I grew up Christian so I relate to some of the stuff in the Bible about judging. Basically, I reduce the entire Christian thing down to the Old Testament “do unto others as you would have them do unto you”, a rabbi in approximately the same time as Jesus said the same thing, and then Jesus said that it was the greatest commandment. Jesus taught about forgiveness and love… My tendency is to want to leave all of my Christian upbringing behind except the golden rule, and practices of forgiveness and love.
Forgiveness, is so important. It takes judging to a whole new level. With a little practice you can jump to the forgiveness step without going through judging, pretty convenient, pretty cool. But then, it seems to me that too many people get caught up in the judgment step without ever moving to forgiveness. Now, that is not a judgment, its an observation. Its beneficial (for me) to forgive them if I make this observation.
I am simply starting to buy into the following: I will not judge another’s reality because I do not want them to judge my own. I want to see a world that lives in peace and the best thing I can contribute is to live at peace, within myself.
Today I am a
Shining,
One facet catching the light,
Then another
Everywhere around me,
Are other crystals
Shining.
I named this piece Crystal Blue
Its 17 1/2 incles and made of Swarovski Crystal components
Oversoul Seven
I spent a great deal of time yesterday rereading Jane Roberts book, Oversoul Seven. Jane was known as the person who channeled Seth in the 60s and early seventies. She died a very early death in the 70’s. .
I read the entire Oversoul trilogy six or seven years ago. I am noticing so much more depth now. Had I read all of this before, I do not often reread material, especially fiction.
This book is so funny, partly because its so dated!!! There are a lot of references from the sixties and seventies that seem hopelessly out of date now. The kids in the 23rd century learned from microfilm, for example. But this gives the book a quaintness and since it is about multiple possible realities, well, this is just another example of a possible reality. I find the datedness very funny and Jane is oh, so sharp. I am planning to write more about this book in a later post.
