For
some unknown reason, we seem to have adopted the wrong interpretation of the Law
of Purpose.Somewhere down through the
centuries, we came to believe that our purpose in life was to come here and
make this world a better place.Tied to
this central theme was the idea that your role in making this world a better
place was to get an education, get a job, and contribute to society.
Success
in this definition was defined by that which was on the outside.We were fulfilling our purpose in life if we
had the physical trappings dictated by society.Now there is nothing wrong with having things but when our focus is
purely on the outer manifestation it takes us in the opposite direction from
the original meaning of the Law of Purpose.It is a direction that takes us away from our innate inner guidance.
It is word
we hear every day.People use it to
identify and define themselves.It is
used to differentiate ourselves from other groups of people.It is used in corporations as in the
corporate culture.There is fashion
culture, music culture, art culture, language culture, heritage culture, folk
culture, sexual culture, gender culture, community culture, drug culture...the
list can go onto to infinity and yet it is a word which seems divide and
separates us.
We fight
over culture.We blame other cultures
for the plights within the world.We use
culture as a comparison mechanism.My
culture is better than your culture.We
define people based on imaginary little lines stroked across Planet Earth.On this side of the line you are from that
culture, and the people on that side of the line are from this culture.We use
culture as a word to instill fear and suggest that someone else’s culture will
destroy us.We stamp children at birth
with a culture and tell them this is who they are and who they will be for the
rest of their life.We create
stereotypes about the various cultures, and pigeonhole people. We hide behind
culture and sometimes we use culture for the economic and social benefits.
Yet what
exactly is culture?Who defines it?Who owns the culture?Who speaks for a whole culture?Is there such a thing as a whole culture? Do
all the people under the umbrella of a particular culture all think the
same?What happens when you grow up and
discover that the culture you are born into and the beliefs you accepted are no
longer valid to your life?Is there
really such a thing as cultural appropriation?Who creates the cultural road show and sanctions the changes within the
culture?
Dreaming in Paradise
Watercolour by Beverly Blanchard
Man is all Imagination and God
is Man and exists in us and we in him. The eternal body of Man is the
Imagination and that is God Himself.”-- William Blake (1757-1827)
Throughout
the course of history, there have been many prophets, seers and enlightened
beings who have told us in various ways that the source of our power is
within.Yet, for some reason we have continually
accepted stories which places Spirit/God outside ourselves.
When
you came into this world, you knew who you were.Unfortunately you didn’t have the experience
and wisdom to articulate it.As time
went on you forgot and began accepting what the authorities in your life told
you to believe.It is these beliefs that
have taken you away from your true infinite power.Many of these beliefs have locked you into a
pattern or state of being that is not in your highest interest.
As
explained in the Law of
One, there is no separation.Spirit resides
within you and is entombed within your skull.Spirit dreams within you and it is waiting for you to awaken to the
realization that you and God are one.The
dream is within you.You do not need an
intermediary to connect to the divine presence.We are all spiritual beings manifested in human form operating from the
same Source Energy.We are each a fragment
of Source Energy.
It
was Shakespeare who said, “All the world’s a
stage and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their
entrances…and each man in his time plays many parts.”The man playing many parts is Spirit.God is the dreamer, dreaming all parts into
existence.You are the author of the
story.Through your thoughts, perceptions,
beliefs and feelings you are continually writing the screenplay.Everyone who appears in your world comes to
you through your invitation and is Spirit in human form playing that part you
created.
Your life is really like a
movie.You are the author and main actor.Spirit is the producer who looks after all
phases of the movie. He makes it happen.The nagging mind is the director who is continually telling you that you
haven’t mastered the role.The people
and experiences coming into your life are the cast and crew.All brought together because of the story you
wrote.
If you are dissatisfied with
the play, it is up to you to rewrite the script to make it conform to your idea
of what the play should be. You cannot demand that the actors in your play
change their role in your life.You can
however with Spirit’s assistance change your movie because all changes must
take place in the mind of the author.Everything
is an outsourcing of your mind’s imagination and it is only through our consensus
that we are dreaming in concert.
To change your script you have
to know: What
Story Are You Telling?Spirit makes
no judgment on whatever story you create.We are in the world
of duality or some say the land of the shadows.Spirit just lines up the vibrations to match
the story you are writing and telling.All
the good, the bad and the ugly experiences in your life, are matched perfectly
to the dominant theme in your script.
Next post I will show you how
to line up with Source to access your inherent power because Spirit is your
imagination. In the meantime, here is a short clip from philosopher Alan Watts.
