, what I can change, and what I can build. I've taught myself new technology, developed businesses and creative projects, and pursued possibilities that my current bank account certainly doesn't reflect yet. 🤣 I'm not ignoring reality. I'm refusing to let reality limit my imagination.

What I believe happens. What I'd want people to understand is that you don't have to agree with every spiritual claim in this book to recognize the value of becoming more intentional about your thoughts. For me, it's about awareness, discipline, personal responsibility, and understanding that while I cannot control everything that happens around me, I can work on how I respond and what I choose to create next. 🦋

This is my interpretation and my practice, shared so you can understand how I use it — not to convince you to think this way, and not a new religion or theology.

A complete read — in Dee's words

The Law of One

The fourth teacher — everything is connected, and compassion does not require self-abandonment.

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What I got from it. What I took from The Law of One is the idea that everything in existence is connected, and that how we treat one another says something about how we understand God, ourselves, and our purpose here. The teachings about unity, consciousness, free will, and service to others challenged me to look beyond religion and question what spirituality actually means in practice. My turning point wasn't simply understanding the concept of oneness. It was realizing that I could believe we're all connected without believing I had to tolerate everything people did to me. I've experienced abuse, betrayal, and relationships where love was used as an excuse to accept behavior that was destroying me. I've also experienced the kind of grief that changes how you see existence itself. Losing people I love, especially losing both of my parents in the same year, forced me to question life, death, God, and what remains when someone is no longer physically here. I don't pretend to have those answers. But I've come to understand that compassion doesn't require self-abandonment, forgiveness doesn't require reconciliation, and recognizing someone's humanity doesn't mean giving them unlimited access to mine.

How I use it. That understanding is part of what I'm bringing into DEEMYX PrayerIQ. I don't believe prayer is simply a religious performance or a list of requests we hand to God. For me, prayer is also where we examine our intentions, confront our emotions, question our assumptions, and become conscious of how we're participating in our own lives and affecting others. I've had to learn how to pray through anger without allowing anger to define me, how to grieve without losing my relationship with God, and how to wish someone healing without inviting them back into my life. That's the difference between repeating spiritual ideas and actually living them. I don't know whether every metaphysical claim in The Law of One is true, and I don't need to. What matters to me is whether an idea helps me become wiser, more compassionate, more accountable, and more honest with myself. That's what I want people to experience through PrayerIQ: a safe space to explore God, examine themselves, and grow without being told what they must believe. 🦋

What DEEMYX PrayerIQ Is — And What It Isn't

DEEMYX PrayerIQ is not a religion, a new belief system, or an attempt to redefine God. It's my interpretation of what I've learned through studying spirituality, scripture, philosophy, consciousness, psychology, and, most importantly, my own life experiences. I've spent years questioning things I was taught, examining things I believed, and trying to understand why we sometimes practice religion without applying the very principles of love, compassion, forgiveness, and accountability that we say we believe in. PrayerIQ is simply my way of bringing those lessons together and exploring prayer beyond memorized words, rituals, or religious expectations. I believe prayer can be a conversation with God, but it can also be an opportunity to examine ourselves, our intentions, our choices, and the way we respond to life.

I'm not asking anybody to follow me, abandon their religion, or replace their beliefs with mine. I don't claim to have special access to God, secret knowledge, or answers that nobody else has. I'm still learning, still questioning, and still growing. I've experienced enough pain, loss, betrayal, and unexpected blessings to understand that spirituality isn't always neat, comfortable, or easy to explain. What works for me may not work for somebody else, and that's perfectly fine. PrayerIQ isn't about teaching people what to believe. It's about encouraging people to think about what they believe, why they believe it, and how those beliefs show up in their everyday lives. If something I share helps someone understand themselves, strengthen their relationship with God, or approach another human being with more compassion, then I've accomplished what I intended. No membership, no spiritual hierarchy, no conversion. Just an invitation to reflect, question, learn, and grow. 🦋

This is my interpretation and my practice, shared so you can understand how I use it — not to convince you to think this way, and not a new religion or theology.

You are safe here.

A complete read — in Dee's words

Conny Méndez

The fifth teacher — spirituality in plain language, and the power of the words "I AM."

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What I got from it. What I took from Conny Méndez and her teachings on metaphysics is that spirituality doesn't have to be complicated, intimidating, or controlled by religious institutions to be meaningful. Her explanations of the seven universal principles, particularly mentalism, cause and effect, and the power of the words "I AM," connected with something I've been exploring for years: the relationship between God, consciousness, our thoughts, and the reality we experience. What stood out to me was the idea that the divine isn't necessarily something we have to search for outside ourselves. I believe God gave us the ability to think, create, question, and exercise free will, and understanding those abilities is part of understanding our relationship with Him. That doesn't mean I believe we're all-powerful or that every hardship is something we attracted. I've lived through too much to accept that explanation. But I do believe there's value in becoming conscious of what we repeatedly tell ourselves and the meaning we give our experiences.

How I use it. I've applied that understanding in ways that go far beyond positive affirmations. I've had to look at myself after abusive relationships, betrayal, financial struggles, and devastating losses and decide whether those experiences were going to become my identity or part of what taught me to grow. When I say I'm building a successful business, even while my bank account is telling a completely different story 🤣, I'm not denying my circumstances. I'm choosing what I'm working toward instead of declaring my present situation permanent. This also connects directly to DEEMYX PrayerIQ. I want people to understand that prayer can involve more than asking God to change their circumstances. Sometimes prayer is where we begin examining our thoughts, changing our responses, and recognizing what we have the power to do differently. I don't present metaphysical teachings as scientific facts or expect everyone to agree with them. I simply believe there's wisdom worth exploring when we stop treating spirituality as something we only practice during religious services and start examining how we actually live. 🦋

Based on Méndez's documented teachings on mentalism, the seven principles, and spiritual practice.

This is my interpretation and my practice, shared so you can understand how I use it — not to convince you to think this way, and not a new religion or theology.

A complete read — in Dee's words

Saint Germain

The sixth teacher — transformation, and the words we attach to ourselves.

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What I got from it. What I took from the spiritual teachings attributed to Saint Germain is the idea of transformation, spiritual freedom, and the power of the "I AM" presence. The Violet Flame especially interested me, not because I can prove there's some invisible purple fire changing things, but because of what it represents to me: the possibility of transforming pain, anger, guilt, and negative experiences into wisdom instead of carrying them around forever. I've come to believe that God didn't give us consciousness just to experience life but also to examine ourselves and recognize where we have the power to change. The "I AM" teachings made me think more carefully about identity and the words I attach to myself. There's a difference between saying "I'm experiencing a difficult season" and deciding "I am a failure." One describes a circumstance. The other turns that circumstance into who I believe I am.

How I use it. I've applied that understanding through experiences that could have left me permanently angry, bitter, or defeated. I've lost people I can never replace, survived abuse and betrayal, and had to rebuild parts of myself more than once. There have been times when I couldn't change what happened, couldn't get an apology, and couldn't bring somebody back. But I could decide what I was going to carry forward. That's where transformation became personal for me. I didn't have to pretend I wasn't hurt to stop allowing the hurt to control my future. This connects directly to DEEMYX PrayerIQ, because I see prayer as a place where we can bring those emotions honestly before God, examine them, and work toward changing what they're doing inside us. I don't need anyone to believe Saint Germain was an Ascended Master or accept the Violet Flame as a literal spiritual force. What I find valuable is the question behind the symbolism: What if healing isn't about erasing what happened, but learning how to stop letting it determine who we become? 🦋

Context: The Ascended Master interpretation of Saint Germain, including the Violet Flame and I AM teachings, comes from modern esoteric traditions rather than established historical evidence of supernatural abilities.

This is my interpretation and my practice, shared so you can understand how I use it — not to convince you to think this way, and not a new religion or theology.

A complete read — in Dee's words

Hermetic philosophy

The seventh teacher — correspondence, patterns, and responsibility for what we can influence.

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What I got from it. What I took from Hermetic philosophy is the idea that understanding ourselves is part of understanding the world around us and our relationship with God. The principle of correspondence, often expressed as "as above, so below," made me think more deeply about the relationship between our inner lives and our outer experiences. The teachings about mentalism, polarity, rhythm, and cause and effect also helped me look at life differently. I don't interpret these principles as proof that we control the universe with our thoughts. I've experienced too much loss, injustice, and circumstances beyond my control to believe everything happens because of something we thought or attracted. But I do believe that learning to recognize patterns, understand our emotions, and examine our choices gives us a different kind of power. To me, faith means trusting God while accepting responsibility for the things He's given me the ability to influence. I can believe in divine guidance without abandoning my own judgment, intelligence, or responsibility.

How I use it. I've applied that understanding by looking for lessons in experiences that once seemed like nothing but pain. When relationships repeatedly brought betrayal or emotional harm, I had to examine patterns without blaming myself for someone else's behavior. When grief turned my world upside down, I had to accept that life moves through seasons I cannot control. And when financial struggles could have convinced me to stop dreaming, I chose to learn new skills, build businesses, and create opportunities instead. That's how I connect Hermetic philosophy to DEEMYX PrayerIQ. Prayer, for me, is not about manipulating the universe or finding secret formulas to get what I want. It's an opportunity to bring my questions before God, examine what's happening within me, recognize what I can change, and find wisdom in what I cannot. I don't need everyone to accept Hermetic teachings as literal truths. What I want people to understand is that spiritual growth requires more than believing something. It requires becoming conscious of how we live, what we repeat, and what we're willing to change. 🦋

Historical distinction: The seven principles referenced here come from The Kybalion (1908), a modern interpretation associated with Hermeticism, rather than directly from the ancient Corpus Hermeticum.

This is my interpretation and my practice, shared so you can understand how I use it — not to convince you to think this way, and not a new religion or theology.

The everyday work

Practices of elevation

  1. Gratitude & affirmations

    Gratitude as a daily discipline — the same practice behind the gratitude prayer in the Prayer Room.

  2. Prayer & meditation

    Stillness and honest speech with God. The foundation everything else stands on.

  3. Energy & boundaries

    “I am very protective of my energy.” Guarding your peace is a spiritual practice, not selfishness.

  4. Humility & self-knowledge

    Seeing yourself clearly — the doorway to The Humility Principle.

  5. Forgiveness

    Releasing the past without excusing it — forgiveness as freedom, not permission.

  6. Love as the practice

    “Love is the best and ONLY energy to focus and practice on mastering” — the point of all of it.

The safeguard

Perspective, not pseudoscience

How this section talks about energy

Language about energy, vibration, and consciousness appears here as spiritual and philosophical perspective — a way people of faith describe real inner experience. It is never presented as an independently established scientific mechanism. Different traditions keep their historical identities, and interpretations are labeled as interpretation.