Spring Equinox, March the 20th. How many days away is that?

It's not THAT far away and, yet, here we are in North America waiting for the worst of Winter Storm Uri to drop snow, freezing rain, and record-breaking cold across the continent.

The news media says it's because of global warming that we have an all-time record-breaking freeze. Sounds about right for a message from the Ministry of Truth. That's my name for the news media, courtesy of George Orwell's 1949 novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four" about a dystopian future where the public are brainwashed into believing whatever Big Brother says is true, regardless of its nonsensical nature.

Orwell's novel also had a Ministry of Love, where dissidents who thought differently were tortured. Today, we call that social media.

Winter Storm Uri seems to be nature's contribution to the War of Suppression of the Human Spirit that has starkly revealed its existence over the last year. Here we are on Valentine's Day, separated by social distancing, under lockdown in some cases and, if you need to travel to your loved one's house, forget it - the roads are filled with ice!

And that is why the coming springtime will be so important to the human spirit. Hope springs eternal in the human breast, and so does the spark of freedom! The pendulum has started to swing in the opposite direction. We are emerging from Maslow's most basic level of consciousness - the pressing need for survival - and heading back up the ladder of higher consciousness at a rapidly accelerating rate.

Freedom of the spirit is an unquenchable pillar of fire within the human soul. It may be suppressed for a time by external forces, but how long can such interference last against the divine will that powers our very spirit?

Some years ago, I wrote an e-book called Freedom of the Spirit as a doorway to expansion of the human spirit into the realms of love, joy and inspiration. These realms of consciousness are open to all who awaken to a desire for higher states of awareness. Most of the book is dedicated to explaining the metaphysics behind the FREEdom Technique, which is a powerful four-step method of awakening true inspiration within your conscious awareness.

However, any spiritual technique that works in bringing you upliftment will make your world a better place right now.

Whatever works for you, just do it!

There is no need to wait for Spring. Let the Sun shine in your heart today!

wen Waters is a spiritual researcher and author.  For articles and books by Owen Waters, visit InfiniteBeing.com