Passages from 1999 Musings
Selected on 7 January 2000
A revelation just came to me. These pythagorean triples are "perfection points", right triangles with integer length sides, including the hypoteneuse. Our "fuzzy logic" algorithms assess how far patterns are from these points and provide stimuli that move us more toward these perfection points.
This is connected to something I discussed with a co-worker last week
concerning video games and how they were training kids minds to operate
in optimal ways for attacking particular kinds of problems.
| We have an entire generation trained in this manner. All we need to do is frame our problems in game terms to unleash these abilities for the good of all mankind. |
This seems to be the key -- a willingness to play with life ... to try new things and evaluate them based on their utility and the value of the experience that results. As a wayshower, this is the way I must live my life. I truly have no other choice. Besides, this is the path of greatest interest for me. It is only natural that I follow it wheresoever it might lead.
My heart says that it is time for more consideration of what she wants in this existence. It is through her more than through my mind that inner wisdom is made known to me.
Everything is vibration, all vibration can be represented as patterns in n-space. It is not clear how many dimensions we need to explain what we observe, but there is a sense that we will never have enough because the unknown always has additional information to express.
Patterns survive based on innate ability/characteristics. This is not necessarily "fitness". There is also a sense that spirit is guiding the show and operates via a feedback mechanism that guides overall evolution. This is seen as random variation and selection based on utility but it is far more than that. There is genius behind the chaos. It is not random at all, though it may appear to be.
The blank page calls to be filled as consciousness would fill it at this time. I truly have no sense of what is to come forth ... but I trust that it will be exactly what needs to be expressed at this time.
Now, what is my role in all this? How am I to do what I came to do? How do I find meaningful work that fully engages my talents and trains me to do more? Interesting ... is that not what I am experiencing in my present job. Indeed, this is the case.
One major lesson from this time is that patience is called for when it comes to reality creation and any widespread major change. Also, things are changing rapidly for the better of all. The shadows are lessening in their scope and breadth. The light is finding more and more ways to shine forth. It is there, everywhere one looks, if only one has eyes to see it. Movies and television are where much of the real expression and teaching are happening at present. It is there that spirit is establishing the basis upon which a New World will be formed. It is interesting how much resources are pumped into this form of expression ... how many dollars, and how many hours of people's time.
Over the past few months, I have realized that my abilities, while special and unique ... do not make me any better or more important than others. My mission is what it is and requires my talents. Each of us lives out our lives as we must. The universe is perfect as it is. Spirit is expressing as best it can under the circumstances.
What truth does this refer to? That we are ONE! That we are God experiencing life through us. Such is the truth. Each one of us has a unique perspective from which we are seeing life and in which we are expressing spirit in flesh. God is all that is! There is nothing save God!
It is for each of us to live by the principle The Secret to Life is to Never Take More than You Give! This is how abundance gets generated that is sufficient to permit massive change to occur. It requires that each of us live in a manner so that abundance is manifest.
Patience ... patience ... patience. Allow reality to unfold as it will. You have only to do what you are moved by spirit to do to the best of your ability. Thy destiny will be made manifest when the time is right and not until. You cannot force things to happen. It is no use struggling and fighting to achieve an end unless such activities please you and make you happy. Find the groove and allow the play to unfold as it will.
My model of the world constantly changes to allow me to fit my experiences
within it. One of the chief experiences that stretches this model is my
own experience of myself as a conscious entity experiencing "reality"
and observing myself observing
myself ...
The whole entertainment industry is being moved to create exactly what is needed for major lessons to get out to the masses of the world. It is through such exposure that we are being made ready for what is to come. At this point, I know not what that will be, but it will indeed be wonderful.
If "God" is the ability to create in one's own image, then what we are building is a reflection space that permits us to see ourselves in our reflections. The greater one's consciousness, the more one sees in this space. This is how we become immortal. We extend NOW to be infinity by focussing our attention on the details and the manner in which they are created.
The movie ANTZ was interesting. It was definitely meant to convey a lesson about how choice can make communistic living fun and acceptable given the benefits that accrue from the hive functioning as a whole. Millions of people have or will see this movie and have dreams that integrate the movie's message into their reality frameworks. The power of film is MAGICAL.
One of the interesting parts of the picture has each young ant being brought before the queen for determination of what type it will be ... soldier, worker, royalty, ... I've said many times that we should undergo a similar process of being tested for aptitude and natural abilities and then be educated, trained, and placed in positions for which these talents are most suited.
So, what is the next step? As always, it is to do what you are moved to do when you are moved to do it. Nothing more, nothing less. Sometimes we must have the patience to wait and see what becomes manifest. Awareness, allowance, acceptance ... these are still three fundamental keys.
However, the whole computer environment is becoming somewhat of a warzone with all manner of viruses out there to attack unwary systems and several companies focused on building up to date software able to squash the latest in viruses almost as soon as they are detected. The virus killers rely on the virus makers to generate a continuous market for software. Interesting. I wonder in how many areas of endeavor is such the operating mode?
Right now, consciousness would have you take a chance and bet on yourself
to do what YOU are moved to do by your own volition. There is only ONE
HERE NOW. My will for YOU is your will for ALL. Here, I would have to be
in an environment that allowed me to test out some of the principles for
social organization that have come through in the writings. Building the
equivalent of a "real" EPCOT center, one that was not just an
amusement but a real place to live and work out the ways to be cooperatively
interdependent. Hmm ... who would sponsor such an endeavor? ... and for
what reasons? Are not some of the "retirement communities" and
"gated communities" already working some of this out. Perhaps
that would be a fitting task, to explore what is being done to solve what
problems, and identify where the holes are that require outside work, be
it volunteer or paid, to address.
| Do what you are moved to do. Do that which engages your talents and abilities. Allow others to do the same. In the end, all that needs to be done, will indeed be done as required. |
What works for me can work for others. However, one must believe in oneself and in the expression of consciousness through this vessel. That requires holding a grander view of "self" that most people presently have. That's OK ... that is part of what I am here for; to provide an example of what you are as well.
Spirits' nature is to express creatively in the world. She is the muse behind all genius, the beauty behind all expression. She is the very weaver of the fabric that we call reality. And, what a rich tapestry she has woven for us to play in. Yes, spirit is experiencing the joy of playing within this fabric at all times. When we are not in joy of the process, enjoying life, we are out of synch with that part of ourselves. The solution is to find the playful child within us that is always there awaiting us to allow it to come out. The child's world is one of joy... one where imagination and magic reign supreme. That is the key ... getting the MAGIC back into our lives by allowing our imagination to fly where it will and construct the world as we would prefer it to be.
How do I increase my understanding and awareness of whom that I am? The basic process is by noticing things in my reality that are NOT ME and finding a way to integrate these into what I am. This is the basic exercise of THAT I AM.
What else do I have control over? My local world is a reflection of the outer world and vice-versa. By changing the local world, I change the outer world as well. Further, this corresponds to a change in the inner world as well. Wow! So, this is the key to change. Think universally, act locally. Such is how dreams are made flesh.
So, what is the market measuring? It seems to be measuring our collective trust in our economic system ... and the companies that provide goods and services within that system. [The DOW] Crossing beyond 9999 brings us to a new territory, one in which the opportunities for using the economic system for the good of all becomes a distinct possibility. However, this requires that we alter distribution in such a manner that the fruits of the entire system are more equally distributed throughout the society. Yes, this is socialist thinking ... yet why should such glaring inequalities exist in our system.
We could have massive abundance in our society. We do have it for many, but not yet for even close to a majority. We have the capacity to produce more of whatever is needed, but we are blocked in doing so by a lack in ability to consume additional capacity due to insufficiency of funds.
This we can fix. This is a problem in distribution, pure and simple. Proper distribution should assure that what is needed is received, whether it can be paid for or not by the receiving party. This should be true for goods and services.
In a world that is ONE, there can be no "independence"... there can only be interdependence and this is only good when it is cooperative.
Movies indeed are vehicles for the expression of this consciousness. They literally impact millions in ways that most have not yet begun to expect. It matters not that the movie is fiction. When it is experienced, it is REAL! It is only our conscious filters about "reality" that prevent the same experiences from being real.
I was initially exposed to Transcendental Meditation in 1974 via a book
by the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi on the Science of Being. You might say that
this was the opening of my interest in consciousness. The seeds were planted
early, in my mid-teens. The magazine is a means for seeing the fruit of
seeds planted long ago. Maharishi has been teaching Transcendental Meditation
for 40 years ... since the time I was born. Interesting. So, what am I
to realize from all this. ONE, much that I have envisioned is already in
place. People have been awakening and organizing for many years. My destiny
does not appear to be intertwined with these. I have other work to do.
Part of it deals with how the Hermit energy can express transcendentally.
I desire no following nor do I follow any person or any defined path. What
I AM, I AM. This is enough. I am the awareness of whom that I AM expressing
in flesh in this manner.
| The outer world permits experience, but the inner one creates meaning. |
How am I different now than I was prior to 1993. For one thing, I have had a major body of works flow through me into physical expression. Two, I see myself and the world quite differently. I am aware of my Self in ways that I did not even know existed before. Three, I am awake to the spiritual world that is embedded in the physical one. Four, I have realized that ONE consciousness animates us all. This is how God can be omni-present. There is nothing but God in expression. But, consciousness herself is God observing God in expression. We have a give and a take here, a creative thrust accompanied by a receptive observation. Such is the way of life.
Last night, I watched the movie Contact again. It is one of my all time favorites. It was particularly startling to see that a 30 billion dollar project resulted in a single person having an extraordinary experience that changed her state of awareness of spirit. The sense I had as I watched was that it does indeed take extraordinary commitment to have such experiences and to reach such spiritual states. If it were easy, the world would be a much different place than it is.
Spirit is expressing to the degree that it can. All this is happening NOW. We don't have to wait for it to unfold at some time in the future. We can be all that we are here and now. We can express spirit at every moment of every day. In fact, we can't do other than that unless we so choose. That is the point ... unless we so choose.
Intuition, the inner voice of spirit, is our closest connection to source. It provides the surest guide for our actions in the world. However, it takes some discipline to hear it clearly. If we are not careful, it gets colored by filters that our subconscious and conscious place on it. Becoming clear is no easy task, but it is well worth the effort.
It is as if we are crossing a stream by moving from rock to rock and must leave behind the previous one to be free to step to the next one. Let go of what you are, that you may become more. Such is the directive of spirit. It is ego that keeps us attached to what we are and the states with which we are familiar. We must be bold and adventurous to go beyond self to find Self and ultimately SELF. The journey is difficult but very rewarding should we choose to make it.
The FORCE that moves me is consciousness herself. To me consciousness is not GOD ... it is a feminine energy or awareness that operates behind the scenes to animate and observe all that is.
Nowhere in my adventures in consciousness since 1993 have I run into a state where STOP was warranted. My mental states have been extreme at times, and even landed me in the hospital twice but this did not stop the awakenings from continuing. All along I've felt that consciousness herself was looking out after me and that because of this I was safe. She would not feed me any experiences that I did not need to grow ... to realize more of whom that I am, and to express what spirit would have me express through this form.
Interesting, I have never felt that it was God pushing me or judging me. I've be the sole judge in my life ... hmm ... one might say the sole god in my life. But consciousness is real ... she touches me deeply and expresses through me as she does through all of us. I don't distinguish between consciousness and spirit. They have the same meaning to me.
There is no sense that I am meant to apply a creative thrust to anything.
It is rather an allowing of what must be to happen. And, right now, these
words must be. In very real ways, I relate closely to the feminine ...
I have all of my life. My nature is to be accepting, receptive, and nurturing.
The force to me, the energy that animates all of existence is feminine.
Such is the only way God could observe what was created.
| The outer, the material, and the inner, the awareness are wrapped together as hand in glove. There is no separating of the two. |
Neither can exist without the other. This is why all that exists has awareness as Seth so clearly points out throughout his works. Being and being aware are co-created. Humans however have permitted a difference between conscious awareness and overall awareness. This permits a reality to be experienced that could not exist without this level of information hiding. That is it, we are constantly engaged in a game of hide and seek in this existence. And, what we seek is to discover the true nature of whom that we are. At least, such is what some of us are here to do. Others seem to be wrapped up in simply being whom that they are.
Each day new meaning is revealed in the symbol systems around me. It
is far to frequent to be coincidence. There are connections to be made
everywhere. We only need to be open and allow our intuition to guide us
to what we are meant to see.
That is the key ... allow, allow, allow. But to do this, we have
to trust enough to relinquish the need to control. This can be difficult.
It also demands patience, because at times we think we need to be doing
something to make things happen. From another perspective, we cannot avoid
doing what we are destined to do ... we will be compelled by a force that
we simply cannot resist. It is important to wait patiently until we are
truly moved.
Over the past 7 years, this tapestry has become rich with connections. In fact, there are so many connections that I no longer clearly see them all. When there were few connections, it was possible to see them from one viewpoint. Now, it is like a hologram ... depending on my state of mind, I see the fabric from a particular perspective. Now, I must trust that the connections I need to see will be brought to my attention if I follow my intuition and apply my rational skills appropriately.
Does this make me crazy? Perhaps so, but the mere fact that I can objectively question my sanity seems to be proof that I haven't gone off the deep end ... at least not yet. I look for information and make connections because that is a natural thing for me to do and because I am moved to do it. It is fun ... and I feel that it is useful, that it will ultimately contribute to our understanding of consciousness and of the spiritual world embedded in the symbol systems of our present world. In the beginning was the WORD. The World is the WORD made flesh. All that truly matters is the expression of spirit, the expression of Love in the World.
The foundations for a new world are slow in coming. When I was moved to start creating them 3 years ago ... I was sincerely doing what I was moved to do, trusting that spirit would kick in the right energies for the enterprise to succeed. The seeds were planted, but they did not grow ... I don't know why, I just observe that something was not right. Perhaps the timing was too soon. Being patient is tough to do when your vision tells you what the world could be if the infrastructure was set up properly. Yet, it does seem that patience is one of the virtues I must learn. Things cannot be rushed. The Plan will unfold in it's own timing ... not mine. One thing I have learned is that I am a vessel through which spirit works. I am the her-mit, the "mit of her" = the glove that she wears, she being Spirit. I don't know why, but Spirit has always expressed in the feminine in my life. Anyway, back to the foundations ... the seeds were not planted on fertile soil ... perhaps I didn't find a way to fully ground them and they stayed as castles in the air. They are still there, awaiting the time when their foundations are built on this world. Also, it may have been that I was only to plant the seeds that others might tend them and watch them grow. This would be appropriate for a wayshower.
I am most fascinated with the unknown. It is where my abilities are best put to use. I consider myself an explorer of consciousness. In many ways, it is one of the few remaining unknown territories for us to explore. It is an interesting endeavor ... one that by it's very nature must be subjective. Reason and logic are not sufficient for exploration of consciousness. One must enter new subjective states and report what one finds about how one experiences reality in those states. I do this naturally, without the aid of drugs ... including alcohol which I've never consumed. Actually, this is not quite right, my mental state is affected by the drugs I take for my bipolar condition ... Eskalith, Depakote, and Zyprexa. I was diagnosed as bipolar about 6 months after the Beyond Imagination writings began in 1993.
My awareness is in an accelerated state making it difficult to focus on anything besides the spiritual interpretation of the numbers and symbols around me. The slightest distraction forces my attention to move towards that which it loves ... the observation and interpretation of spiritual reality. In some ways, during these times, I am literally "out of control". I do as I am moved to do ... and I am moved by a force that I do not consciously control. It is not clear whether I have the power to consciously choose to be moved or not ... I usually just go with the flow and watch where it leads.
My sense is that it is time to allow our god natures, rather that "human" natures express. Humans have done and are still doing some pretty horific things ... to the environment, to animals, and to other humans. Somehow this must be stopped and soon. We do this by holding people, companies, and governments accountable for their actions.
So I get to be in the drivers seat for awhile. Now, where do I want to go? That is indeed the question at hand! Actually, the question is larger than this ... where do I want Beyond Imagination to go? For, that is the entity through which I have chosen to express spiritually. INDEED! The bottom line is that it is time for the VISION to be made manifest. It is time to start doing whatever it takes to make that happen. This requires a new commitment of energy into the endeavor. It requires assessing what has worked and what has not worked and coming up with new strategies as necessary to more fully manifest spirit in flesh. Keep in mind that it is not you doing the work ... however, it is through you that the work is done. As always, you need to work without attachment to the results. Do what you are moved to do ... but allow the moving force to include your own spiritually aligned will.
It is time for a renewed commitment of time, attention, energy, and focus. This is all within my power to do. It is as if I have been born anew ... emerging from the cocoon to find a new reality.
Intuitively, I know that I can handle whatever states of mind that I reach. I just need to be a bit careful to keep from being overwhelmed and going off the deep end.
I'm anxious to get started in actually building foundations for a better world. The vision is a start. It sets the mold as a thought form. But, this is not enough. It is time to make the foundations real ... to develop the cooperatively interdependent organizations necessary for the body of cosmic consciousness to more fully express in flesh.
The life of a spiritual warrior is lived in consciousness, ever on the edge of the unknown, trusting that there is always room for one more step ... leaping forward where one can fighting off the demons of illusion, ever in search of truth. Yes, indeed! We search because that is what we are moved to do. We are aware of our Self, even as we experience our life as self. This awareness makes reality very much a game that we play ... as we seek to be of service to the source that moves us. We know that the forms that we see are but thoughtforms frozen into the physical reality that we experience. We live from the I Know state of being as much as we can. In this state, there is no need for thought. We just are and allow ourselves to be moved by the full force of consciousness that is able to express through us. During these times, we are in the zone, we are living life as fully as is possible for us.
To maximize the expression of spirit through me, I must apply all of my talents and resources in this pursuit. In doing less, I arbitrarily limit this expression.
I'm energized to do something in a way that I have not been before. The spiritual world embedded in the symbol systems of our world constantly draws my attention. There must be a reason for this. I'm operating on the edge soaring in consciousness, yet I'm grounded just enough to be able to work at my job. However, there is a sense that I'm very close to the boundary of where I can be in consciousness yet still remain grounded.
There is a sense that I'm ready for another leap however. There is a new set of wings ready to be exercised. I've emerged from another cocoon and am ready to take flight again. Ever on into the unknown. That is my constant challenge, to go forth into the unknown, and bring back my experiences that I might pave the way for others to follow. There is always room for one more step. Consciousness guides me every step of the way.
We have created "want" ... LACK on a major scale. It is time to take responsibility for all and create abundance on a massive scale. It is a matter of choice. We have the mechanisms in place to create all the goods and services that we need. It is a matter of deciding that we will enable each individual and each family to get what they need. This requires some re-creation of the economic system.
If we can generate abundance for all on physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual levels ... we free people to engage with one another to a degree that has never been possible before. This is what it takes to more fully manifest spirit in flesh. If we can manifest abundance, all else will be added unto us. We have the technology to manifest abundance here and now.
When you think about it ... all resources are society's resources. It only makes sense to employ these resources in a manner that is efficient and permits the social contract to be met -- supplying each individual with the goods and services they need to be happy in exchange for creatively applying their talents to serve society.
Does that make me a communist? Perhaps ... but "community" comes from the same root. Is not the creation of common unity what we are talking about? This is not a new concept. However, it has not been tried in a manner that allowed it to work on a major scale. Neither the USSR nor China were successful in setting up the conditions of the social contract. And, without that contract, the system simply will not work. Further, this is a spiritual contract, not just a legal one. Without the spiritual basis, the system is doomed to fail.
Remember, the spiritual world is embedded within the consensus world that we experience. Within that realm, there are literally no limits to what can be manifest. Sharing is the key ... it is one of the very foundations of cooperative interdependence. We start by sharing whom that we are ... not just on the surface, but deeply. Then, we start to share the services that we can provide using our unique abilities. We do this in whatever manner we are moved to do. At first, we may need to do this on a voluntary basis. However, if enough of us are providing free services ... look at the benefit to society that accrues. As little as four hour per week, just 10 percent of a normal work week unleashes roughly 100 million person years times 10 percent = 10 million person years. That is a lot of effort if harnessed in a manner that is effective in serving society.
What am I worth? What is anyone worth? What makes one person's labor worth $5.50 per hour and anothers $5500? It boggles the mind that there can be such differences as several orders of magnitude. Literally, some people make as much in a day as other make in a year. What is fair about this?
We are very poor at generating and sharing information. As a result, we have many people doing the same thing over and over again. This is a very poor use of resources that we simply should not tolerate. Sharing can benefit many, but we need to find ways that make it easy to do.
Ultimately, what truly matters is that each of us are enabled to be the best that we can be, whatever that is for us. We are the best judge of whether we are being the best we can be. We must be careful however, since often we need the context of a work environment to provide a place for us to engage our talents and abilities. Who we are is not confined to work. It stretches across all the activities and areas of life that we participate in. All of these provide opportunities for us to shine and share our light with others.
What do I wish for the new millenium? Simply, that the vision of Beyond Imagination be given fertile ground in which to plant its seeds that foundations can be built to bridge between the Earth and the castles in the air. I don't ask for much ... just that a New World be born to usher in a New Age on this planet. I am grateful to be incarnated at such a time in the history of mankind and the planet. We are in for the ride of our lives. I can feel it, there, just below the horizon. The dawn of a new age is rapidly approaching.
At present, we haven't even decided as a society that we will ensure people live above the poverty level. This is ridiculous for a society that considers itself advanced. God helps those who help themselves. God helps even more those who help others to help themselves. Taking responsibility for the welfare of others is a highly advanced trait. Enlightened societies benefit from the collective resources of their entire constituency. Keeping people below the poverty line is wasteful of resources. It should be changed, and will be changed when the collective goodwill of the people demands it.
At some level we are ONE; we are not separate individuals. It is time we start acting in a manner consistent with this realization, so that we can see the results of this understanding manifest in our experience.
Consciousness ever seeks to expand the vessels through which she expresses so that more spirit can be expressed in flesh. That is the whole purpose of the game. And what a grand game it is. Consciousness playing hide and seek, ever in search of herself and her expression. Further, the is only ONE consciousness experiencing it all. Light and dark and mirrors, everywhere mirrors -- such is material out of which reality is created. Everything vibration ... the WORD made flesh. And what is vibration but alternate periods of high and low, of light and dark. It is but for consciousness to sing her song and the world is born and all that lies within it. The song goes on forever ... allowing all possibilities to be made manifest. Yet, as individuals, we only experience pieces, in particular, pieces that we choose. The wave function of probabilities collapses for us whenever we make a choice.
We are here to experience the expression of spirit in flesh. We are consciousness first and foremost, expressing through form. Actually, we are the awareness of consciousness expressing through form.
I'm open to change in whatever manner it is to take place. I don't have any goals or feel any need to force things to move in any particular direction. Perhaps this is the problem. Perhaps spirit is waiting for me to do something to get the ball rolling in some direction after which she can come forth to provide assistance. Hmm ... This means that I must choose something and then take action in pursuit of whatever I choose. Such is what it has come down to. My life will change when I choose to make it different ... not until. I'm no longer content to be a passive observer. It is time to be an active participant in life and see where that leads for awhile. Why had I not seen this before? Perhaps because I had my hands full with experiencing the observer states of awareness. Now, these are a constant part of my being, I am free to focus on the creator aspect of my Self again ... this time without the blinders of a strong ego. With my Self unleashed, who knows what can manifest in what time frames!