I find myself asking, why must anything be *good*? What is this part of us that feels a need to define goodness and badness, to assure ourselves that even the darkest shadows can be good, so that we no longer doubt our own goodness?
I find resonance with your overarching worldview, that separation was created by the All so that, in essence, the universe could discover and experience itself from within.
Within an experience of separation we can believe stories that lead us to perpetuate great harm - stories about scarcity or hierarchy or the evilness of some other. Within the experience of separation we also perceive pain and suffering and insult as more immanent, more real, more of an existential threat. And perhaps there is indeed a purpose, a soul-level learning experience that can arise from within cycles and stories of violence.
As I see it, we are gradually waking up, rediscovering our true natures as embodied beings, as aspects of the All. And as we wake up it becomes easier to see the harm created within stories of separation as a product of separation itself rather than a referendum on the moral character of the souls involved. It also becomes easier to step away from fear, knowing that our deepest selves cannot truly be harmed.
Is the All "good"? Maybe if we say so :-), but I don't think the All needs our validation. I don't think it matters. It just *is*. We just *are*.
Hot damn, you fuckin get me. It’s impossible to follow this comment with anything nearly as poetic and wonderful, but hopefully you’ll forgive my crude but authentic expression of resonance. Every word you said felt aligned to me. It’s interesting to meet someone who speaks exactly the same language I do. I, a hermit who mostly studies and thinks alone (apart from testing ideas on the Discord)… for someone like me it’s very surprising to find such a sparkling mirror. Are we both at the forefront of a nascent religion? Allied in a shift in consciousness? What is happening? Haha
"Are we both at the forefront of a nascent religion? Allied in a shift in consciousness?"
Quite possibly, I think, though I don't imagine it as a religion. For a number of years it seemed that I had a unique perspective. Then I found Marija, who I think you may have sent my way. But in recent times the pace of these resonant exchanges, this surprising seeing-of-self-in-another, has been picking up. I'll be writing about it next month, though I'm not sure yet exactly what I will say.
I've been talking about that with people too. Are you getting it all online, or do you have some embodied relationships where you can bring your full energy too?
Mostly online but I have one such relationship so far. It has been quite a journey of being catalyst and witness to each other's spiritual growth, entirely positive but not always comfortable.
I ask because I suspect that we may be enough in number now to start emerging from our cozy web hiding places and finding like minded people in the real world. You may already know because you’re already doing it… but I think our next job is to reintegrate the shamans into community and raise the field through our awakened presence.
It might be tricky to do—be the teachings rather than type about them? Be vulnerable and trusting in public and risk belonging?—but I am (and others seem to be) getting the message that it’s time to move back into the 3D world.
I am perhaps just starting. One of the resonant beings I have found will be spending the summer nearby and we are going to meet up. And then there is the one in my town, with whom my own journey has been intertwined and mirrored. It has been a process for me to move from the attached insecurity of finding the One Person Who Finally Understands Me to feeling like this will probably be the first of many such resonant connections.
Is it our "job"? Perhaps, in a sense, but I think we will go about it naturally, flowing into what feels most resonant without much of a sense that we "should" do something in particular. As I wrote a few months back:
"Anyone who claims they know The Truth is lying. They might not know they are lying, but they are. Because they do not know your truth. They do not know what you need. Some of us discover our true nature through meditation, some through dreams, some through nature immersion, some through dance, some through music, some through writing. There are perhaps as many paths as there are souls. A real spiritual leader will not tell you what is true or what to believe; they will vibrate their own essence through their work and their self-expression and serve as a catalyst, pulling each of us inexorably into our own unique process of awakening."
I find myself asking, why must anything be *good*? What is this part of us that feels a need to define goodness and badness, to assure ourselves that even the darkest shadows can be good, so that we no longer doubt our own goodness?
I find resonance with your overarching worldview, that separation was created by the All so that, in essence, the universe could discover and experience itself from within.
Within an experience of separation we can believe stories that lead us to perpetuate great harm - stories about scarcity or hierarchy or the evilness of some other. Within the experience of separation we also perceive pain and suffering and insult as more immanent, more real, more of an existential threat. And perhaps there is indeed a purpose, a soul-level learning experience that can arise from within cycles and stories of violence.
As I see it, we are gradually waking up, rediscovering our true natures as embodied beings, as aspects of the All. And as we wake up it becomes easier to see the harm created within stories of separation as a product of separation itself rather than a referendum on the moral character of the souls involved. It also becomes easier to step away from fear, knowing that our deepest selves cannot truly be harmed.
Is the All "good"? Maybe if we say so :-), but I don't think the All needs our validation. I don't think it matters. It just *is*. We just *are*.
Hot damn, you fuckin get me. It’s impossible to follow this comment with anything nearly as poetic and wonderful, but hopefully you’ll forgive my crude but authentic expression of resonance. Every word you said felt aligned to me. It’s interesting to meet someone who speaks exactly the same language I do. I, a hermit who mostly studies and thinks alone (apart from testing ideas on the Discord)… for someone like me it’s very surprising to find such a sparkling mirror. Are we both at the forefront of a nascent religion? Allied in a shift in consciousness? What is happening? Haha
"Are we both at the forefront of a nascent religion? Allied in a shift in consciousness?"
Quite possibly, I think, though I don't imagine it as a religion. For a number of years it seemed that I had a unique perspective. Then I found Marija, who I think you may have sent my way. But in recent times the pace of these resonant exchanges, this surprising seeing-of-self-in-another, has been picking up. I'll be writing about it next month, though I'm not sure yet exactly what I will say.
I've been talking about that with people too. Are you getting it all online, or do you have some embodied relationships where you can bring your full energy too?
Mostly online but I have one such relationship so far. It has been quite a journey of being catalyst and witness to each other's spiritual growth, entirely positive but not always comfortable.
I ask because I suspect that we may be enough in number now to start emerging from our cozy web hiding places and finding like minded people in the real world. You may already know because you’re already doing it… but I think our next job is to reintegrate the shamans into community and raise the field through our awakened presence.
It might be tricky to do—be the teachings rather than type about them? Be vulnerable and trusting in public and risk belonging?—but I am (and others seem to be) getting the message that it’s time to move back into the 3D world.
I am perhaps just starting. One of the resonant beings I have found will be spending the summer nearby and we are going to meet up. And then there is the one in my town, with whom my own journey has been intertwined and mirrored. It has been a process for me to move from the attached insecurity of finding the One Person Who Finally Understands Me to feeling like this will probably be the first of many such resonant connections.
Is it our "job"? Perhaps, in a sense, but I think we will go about it naturally, flowing into what feels most resonant without much of a sense that we "should" do something in particular. As I wrote a few months back:
"Anyone who claims they know The Truth is lying. They might not know they are lying, but they are. Because they do not know your truth. They do not know what you need. Some of us discover our true nature through meditation, some through dreams, some through nature immersion, some through dance, some through music, some through writing. There are perhaps as many paths as there are souls. A real spiritual leader will not tell you what is true or what to believe; they will vibrate their own essence through their work and their self-expression and serve as a catalyst, pulling each of us inexorably into our own unique process of awakening."
https://dendroica.substack.com/p/convergence
You’re welcome, GG! Epic exploration.
CMMVP