The
Hall of Ignorance through Saturnian energy represents the Great
Teacher for humanity through the first law of manifestation-the
law of limitation. We experience limitation through the testing
of limits, habituations, illusions, mental and emotional constructs.
Passing the tests of Saturn requires crucifixion of the dark self,
the sheath or mask we wear before we are free of the unlit self.
Within its maelific structure we inevitably learn discipline and
responsibility in the cultivation of our Inner Diamond and the
Diamond that lay within the Earth as a collective unit of consciousness.
Adopting
an attitude of universal responsibility is essentially a personal matter. The
real test of
compassion is not what we say in abstract discussions but how we conduct ourselves
in daily life.
~His
Holiness the Dalai Lama, "Imagine All the People"
Our
world crisis is abound with examples that depict how disconnected
we’ve become from ourselves, humanity, our environment and
essentially from the universal body. We are shortsighted in our
recognition that we are one planetary system and that every risk
we take that is not in harmony with the planet will come back to
poison us. There is a high price to pay for risks that do not accommodate
the whole. The pursuit of our own path that alienates other human
beings around us denies the essential interconnectedness that creates
the ills of society impacting the environment in destructive ways.
Ecologically, socially and individually we are out of control disjointed
from a spirituality that creates cohesion and transformative insight
into the world. Strange beings we are to think that we can dump
pollution into parts of the world without thinking that it will
affect us. What we do not see comes back to us through our distorted
food chain, the polluted air we breathe, the water that we drink
and the way we treat those who have become ill from the impact of
pollution and environmental destruction.
From the initial point of action or output of energy we are amidst
a collective reactionary impulse and because no energy fails to
respond, it simply is a matter from which pattern we will perceive
it and when. Still, for some reason we do not face what is before
us, we are blind to reason and hold no accountability for our actions.
Perhaps because we cannot see energy directly, only its effects,
we ignore our actions motivated by desire and greed and quickly
forget the consequences in pursuit of our satisfaction and pleasure.
Every action has an opposing force that responds in equal measure
and from this, the world is rife in activity. The destructive energy
patterns in the variances of misdirected energies projected into
our living arena is an energetic response to our thoughts and actions
that continues to work against our internal harmony that depletes
our energies. These chaotic patterns disrupt the flow of forces
that try to pass through to fill us, but instead they damage and
drain our energy system.
Again
humanity is passing through one of Mother Earth's great natural
transitional periods and many are laying a foundation for the emergence
of a more evolved unit of the human family. Most of our problems
and present failures, however, continue to lie in our neglect to
meet the demands of the human race and to measure up to the human
need for development! When we fail to perceive human relationships
as an interconnectedness that shapes our consciousness we also fail
to see a relationship with our world. If we were to understand that
a fundamental connection does indeed exist we could then see that
our own well being is dependent on the evolutionary development
of every other human being.
'When we see that we have gone wrong, it is our duty to
retrace our foot steps and proceed again by the right path.'
~Ghandi
"The
most alarming of all man's assaults upon the environment is the contamination
of air, earth, rivers, and sea with dangerous and even lethal materials. This
pollution is for the most part irrecoverable ..." ~ Rachel Carson
We
have learned that the universe is a composite of interactive energies and that
its sentient consciousness is present at every level as life existing within life.
Earth, a life existing within a larger sphere of influence-the Kosmos also functions
as a living system connected with it self that holds enormous amounts of energy
at the foundations of the universe. Along with all sentient beings our energies
are combined with the energy of earth forming one grand body of life! We are literally
growing together or apart as we have created. Whether we are dealing with the
creative process of the solar system, the soul as the creator of the human archive
or the un-integrated human each in its own sphere, the creative process is ever
the same under the laws of nature. This incredible realization may help us to
re-contextualize our story as a human family and reconsider how we will continue
to dwell upon our sentient Mother earth.
Our
past foibles are now upon us and we suffer with our planet from
the faulty decisions that affect our worlds' future. The magnitude
of our global environmental crisis has brought us to a critical
juncture in our evolutionary history. Advancing humanity has worked
hard to control nature and to make it serve our desires excluding
all else. Exclusion has destroyed thousands of years of evolution
of plant and animal species critical in balancing earth’s
ecology in a short time. It
is clear that the environment is itself an endangered species. As
the earth’s ecosystem erodes, the life force within humanity
erodes forging forward at great speed our own extinction. We
are in the effects of our creation and our presently closed and
non-generating system does not allow the planet to regenerate quickly
enough before it is surpassed by more disruptive actions.
Our
rabid modern existence is also reflected in our discriminating symbiosis with
the natural world. Developers' clear forestation and animal habitat for their
vision of more strip malls, more asphalt roads and concrete highways. When animal
habitats are cleared they no longer have any protection and they run into the
streets of civilization where we see them smashed on the asphalt as we nonchalantly
drive by considering them a nuisance. Land is cultivated into sterile living communities
that defy natural landscaping reflecting our sterile minds. As population increases,
consciousness remains the same, unforgiving to the notion that humanity requires
a natural ecosystem to survive. All efforts embark on discriminating cohesion
with the natural world, than creating a balanced ecosystem. How much havoc do
we think is possible before we asphyxiate ourselves and life's species bringing
collapse and extinction?
The
choices that we make today reverberate for decades shaping humanities destiny
and at large, the universal body. While we are always enfolded with choice we
must not misdirect our energies by placing blame on technological innovation for
our impending disasters. Energy is neutral and it is a matter of how our mental
energy is directed-the way our mindsets are focused upon actions that are closed
from the unity of life, of hearts and minds that builds to destroy. All greed
destroys and humanity's extraordinary power of thought and action has become the
dominant force on this planet in both creativity and destruction. Experience has
reflected human err and errors need correction. The correction for our immaturity
as a human race requires a spiritual transformation, a quantum leap in awareness
into the underpinnings of our psychology that constitutes the great illusion of
the human family.
A choice
must be made and anchored into our personal lives' that creates
an exchange and transmission of energies of equal value. One that
is reflective of an approach to life that experiences an intimate
connection with all that exists. Our no longer imposing our wan
tan ways upon nature means that we cut back on our consumptive habits
by living simply, lightly and sustainably upon Mother Earth. Living
in harmony with Nature begins by achieving a balance between what
we consume and what we return to her. I invite you to embark on
this heroic journey back to nature-to at last be "One"
with the precarious symbiotic relationship and balance that innately
exists between ourselves and all plant life on Earth. Also see Eco-Feminism.
Quality
Conciousness, Our Potential for Self-Transformation Through
Awareness
“When
we have sensitivity, we don’t need conscience, when we have consciousness,
we don’t need the conscience.”
~
Father Anthony De Mellow
The
exploration and development of human consciousness could lead us from the acceleration
of technological evolution engaging us into a Spiritual one provided that we wake
up and develop the wisdom that will transform our minds using our new powers for
the sake of everyone’s survival and all of life on the planet. The greatest
obstacle we are confronted with is how we divide ourselves’ from others
and with life’s species. We pull apart and destroy instead of honoring and
coming together in unity. It seems that when natural disasters or wars occur we
bind together only motivated out of greed and mutual self-interest. We have yet
to see that the currency of war is human life.
Photo taken by Barbara Mathews
Carrizo plain in the Temblor Range, California.
A
closed mindset is stabilized through complacency by holding a mental attitude
that our efforts to change will not make a difference in the world. It divides
any potential for unity consciousness sidestepping our collective purpose and
moving quickly into the comfort zone of our minds. Change starts from within,
not without our selves and because we are all agents of change the shift requires
a willingness to experience something new by confronting our conditioning, the
root of fear within ourselves. Alas, we continue to seek the desire to stay separate
from others from the outside world and the whole universe. Our chaotic inner selves'
reflect the truth back to us through our chaotic external world. Yet we still
complain and refuse to change, we forever find justifications acting out of ignorance
that causes harm. What will it take for the Human Heart to surrender to its origins,
the undivided nature of Self? How much must we lose before we finally understand
that to empower ourselves', does not mean taking power from others? There is nothing
more important than this revolutionary need for change, no maximization of money
or power or self interest could ever take priority, let alone exist, for without
the earth to manifest we are merely energy seeking form someplace else!
Awareness
is our only way out and our potential for healing. We must realize that what stands
between ourselves' and different lives are matters of response-ability and choice.
Choice gives us the power to change where our inner revelation becomes an outer
reality! Paving our way through the journey of conscious living we develop wisdom
in our choices. When we choose consciously, we evolve consciously as when we choose
unconsciously, we evolve unconsciously. I find that people want free choice, but
want no obligation towards the outcome of their choices and still expect absolution
when things have gone awry. Each decision that we make is an answer to the question
of how we choose to live life. Whether through love or fear we create that reality
through intention and the energy invested behind it. Our decisions and actions
are means by which we evolve on earth into greater consciousness. With every choice
that we make in alignment with the energy of our spirit we fuel our passage into
authentic power. Self-empowerment is thus earned choice by choice.
As
we move into awareness we observe the inherent juxtaposition of apparent contradictions
expressed within ourselves' in context to Global society and our natural world.
We bring the extremes within ourselves into balance. Equally, we recognize the
monumental shifts in balance that are occurring in Nature and Kosmological processes.
Harnessing the foundation of this basic wisdom liberates us into deeper authenticty
and brings us closer to nature. Empowered in Self and supported by Universal Principle
we no longer deny
that we are too small to make changes occur, as each individual is essential in
making a difference! We see the world as a learning environment where everything
serves a purpose for higher growth. At each moment we understand the value of
choice and the value of focusing our attention on our creative efforts. Of finding
eco-friendly ways to sustain our lives in this century and for the future of our
families.
The failure of our hearts to respond deeply to this collective call
to change transcends the political process and ideology. Turning
a blind eye shows horrific signs of humanities moral and spiritual
level as a real lack in evolution and the prediction of devastation
where there is no possibility of our species surviving. It is time
to wake up out of complacency. What
will you do?
Our
first priority should be to prepare a long-term strategy for
improving the state of the world that focuses on the coming
generations. ~His
Holiness the Dalai Lama
The New
Generation Speaks....
"When
I was young and free and my imagination had no limits, I dreamed
of changing the world.
As I grew older and wiser, I discovered the world would not
change,
so I shortened my sights somewhat and decided to change only
my country.
But it, too, seemed immovable.
As I grew into my twilight years, in one last desperate attempt,
I settled for changing only my family, those closest to me,
but alas, they would have none of it.
And now, as I lie on my deathbed, I suddenly realize: If I
had only changed myself first,
then by example I would have changed my family.
From their inspiration and encouragement, I would then have
been able to better my country,
and who knows, I may have even changed the world."
~Written on the tomb of an Anglican Bishop in Westminster
Abby (1100 A.D
What
We can Do
Working
for peace can take many forms: Protecting the environment,
reaching out to people in our communities, and stopping the
spread of violence and crime are all things that we can do
together to improve our nation and our world ~President
Bill Clinton
•
Consciously
place your attention to the connection between right relations
and the survival of the planet.
• You
have
the answers you are seeking! They are your intuitive responses,
your first reaction to information or any situation.
• Use your creative energy to recapitualte
your connectedness with Spirit, all people, animals, plants
and the Earth, rather than waste your vital energy to fight
against or identify with oppression of the creative force
within you.
• Overcome rigid dichtomized thinking
between the genders, and between nature and humanity. •
Value
the diversity throughout all life and you will come to value
the diversity in human life. •
Become
aware of Earth's moods, her daily rhythms for attunement and
healing. •
Establish
a caring relationship with some small aspect of gardening.
Flowers, herbs, trees, etc... •
Assist
inEco-Grief
work for parts of nature that have been decimated and
defiled.
Reconnecting
with Earth Relations
An
integral part of reshaping an ecological worldview is to affirm
and advocate the positive regard for human diversity, which
is inseparably linked to the presevervation of ecological
diversity. Learn
about Permaculture:
Permaculture
is an "Earth-based spirituality, practical political
effectiveness, and nature awareness that provides a solid
framework for living in harmony with Nature." Educate
yourself. Discover solutions on how to transform land, communities,
political systems, and yourself, renew personal energy, and
find hope for our world.
"First
they came for the Jews. And I did not speak out because I
wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the Communists and I did
not speak out because I wasn't a Communist. Then they came
for the Trade Unionists and I did not speak out because I
wasn't a Trade Unionist. Then they came for Me and then there
was no one left to speak out for me."~Pastor
Martin Niemoller
The
following links support and defend the integrity of humanity,
our planet and all sentient life. You can help make tomorrow's
world by acting today.
Donations
are greatly appeciated. Ecology
of the Spirit is working to create an informed Public opinion based
on Universal Spiritual Principles
on which values such as love of truth, a sense of justice and a spirit
of cooperation, a sense of personal responsibility, and commitment
to the common good are based.
"To My Fellow Swimmers:
There is a river flowing now, very fast.
It is so great and swift, that there are those who will be afraid.
They will try to hold onto the shore.
They are being torn apart and will suffer greatly.
Know that the river has its destination.
We must let go of the shore, push off into the river, (and) keep
our heads above water.
At this time in our history, we are to take nothing personally,
least of all ourelves, for the moment that we do, our spiritual
growth and journey come to a halt.
The time of the Lone Wolf is over.
Gather yourselves. Banish the word struggle from your attitude
and vocabulary.
All that we do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration.
We ARE the ones we have been waiting for."
