tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post4307333939632450254..comments2023-09-28T10:08:44.827+02:00Comments on Gwynt: A Different NativityUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-27565515713068303612014-01-03T19:53:14.230+01:002014-01-03T19:53:14.230+01:00Tom, a conversation I would love to continue in &#...Tom, a conversation I would love to continue in 'real' life with you some time. Too much to type into little boxes!<br />No, my computer problem is far from solved but I'm using a laptop at the moment with a poor connection and none of my familiar files and...oh I must stop complaining! There will be a solution, eventually.Natalie d'Arbeloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757081405040926647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-67305063107535960422014-01-03T09:45:03.836+01:002014-01-03T09:45:03.836+01:00Natalie; I will try to give you a reasoned respon...Natalie; I will try to give you a reasoned response to your questions.<br /><br />First, to whom are we referring when we use the word "I"? Although my consciousness may start the inner journey, the unplanned parts come from what we may call the unconscious. That part of us I see as being, if not independent, then certainly autonomous. In which case, "I" (the ego) am not the instigator, like a director. It is the unconscious (or whatever may lie beyond) which is the teacher, and consciousness which is the student.<br /><br />I (i.e. the ego or consciousness)am not the vision's creator in its entirety. It's more like an internal conversation. I propose, the 'other' responds. But I do not see that other as in any way 'external'. <br /><br />Maybe I do not need to know the source of the help, but is it not natural that one wishes to know and understand that which one loves? Does not the soul (the bride) long to know God (the bridegroom), to use religious language. I suspect that in instances like this the answer to the question, 'what am I fearful about?' will be trivial. What is interesting is only that I experienced fear.<br /><br />As for sounding preachy, I didn't notice. (I wasn't expecting this comment from you. Does this mean your computer problems are solved?) Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-79160541702914789082014-01-03T00:38:13.875+01:002014-01-03T00:38:13.875+01:00Tom, here are some questions I ask myself about a ...Tom, here are some questions I ask myself about a vision such as yours, if that's the right word for a spiritual experience which is lived and seen inwardly rather than externally:<br />If I am the creator of this visionary experience, then surely the feelings it evokes in me (such as terror or awe or joy ) are feelings I have put into it, as a film director might do, and it is as if I am trying in this manner to teach myself something.<br />Or, if I am not the vision's creator, then Something, some external agent or power is presenting me with this 'message', which I am supposed to decipher or interpret.<br />Which of these two versions is true?<br />Does it matter whether the source of such a vision is self-generated or 'sent' by some external Source (benevolent or not)?<br />If the message is an enlightening one, then perhaps it isn't necessary to know the source.<br />But if it gives rise to feelings of fear or anxiety, then the vision, like certain dreams, might be telling me to look into what it is I'm fearful about.<br /><br />Sorry if I sound preachy, I'm really just thinking aloud about certain dreams I sometimes have. Natalie d'Arbeloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757081405040926647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-7332040189331731942014-01-02T09:29:10.431+01:002014-01-02T09:29:10.431+01:00Agnieszka; A break is indeed welcome, even perhap...Agnieszka; A break is indeed welcome, even perhaps necessary, from time to time. New Year arrived with more gales and incoming water, but we are now in a state of mopped-up calm. It's not so bad.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-70001590187697091552014-01-02T02:00:20.420+01:002014-01-02T02:00:20.420+01:00i hope this year brings you some answers. i seem t...i hope this year brings you some answers. i seem to have given up on my seeking, at least for the time being. now i'm just living. perhaps the seeking will come again, but i think i really need a break.<br /><br />hope your new year's eve was cozy.the polish chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09929281676865641560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-9496363151975345522014-01-01T21:53:52.080+01:002014-01-01T21:53:52.080+01:00FBC: You is forgiven! :)FBC: You is forgiven! :)Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-86140225600939407082014-01-01T21:46:48.206+01:002014-01-01T21:46:48.206+01:00Hmm, better make that "are intriguing". ...Hmm, better make that "are intriguing". Bad mistake for an editor.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-55553025761628852762014-01-01T21:45:45.997+01:002014-01-01T21:45:45.997+01:00I continue to be fascinated by your journey and yo...I continue to be fascinated by your journey and your quest, though I don't understand it most of the time. Your mind and its wanderings is intriguing. Keep on and keep writing about it, Tom.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-20051454737889187622014-01-01T17:27:16.023+01:002014-01-01T17:27:16.023+01:00The Geezers; I, too, have felt that the good vs e...The Geezers; I, too, have felt that the good vs evil struggle can be left behind, but with some reservations. In science, we have become accustomed to carrying out experiments as if we are independent of the experiment. That may be true to a first, or even second, approximation. But with matters psycho-spiritual, however, no such independence can be claimed. The human neurosis is part of the 'experiment', and may therefore affect the outcome. It depends from which direction the experiment is approached.<br /><br />Your conclusion that it is immense power, not evil, that I am perceiving is interesting. My further conclusion that the power may manifest itself as if it were evil, I find intriguing.<br /><br />There is still much in this experience that requires further investigation. As for the pain that will come along the way, I have always accepted that that is part and parcel of the journey. Anyway, the ensuing pain caused by turning my back on this journey, even if that were possible, would be too much to bear.<br /><br />Thank you for your insight and wisdom. Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-83394118702519216722014-01-01T16:41:04.704+01:002014-01-01T16:41:04.704+01:00An interesting and complex reverie. This seems to ...An interesting and complex reverie. This seems to be a path from which there is no turning back, as is true of most genuine quests. <br /><br />Occasionally, I get intimations that the good vs. evil struggle is one that can be left behind entirely. Not exactly in the manner of Nietsche, but in a more Buddhist fashion, where one becomes aware that it's all just the play of energy, and the decision to view things dualistically is a purely human neurosis. <br /><br />But first we have to get to that point, don't we, which is no easy feat. I suppose that's why many traditions believe it takes several lifetimes. <br /><br />I don't think it's evil you're perceiving, though, so much as immense power, which can feel like evil because our sensibilities aren't quite used to it. <br /><br />Such archetypal material isn't to be feared, but it must be respected, for sure. As the more mystical traditions warn, once started, this journey can't be stopped, and you do need to expect some pain along the way. <br />The Geezershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12132213545989946724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-49307732626711537222014-01-01T13:03:01.281+01:002014-01-01T13:03:01.281+01:00Halle; I think you are correct in your interpreta...Halle; I think you are correct in your interpretation. The one-sidedness of Western culture has inculcated the belief that, in the end, Good must triumph over Evil, because Evil is something of a caricature. Yet in a universe of apparent dualities, where all forces are twinned with equal and opposite forces, Good must be twinned with Evil, at all levels. The problem for us lies in solving the paradox that lies between them. Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-6669060797195926372014-01-01T12:47:04.167+01:002014-01-01T12:47:04.167+01:00Reading this, suddenly I experienced your vision t...Reading this, suddenly I experienced your vision too. Such is its power Tom.<br />Here is my best interpretation in words of that personal experience:<br /><i><br />As much as we might like to believe that the realm of spirit is populated by good, you seem to have found malevolence, and one must take care not to be seduced by appearances while in that realm. <br /></i>Hallehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03847654451426257182noreply@blogger.com