Thanks for the giggle.
On Jul 13, 12:05 pm, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > I remember there was a stage at which I was afraid I wouldn't be able > to come up with another seemingly unsolvable problem. Funny, yes. > > On 13 Jul., 15:30, [email protected] wrote: > > > > > Ash - Beautifully stated. Your words perfectly summarize my naturalistic > > (non Jungian, non mystical non magical theory of synchronicities. A > > synchronicity has its origin in a given individual stuck in his/her > > attempts to find an answer to a seemingly unsolvable problem. If the > > attitude towards the stuckness is a dedication to struggle with struggle > > instead of giving up - this attitude will activate the person's > > idiosyncratic creative process. The creative process is like a > > psychological scavenger hunt which searches for "clues". Clues are like the > > pieces of a complex multi - leveled jig saw puzzle. When enough pieces > > (clues) are fitted together to form a recognizable pattern - this pattern > > is experienced as a synchronicity. Adding ones synchronicities reveals the > > pathway through life of a given individual - the pathway of an in > > individual 'hero.' > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ash <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Tue, Jul 13, 2010 1:27 am > > Subject: Re: [Mind's Eye] Joseph Campbell's Labyrinth of Life > > > I would be curious how to mend the broken hero, and hope to find in sowing > > a healing also. But to journey thru hope and fear, what trickery is > > required: belief, trust, courage. These are things those heroes do not > > easily expend, least of all upon themselves. > > > I find much truth in this, and relate strongly mainly because it nags at me > > until I say, 'okay you are here, but what and where may that be'. Things > > defy explanation not because I am looking, but because I cannot with any > > honesty or self-respect deny them. Why would anyone believe me if I said, > > 'this is not pessimism'? > > > On 7/11/2010 12:13 PM, Molly wrote: > > > There is a pattern in life that goes like this: if we are confronted > > > with a problem, want to know ourselves, or are looking for particular > > > meaning in life – and we take this into the contemplative space, hold > > > the question in our mind, dwell on it before sleep each night – > > > however we ask and continue to ask in silence - the answers to our > > > questions will eventually come to us. This pattern is age old, found > > > in ancient texts such as the bible “ask and ye shall receive, knock > > > and the door shall be opened to you,” Luke 11:9 > > > > "We have not even to risk the adventure alone, for the heroes of all > > > time have gone before us - the labyrinth is thoroughly known. We have > > > only to follow the thread of the hero path, and where we had thought > > > to find an abomination, we shall find a god; where we had thought to > > > slay another, we shall slay ourselves; where we had thought to travel > > > outward, we shall come to the center of our own existence. And where > > > we had thought to be alone, we shall be with all the world." Joseph > > > Campbell, The Hero with a Thousand Faces > > > > I find these answers can come from anywhere, and often the most > > > unexpected places: a spam email, a Facebook post, a passing remark > > > from a stranger, and intimate disclosure from a loved one. Whatever > > > the source, the act of recognizing the answers we are given is > > > recognition of enduring fulfillment. We are recognizing spirit in > > > action, energy in motion, Divine Action. It can all occur in silence > > > within us, or be expressed in creativity, but it is always the > > > realization of the inner you. And in this kind of heroic discovery > > > you find that this inner you in fact is what governs your outer you. > > > > What do YOU think?- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
