How do you access your higher self in meditation? Is there any particular technique that you use? How do you know that you are really in touch with the higher self?

Having read your book “How to know God” i found it interesting the extract where Dame Julian(pg 5) asks God why he created the world and God says that he created it out of love- I understand that but I would like to know, God having created the world out of love where do you think God himself comes from. The Bible doesn’t touch on it, Genesis begins with ‘In the beginning, God created the heavens…’ but what was happening before that?

Are certain events in life set? For instance, is your death set – if you are  going to die in an accident, is that something that has been predetermined,  and if so can you change that by becoming more “awake” – or is it something you have been creating with your thoughts? Same with the people in your life – are relationships predetermined?

If everything is energy, does all energy have consciousness?  Is consciousness limited to “entities”?  A rock is energy, it has Life Force, yes?  Is this the same as having consciousness?

I so appreciate the wisdom you share with the world, and I loved “Renewal Weekend” in Colorado. I also went to see Amma last year (the “hugging saint” from India), and have been reading works by her.

There’s a difference in your two outlooks and I wonder if you could talk about it. She’s very clear that our focus in this lifetime should be service. She chooses to give up material comforts as part of this mission. You seem to invite a person to cultivate prosperity (if it’s done consciously).
I might be looking wrongly, but it seems like these two perspectives are at odds with each other. I’d love to hear your thoughts on this.