surrender and the new earth.

[zenmaster]

I read perpetually incipient as "constantly starting over" - is that what you meant, zenmaster?

I meant always in a "beginning-to-appear" or "starting-to-come-about" way of looking at things. It's a way of distancing for some reason or another.

And as for your last questions, zenmaster, "If we don't feel we are ready or have our vibrations raised, will we continue to look for and find signs of "what is to come" indefinitely to satisfy our hopes and longing for something we perceive we lack?" I wonder are you talking strictly about spiritual matters? Or are you mixing the longing for spiritual growth with the longing for material things in this incarnation?

If the future or preparation for something is emphasized, with the current situation being framed as stressful and processing of darkness, I'd think that would be due to some perceived lack. It's as if something from oneself is being actively and perpetually pushed away (via transference to the popularized, allegorical storyline) for some reason.