Guest guest Posted March 23, 2000 Report Share Posted March 23, 2000 Guess I'll cross post this to HarshaSatsang: > "Roger Isaacs" <RIsaacs > > > "Melody" <melody > > > > > You say: "one should refrain from sex (with a partner, LOL!)" > > > > > > Barry has some interesting comments on this: he says something perhaps > > > vaguely like: masturbation is an act of imagination, imagination is not > in > > > the present, it's not NOW. Culture the strength to stay in the present & > > > avoid the temptation of imagination. Then when you are with your > partner, > > > you'll be more present. > > > > I've been thinking about this, Roger...and wishing I could query > > Edward about this a little more. Maybe you could pitch hit?... > > You say "query Edward". That really makes me laugh: > > So my dear friend Edward dropped the body a year ago. I'm confident I > received a transmission from him after he died. Two brief but succinct > images of information: "my work in the world took a particular form, a > particular style of expression" followed by "your's maybe different". Ha!, > the dear man absolutely insists that I be self sufficient. Therefore, I > don't "query" him although I'm open to freebies! > > > >From a hypnotherapeutic standpoint, imagery can very much > > be "in the present"....imagery can deeper ones experience of > > NOW. One's imagination can lead to all kinds of creative > > ventures....art....inventions....innovations. Imagination is a > > vehicle from moving one from the conscious mind to that > > of the unconscious. It "opens" us. > > > > I'm suspecting he is more referring to 'getting lost in day > > dreams'....maybe like day dreaming about a tall slinky redhead > > when one's married to a short brunette....kind of imagings? > > A kind of 'wishing I were somewhere else' kind of imagination? > > Maybe there's something significant here. > > Expansion & contraction are the play of one process. Some people are more > tuned to contraction (not this - not this) where as others are more tuned to > expansion (love). > > I like that quote from Bruce about someone's style being "equal opportunity > destruction". What a great comment on the style of contraction, then we have > those wonderful quotes from Rumi expressing the expansive side. > > Imagination can be a trap: we might stay in a dream and never wake up. The > contraction of "Not This" (Gyana Yoga the path of Mercury, or the simplicity > of Hatha Yoga the path of Saturn ) can break through the trap of > imagination. > > But, negation is only one half of the expansion/contraction process and has > it's own pitfalls. Going with imagination as in the expansive feeling of > Love or service (Bhakti Yoga the path of the Moon or Karma Yoga the path of > Jupiter) completes this cosmic process. > > Expansion does not work for everyone, contraction doesn't work for everyone > either, and some people resonate with entirely different archetypes such as > Mars/Kundalini Yoga: energetic expansion! > > The key question seems to be: what is my innate skill? Is it contraction, > expansion or one of the other paths? Edward's story is that he became aware > of these distinctions. He could intuit a person's innate skill. Sometimes > this is obvious. For example J.R.Krishnamurti is obviously a "not this-not > this" kinda guy, Carlos Casteneda is pretty obviously a Martian, who else > but a martian would run through a boulder field at night as a technique to > stop the internal dialog! > > Edward had a deep interest in astrology, however most of what is practiced > as astrology seems grossly lacking. For example, what is the single most > important question that an astrologer could address? The question is "what > is my innate spiritual skill?" Astrology is so corrupt & watered down that > it's highest purpose has been lost. > > He looked into all the traditional astrological systems, surely if different > spiritual paths are a fundamental characteristic of how consciousness > manifests, then this paradigm should be mirrored in some oracle. > > Edward had a special gift, a special insight into metaphysical structure. > With his gift of insight & passion to discover the truth, he discovered many > missing keys that allowed him to predict a person's innate spiritual skill > using "the science of the stars" (he wanted to distance himself from > traditional corrupt "astrology", his work is entirely different). > > Of course, whenever we rely on authority there is the very real danger of > suppressing the innocent guiding self within, or of accepting false > information that will need to be discarded later on. But Edwards work has > been most extremely valuable to me. In my experience, his work brings > greater self sufficiency & self empowerment. Nothing should be taken on > authority. > > His widow Bernadette carries on his work as described at www.newu.org, but > you have to contact me personally for more information, cause Bernadette > values her privacy! > > Edward always spoke to a post graduate level audience, the web page > undoubtly reflects this. However, the consultations are very practical. > > > > Whenever I think of you Melody, there is just "Mmmmmmm..." :-) > > > > > > > Well....you have stunned me with this statement.... > > amused me....endeared me....even charmed me. > > > > Want to come to my house for dinner? :-) > > Now which continent are you on, Melody? > > Roger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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