Hello at long last!

As some of you have noticed, I haven't been posting for a long time. The reason is that I have been working on another aspect of my metaphysical practice. My readings.

I have started giving readings and workshops with Temier. See my new web site that describes Temier and how we work together. The URL is:

http://www.temier.com

Also, If you havn't seen it yet, take a look at Anne Claire's Cheiron Wellness site:

http://www.taliswoman.me/en/TaliswomanMe.html

Sam

Sparse blogging (Again)

Sorry about the lack of blogging but I am on the way to Arizona and it is taking longer than I thought. :-(

Back soon...

Sam

Can one person make a difference? Really?

There are highly visible people that seem to make changes in peoples lives. For instance, without mentioning specifics, there are charismatic leaders or inventors that do things that can ultimately make changes in peoples lives. These people are examples of what can be done to instigate external changes that effect peoples lives.

I think that it if far easier to make world wide changes than the preceding paragraph indicates.

For another perspective, lets look at some statistics:

If one of one hundred people would do something that would make a significant positive change in someone else’s life every three months, how long would it take to make a world wide difference? Simple arithmetic says that in five years 20% of humanity would undergo a significant positive change in their life. In 25 years everyone would have made a positive change. Yes, I know that the statistics are way simplified but the point is that it doesn’t take a lot of effort for a few people to make changes in peoples lives.

I think that it if far easier to make world wide changes than the preceding paragraph indicates.

For another perspective, lets look at environmental influence:

If one person becomes more balanced and better understands their own potential, then people around them are affected. The balance spreads into the immediate environment. This makes it easier for others that are in close proximity to find a better balance, thus creating a widening spread of balancing influence. The widening influence combines with other spreads of influence, creating an ever growing spread of influence.

I think that it if far easier to make world wide changes than the preceding paragraph indicates.

For another perspective, lets look at etheric influence:

People are connected in ways that extend beyond physical contact. The hundred monkey theory is a good example of influence that extends beyond physical contact or, for that matter, technology. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundredth-monkey_effect for a good description. The one hundred monkeys were focused on good clean food and they helped many more monkeys solve their localized food problems.

I think that it if far easier to make world wide changes than the preceding paragraph indicates.

For another perspective, lets look at more universal influence:

If one hundred monkeys can help with food problems through their combined need or thoughts, what would be the influence of one hundred people combining to help bring peace to their location or their culture? What would be the influence of one thousand or even one million people visualizing or focusing or meditating on a common peaceful goal?

The key is a common localized focus without judgement and without preconceptions. Nothing more, nothing less.

What do you think?

Sam

Magic is personal.

Every once in a while, while meditating, I experience something that seems to be well beyond my knowledge, yet alone my experience. That happened today. Below is what I immediately wrote down.

There is a place where magic is known.

There is a place where magic is used.

There is a place where magic is real.

Magic is hidden in plain site.

Magic is within the heart and mind of yourself.

Don’t be afraid of magic.

Look for magic.

Expect magic.

Recognize magic.

Practice magic.

There is a place where magic is known.

There is a place where magic is used.

There is a place where magic is real.

Magic is hidden in plain site.

Magic is within the heart and mind of yourself.

Don’t be afraid of magic.

Look for magic.

Expect magic.

Recognize magic.

Practice magic.

There is a place where magic is known.

There is a place where magic is used.

There is a place where magic is real.

Magic is hidden in plain site.

Magic is within the heart and mind of yourself.

Don’t be afraid of magic.

Look for magic.

Expect magic.

Recognize magic.

Practice magic.

What do you think?

Sam

PS: also see my blog entry How real is magic?

The importance of knowing who you are.

An interesting way to figure out how important it is to know yourself is to look at it in its extremes.

• First extreme: Everyone in the world hasn’t a clue as to who they are.
• A wimpy person may take up boxing and get beaten to a pulp because they did not understand their physical limit.
• A intellectually challenged person would spend their whole life in rocket science school and never graduate because they didn’t understand their intellectual limits.
• An extremely creative person would never try painting because they thought that everyone should be a rocket scientist.

• Second extreme: Everyone in the world really knows who they are.
• Everyone would take responsibility for their decisions. (See my blog entry on taking responsibility: http://samwhatdoyouthink.blogspot.com/2009/05/taking-responsibility.html )
• If something goes haywire, everyone would be able to analyze it from the perspective of their strengths. This would make it easy to categorize the event as a learning experience or, oops, I just did something foolish, experience.
• There would be little self confidence issues. Doing something new would bypass thoughts of “can I do it” and be reduced to a simple issue of courage. :-)

Yep, the above are a bit silly but the examples demonstrate the different perspectives and are not meant to stir deep emotions. It’s important to understand that the above analysis is pure conjecture and hasn’t a resemblance to the real world. However, even if there is some semblance of accuracy, which category would you like to be part of? It’s an easy decision...

Now there is also a metaphysical perspectives that I think is really valid. The bottom line is:

The better you know yourself the more profoundly you are able to express yourself. The better everyone expresses their true self, the more balanced the world becomes. I think that this if fodder for an independent blog entry so I’ll just drop it for now.

What do you think?

Sam

Does what others think, count?

I’ve been thinking about this blog topic for a number of years. I’ve come to the conclusion that there are two valid answers. Yes and no. Now, I’m not trying to be flippant but there really are two valid answers in what can be categorized in each of three perspectives. Whether it is yes or no depends upon the perspective you are coming from.

Here are three perspectives with a example of the two answers for each of them:

1. Environmental perspectives:
1. The answer might be yes if your perspective is coming from a job that requires interaction with people.
2. The answer might be no if you are retired and live in your motorhome that is docked in some nondescript place where living off social security is possible.
2. Emotional perspectives:
1. The answer might be yes if you have a need to please others.
2. The answer might be no if you really don’t give a darn.
3. Awareness perspectives:
1. The answer might be yes if you are a counselor and helping another person break through a problem. How the other person reacts to you is important.
2. The answer might be no if you are so comfortable with who you are that the negative side of what another thinks never becomes confrontational.

Naturally, there are many variants of the six above statements. I am not really sure if any of the variants is good or bad, better or best. Neither am I sure whether the three perspectives are properly labeled, but at least they are a good start...

The only nonjudgemental thing I can come up with is, “so what.”

What do you think?

Sam

Resistance is futile.

I’m a Star Trek fan and the 1990 episode “The Best of Both Worlds” had an interesting statement that came from the Borg.

"Strength is irrelevant. Resistance is futile. We wish to improve ourselves. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service ours."

This seems to me to be selfish or, at best, non productive. I don’t agree with the part about cultures adapting to service ours. In fact, I’m also not sure about the part concerning adding biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. I do, however like the part about resistance is futile. Let me explain...

The Universe does not create problems. Through free will, we resist change in our thoughts or in our actions, to the point where friction presents itself as a problem. In other words, problems are not created by the universe, they are created through our own free will choices. At least those choices that divert us from our path.

A part of my belief is that we are here to grow in awareness and understanding about ourself and how to apply our energies in a way that brings balance. This means that the what goes around comes around law, creates an arena that moves us to a greater balance and awareness. The law ultimately directs us along a productive path. Resistance to the personal changes that are needed for full awareness of our path, is futile. At least if we want to solve our problems without too much consternation.

Here is a rewrite of the Borg perspective that is more agreeable to me...

In the long run, strength applied toward resistance of change, is futile. Through free will we wish to improve ourself by adding cultural and technological distinctiveness as part of our own knowledge. Through diverse knowledge, my perspective will grow and change to a better understanding of my uniqueness.

The above statement could probably still use a bit of tuning up but it provides a good start. What is your version?

What Do you think?

Sam