05-15-2016, 11:43 AM
I just feel you aren't understanding what "courting" means if you think that it means to change what you love. Courting means doting upon that which you love and giving it attention simply because you love it. And within the archetypes, it's about two entities unifying and becoming a whole that is greater than the sum of their parts - not changing (except by that inward desire that one wants to be a better person when they find the person they love that stirs them within). There is no giving up of the self, except in ways that pleases the self, because changing for the person you are trying to "court" is so easy, so natural. And within card, his arms are crossed and he is bound by holding the two women: A sacrifice must be made. He must give up part of himself, or at least, a comfortable way of being must be changed. This is all about change. Being in love makes the change effortless.
Joseph and I have actually been discussing this concept thoroughly, because the Transformation of the Body is about "changing" reality into a more desirable configuration. The Transformation of the Mind is about accepting reality as it is and loving it with an all-encompassing drive. But, this is why Ra says that it's important that one first must know the mind, because you must cultivate the proper attitude towards the resources of the self and otherself, before you can affect change/balance the body complex (all the rest of physical manifestation).
How do "two people" get to know each other? They start hanging out more. They listen to each other. They create in-jokes and make each other happy. And maybe, once they realize how perfect they are for each other, they slowly begin to fall in love. They realize they "complete" each other. The whole world is finally turned "on". It's really the most blissful thing ever, most especially those first moments of falling in love, which is why I think it's important we attempt to "renew" the process each time, because treating it like a new experience makes it feel like a new experience.
These are the archetypes, and the analogies are archetypical. The "choosing between two mates" and "falling in love" tropes are common, but they are ubiquitous tropes for a reason: The Logos wrote this story long ago, I'm just trying to find which part I'm supposed to play.
Joseph and I have actually been discussing this concept thoroughly, because the Transformation of the Body is about "changing" reality into a more desirable configuration. The Transformation of the Mind is about accepting reality as it is and loving it with an all-encompassing drive. But, this is why Ra says that it's important that one first must know the mind, because you must cultivate the proper attitude towards the resources of the self and otherself, before you can affect change/balance the body complex (all the rest of physical manifestation).
Quote:Ra: Firstly, the mind must be known to itself. This is perhaps the most demanding part of healing work. If the mind knows itself then the most important aspect of healing has occurred, for consciousness is the microcosm of the Law of One.
The second part has to do with the disciplines of the body complexes. In the streamings reaching your planet at this time, these understandings and disciplines have to do with the balance between love and wisdom in the use of the body in its natural functions.
The third area is the spiritual, and in this area the first two disciplines are connected through the attainment of contact with intelligent infinity.
How do "two people" get to know each other? They start hanging out more. They listen to each other. They create in-jokes and make each other happy. And maybe, once they realize how perfect they are for each other, they slowly begin to fall in love. They realize they "complete" each other. The whole world is finally turned "on". It's really the most blissful thing ever, most especially those first moments of falling in love, which is why I think it's important we attempt to "renew" the process each time, because treating it like a new experience makes it feel like a new experience.
These are the archetypes, and the analogies are archetypical. The "choosing between two mates" and "falling in love" tropes are common, but they are ubiquitous tropes for a reason: The Logos wrote this story long ago, I'm just trying to find which part I'm supposed to play.