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"We Need to Have a Conversation"

7/28/2020

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     No, we don’t!  You need to shut the [blank] up and have an honest conversation with yourself.  The rest of us need to stop giving attention to the whinny rantings and lamentations of petulant children, and the silly demands of foolish people.
     I cringe whenever I hear some politician, or some social justice warrior (SJWs), or some talking-head on television plead “We need to have a public conversation on (fill in the blank).”  A conversation is not what they’re capable of having, and it’s not what they wish to engage in.  They seek a platform to spout their dogma de jour and to advance some pet social agenda. 
     We’re living in a time when dialogue no longer has meaning or value, and where preachy sermons of self-righteous narcissists are accepted forms of discourse.  The only value these voices serve is that they express the terrors and fears of the inner voices of our lesser selves and dark counselors; beyond that, don’t give weight and substance to fools.  It’s hard to have a serious conversation with those who begin with the premise that you’re a racist.
     When I was younger, the worst thing to be called was a “piss-pot,” or a “Pseudo-intellectual,”   Wow, that really hurt!  Now the worst thing is to be labeled a “racist.”  But the one thing the mud-slingers of the 1950s thankfully did not ask for was a “conversation.”
     Having a dialogue with yourself, especially during these turbulent and unrelenting times, is of the utmost importance, this is true.  Fear and terror are everywhere and within everyone.  The need for our time is to hear and responded to the panicked voices within each of us.  These voices are desperate pleas coming from a deep and ancient place.  These voices are calling out to be heard and acknowledged. 
     Each has grown so very much throughout our lives, and each of us is wonderfully elevating and becoming more.  But there are those within us, those who are parts of ourselves who do not feel a part of our growing; it’s they who reach out to us during these times of chaos and collapse.  They ask us not for conversations but ask instead to be heard.  They’ll call us whatever names will get our attention, and will do so with the force of a pandemic, a Molotov cocktail, or a burning building.
     No, don’t engage with foolish people in some one-way conversation, but engage, most definitely, with those inner voices who ask only to be heard.  Let them scream and wail; let them spew their pain and hurt.  Let them rant and flail about in their rage and terror.  They need such release; you need such release. 
     No, the world is not going to “hell in a hand-basket,” and, no, you’re not a racist for thinking otherwise.  But the world does need dialogue, a dialogue with itself.  The world needs those with the will and courage to converse with their private and hidden fears.  The world needs map-makers right now; those who will engage in dialogue, not a dogmatic conversation, with those who truly matter, themselves.
     But, I must admit, I never really recovered from that “piss-pot” thing.  Can we have a conversation about it?
    
 

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The Drought We're In

7/27/2020

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     There’s a devastating drought in our world today.  No, it’s not the result of some weather condition or a result of the absence of rain.  It’s a more catastrophic condition that’s brought on by fear, terror, rage, and chaos.  It’s brought on by humankind’s struggle with an unknown and uncertain future of a world becoming new.   
     The drought that plagues us is the drought of creativity and innovation, and the severe shortage of understanding and civility.  We’re in the midst of a drought of hope and compassion.  And we sorely lack vision, wisdom, forgiveness, dialogue, and balance.  We’re entangled in a fear-based story that has no third act and is playing out in conflict, strife, and violence. Our world is breaking apart, as it must, but it’s also becoming mad with fear. But there’s a way out of the madness if we only pause and pay attention and keep ourselves from becoming swept in the frenzy and the chaos. 
     There’s a way out if we navigate our ship in the narrows between the opposing voices and if we avoid the siren’s call to crash on the rocky banks of a reality that does not reflect the Light of the new world emerging.  There’s a passage through these darkened times, these times of drought and pain, these voices of terror and anguish.
     Step back, pause, go within, and mark well the course of your journey forward.  Gather your power; claim the authorship of all you’re observing, without blame or guilt, yes, even your authoring of this chaos and drought.  Do what you came in this life to do: love, dream, heal and work your magic.
 
     What do we do, how do we heal, how do we end this drought?
 
     Why, do what it is you always do when you wish to heal!  Flow within yourself the soothing and healing waters of hope and compassion.  Seek out a greater understanding of the world about you, and those within it.  Pursue creativity and lift your creativity to the grand heights of innovation.  Seek genuine dialogue; don’t hide in mindless dogma.  Open to your inherent wisdom by always eyeing the bigger picture without losing sight of the current. Be the visionary you were born to be and dream futures of Light and Substance.  And exercise the power of forgiveness, the forgiveness of yourself, others, and especially those you falsely blame and judge for the turbulent times you live.  You’re the author of your reality, not others. Stop giving them your power.  Cultivate within yourself a sense of balance and discernment, and always act with kindness and civility. 
     Be yourself, that’s all; not some tragic character in a story that isn’t real.  Stop playing the Biblical Noah, and author a different story.  Flood the Earth with your healing, dreams, love, and magic.  And build an arc for all to travel upon with elegance, dignity, and grace.
     Simply put, what you see lacking all about you, awaken within yourself, and flow it out into your world.  Nothing more than that is needed or required.
     You matter more than you realize.  No, you’re not a tiny drop in a vast ocean; you are the ocean. 
 
                           Oh, how I wish you’d discover and accept this!

 

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When in Rome

7/26/2020

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          As the saying goes, “When in Rome do as the Romans do.”  Well, the same is true when working with the Unconscious, “If you want to understand what the Unconscious is saying, speak the language of the Unconscious.”
    Everything you perceive outside of yourself is a projection of your unconscious.  Your perspective is your unconscious projection filtered through your measuring devices and subconscious filters.  To change the world you’re observing, change your perspectives and perceptions.  Like a movie on a blank screen, the story you’re watching is the product of you its creator; change the story by challenging ‘why’ you’re creating it the way you’re doing, then write another version, and you’ll change what you’re experiencing.  If you’re authoring and dark and terrifying story, that’s what you’re convincing yourself is real.
     But, within every story you’re authoring, there are whispers and sometimes shouts that, if understood and responded to, will lead you to your healing, and guide you to your freedom.  The Unconscious is never attempting to harm you, only to lead you Home.
     Pay attention to the story you’re observing, yes, but always challenge its veracity.  Read the signs, know its language, and it will always lead you to where there’s a need for your attention, a need hidden deep within you.
     The language of the Unconscious is myth, metaphor, archetype, and symbol; this is the language you’ll need to master to read and understand the world about and to decode the story, the story you’re projecting on the screen.
     If, for example, you get a speeding ticket (a metaphor), there may be a message here to slow down, you’re racing past your fears.  You need to slow down and feel them.  If you’re always struggling but getting nowhere (the myth of Sisyphus), there’s a call here to challenge the myth and respond. Suppose you’re finding yourself always having to come to the rescue of others (archetypal energy of the White Knight), the message here is to catch yourself and stop it.  And if, for example, you find yourself with high blood pressure (‘blood,’ being a symbol for family or ‘blood’ ties) attend to the call and heal it at its source, your issues around family. 
     Also, pay attention to current events; they’re rich is messages and shouts.  Don’t get pulled into its negativity, but step back, observe, read the Unconscious language, and use the events to address in you what needs addressing. 
     Everything in your reality is in your reality to help you in your pursuit of becoming more; nothing’s there to harm you unless you create or allow it to do so. Prioritize your willingness to observe your story differently.  Practice catching the whispers and shouts, and learn to read the language of the Unconscious.  Be conscious of events around you, but always be more aware of their hidden voices; in doing so, you can live your life deliberately and grow in the authorship of it. 
     The stories you keep telling yourself are real, are never so; they’re a series of myths, metaphors, archetypes, and symbols emerging from the Unconscious.  By stepping back, and de-investing from the meaning and value and the power you’re giving them, you can discover the truth that always resides at its core.  And you can change the world about you. 
     For many, the world can be a scary place, for you a place of opportunity and growth.
      


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BLM or YLM?

7/22/2020

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      Do black lives matter; do white lives matter?  Yep.  Do brown lives matter; do yellow lives matter?  Yep.  But that’s not the issue.  That’s not where the rage has its source. Yes, that’s where the black dogs of the Weaver Woman are at work; but that’s not where the Unconscious is asking each of us to look, right now.
     The Unconscious does not speak in a linear language; its language is non-linear.  The Unconscious speaks only in myth, metaphor, archetypal expression, or symbol, not English, French, Latin, or Swahili.   
     What our Unconscious is expressing is always calibrated through the filters of our Subconscious.  It's directed outward by way of conscious projection. If there’s a deep-seated rage held by each of us, a rage stored hidden in the secret depths of our collective Unconscious concerning, for example, issues of ‘mattering’ it will find a voice in those who feel they matter least; in this case some in the black community.  So, we observe through our conscious projection, a metaphor, a rage called Black Lives Matter (BLM).  However, what’s truly expressing, what needs our immediate attention, is whether or not, Your Life Matters (YLM).
     You’re the projector through which your unconscious shows itself.  What you observe on the screen of your outer reality is a story; it’s not real.  You see the anger in the form of racial injustice, real or imagined, and its violent repercussions, but it’s the private rage, rage not sourced in race or racism that needs your attention right now.  It’s a rage held by you, a deep and gnawing belief that you don’t matter. If it weren’t there, the Black Lives Matter frenzy would not be unfolding in your reality.
     The closer you are emotionally to the outward event, the more it disturbs you one way or the other, the more urgent the message within you.  If the external events do not trigger much emotional response from you, the less the whisper’s impact and relevance are for you.  But, it’s still a whisper, and like all whispers, it needs attention.  To those rioting in the streets, and to those whose businesses and property were destroyed, the message is not a whisper; it’s a shout.
     The call from this Black Lives Matter movement is a call to venture inside you and to face that part of you that holds the belief in ‘not mattering.’  When you come face to face with this part of you, it will rage and scream and wish to tear down all that you hold of valuable; and it will if left unattended.  This part of you only asks that you feel its pain, that you see through its ghetto of invisibility, that you hear its cries and moan-full wails of grief and loneliness, and that you respond.  This part of you is you.  It’s heard loudly outside of you, but in truth, it calling from within.  The only way you’re allowing your unconscious to speak to you right now is through the TV and the evening headlines.
     Everything you observe outside you has its source deep within; everything.  Cultivate the art of listening and responding if you wish to change the world and if you want to change yourself. 
 
     Remember the saying, “Nothing changes until you do?” 
 
     You’re a healer, heal; you’re a magician, work your magic.  You’re a being of light and love, respond with light and love.
     Go within and face that part of yourself; that part of you you see each night raging in the streets.  Go within and hold that part of yourself, that part that seeks your attention by painting its pain on stone walls.  And go within and reassure that part of you that it matters to you; and mean it.   
     Your life matters.  It matters to your Higher Self; it matters to your future.  It matters to your Soul.  And, yes, it matters to the world.  And, indeed, it matters to God and Goddess, and it matters to All That Is.
Does it matter enough to you to matter enough to respond?
 
 
 


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