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Positive and Negative
01/02/2005 (esoteric)
Being that the Creator is infinite, everywhere and everything, it is easy to
say that there is no good, evil, positive, negative, right or wrong since,
after all, even the most demonic of entities are within the womb of
Creation and thus to be celebrated and respected as simply one
expression of the Creator.
Even so, this does not negate differences between positive and negative.
That they share the same substance (consciousness) and origin
(Creator) does not mean they are equivalent in form (where one is) and
function (where one is going).
This duality of positive and negative comes from freewill, which boils
down to the ability to choose between respecting others or exploiting
them. Freewill originates from the individuation of consciousness,
meaning the differentiation of unified infinite intelligence (Creator) into an
infinity of finite intelligences (lifeforms other than the Creator). Each
individuated unit has some level of freewill, the degree depending on its
level of evolution and awareness.
When One splits into Two, the second eventually encounters the first and
can either say “I respect you, friend” or “Get out of my way!” — it’s a
matter of choice, and that is the archetypal origin of good and evil. We
see it enacted in families when a child, in seeking to establish its identity,
starts seeing the parent as an obstacle and therefore rebels.
Positive and negative differ in form and function in the following manner:
while positive signifies aligning freewill with Creation at large, negative
implies aligning freewill solely with the individuated fragment of the
Creator within — at the expense of balance to Creation at large. Whereas
“positive” is the prodigal son returning home to rule with the Father,
“negative” aims to usurp the position of Father. Whereas “positive” is
gradually merging with infinity, “negative” is the futile attempt of becoming
one’s own infinity.
Whether the “self” chooses positive or negative, either path will contain
equal potential for personal evolutionary growth (up to a point). But there
is more to Creation than “self”; there is also “other,” and this is where
positive and negative ultimately differ. Negative, acknowledging only the
reality of “self”, means serving only the “self”, denying service to “other”
and creating imbalance within the All. Positive acknowledges both and
thus serves both, bringing balance to All.
So while either path is equally evolutionary to the individual in question,
they are not equal in context of Creation as a whole. Negative always
contains an element of ignorance and imbalance absent in the positive.
Negative beings have a deep seated wound or emptiness that comes
from being split off from the Infinite. And they can’t acknowledge and heal
this schism while remaining on the negative path. Therefore the negative
path comes with an insatiable ‘hunger’ or irresolvable ‘insecurity’ that
turns outward toward consumption, predation, escapism, and control to
try and ameliorate its condition, but it leads to a runaway feedback loop
that ends with descent into the depths of demonhood.
Vibrations
01/16/2005 (esoteric)
Everything is vibration. Think of what reading material “resonates” with
you, what ideas “ring” true, which people have good or bad “vibes,” or
who is on the same “wavelength”. These are more than just metaphors,
they are accurate ways of describing the vibratory aspect of our reality.
Even quantum physics is all about wave interactions.
Resonance brings to mind cymatics, the study of wave motion. Vibration
alone is just a set of numbers describing amplitude, frequency, and
phase. But when vibration is applied to an object, the waves reflect upon
themselves, interfering to create standing waves with a unique geometric
arrangement. Cymatics is therefore the study of how sound converts into
geometry and vice versa.
For example, if a metal plate sprinkled with sand is vibrated by a tone
matching one of its resonant frequencies (matching the pitch at which the
plate naturally rings when struck), then standing waves arise in the plate.
The sand collects in areas where the waves are zero and helps visualize
what the standing waves look like, which gives rise to interesting patterns
unique to the tone applied. Here are some examples:
Which pattern forms depends on what resonant frequency is vibrated,
which in turn depends on the physical characteristics of the plate itself.
Anything that vibrates will contain standing waves. This includes bells,
tuning forks, resonant chambers, stones, etc. As long as the applied
frequency matches the object’s spectrum of resonant frequencies,
standing waves will result.
Our soul vibrates, its spectrum of frequencies depending on the soul’s
resonant characteristics. It is known that two tuning forks with the same
physical characteristics resonate with each other. Likewise, two people
resonate with each other when they share common soul elements. It is
important to note that simply having common interests is not enough to
cause resonance. There must also be a compatibility on the soul level
that you can feel.
Why? Because there is a difference between resonant vibrations and
forced vibrations. A tuning fork and a loudspeaker can both create a
certain tone, but only the tuning fork does so naturally. The loudspeaker
will not resonate with the tuning fork because the tone it generates is
forced and doesn’t arise from its natural mode of vibrations. Many of our
interests, personalities, hobbies, tastes, are “forced vibrations” consisting
of programs and memes working through us, just as electricity works
through a loudspeaker to generate sound. But that doesn’t mean these
things necessarily arise at the soul level. This explains why having
common interests or personalities isn’t enough – what’s internal is what
counts, as that is where resonance arises.
So what about resonating with a particular idea? In my case, the method
I use to construct my belief system is to question everything, and of all
that survives my questioning I take that which resonates as true. But how
does this resonance arise?
If we resonate with an idea, it is because we have at one time learned it
through personal experience. Let’s say your soul is like the metal plate,
and every lesson you learn impresses a new feature upon the plate that
adds to its spectrum of resonant frequencies. Then even if you forget all
the things you have learned consciously before, meaning even after the
tone is turned off, these impressions remain in your soul. The next time
the idea comes along (the tone sounds) it vibrates the corresponding
resonant frequency and you feel something “connect” or “ring true” even
though you have no immediate logical proof or reason to show why. To
fully retrieve this knowledge, it is then your job to reconstruct the logic
behind this intuitive impression and manifest that which you have once
learned but since forgotten.
This shows that many times, learning is actually an act of spiritual
remembering. This is best accomplished by exposing yourself to many
“tones” and paying attention to what resonates, then using the intellect to
give concrete substance to these amorphous intuitive impressions and
throw out what is false.
Have you ever read a book without much interest, and after reading it
again many months or years later find that you missed so much and it’s
actually really interesting and exciting? In that amount of time, you grew
to expand your spectrum of resonant frequencies, and therefore could
resonate with more of the book when you reread it. It’s like a metal plate
that sounds dull but after being hammered into a fine instrument
resonates brightly at many different tones.
The principle of seeking that which resonates with your soul applies not
only to reading material, but people and life experiences as well.
Resonance shows you the path of least resistance because it sets your
heart alight with enthusiasm and synchronizes you with the flow of life.
The more you choose to pursue that which resonates your soul, the
closer you get to superconductive existence. What vibrations you then
emit impress themselves upon the environment, aligning the events you
experience just as a resonating metal plate aligns the sand particles
sprinkled upon it. The beautiful geometry that arises then manifests in the
form of synchronicities and serendipitous opportunities.
Further Reading:
Cymatics: A Study of Wave Phenomena & Vibration – by Hans
Jenny
http://www.lauralee.com/cymatics.htm
http://www.cymaticsource.com/
Entelechy
04/30/2005 (esoteric)
There is a great metaphor for spiritual development: the planting and
harvesting of crop. A field is tilled and cleared of weeds, seeds are
planted, water and warmth spark germination, and sunshine grows the
seedling into a mature plant.
We begin as seeds, having the potential to become only what is within
our nature to become. A grape seed grows only into a grape vine, though
the exact shape of the vine varies from plant to plant. Likewise, we grow
only into what is in accordance with our destiny, what has been within us
since conception as unmanifest potential, but freewill uniquely shapes the
path we take in manifesting this potential.
The field represents our field of consciousness, and the soil represents
our soul. Just as the uncultivated soil is overgrown with weeds, so is the
uncultivated soul overrun by social programming and
biological/mechanical impulses. For the soul to flower, these programs
and impulses must be put under control. Unfortunately many seekers on
the path get stuck at this point, forever pulling weeds and never planting
seeds, puzzled as to why the field remains barren.
Only within the soil can a seed germinate. Likewise, only when we
recognized something within us that is of potentially greater value than
anything outside us do we set foot on the path to awakening. Some
people grasp for external means to enlightenment and never internalize
the ideas they superficially consume, ideas much like seeds roasted and
eaten by the bagful instead of planted with patience until they bear
perennial fruit.
Truth waters the soul. Positive emotions warm the soul. Together,
awareness and positivity provide the catalyst and energy for the soul to
blossom. People who hang on to bitterness, negativity, hatred,
depression, contempt, arrogance, and vengeance breathe iced air into
their souls. Even if one waters the soil with truth, without a positive
attitude the soil will become hardened with ice, the seeds frozen dormant.
When the season turns and the light of recognition and understanding
warms the soil, then progress resumes.
Once the seed breaks ground, it reaches for the sun and grows tall; the
seedling yearns to achieve its matured form. The stronger we yearn to
emulate our perfected state, the more perfect our path toward perfection,
the more complete our path toward completion, and the more fulfilling our
path toward fulfillment.
To summarize, spiritual growth requires that we:
1. discover and conquer our limiting programs and destructive
impulses.
2. listen to the yearnings of our higher spirit and value its expression
more than any external distraction or superficial gimmick
3. find nourishment in truth, satisfaction in discovery
4. maintain a positive attitude
5. strive to think, feel, speak, and act as our highest Self would think,
feel, speak, and act.
Questions
05/18/2005 (esoteric)
Your waking experiences communicate to you symbolic messages in
much the same way as dreams do. After all, there is no difference
between dreams and reality other than how individual or collective is the
consciousness projecting it. Ultimately, both are just made of thought.
So it is useful to pay attention to things that catch your attention as you
go about your day. Here I’m talking about things that stand out from the
background noise of routine and statistical average. Signs, omens,
synchronicities, coincidences, improbabilities — these can be very subtle
or maybe not so subtle… it depends on how stubbornly rational you are.
One part of your mind may think “that’s a bit odd” and the other part says
“forget about it, it was nothing” and you forget about it as though it were
nothing.
But if you only practice “reading” reality as though you were interpreting a
dream, then you have an additional dimension of information at your
service. Just as weathermen take measurements to predict the weather,
so can you measure your reality to identify patterns molding the future.
Just keep an open mind and don’t dismiss improbabilities when they
smack you in the face.
I must point out that there is danger in perceiving such clues or symbols
as absolutely reliable indicators. The future is always in flux and changes
in response to our awareness. We may experience symbolic
synchronistic precursors (omens) prior to something that can nonetheless
fail to manifest if we alter course based on our prescience. And to have
blind faith in the accuracy of synchronistic clues makes you vulnerable to
delusion and deception: delusion because if you misinterpret something
but fail to second guess your interpretation, you can descend into
madness through self-reinforcement of skewed perceptions, and
deception because certain hyperdimensional entities use false clues as
bait to fish for the spiritually gullible.
