Molly, dear, I see you are stuck in your bubble. Let me ask you, what is there to not agree about Douglas' conclusion: "Not the hero nor the fool knew what they thought they knew when they began!" What is it that makes the I-would-agree world more comfortable for you?
On 29 Jul., 15:26, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > I would agree that both the wholy innocent fool and the hero are > willing to enter into each moment with a willingness to fully engage > whatever comes into their experience. > > On Jul 29, 8:41 am, DarkwaterBlight <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Here's what I think! I think the Hero's Journey and the Fool's Journey > > are the same. We are all subject to the fickle finger of fate if we > > are not making a journey! The hero goes into the labyrinth knowing > > what he/she MIGHT find and comes out surprised! The fool haplessly > > wanders into the same labyrinth and comes out a hero! Not the hero nor > > the fool knew what they thought they knew when they began! > > > On Jul 11, 12:13 pm, Molly <[email protected]> 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 -
