That World Inverted

At this point in human history, there is much information out there that is valid, useful and effective. Whether it hides as new age, occult, religion, science, literature, art, math, physical disciplines, whatever it disguises itself as, it is useful information that can change your life. Or leave you feeling dull. It all depends on how you approach it.

The mistake that I find most common is to discover a new way of thinking, a new concept, and think that is IT. That this is the one thing, this is the TRUE story, the REAL way of seeing the world. Most folks stay on the first page of the thing, they refuse to explore deeper and rely simply on this one perspective to fulfill their spirituality.

My experience has shown that all these pieces of your life, all the things that at one point were fascinating to you all lead toward a larger picture, a world myth, a universal technique. Imagine that there is this world myth, this conglomeration of stories, techniques, cultures and it is this big glowing ball surrounded by a thick skin. And you discover let’s say, one author’s perspective on kaballah. and all of the sudden there is this pinprick of light coming through that rough skin. You are excited, thrilled, you’ve just discovered light, fire, the wheel. But it’s a narrow point of view. And it only lasts for a moment, because the skin repairs itself, and you’re basically staring at a scar, your spirituality relies on a momentary connection to the world myth.

The biggest problem i have with this is the tendency to corrupt the words associated with a certain perspective. These certain words begin to sound really new agey or flakey or bullshitty. And we throw the baby out with the bathwater, meaning we throw the meaning out with the corrupted word. For example, the word ‘Yoga’ has come to mean an exercise fad for flakey liberals. So the whole thing is dismissed. ‘Tarot’ is a fortunetelling device for ‘wiccans’ and other pierced folk. Or the most common is ‘astrology’ is associated with cheap newspaper horoscopes. A whole body of knowledge is dismissed. The reason these words become corrupted is because their original source, that original pin prick has long been covered over and we use these words as a memory of a scar. The point I’m making is that we can’t rely on one spiritual encounter to define our life’s spirituality. It’s got to be constantly explored and updated, we have to constantly examine our assumptions and corruptions.

There is a part of us that has no interest in our success. It has no interest in our discovering unity, integrity, power. It is actively working against our best interests. So while you were off doing yoga, it moved that pinprick of light away from truth and towards bullshit. And most folk just assume that their spirituality is just where they left it. That Jesus is the same dude he was when you were a little kid. That Tarot is the same thing, Kaballah the same paths. Ultimately, all these cute little occult systems and the like are just lego blocks. They’re just toys, sesame street, a fun, colorful, engaging way to get you interested. But ultimately they are confusing, incomplete and extremely corruptible.

The individual spirituality, developed from experience, study, practice, theory, laughter, drugs, sex, work, play, and all the other actions of a life, this is the strongest form of spirit. It is tailored specifically to you and your contracts, you and your needs and goals. To swallow whole a pre-fab spirituality, no matter how cool it is, and to never digest it, but simply believe it, is only alright for a moment. It’s okay to lose yourself in something as long as you remember to find your way back. To stay suspended in a tincture of other people’s ideas is to be surrounded in bullshit. To be staring at a scar, forgetting that you have the needle in your hands, and all you need to do is make another wound.