Shadows and Light

[Barg]

:Where the dark and the light come together is where the shadows define the form that the light is shining on

The above quote from the Trinity lesson is one of the conceptualizations I was talking about in my answer to yr questions post.

That is such a beautiful way to say. And as I said before, I have problems with the whole active light/passive dark dualism, but you make the darkness so active!

Barg

[Mystress]

   Thankyou! The darkness is active, it is part of your navigation system in linearity.
 You expressed the essence of it well, in your description of how you learned surrender can be facing your fear head on.  
  I want to offer you a quote I placed on a lesson you have not reached yet: the Shadow side.

 The quote is by the SF writer who wrote "Dune".

  "I must not fear.
  Fear is the mind-killer.
  Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
  I will face my fear.
  I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
  And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
  Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.
  Only I will remain."

The Litany against Fear, from "Dune" by Frank Herbert.

  How eloquently he describes the process of surrendering to fear without resistance, and the clarity that is the result.

 Shine the light of your attention into the darkness that you fear, and light and dark together reveal the path into Nothing. Egolessness. Divine Will.  Peace.

Print it up, put it up somewhere where you can see it. Learn to use it as a mantra. I find it very effective.  

 It is important to balance the polarities, to find the middle path. To offer gratitude for the spankings of life as well as the hugs, because they offer gifts of wisdom. They nudge our navigation system to take us to where we need to be.
 Here is something to do. Think of some terrible things that happened to you in the past, that were scary. Not the recent past, events from more than 2 years ago.

Focus on what was scary about it, without judging or trying to change the past. From the Witness state, preferably. This will bring up the old emotions and so long as you don't try to judge or argue with them, observe them but remain detached, they will release thru your body and be gone. The release may take the form of shaking or an attack of goosebumps, whatever.. when that has passed, you will get back insights so you can see the blessings in it.

  Blessings..

: :Where the dark and the light come together is where the shadows define the form that the light is shining on

: The above quote from the Trinity lesson is one of the conceptualizations I was talking about in my answer to yr questions post.

: That is such a beautiful way to say. And as I said before, I have problems with the whole active light/passive dark dualism, but you make the darkness so active!

: Barg

[Barg]

Thank you for that wonderful response to my Shadows and Light post, dear Mystress.

One thing (among many) that I don't understand, and I've heard it mentioned on the K-List. What exactly IS the witness state?

Barg

[Mystress]

: Thank you for that wonderful response to my Shadows and Light post, dear Mystress.

  You are welcome.

: One thing (among many) that I don't understand, and I've heard it mentioned on the K-List. What exactly IS the witness state?

: Barg

   Ya know, sometimes simple statements like that give me a lot of information about where a student is at. Goddess tells me what is needed, and sometimes it is surprising.

 I'm going to kick you out of your inertia. The lesson on the witness state is 9 lessons ahead of where you are now. I want you to sit down and read thru those 9 lessons and watch the videos, within the next week.

  Bookmark them or add them to your browser favorites list for your future reference, and to visit the off-site links later. I think much of it is information you may already be familiar with, and pushing forward like this, without judging yourself will break you out of stuckness. I dont want the other students to do this, just you.

 OK? It probably won't take you more than a few hours to zip thru these lessons, do one over lunch every day, or whatever.. till it is done.

 You are an artist, and a darn good one! You already know how to channel the creativity of your Divine Beloved, but the curse and gift of an artist lies in the emotional extremes of self created drama.
 The witness state is the balance to that. It is a state of zero emotions, where you can see what Is... separate from how your ego feels about it.  A kind of meditative state that is easy to learn, and you can be in it while grocery shopping or whatever.
  Blessings!

[Barg]

Oh Captain, my Captain.

Barg stirs, wakes, shuffles into action. Yesterday I scalded my hand, had to soak it in ice water all day, had a sore throat, successfully spent the day with no cigs (which at this age seem to really decrease my ability to breath, which reduces my energy). Did deep breathing and grounding exercises all day. Feel much better today. My hand is well, thanks to some reiki from a friend and Protect & Restore, an ointment I got from skinbio.com which helps slow-healers like myself heal cuts and burns rapidly. It's amazing stuff. Today, I'm at a job where I'm supposed to train a woman to use WordPerfect, but I'm just cruising the Internet, because she keeps being busy. So I'll start my assignment right now. Thanks.

: : Thank you for that wonderful response to my Shadows and Light post, dear Mystress.

:    You are welcome.

: : One thing (among many) that I don't understand, and I've heard it mentioned on the K-List. What exactly IS the witness state?

: : Barg

:     Ya know, sometimes simple statements like that give me a lot of information about where a student is at. Goddess tells me what is needed, and sometimes it is surprising.

:   I'm going to kick you out of your inertia. The lesson on the witness state is 9 lessons ahead of where you are now. I want you to sit down and read thru those 9 lessons and watch the videos, within the next week.

:    Bookmark them or add them to your browser favorites list for your future reference, and to visit the off-site links later. I think much of it is information you may already be familiar with, and pushing forward like this, without judging yourself will break you out of stuckness. I dont want the other students to do this, just you.

:   OK? It probably won't take you more than a few hours to zip thru these lessons, do one over lunch every day, or whatever.. till it is done.

:   You are an artist, and a darn good one! You already know how to channel the creativity of your Divine Beloved, but the curse and gift of an artist lies in the emotional extremes of self created drama.
:   The witness state is the balance to that. It is a state of zero emotions, where you can see what Is... separate from how your ego feels about it.  A kind of meditative state that is easy to learn, and you can be in it while grocery shopping or whatever.
:    Blessings!