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Authors: Natalie Sudman
Tags: History, General Fiction, Military, Philosophy, Parapsychology, Body; Mind & Spirit, Iraq War (2003-2011), New Thought, Metaphysics, Near-Death Experience
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but given my level of exhaustion and disinterest in the difficulties of this particular physical life to date, I would request that certain assistance be provided within that continued physical existence.
That I could be so easily enticed to return to the physical when I was so exhausted is amusing to me now. I am a bit obsessive about tasks in physical life, too. (I like to call it “directed.”)
I hesitate to outline or specifically discuss the skills that were highlighted as useful to the Gathering. I consider them unique and interesting to me because they’re mine, but I don’t want a description of some of them to be interpreted as grandiose or “special” in anyone’s value hierarchy. Parts of our culture artificially elevate certain skills by attributing them to advanced souls, mystics, prophets, yogis, or shamans. Other parts of our culture relegate some of the skills to the trash barrel of psychology—the mentally deluded. Both are distortions of what I consider to be normal perception and universally accessible skills. From the viewpoint of the Blink Environment, we’re all a little deluded or deranged in some of our collective beliefs about what is real. It was once assumed the earth revolved around the sun, and if we think we aren’t fooled by equivalent certainties today, the ignorant if endearing arrogance of that will undoubtedly be proven at some point. At the same time, we are all shamans, for ourselves and for each other.
A general discussion of skills and values might be more useful to the reader than a description of my particular skills. My experience in the Blink Environment suggests that the skills we enjoy using in the physical are often in some way reflections of the skills of our Whole Selves, or souls if you prefer. Given a choice of performing tasks best suited to a CPA or to an artist, I would most naturally gravitate toward the artistic tasks because that would allow me to act out my Whole Self’s favored skills and interests. If I’m a doctor in the physical, that might reflect the interests of my expanded personality in healing, service, or alleviating disharmony within consciousness. If I’m an engineer, that might be an expression of my Whole Being’s interests in the mechanics of systems and the manipulation of energies toward specific ends.
It’s almost impossible for most us to remove ideas of hierarchies of value, competition, and ranking from our perceptions. Within the physical world, possibilities of variation within experience are endless but are not judged of equal value; their effects are measured against others instead of against the self. From that point we tend to rank people in hierarchies of importance: how many others does this one affect, how difficult or complex is this job in comparison to another, and/or how many objects does one exercise control over. That assigned value is derived from a framework that doesn’t exist in the Blink Environment.
From the Blink Environment’s perspective, excellence in the expression of a skill is recognized, appreciated, and utilized but doesn’t compete. Some individuals may be more adept at maximizing the expression of their skills within certain dimensions, or some may attempt to combine expression of more skills at once than others might do. A few might choose particularly difficult circumstances that limit expression in some way in order to challenge themselves t o discover new ways to use their skills; others might choose to develop skills that they don’t have a natural affinity for in order to expand themselves in that direction. The possibilities of variation within experience are endless and of equal value to the whole of creation.
It’s impossible to be without effect , and all personalities experience that which is desired and valued by themselves , which is ultimately what matters . Since each self is a vital component of the whole and in natural balance with it, creating something of no value is simply
That I could be so easily enticed to return to the physical when I was so exhausted is amusing to me now. I am a bit obsessive about tasks in physical life, too. (I like to call it “directed.”)
I hesitate to outline or specifically discuss the skills that were highlighted as useful to the Gathering. I consider them unique and interesting to me because they’re mine, but I don’t want a description of some of them to be interpreted as grandiose or “special” in anyone’s value hierarchy. Parts of our culture artificially elevate certain skills by attributing them to advanced souls, mystics, prophets, yogis, or shamans. Other parts of our culture relegate some of the skills to the trash barrel of psychology—the mentally deluded. Both are distortions of what I consider to be normal perception and universally accessible skills. From the viewpoint of the Blink Environment, we’re all a little deluded or deranged in some of our collective beliefs about what is real. It was once assumed the earth revolved around the sun, and if we think we aren’t fooled by equivalent certainties today, the ignorant if endearing arrogance of that will undoubtedly be proven at some point. At the same time, we are all shamans, for ourselves and for each other.
A general discussion of skills and values might be more useful to the reader than a description of my particular skills. My experience in the Blink Environment suggests that the skills we enjoy using in the physical are often in some way reflections of the skills of our Whole Selves, or souls if you prefer. Given a choice of performing tasks best suited to a CPA or to an artist, I would most naturally gravitate toward the artistic tasks because that would allow me to act out my Whole Self’s favored skills and interests. If I’m a doctor in the physical, that might reflect the interests of my expanded personality in healing, service, or alleviating disharmony within consciousness. If I’m an engineer, that might be an expression of my Whole Being’s interests in the mechanics of systems and the manipulation of energies toward specific ends.
It’s almost impossible for most us to remove ideas of hierarchies of value, competition, and ranking from our perceptions. Within the physical world, possibilities of variation within experience are endless but are not judged of equal value; their effects are measured against others instead of against the self. From that point we tend to rank people in hierarchies of importance: how many others does this one affect, how difficult or complex is this job in comparison to another, and/or how many objects does one exercise control over. That assigned value is derived from a framework that doesn’t exist in the Blink Environment.
From the Blink Environment’s perspective, excellence in the expression of a skill is recognized, appreciated, and utilized but doesn’t compete. Some individuals may be more adept at maximizing the expression of their skills within certain dimensions, or some may attempt to combine expression of more skills at once than others might do. A few might choose particularly difficult circumstances that limit expression in some way in order to challenge themselves t o discover new ways to use their skills; others might choose to develop skills that they don’t have a natural affinity for in order to expand themselves in that direction. The possibilities of variation within experience are endless and of equal value to the whole of creation.
It’s impossible to be without effect , and all personalities experience that which is desired and valued by themselves , which is ultimately what matters . Since each self is a vital component of the whole and in natural balance with it, creating something of no value is simply
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