Claim Yourself
Posted on December 13, 2008
Filed Under Awareness, Consciousness, Society, Spirituality | 2 Comments
Negative emotional states have a way of spiralling ever downwards, and with what is going on in the world right now it is difficult to not get caught up in things. Seems every which-way we turn there is news, images or conversations of the ‘downturn’…not just economically speaking, but also environmentally, politically, socially and all that. It’s important to remember that functions of individual consciousness also apply to global consciousness; negative emotional states have a way of spiralling ever downwards.
So we keep our focus on where we want to be, and where we want to go. Or else we follow the crowd and get pulled along where ever they are heading. It appears the ‘crowd’ is growing in size, emotions are rising – there’s that latent energy charging within the crowd, and it gives silent promise of a large and sudden expression. The media, governments, ‘alternative news sites’ are unconsciously and unintentionally feeding that energy, constantly peddling the dynamo, round and round and round.
It’s a reactive situation, so the key is to not be reactive. Instead we can come from the inner processes, being mindful and aware of what is occurring around us, whilst at the same time taking control of our life and our direction. Remember, the economic and political upheaval are symptoms of a problematic system. Be clear in awareness that you are not that system. We don’t have to be reactive. We simply move our awareness to a different place. Consider where you envision society being in six months, one year and one decade. Then take action that moves you towards preparation for all that. No need to view this in the ’survivalist’ sense – that too is a part of the old paradigm – view it instead as you would if you were moving home to a new country or culture. It’s simply a transition to a new way of life.
In short, in the new paradigm we are to learn how to be responsible for our own path, for our own learning, for our own way of being. It has been conclusively proven that systems do not work. So now we work from the inner world.
Holland SF
Posted on November 1, 2008
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Welcome to you readers of Holland SF – the Dutch Sci-Fi magazine – who will have read my Battlestar Galactica article published in the September edition of the magazine, which has recently hit the shelves. You may like to take a look at the ‘Meaning in Media’ section here where I take a closer look at some other movies, video games and such things.
Sci-Fi was a massive influence on me as I grew up. Even today it is one of the only fields in media that willingly explores esoteric, mystical and philosophical ideas. Perhaps the greatest work of inspiration to me was Frank Herbert’s ‘Dune’, which works on so many levels and has such amazing depth. In fact Frank Herbert’s own term of ‘Wheels within wheels’ can be applied to the novel. Every time I re-read the book, an entire new slant and perspective emerges.
Interestingly it is no longer just the area of Sci-Fi which is dealing with esoteric and philosophical concepts. Leading edge science is now treading that same ground, as they return to the ideas of ancient times, taking with them the combined knowledge and technology of the modern age. I like the way Battlestar Galactica merges ideas of a spiritual nature with the scientific possibilities. And that stuff is going on right now, here’s a great example:
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