Be an “interested observer” is my current personal mantra for maintaining my equilibrium in the midst of a world that seems to be rushing towards a difficult time. Fueled in many places by the desire, individually and in our groups, to be “top dog”. And the willingness to use any means to prevail. However, “this too shall pass:”.
The upcoming years, I predict, are the last, futile attempt to keep us all enslaved to the human ego/body/mind’s desire to be in charge. To use worn out, manipulative methods to maintain power over others.
We’re at a pivotal point in history just as the Age of Aquarius is being launched.
It is inevitable that the next cyclical shift, after we tear things down, will be to rebuild them back better. It is a good time to be an “interested observer” as you watch the next stage in human evolution.
What Is the Real Dilemma We Face?
Some think the problems we face are racial or political division. Climate change or economic inequality or….. you name it. These are significant mind you. Compelling, even existential problems. Yet, they are more symptoms than the true cause of our dilemma as humanity. They are problems that stem from the fear and selfishness that we as human beings are prey to. Caused by our humanity it itself.
We are, on the one hand, human animals, subject the same “dog eat dog” impulses as the rest of the animal kingdom. We are indoctrinated from the time we emerge from the womb (I would say brainwashed) to believe that this is the only reality there is. Beings driven to survive at any cost. With a thin veneer of culture, civilization, and politeness covering over our brutishness.
Look around. What other explanation can there be for the shape our world is in? It explains the list of problems we face. Sadly, we misbehave with each other much more any other species does. And our vaunted human minds can excuse anything. We seem to have chosen darkness instead of the light in many places where such choices are made.
However…..
However, at the same time, we are spiritual beings (I like to say Eternal Beings). Living as a consciousness in an amazingly complex bio-mechanical vehicle. Connected, in an exquisitely profound way, to each other as sisters and brothers on a most gorgeous planet. Beings with a Higher Consciousness, a Soul, which stays mostly in the background and about which very little is said. Even among the those who teach and practice our mainstream religions.
It’s unfortunate that we are not taught, that we don’t teach ourselves, about this element of our makeup. Mostly, because we don’t know. Almost nobody knows about the depth and breadth of our magnificence as spiritual.
But more are learning every day because this is the inevitable direction of our evolution. Our growth as Sparks of Eternity. We will reach a tipping point at some point in the not too distant future. A point when enough of us are ready for a Planetary Growth Spurt to occur. For love to replace hate and light to replace darkness. I’m not sure it will happen for me in this lifetime. I hope it will. But maybe next lifetime.
The Distance We Must Travel is Great.
If you have grown up in the United States of America, for example, as a black or brown person in one of our many barrios/slums/ghettos your prospects for a life of well-being and creativity is bleak. And your opportunities for escaping your circumstances are few.
However, the same is true in the ghettos of the rich and famous. While material goods may be more readily available and entertainment options plentiful, the problem is the same. The opportunities for not caring much for those who don’t have the same circumstances are many.
Across the Desert
The desert of the Soul is nearly absolute. The real richness of life on Planet Earth is no more plentiful for the well-to-do than for those at the lower end of the socio/economic scale. Peace of mind, joyfulness at the beauty all around, including the beauty of one’s fellows, is lacking. Love, compassion, and appreciation of the sacredness of all that surrounds us is sparce.
And will stay so until we grow and evolve out of ego identification and the vibration of the cave dwellers. We suffer and fear at the altar of the human personality. Of not knowing that we are Eternal Beings of Higher Consciousness.
Evolution
However, the Transformation that is needed is under way and will continue until it is fully unfolded. Many are awakening to the reality that if we don’t work together, we may not survive as a thriving species.
It is clear to me that those that evolve the fastest. Those who realize their Spiritual Selves, Homo Spiritus, the soonest will benefit from the change the most. And be negatively affected by the darkness the least. Unfortunately, there will be those who will lag behind and will be bewildered by the shift the most.
Meditation, the Fastest Road
The fastest road to spiritual growth and evolution is through meditation. Sit-down meditation, mindfulness meditation, walking meditation, contemplative meditation. These an other meditation techniques all serve to quieten our minds. And in the case of Higher Consciousness Meditation, serve to put us in touch with our Higher Selves (see The Meditation Book).
They also potentially serve to put us into a state of being an “interested observer”. A beholder of what is going on around us in our world without getting too emotionally involved. Radiating light into the proceedings. Staying in the moment and not turning away. Being “in the world but not of it”. (See The Mindfulness Book).
This is a deceptively active, not a passive activity. A mindfulness activity that my its very nature brings about healing. For many of us this is all we can do since we don’t have personal power to be the decision makers. Nevertheless, we can still drop our blessing into the pond to be added to the cultural mix.
When you are ready:
- Use the “Higher Consciousness Meditation” process found in The Meditation Book to get quiet enough to allow Spirit to move.
- Check out “using your Sacred Senses” in The Mindfulness Book.
Blair is an author, poet, YouTubist, and ordinary mystic. His 5 award-winning book series are available at Amazon Books, and his YouTube videos at Blair Abee Higher Consciousness Channel.