Step 283: Nexus of Clarity

"Phantasmagoria - (noun) - A dreamlike state which images both real and imagined blur together.  A constantly changing series of scene or events that shift in color or intensity."  What if during December 20-22, 2012 we each did a Life Review (consciously or unconsciously)?  Dross burned.  Human learns "how-to" by learning "how NOT to."  It …

Step 241: Beginner’s Mind

"Martinet - (noun) - a strict disciplinarian - a person who stresses a rigid adherence to the details of forms and methods."  September begins at the end of August. Be Mindful.  Without expectation Human can operate on their own level of understanding - which - can be totally different than their intent.  The Unconscious doesn't …

Step 213: Un-(re)-Pressed

"Clarion - (adjective) - brilliantly clear; also: loud and clear." Which comes first - the lesson - OR - the experience?  Self-evident.  Stating the obvious.  Discontent Divine!  The lesson will repeat until it has been INTEGRATED deep in your bones.  Truth is the Wisdom of Experience.  That feeling of contraction is the Status-Quo collapsing in …

Step 203: The Turnaround

"Desideratum - (noun) - something desired as essential."  Assimilation - Elimination.  It's called "active-open-mindedness."  People who exhibit this trait do something - alone or together - as a matter of routine that rarely occurs to most of us - they imagine their own views as hypotheses in need of testing.  They encourage others to help …

Step 199: Into the Mystery

"The vision recurs; the eastern sun has a second rise; history repeats her tale unconsciously, and goes off into a mystic rhyme; ages are prototypes of other ages, and the winding course of time brings us round to the same spot again."  ~The Remembrancer It's time to rewind in fast forward.  It's a Mystery.  The …