#mystical mind

[brother-hermes]

REALITY

“Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic.”

-Frank Herbert

Mysticism has always applied a sort of backwards logic to looking at things. Go within to look outwards. Understanding self is to unwravel the mystery of reality. As above so below. As within so without. Etc. Etc. Much of this investigation is QUESTION driven. Question everything, but first try and understand why you do the things you do. Find the why behind all desires. Happy hunting.

[rhapsodyinblue45]

I scrape along deserted corners

my mind constructing cadences

from words

collected feelings that linger

upon curbs of darkness

late night pedestrian

wandering crosswalks

staring up at the cityscape

mesmerized by its intimacy

hugging the park's skyline

mellow lights hovering above

exposing secrets in a rhythm

the public enraptured

with the private conversation

and I'm a vagrant

on this pavement

solitary amidst

the pulse of multitudes

a city inside myself

--

suspended worlds

©️Rhapsodyinblue

12.12.18

Image: Cassie Kifer

[brother-hermes]

COSMIC MINDS

If everything is comprised of energy and life itself spawns from a pure form of consciousness then wouldn't it stand to reason that our minds are all interconnected? The philosophers of old were certainly inclined to believe so. Even quantum theory seems to be swimming along the same channels as mystics these days.

If our minds are merely protrusions of the great cosmic mind then what Paracelcus says makes a great deal of sense. As we "think in order to be" we are quite literally reorganizing the cosmos to our liking. That would mean our minds shape everything we experience collectively to a much greater degree than we ever thought possible.

Oddly enough, this is exactly what the observer effect seems to be telling us; we affect our reality just by looking at it. Whether it be through instrumentation or the naked eye, one thing is certain, observation effects the outcome. Only time will tell what that truly means but I, for one, am excited.

Please feel free to share that excitement with others.

[brother-hermes]

INFINITY

"Innumerable sun's exist; innumerable Earth's revolve around these sun's in a manner similar to the way the seven planets revolve around our sun's. Living brings inhabit these world's."

-Giordano Bruno

We good people in our modern society instantly recognize this line of thinking as the multiverse theory whereas there are multiple versions of our Universe spawning out infinitely from one center. An easy way to picture this concept is to consider how dropping a pebble into water causes many cirlces to form from that one center.

As easy as it is for us to understand this concept with all our advances in quantum physics and mathematics one question eats at me. How did Bruno understand this concept in the 1600's? Could it be that the same connecting fabric between those dimensions connects all of us as well?

Whether you choose to call it the Divine, the Universe, or God, there is definitely something that we are awakening to that connects us all. I see no other explanation for this sort of intuition.

Please feel free to share with others and pass the peace and understanding.

[brother-hermes]

TAOIST ALCHEMY

The front part of the upper dantian is traditionally called the Yin Tang point by Taoists. This is where the third eye opens and allows the subtle energy of chi to flow through a steepening our connection to the Divine. It's through this eye that we utilize various forms of visualization techniques and meditation.

The Taoists believe that we can actually communicate with the spirit world through this mind's eye Center of power. The mystics of India have also noted this fact and I can promise you they are 100% correct.

As the German mystic Meister Eckhart would say:

"The eye through which I see God and the eye through which God sees me is the same eye."

[brother-hermes]

SPIRITUALITY IS SUBJECTIVE

"No man can reveal to you aught but that which already lies half asleep in the dawning of your knowledge.

"The teacher who walks in the shadow of the temple, among his followers, gives not of his wisdom but rather of his faith and his lovingness.

"If he is indeed wise he does not bid you enter the house of wisdom, but rather leads you to the threshold of your own mind."

-Kahlil Gibran

The really beautiful spiritual lessons must be internalized by the seeker. That means each and every person must come to their own understanding of the Divine. This is evident in the way people argue over whose beliefs are right and wrong.

The simple truth is mysticism doesn't translate and has to be realized through trial and error. Spiritual leaders can give long winded discourses until their blue in the face but they can't walk the path for you.

Start by doing. Open your heart and soul to God. By simply being alive and aware of the breath in your lungs you're already connecting to the Divine presence within. This is how we awaken.

[brother-hermes]

DEATH POEM

“So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart. Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, and demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life long and its purpose in the service of your people. Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide.

Always give a word or a sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, even a stranger, when in a lonely place. Show respect to all people and grovel to none.

When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself. Abuse no one and no thing, for abuse turns the wise ones to fools and robs the spirit of its vision.

When it comes your time to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with the fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song and die like a hero going home.”

-Chief Tecumseh

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[brother-hermes]

JOY AND SORROW

"Verily you are suspended like scales between your sorrow and your joy.

Only when you are empty are you at standstill and balanced.

When the treasure-keeper lifts you to weigh his gold and his silver, needs must your joy or your sorrow rise or fall."

-Kahlil Gibran

Life has a definite balance to it. The trick is to remember that all those really gritty moments are moving us towards something greater than we could ever imagine. That way we are always growing and we're much more appreciative of the feel good moments.

By allowing the ebb and flow of life to teach us, we are evolving in a much more balanced way. We come to accept all the aspects of love and hate, of pain and pleasure by understanding how they're interrelated. In the way, no experience is wasted. No mountain is unclimbable and no failure is a total defeat.

Share this with anyone who may be struggling with the ups and downs of life. Remind them it's all part of the human experience and they will come out better for it.