Crossing Over Places: Thresholds
May 1st 2008 15:50
Thresholds of personal power are known as crossing over places. In such a place you may feel you are at the center of all things. There is a danger to be found in threshold places-or perhaps the danger is in us-when we come to close to the hub of things within us (self awareness) , to the intersection where we may cross over and become empowered. When we pass through, we may totally pass through, we may totally change. We may even create a whole new world. when our minds are not straight we may bring confusion to ourselves.
There are places in this world that are neither here nor there, neither up nor down, neither real nor imaginary. These are the in between places difficult to find and even more challenging to sustain. Yet they are the most fruitful places of all. For in these narrows, a kind of life takes place that is out of the ordinary, creative, and once in a while genuinely magical. We tend to divide life between mind and matter and to assume that we must be in one or the other or both. Emotion must be in one or the other or both. Emotion is a good vehicle to travel to the places in between. We need a chink in the otherwise unbroken surface of what we consider real. A mode of entrance is crucial.
It can also be hell breaking through to the point where you recognize that Everything Is Right There All the Time. But once you establish that access, it’s hard to go back. This is neither a good thing nor a bad one: it just is. You will feel stuff, easily and quickly, all the time. In a way, it’s like a return to a childlike way of being, only with all the acquired consciousness and skills and history of adulthood. You know the truth of a situation right away, or really quickly, if you care to look. And sometimes, even if you don’t.
There are places in this world that are neither here nor there, neither up nor down, neither real nor imaginary. These are the in between places difficult to find and even more challenging to sustain. Yet they are the most fruitful places of all. For in these narrows, a kind of life takes place that is out of the ordinary, creative, and once in a while genuinely magical. We tend to divide life between mind and matter and to assume that we must be in one or the other or both. Emotion must be in one or the other or both. Emotion is a good vehicle to travel to the places in between. We need a chink in the otherwise unbroken surface of what we consider real. A mode of entrance is crucial.
It can also be hell breaking through to the point where you recognize that Everything Is Right There All the Time. But once you establish that access, it’s hard to go back. This is neither a good thing nor a bad one: it just is. You will feel stuff, easily and quickly, all the time. In a way, it’s like a return to a childlike way of being, only with all the acquired consciousness and skills and history of adulthood. You know the truth of a situation right away, or really quickly, if you care to look. And sometimes, even if you don’t.
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Comment by katyzzz
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It is mind stretching fraught with difficulty, I haven't seen anyone attempt this before.
Your further explanation for your motivation and expected results would be helpful, maybe you think you've done all of that, but it carries with it its own sense of disturbance.
Comment by Miswanderlust
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I am honored. Thanks so much for your kind words. They mean so much!
Mis
PS. As to my motivation...I live in my head and indeed sometimes there is a bit of a disturbance!
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Comment by Miswanderlust
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You are very lucky indeed!
Mis
Comment by Lilla
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But only if you can forget yourself and not intellectualise each moment?
A fine balancing act this one, always hovering over the pit of an almost Nihilistic emptiness should we stumble back into the ego of self?
Well done Miss, for trying to capture this in words, I agree there too, not an easy task, but great reading ...
Lilla ...
Comment by Miswanderlust
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It is so hard to balance the heart with the intellect. I really tried to articulate. The ego of the self is sooo strong.
Thanks so much for the kind words. That is high praise coming from you! Thanks for stopping by!
Mis