LoO and “spiritual disconnecting”

[Bring4th_Austin]

I do think that the type of disconnect you are describing is pretty common after spiritual awakening. For some people it is like being born into a new life. It can be difficult to maintain relationship with things from the old life, whether it's people, ideals, beliefs, etc. Like you say, Inkshards, I do think things can tend to settle a bit. But speaking from personal experience, I've gone through a few of these "reorientations" since my first spiritual awakening, though each one is subsequently less turbulent than the last.

I've found a good foundation for not losing touch through phases of spiritual evolution is to keep my mind on the concept of spiritual bypassing. It's pretty hard for us to know when our spiritual beliefs are actually detrimental to our social/mental/spiritual health. I do think that with philosophies like the Law of One, where the backdrop is so grand and the spiritual journey painted in such abstract terms, it can become easy to lose sight of those spiritually relevant things right in front of us. There is a type of "disconnection" with the reality of the present moment when too much focus is put on conceptualizing infinity and trying to place ourselves within an infinite journey. Not that these things are inherently harmful, but they can be distracting from what I'd consider more "practical" spirituality. There is a great book called Spiritual Bypassing: When Spirituality Disconnects Us from What Really Matters that helps build a foundation for avoiding this sort of thing, I highly recommend it to anyone who finds the idea interesting.

But I definitely understand feeling alone, like you don't have anyone to talk to about the Law of One. That is very commonly reported among Law of One seekers, and I know how isolating it can feel. When I first found the Law of One I also tried to talk to my closest friends about it. They mostly humored me but I suspect that they secretly thought I was going crazy.

Throughout the years I've learned how to talk about the Law of One without talking about the Law of One. Like Merrick says, there are a lot of things about other religions that you can connect to, so long as the person you're talking with isn't too much of a fundamentalist. But I've found it can even extend beyond religion, you just have to find out what excites people. I often find that I can relate to some aspect of a person's interests based on my Law of One lens.

I commonly use sports as an example. I have a lot of friends who like sports. I am personally missing the part of my brain that allows me to enjoy sports. But if I find myself in a sports-oriented conversation, I usually try to gently dig beneath all of the typical surface details. I'll ask what the person likes about sports, about their favorite experiences, their own sense of competitiveness, how they relate to teams, about the underlying social world and how they relate to that. I've found most people are interested in digging deeper, so long as you don't come off as trying to psychologically evaluate them. You can talk about the spiritual dynamics of sports without using the specific Law of One terms. I think that sports in society play a fascinating role in the orange/yellow/even green energy centers. But instead of saying that, I'll draw connections to primal competitive urges, healthy vs. unhealthy expressions of competition, the exploration of power over others, the role of respect, acceptance, and sportsmanship in sports. Not everyone digs that kind of conversation, but a lot do, and in my mind we're just examining sports through the Law of One.

I think this works with basically anything that people are passionate about. Fashion, media, social issues, food, etc. I think passion is a sign of some sort of archetypal resonance, a hint that there is something deeper to be explored and experienced. And I have been surprised at how versatile the Law of One can be in helping me to relate to others who have interests that I don't initially understand. You just have to learn how to talk about it in relatable terms.