Spicy territory…the complicated and powerful realm of manifestation/consciousness/quantum physics and spiritual practice. Taken to its extreme within a hyperindividualistic and materialistic culture, it’s a worldview that can be used to justify victim blaming and all manner of violent systems…on the other end, it can be used to support the healing, flourishing and growth of relationships within and between all people, the land, and spirit. And everything in between I am sure. It all depends on how it is applied. For years I have been a part of a qi gong group where we have personal healing/practice intentions, and at the same time, that is always coupled with the intention that our practice be for the benefit of all beings and the Earth itself. There is something really important to me about this piece, that it is not just “me” and “I” but that we are situating ourselves within a larger context and caring and tending to that context just as much as the individual level, and recognizing their interrelationship. Thanks so much for sharing your experience and thoughts! Always interesting to reflect alongside you.
Yes to this! I think of that prayer 'may the practice benefit all beings and earth' as a verbalization of the 'heal yourself to heal the world' concept I refer to above. My sense is that not everyone can connect with a prayer like that if they're in too much pain (physical or emotional) and aren't able to frame their healing as an offering until they're more ok. I like the concept of connecting with the unknown, for the first time because I think this is an opening for people to experience that oneness who might otherwise be closed to it. But of course there's the risk of healing becoming solipsistic, an endless pursuit that loses sight of the collective, and that's no good. I see it as a both/and. Thanks for sharing x
Girl, I’m currently listing my house and trying to move to Maine. Your post about 8/8 and the practice of refining and calling in our future dreams is so timely for me to read. Loved your perspective and way with words. 🤍
Spicy territory…the complicated and powerful realm of manifestation/consciousness/quantum physics and spiritual practice. Taken to its extreme within a hyperindividualistic and materialistic culture, it’s a worldview that can be used to justify victim blaming and all manner of violent systems…on the other end, it can be used to support the healing, flourishing and growth of relationships within and between all people, the land, and spirit. And everything in between I am sure. It all depends on how it is applied. For years I have been a part of a qi gong group where we have personal healing/practice intentions, and at the same time, that is always coupled with the intention that our practice be for the benefit of all beings and the Earth itself. There is something really important to me about this piece, that it is not just “me” and “I” but that we are situating ourselves within a larger context and caring and tending to that context just as much as the individual level, and recognizing their interrelationship. Thanks so much for sharing your experience and thoughts! Always interesting to reflect alongside you.
Yes to this! I think of that prayer 'may the practice benefit all beings and earth' as a verbalization of the 'heal yourself to heal the world' concept I refer to above. My sense is that not everyone can connect with a prayer like that if they're in too much pain (physical or emotional) and aren't able to frame their healing as an offering until they're more ok. I like the concept of connecting with the unknown, for the first time because I think this is an opening for people to experience that oneness who might otherwise be closed to it. But of course there's the risk of healing becoming solipsistic, an endless pursuit that loses sight of the collective, and that's no good. I see it as a both/and. Thanks for sharing x
Loved it. Let’s talk about it tomorrow:)
Girl, I’m currently listing my house and trying to move to Maine. Your post about 8/8 and the practice of refining and calling in our future dreams is so timely for me to read. Loved your perspective and way with words. 🤍