Every day I learn something new. Its pretty amazing. Really entertaining. One of the side effects of this is you can have really interesting conservations because by teaching you increase your adhesion whilst also gaining anothers perspective so its a win/win type thing. Sometimes I look back a day, month, year or decade and consider my old vantage in comparison to where I sit. This is such a humbling process because there was a time, once upon a when, when I was firmly convinced I knew the all of everything. Ironically that level of ignorance served its purpose, even though it masqueraded as wisdom in the moment. Such is the power of constant Self improvement because it means boredom is simply not an option as I chip away at what I don’t know I didn’t know dwelled on the outskirts of my awareness. A simple way to consider it is that natural inquisitiveness all children possess where everything is a “Why?”. If you could peer inside their heads, actually their chest, you’d spot pure Inner Sense doing what it does best as it flips turns things around, looks at them that way and this, compares to other aspects and then starts pondering the implications. Nothing is solid, all is nebulous.
In that respect we were once like clouds that fell like rain via the schooling System and then were frozen solid by lifes various ravages and this is where most people sit. That really is a sad state of affairs, isn’t it? Looking back I can see why I rebelled against formal education since I was an infant. I detested the lack of passion. How awards were handed out for regurgitation and not creation. The idea of “Do this now and then that” seemed entirely preposterous because if I was in the mood to draw then why the hell would I choose to do mathematics instead?
Sometimes I can spend months on one topic as I steadily chip away my ignorance. Other times I can be a dilettante with a huge rotation of things frivolous that caught my interest, nonetheless. The funny thing is how often these random blips which were akin to seeds being sprinkled into the fertile grounds of Inner Sense can then become trees laden with fruit that syncs in with something else I discover as I progress. There is an amazing type of symmetry to all of this. This is why I believe we’re inside a fractal and thus the level of detail depends upon your own awareness and its operating resolution. Many are perfectly content to ensure each day or year is a simple retread of the ones that came before them. Even if they’re miserable. I found that concept so strange because people would come and complain about that, this and them but do absolutely nothing to change the variables they held in their hands. “Maybe they’re gluttons for punishment?” I’d think as I’d pry into their consciousness in order to innerstand what happened to make them like this. This is where the frozen head concept came from as there was an obvious link between the mind and flesh because people who were rigid thinkers were often also physically inflexible. Now, that doesn’t mean the girl that can do the splits and walks around on her hands with no knickers to get your attention is a genius. Far from it. But there is a definite correlate between physical tension and mental limits because its all part of the protective mech I’ve termed the Pane Body.
This is humanities true silent epidemic and what causes the most conflict because it, in effect, estranges you from the Kingdom that exists beneath the neck and forces you in to a tiny slice of your head where you accept labels in lieu of imperience. Everyone knows this well, even if they’ve never considered the consequences of living a life Adulterated. If you ask them to describe their childhood and the difference therein it will be vague at best but they can all feel the divergence but saying exactly what is missing is nigh on impossible. Out of all of these people when I asked what they’d been busy learning the answer was usually nothing. That wasn’t entirely accurate as they were filled to the gills with celebrity gossip and all type of frivolous things. Memes, for example. I found that wildly amusing because I asked one of them “Imagine if you put that level of dedication and attention into actually creating versus regurgitating for likes and attention. What then?”. The blank stare in response told me all that was needed and it was Self evident that 81% of the planet are indeed Slaves who pick the path of least resistance and then think there are no other options as they run from one to twelve and back again until they meet their death.
Don’t get me wrong, if you’re happy like this then enjoy it but most don’t suspect this state of affairs is actually masking an emptiness they’d rather not acknowledge. I did, long, long ago. I realized a lot of the promulgated solutions either didn’t work or were actually destructive. Very little in this realm does what it says on the tin and the flash of branding can be quite hypnotic to those who can’t wait to flaunt prestige via association. In that respect its like fools gold as the shine lures them in and no one has a chunk of Twenty Four K to hold up in comparison. If they did I truly wonder if they’d notice the difference or if the filters in their perception would create false equivalence?
Back in the days I’d regularly trek the library if people around me didn’t have the answers or responded with things that weren’t worthy of consideration due to skimming the surface. Now we have the net and its interesting that will all of this freedom most circle around the same squares as the same threads are constantly recycled. Did you know that each app, community or segment of the web actually has its own resonance? You can map it in your consciousness because there is a correlate with the types of people who are attracted and the type of lives they live. Reddit is a great example of this with its subs and the rest but good old fashioned forums that specialize in one topic are the most interesting because they are like a subculture onto themselves. Like Cheers, everyone knows your name and its often the same faces. Those people tend to be really focused and bond over their common interests and thus can provide a wealth of Knowledge for one seeking. Its sort of like how pets end up looking like their owners because there is a definite element of groupthink that itself is quite fascinating and it all traces back to these energetics.
Do you ever disconnect for a while? I mean no online at all for a specific period? I do this quite often and its always interesting because you can spot which parts of you are in withdrawal of the dopamine hit that instant satisfaction brings as well as the people you miss talking to and various other little blips. Its worth trying as an experiment because you suddenly find you have immense swathes of time in which to do something else and that can then spring into nurturing other passions as well as potentially flipping the script because of the immense vacuum thats now present and demands to be filled with something.
Computers are the ultimate narcotic in that respect and yet the poison is in the dose, isn’t it? I once challenged someone to start reading because he was of the “TLDR” ilk and believed anything that could be said should fit in a hundred words or less or it wasn’t worth learning. The metaphor I provided was one of depth versus skimming the surface and how buried treasure often takes some effort but the rewards are only present for those willing to dig. The way I framed it was to tap in to his passion for lifting and compared pages to reps because he felt slighted by being called an intellectual weakling that was training using the equivalent of pink weights for his brain. Almost instantly you could see “Challenge accepted” on his dish as he stomped out of my premises as he’d felt insulted. Thing is, he’d later admit, that the next time he came across something on the web that triggered the “TLDR” response in him it became obvious he was working on autopilot and my point way proving itself, again and again. Thats the amazing thing with Knowledge. You can’t un-know it. At first it was an act of perseverance, mainly to prove it to himself, but then he truly started getting interested and a different type of runners high kicked in. After a few months of this he asked “Can you recommend a book that makes history interesting? I always liked the topic, back when, but it was super boring in school and yet I can’t stop thinking about what you said”. He was a Game of Thrones fanatic whose mind was blown into pieces when I told him this fantasy world was actually stitched together from many real life peoples and events that actually happened on this planet but were dressed in another narrative. I provided what was requested and he took my references and set off on his quest.
A few years later he said “I can’t believe that for all this time I’d been neglecting the greatest muscle. Reading is absolutely amazing. Thank you for sharing this gift”. He’d also noticed other side effects like a razor sharp focus at the gym, the ability to spark up interesting conversations with attractive females and a vastly expanded lexicon. That and a meathead with a book about a Renaissance poet that was filled with notes in the margin was the type of contradiction that made him stand out from the rest and thus his Tinder results were far in excess of anything he ever imagined.
Amazing, isn’t it? The advantages of learning something new every day is probably the best way to play the Game because the other side of this is selective attention. In my own example I don’t have a clue whats going on in the world. Not a tiny bit as I don’t keep up with current affairs, haven’t read a paper in ages and the last time I watched the news Trevor McDonald was hosting it with a prim and proper countenance and some dramatic theme music. That alone frees up an immense amount of resources to do with as you wish because attention is such a precious commodity in this realm that it pays huge dividends to be a cognitive miser who then chooses to lavish his focus upon that which interests him and not the generic equivalent of social programming designed to appeal to the lowest common vibration.
COVID was a great example of this. Upon the day when the lockdowns kicked in I remember getting out of bed, refreshing then stretching and exercising for a bit before settling down to read then inspiration kicked in and I started pushing the pen instead. At some point in this I realized that I hadn’t heard any traffic in passing yet and it became obvious by the conspicuous silence that something had obviously happened. I opened my curtains. The sun shone in. I looked around at the deserted pavements, the businesses that were not open and leant out the window as I heard the birds sing with a clarity that was intense in comparison to the usual urban din. Know what happened next? Just for a moment I thought this was the TV Moment to end all TV Moments and I was actually the last one left on the planet because there was nothing else that could explain or make sense of the situation. Walking out onto the street was such an immense thrill because the sense of discovery and newness was amazing as I truly did not have a clue or frame of reference for what was happening. I strolled, that way and this. Not a Soul to be seen and it wasn’t even the night before Christmas. But I certainly feel gifted.
I eventually discovered what had happened and that the people were all fine and well. Just locked in their own personal hell and being constantly scared to death about this idea that could kill them and all of these draconian measures designed to amp their stress as they kept F5ing the echo chamber effect. Start as you mean to go on, eh? For me that period was so amazing. I got into the best shape I’d ever been. Being out in nature actually made me feel like the Earth was sighing in relief and the resonance of the planet seemed to time travel to the Eighties as there were far less people on the scene, generally, back then and definitely way less traffic on the streets. All of the rest were instead huddling away in their homes due to the enforced isolation whereas for me the world became my oyster as I did what I did and thoroughly enjoyed it. Just like MJ said. I am legend.
There are a great many things in this world of which a wise man may choose to be ignorant and, on the opposite end of the spectrum, we have the principle of Incremental Betterment which I feel is the only way to live because it makes each day an adventure as the young that turns in to bed for rest is not the same that rose feeling fresh because you’ve chipped away at your ignorance and allowed the Inner Sense to shine instead. Why not try it? See for your Self because there has never been a time like this on the planet where you can bask in the collected intelligence of so many different peoples experience and perspectives on topics interesting they freely share as well as loads of texts and video messages designed to convey information on whatever you want to learn.
Surely thats got to be more interesting than whatever the mainstream is peddling because if you’ve been listening to them for most of your incarnation then you’re really doing your Self an immense disservice when it comes to actualizing your potential because energy goes where the attention flows ergo the best of your awareness is being syphoned by a process you can’t currently comprehend as you’re so well acclimatized to its presence.
The Game of Souls has you, my friend.
Till we meet again
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