Sometimes, you can't really see the forest for the trees until you look back in hindsight. Then you can put things into perspective and you have that ah-ha moment where you can see the bigger picture.
The last two years have been tough. Reading my blogs this is very obvious. People think this trend to opposing everything started with Trump did not...it started back at the end of 2014. Humanity has grown a lot. There has also been a lot of fear that we are dealing with as a collective. We are in opposition to each other...everyone arranging themselves into all sorts of teams to fight and attack everyone else. That can leave you wondering where the love is in the world. I'm sure people who are watching the news see the world as being a bleak wasteland. We have had a lot of movements. Interestingly, this started back in 2015. That's when people began to get all sorts of sensitive. Until I re-read my blogs I didn't remember we had the anti-bully movements. In fact, everything we have seen since then has been "anti"...anti-this and anti-that...always 'looking out' for the little guy. What does Anti mean? The definition is: "Opposed to; against. Just think about that for a moment. In the United States we have been in all sorts of opposition movements for the last two years. The Opposition Movements Here is a list of the opposition movements: Anti-Bullying movement. Safe Space movement. North Dakota Pipeline Protests Black Lives Matter Protests Donald Trump Protests Woman's Rights Protests March For Science Protests March For Global Warming Protests Are you starting to see a trend? The Prevalent Response The prevalent response to these opposition movements have been fear by a great dear of the populace. Whenever a group gathers there is the chance of mob mentality arising and often times there has been violence. No matter how carefully people gather it seems violence breaks out. All of these protests and movements have challenged status quo society. They reveal the uglier side of humanity (and that goes for both the protesters and the people they are protesting against). They also represent chaos to a lot of people making life unpredictable. We all know what it's like to walk on egg shells around other people who are super sensitive and blow up easily. These protests lead people to feel less safe and that they are threatened so they must tread carefully. Strangely, the protests are motivated by groups fearing that they are or will be infringed some way. There is one thing I know for certain and that is that we cannot go back to how it was before these experiences. What Does It Mean? This is a huge wake up call to humanity. A *HUGE* wake up call. There is a concept I will be discussing called Double Mindedness. This all comes down to this concept: "No one can love two masters. Either you will hate the one or you will love the other, or you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money." Matthew 6:24 Our country has committed some of the most evil actions leading to the suffering of untold thousands in other countries because of 'business interests.' In the United States even the poorest among us have luxuries like cell phones and running water. Yes, running water is absolutely a luxury in other parts of the world. This rampant sense of entitlement and reaching for more stuff to make us happy is all just a part of the Ego. The Ego will never be satisfied. The Ego is the lover of money and things...and it is the Opposer of the unity found in Source. This the 'me-too' attitude. Our Double Mindedness is what's pulling this country apart. Not a particular group of people. Not a particular president. A society that is holding opposing beliefs about values...causing a huge amount of cognitive dissonance for everyone as society hashes out what beliefs and behaviors are right or wrong. All of these people in these movements are trying to force their Will upon others and the Natural Order. Yes, compassion is wonderful but not when it leads to control through regulations and tyranny. If people aren't compelled to act out of the goodness of their own heart the act is hollow...and it will be resented. Know Them By The Fruits Of Their Labor This quote from Matthew 7:15 is the ultimate measuring rod for behavior. How can I say these movements were wrong? Easily, just look at what they have produced. Look at the amount of fear in this world. Look at the people who are thinking that World War 3 is inevitable. When something only produces more hatred, fear and resentment it is not good. I don't care how well you dress it up and how pretty you make it in your mind...the Fruit of the Labor always deems if it is worthy. That which is of God/Source is Unifying...and it's healing. The fruits of this is patience and peacefulness as opposed to division and suffering. All division is of the Ego, which people confuse with the Devil/Lucifer/Satan or the Trickster. The Ego is always causing Willpower to be misapplied. The people in these scenarios are always trying to change their outer world instead of their inner world...leading to chaos, strife, and fear. Amazing Times Despite the people who give into the Ego and pursue their own comfort through force above all else...amazing things are happening! We just aren't watching them on the news at night. I have never encountered so many people who are interested in the Spiritual Path. As the dark becomes more Dark and the Light becomes brighter people are naturally turning to the Source for answers. The old dogma just isn't resonating with people anymore and they are seeing beyond it to Unity. While I don't think this going to lead to Unity Mind as some of the extreme metaphysical people teach I do believe that society is sorting out it's belief systems. Society is still holding onto a lot of old outdated beliefs that need to be tossed to the curb. Once this purging cycle is going we can literally re-build our world. Sharing is learning and this is a huge concept I just recently stumbled upon. There are more and more people sharing then ever before and it is extremely heartening. To really know something you have to teach it...through training or other methods. Before the catalyst of these movements that are acting as a Dark Night Of The Soul for humanity...a lot of people didn't need to wake up. Now that they are aware of the suffering and misery that desire creates...they are searching for answers. More people are stepping onto the Seekers Path then ever before! Even I came to understand and accept Oneness which is the only answer that matters...only when you return to that Center does all else fall away and dissolve...all of the apparent contradictions fall away because there is and only has ever been one. Conclusion For those who are not centered in their Oneness with Source/God all of these social upheavals can be scary. I have covered the Hopi Story at Prophecy Rock that depicts the path of the Two Hearts (double minded)...which does not end well. I will go into it again in a bigger blog on Double Mindedness. What we are experiencing, I would say, is what would be expected of a transition from Pisces to Aquarius. There are many layers to this...many layers to this and many people using different systems to explain it in a variety of approaches as each of us approach Oneness with Source/God in our own unique way. To really cover the core concepts of this idea that I have regarding why this is natural...is going to take a few blogs. I'm also covering them in my YouTube videos. While I was going to do all of the Foundational Concepts I outlined in this blog...I realized that was a bit advanced. So, I am starting off with the fundamental building blocks of how we create and experience our own subjective reality. The thing is that it is always Darkest during the Dark Night of the Soul Before the Dawn. Our nation is definitely going through a dark night. (I need to cover the concept of the Dark Night of the Soul in a blog because it's an awesome topic.) Yet, the Dark Night can always be used as a Catalyst for realizing Oneness. We wake up when we are uncomfortable. This drives us to search for answers and search for God/Source. I recently watched the live action Beauty and the beast. This section in Beauty and the Beast Finale really captures what I'm talking about: "[MADAME DE GARDEROBE] Tale as old as time Tune as old as song Bittersweet and strange Finding you can change Learning you were wrong [MRS. POTTS] Winter turns to spring Famine turns to feast Nature points the way Nothing left to say Beauty and the Beast" I welcome this time in history. I welcome it with open arms because I see so many seeking and finding. I consider myself blessed to be here and blessed to experience all of it. If things were perfect people wouldn't change. Sometimes you've got to see the ugly side of people to realize something is missing in your own life.
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Three movies where the Beast is the central character. Yes, you could make the argument that Wolverine is not a 'beast' (as there is another character with that name), Yet, in the prior X-Men movie he was referred to as "some type of animal," by Jean and as you can see a fan made video using Three Days Grace song titled Animal I've Become suggests most fans understand the reference. What is the chance that three movies coming out within the span of a month would be about the choice to be a "human" or a "beast"? Given the price of these films...it's a very rare synchronicity. The last two weekends I saw Logan and Split. Both are very gritty films and neither of them uplifting. I walked out of the theater a little stunned. To sum up Logan without any spoilers would be a man who has acted and been treated as a beast throughout his life finding his humanity. For Split it would be a man losing his humanity and giving into the "beast" within. Then, obviously you have Beauty and the Beast where the Beast finds his humanity again by falling in love with Belle. I'm sure by now you are wondering where I'm going with all of this...what could this mean? For me, there is a very personal meaning. You see, for a few months now, the Beast has been in my dreams. Strangely, this ties into the current book I'm reading called Edgar Cacye on Revelation by John Van Auken and the Hopi tradition that we are in the fourth world of 'the animal.' The Beast in My Dreams I was going to list the three dreams, describe them and then interpret them. Yet, this post became incredibly long. I had to break the post up into three parts. This first one, the second one that will be on the the Dreams I've had regarding this topic and finally one about the the four lower chakras tying them to they psychologist Abraham Maslow. I have had three dreams that involved the 'beast.' In those dreams I became aware of a lot of information. That's one of the reasons I was drawn to the movie Split by M. Night Shyamalan. I was curious what it could possibly have to do with the Beast and I was blown away by the synchronicity. In one dream, the beast represented my lower earthly self while my Higher Self (appearing in an archetype form of one of my favorite characters) embraced it in consolation. In another, more abstract dream, I named myself the wolf. The first two dreams occurred in November. This before I even bought John Van Auken's Edgar Cacye on Revelation A Study Guide For Spiritualizing body and Mind. I was really shocked when that book validated my dream that 'the beast' is related to the lower chakras. Chakras I was going to go into depth here about how the lower four chakra's represent the beast. However, that turned into such a long section that I've decided to make that the third entry in this series of blogs. In that post I will list several sources that reflect the idea that the lower four chakras represent 'the beast' or our 'Earthly self.' Most people operate only with the four lower chakras. The chakras are symbolically referenced as a beast at least twice in Revelations. The first time are the Four Beasts before the throne of God. The second time is the Beast with Seven Horns. Here is one pertinent section from Edgar Cacye on the Revelation: A Study Guide For Spiritualizing Body and Mind pg 51 section entitled Two Beasts Revelation 13: "We should begin this next phase of the enlightenment process, said Cacye, by visualizing fear, in the form of a beast, like the leopard with seven heads and ten horns (281-34). By our seeking understanding, we have also aroused influences that bring fear. The leopards seven heads symbolize the vices of the seven spiritual centers (chakras) within us, and these cause us to see aspects of ourselves that we fear. The fear takes ten different forms, as the ten horns on each of the seven heads of the leopard indicate. The leopard rose out of the sea symbolic of the depths of emotion and unseen influences that normally lie below the surface of consciousness." The Seven Vices of the Seven Centers are probably the Seven Deadly Sins which have been connected to the chakra's. Again, I will go into all of this in the next blog. Back to today's topic where as I said there seems to be a theme of this subject in the month of March. The Hopi Age of The Animal Ages, in the most expanded spiritual sense are not that important. Yet, we are standing at the end of one Age and the start of another according to many traditions as I have covered previously. Whether it's the ending of the Age of Aquarius or the Kali Yuga...a cycle of time in the universe has come to an end. The Hopi believe that we are currently in the age of the Animal. In this age, we have been learning what it is like to be an animal. We, within the human race, have arranged ourselves into predator and prey. Sometimes this is expressed through war against one another...sometimes this is how businesses in the corporate world operates. In business it's survival of the fittest and anyone who is weak is trod underfoot with nary a glance. The Hopi say in the next World, The World of the Human, we will learn what it truly means to be human. Clearly, to do that, we must activate the higher chakras. In my experience the Lower Earthly self and the Higher Self must be synchronized and we must let go of our fear in order to make peace with our animal nature. Here is an article on the topic of the different worlds of the Hopi: https://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/esp_orionzone_6a.htm To my amazement I found an apparent reference to the Hopi Four Worlds of spirit, mineral, plant, and finally the fourth of the animal. There are other similarities to the story the Hopi tell of the souls but here is what stopped in my tracks this is from Edgar Cacye on the Revelation By John Van Auken page 224 from reading 281-54: "Q: God made the mineral, vegetable and animal kingdoms, then out of these He made man and breathed into him the breath of life. Adam, who at that period was devoid of any of the spiritualized cells of the physical body, hand a stronger urge to revert to physical desires. "A: Yes and no. Consider that, whether it is mineral, vegetable or animal, these are spiritualized in that ability of using, doing, being all that the Creator had given them to do. Hence man was given that which is not a part of mineral, vegetable or animal kingdoms; though may, by man is considered of the animal kingdom. Will- with the environmental forces and the spiritual negative in the serpent- acceded to the desire, to become and to experience IN that kingdom of influence. This brought the acceptance, by mans own will." Girl Versus The Bull Here is an image that really moved me and is absolutely synchronistic. On March 8th this bronze statute was placed opposite of the Wall Street Stock Market Bull.
The above photo is from a yahoo article.
A group of feminists fighting for equality within the ranks of corporate executive boards placed this image of a young girl standing before the bull. Why they chose not to place a grown woman I don't understand as they are fighting for adult women's fights and not the rights of little girls (although, you could say they are fighting for the future of those girls). Here is an article on this subject: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/statue-little-girl-facing-wall-144702602.html The bull is the image Disney went with for their beast. In all three Beast movies there is a young girl. In Logan it is the little girl that is his clone. In Split it's the teenage girl that is abducted with the other two and we see images of her in flashbacks as a child. Of course, in Beauty and the Beast it is young Belle who is supposed to be 17. Now, what does this imply? Often the male aspect is considered to be of the Earth. The Feminine is of Spirit. Some might say it is the return of the Goddess to slay the Beast. Yet, as I explained in my last post on Detachment the last thing you want to do is slay the animal. Self-preservation kicks in and it causes all sorts of issues...there is no way to kill or banish the ego. You have to learn how to work with the animal within and in a sense tame or befriend that animal. There are some philosophical musing I may share on this part, thoughts I had when first reading Journey of Souls By Michael Newton, but I'm trying to keep it simple in this post. Let's look at Beauty and the Beast since it's the same story as the one that came out in the nineties. In that movie, Belle has to reach out to the Beast and bring out the part of him that is capable of love. Only when he can feel loved as a beast does he truly become human. The only way to heal our demons is to embrace them and love them. They are disowned aspects of ourselves that need to be healed. I know that's hard. We are taught to fight, destroy or slay them. Believe me, that part of my journey was tough but it can be done through love and forgiveness of self or others. You can forgive the person and still condemn their actions. I won't even go into how I think Wall Street and the Stock Market are Bull Crap that leads to all sorts of suffering in this country. I've written about that before and you can go searching through the archives for that topic. Therefore, this symbol really raises my spirit...as far as omens go I think it's astoundingly beautiful. Conclusion I am not looking to project my inner conditions on the outside world. I am not saying that your reality is reflecting mine. I am simply noting in this blog the odd coincidences that I have noticed in popular media and my personal spiritual path. There are other movies that have come out but the odds that three movies would come out within a month feature a beast is amazing. Upon meditating upon this the other night and contemplating my blog about the Chakra's..I had a strange revelation in my sleep. In May King Arthur: Legend of the Sword is coming out. I realized, through the research I have done that both the anvil and the water in the Tale of King Arthur Symbolize the lower chakras. King Arthur may be a parable or an allegory about the spiritual transformation of 'pulling the sword from the stone' and ruling the 'kingdom' within...the same story told in Revelation but just in another way. I will explain that in a blog soon to follow the ones I'm writing on the beast. Once it clicked, the myth makes absolute sense. I will also note that the Beast plays a role in Thor: Ragnarok. In that movie Thor and the Hulk (which is an animal born from anger which is a lower root chakra issue) team up. I have no idea what that movie is going to entail as the trailer has not been released. I had no idea that this theme ran through the movies I outlined that I wanted to see back in January. Split wasn't even on my radar. I'm always amazed by the things that come into perception and how shocking they are when they do. If you choose to believe there is a Source/God it is very possible that it could program our very lives to be a living allegory or fairy tale...hence, why much of the bible can be both allegory and factual. Well, I hope you've enjoyed the first blog post in this series. The next one is going to be a bit interesting and I hope you don't mind me sharing my dreams...and I'm really excited about the chakra post regarding the four lower ones as it's been something I've been meaning to post for some time. I have so many great posts that I have already written intend to share but as this seemed the most timely I felt that it took priority. |
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