Anarchistbanjo's World

In many ways it is ironic that during Buddha’s lifetime people were so trapped in the present moment of physical reality that they really had to struggle to meditate. In today’s world we live so much in our heads that we have to struggle to perceive physical reality when it is right in front of us! I will just give an obvious example of being so caught up in reading a book that you are not aware of the passage of time or even aware of your physical body. Properly understood this is a high state of Samadhi! It has become so common that you don’t think of it as unusual.

This inside out and upside down characteristic pervades our modern society. Another example is collective belief and politically correct behavior as it reinforces echo chamber thought that has no relation to actual physical reality. The human mind will always find “perfect” music of less interest than “imperfect” music. It quickly gets bored of that which is too rythmical and structured. Personal empowerment is not in becoming clones of each other but in the ability to think outside the box; it lies not in commonality, but in creatively exploring new areas.

In this respect adaptability and creativity is life and sameness is death. There is growth and there is stagnation. Magic always comes out of our personal blind spots! We will always outgrow our present circumstances. What was once a perfect fit will someday be too confining and restrictive. What was once our salvation will someday become our prison!

The thing is that we all evolve and grow at different rates and are each at different levels of development. One size can never fit all. Society evolves through cycles in which the gifted are allowed to move forward for a space and then they are blocked while the slower ones are forced to catch up.

That is what is currently happening within our world. The slower ones are being forced to catch up to the rest of us and this is creating cognitive dissonance! Their view of reality is increasingly not matching their personal life experience.

Again the irony is that materialists are so stuck in their heads that organic realities and the multidimensional nature of reality and the soul do not exist for them. By the same token there are people who are so convinced of make believe realities that they have lost touch with reality as well.

The ancient mystery schools were created for the purpose of mental and emotional healing as well as the development of the soul and its powers. Their function was to help us live in this life and to prepare us for the next. Many adepts and masters have traveled along this path and the way is well marked and known although each path is individual.

The bottom line is are you living in fear or are you inspired? Is your outer world a prison or an adventure? Gaia has ascended taking us with her and our individual life circumstances are now firmly crystallizing around us. As the new energy of the coming year comes in this winter solstice our new lives will truly begin. Your present circumstances will begin to magnify and it will become more and more difficult to make changes in the mold that we have cast for ourselves.