(04-07-2009, 10:34 PM)Richard Wrote: Quantum wrote:
Quote:We are crucified daily by ourselves for having brought light/fire/awareness to our consciousness, ostracizing ourselves from ourselves and our fellow man of the herd mentality for having done so, bemoaning our fate for having left the herd.
We are man awakening, in the world, but no longer of the world....
Quantum,
That is a beautifully written metaphor. But, to me, its the very antithesis of the humanity the Qu'o suggest we explore. I would suggest that "We are man awakening, in the world, but even more aware of the world and our fellow beings than ever before.."
I don't remember the exact passage...but somewhere the Qu'o warned us about trying to separate ourselves from our fellow man just by virtue of our seeking. Something about hubris...
Richard
Metaphorically speaking, thank you Richard, for the compliment on the metaphor (lol). I agree whole heartily with your closing comment towards striving for unity.The metaphor of Prometheus stems of course from Greek Mythology. The analysis of the Promethean myth is Carl Jung's as archetypal analysis of dream and mythology as in fact in this case extending itself to mythology. Greek mythology is metaphor. As such the metaphor of the awakening man extends itself into what the Christian Seeker, as well as all similar literature of spirituality since, inclusive of the LOO, has termed the "Dark Night Of The Soul."
It would seem that this 'dark night' is a designed must, this towards the development of the spirit awakening. But awakening to what(?) begs the answer. The awakening to what in fact is your very point...UNITY. It would seem as such that the Logos designed that we as man in 3D must be willing, even bold enough, to traverse through this 'Dark Night Of The Soul' before entering into what ultimately results in unity. Man awakening thus seems to have no choice then but to feel intensely this very separation. This separation I surmise however is on an altogether different plane than the separation you or Quo speak to, and as such is not in antithesis, but more on point. Is man in this state separating from his fellow man alone, or as much or more to his less awakened self in the realization of his higher self unfolding?
Separation is simply "a what is" it seems, as evidenced by the many personal testimonies within spiritual literature, as well as the many posts within this very forum. One thread is entitled "Loneliness of Mind, Body, and Spirit" on Strictly Law of One. Another is "How Do You Deal With Loneliness" on Life On Planet Earth, and another is "Married to a Non-Believer" on the same thread, as well as the entire annals of the Wanderer stories who almost all unanimously feel so intensely alone and/or different that it becomes impossible to deny the separation anxiety felt so deeply, and to such an extreme that it becomes too overwhelming as evidence. The Dark Night Of The Soul is hallmark for the man separating himself from himself as though a rip in the very fabric of his being, if not his relationships, if not his mind, if not from his very life at times as he knew it.
Perhaps the physiological analogy may be made that much like lactic acid releasing itself into the muscle after a workout so that it may grow causes pain, so too does the release of something far finer in the spirit cause a likened pain in the spirit, or the soul, if you will, so that it too may grow. Growth seems to hurt on all levels, be it physical, emotional, or mental. It would seem to hold true for the Spiritual as well so that indeed, like it's counterparts, it may grow into UNITY.
May this humble if not feeble explanation touch you. May it cause you the sweet pain and sweeter misery that unfolds to the something far more beautiful behind it.
Q