Sunday mornings coming down. So we are off to see the Wizard again. Lesson 2 The return of the magical can only happen with the return to innocence. The essence of the wizard is transformation. Understanding The Lesson Innocence is our natural state, before it becomes covered over. What covers it over is self-image. When we look at ourselves, even when were trying to be completely honest, we see an image built up over many years, in layers, layers that are completely woven together. The lines and wrinkles that develop in a persons face tell the story of pass happiness and sadness, triumph and defeat, ideals and experiences. It is almost impossible see anything else. A wizard sees himself everywhere he looks because his sight is innocent. It is unclouded by judgments, labels, and definitions. A wizard will know that he has an ego and self-image, but hes not distracted by these things. He sees them against the backdrop of the totality, the whole context of life. Ego is I; your singular point of view. In innocence this point of view is pure, it is like a clear lens. But without innocence the egos focus is extremely distorted. If you think you know something--including yourself--you are actually seeing your own judgments and labels. The simplest words we use to describe each other--such as friend, family, stranger-- are loaded with judgments. The enormous gulf of meaning between friend and stranger, for example, is filled with interpretations. A friend is treated one way, an enemy another. Even if we do not bring judgment to the surface, they cloud our vision like dust on a lens. Because he has no labels for things, the wizard sees them afresh. For him there is no dust on the lens, so the world sparkles with newness. The same faint song is heard in everything; Behold yourself. God could be defined as someone who looks around and see only Him- or Herself in all directions; insofar as we are created in His/Her image, our world is also a looking glass. May you revel in your innocence today !!!!!!!!!!!! In love and light. Reg
Posted on: Sun, 23 Mar 2014 11:36:21 +0000
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