Line 2
'Alarmed, calling out.
Evening and night, bearing arms
Do not fear.'
Line 3
'Vigour in the cheekbones means a pitfall.
Noble one decides, decides.
Goes on alone, meets the rain,
And is indignant as if she were soaked through.
Not a mistake.'
Line 5
'Amaranth on high ground.
Decide, decide.
Move to the centre, no mistake.'
Deciding [due to] Shock. Shocking event causes fear and panic. Yet, the lines of 43 offer "do not fear."
I believe we're at a critical transition point in which humanity is set to leap into the next phase of our spiritual evolution. Ascension. Some really have become conscious of our oneness with all creation. I'm now reading the Law of One, material gained through channeling with Ra in the early 80s. Ra terms this leap we are poised to make to the 4th density "harvest." I've been deep into these books over these past few days, so when I heard of this event last night, I was struck in a bit of awe, but also paradoxically not surprised by the festival name and that the shooting started during the final act and the final song. In the same frame and tempo as what I've been reading states. I believe we're on the verge of a great transition, and it's imperative we make a choice.
Saturday, when I first really dug into the material, I noted something that was said about this choice--that we all must choose, but it's not like saying out loud, "I choose this." It's deeper, reflected in truth in our actions and way of moving through the world. All 3 lines of 43 seem to me to be about choice.
Such as... alarmed...but do not fear. Choose love. "Noble one decides, decides. Goes alone. Meets the rain." Noble one chooses and the path is one of release. Maybe this is about being in harmony with our deepest Tao, whatever that is and whomever we are. Finally, "decide, decide. Move to the center"...
I'm remind of something in Jean Shinoda Bolen's book on Tao and Synchronicity in which she uses some of Castaneda's material about Tao and the million paths. Interestingly, I thought about this most of yesterday night before the event. That there are a "million paths..." but that one must choose one with heart. From Castaneda:
"Anything is one of a million paths. Therefore you must always keep in mind that a path is only a path; if you feel you should not follow it, you must not stay with it under any conditions. To have such clarity you must lead a disciplined life. Only then will you know that any path is only a path and there is no affront, to oneself or to others, in dropping it if that is what your heart tells you to do. But your decision to keep on the path or to leave it must be free of fear or ambition. I warn you. Look at every path closely and deliberately. Try it as many times as you think necessary.
This question is one that only a very old man asks. Does this path have a heart? All paths are the same: they lead nowhere. They are paths going through the bush, or into the bush. In my own life I could say I have traversed long long paths, but I am not anywhere. Does this path have a heart? If it does, the path is good; if it doesn't, it is of no use. Both paths lead nowhere; but one has a heart, the other doesn't. One makes for a joyful journey; as long as you follow it, you are one with it. The other will make you curse your life. One makes you strong; the other weakens you.
Before you embark on any path ask the question: Does this path have a heart? If the answer is no, you will know it, and then you must choose another path. The trouble is nobody asks the question; and when a man finally realizes that he has taken a path without a heart, the path is ready to kill him. At that point very few men can stop to deliberate, and leave the path. A path without a heart is never enjoyable. You have to work hard even to take it. On the other hand, a path with heart is easy; it does not make you work at liking it."
43.2 corresponds with his statement about deciding whether or not to leave the path, being "free of fear or ambition." It also reflects our reaction to such events. We can remain fearful, bearing arms, due to such shock. Or, we can remember that we have a choice. That there's no need to fear--there's no death. There is only One. 43.3 and "vigor in the cheekbones" makes me think of quitting our judgments, as they're mental constructs and not truth or from the heart. The decision of "going alone, meets the rain" again reflects following our deepest Tao and intent, even when no one else agrees. Because there are a million paths and our choice is to walk one with heart. And maybe it's easy to denounce another or his choices, but there is a pitfall in this. We are not superior to any part of creation, but we can decide what's right for ourselves and ourselves alone. (This also connects to the idea in the Ra material and Buddhist beliefs that the goal is to greet everything, even attacks, with love, with the balance engendered in our knowing that there is nothing personal because there is only One.) 43.5 and the "amaranth on high ground": perhaps what we need most is on high ground, which requires a trek into our higher centers, heart, throat and 3rd eye chakras. From these centers we discern what nourishes us and is aligned with who we are and are becoming and which path is right for us. Moving to the center sounds like the Middle Way, which also reflects the idea of the sushumna or central energy channel through all of our energy centers.
All in all, Yi seems to be responding to me personally in light of the event and what I'm contemplating, while deliberating the exact issue of which path to choose in my physical and philosophical life. But I believe everything reflects this choice to us. This event is another reflection of us and what we might choose.
'Alarmed, calling out.
Evening and night, bearing arms
Do not fear.'
Line 3
'Vigour in the cheekbones means a pitfall.
Noble one decides, decides.
Goes on alone, meets the rain,
And is indignant as if she were soaked through.
Not a mistake.'
Line 5
'Amaranth on high ground.
Decide, decide.
Move to the centre, no mistake.'
Deciding [due to] Shock. Shocking event causes fear and panic. Yet, the lines of 43 offer "do not fear."
I believe we're at a critical transition point in which humanity is set to leap into the next phase of our spiritual evolution. Ascension. Some really have become conscious of our oneness with all creation. I'm now reading the Law of One, material gained through channeling with Ra in the early 80s. Ra terms this leap we are poised to make to the 4th density "harvest." I've been deep into these books over these past few days, so when I heard of this event last night, I was struck in a bit of awe, but also paradoxically not surprised by the festival name and that the shooting started during the final act and the final song. In the same frame and tempo as what I've been reading states. I believe we're on the verge of a great transition, and it's imperative we make a choice.
Saturday, when I first really dug into the material, I noted something that was said about this choice--that we all must choose, but it's not like saying out loud, "I choose this." It's deeper, reflected in truth in our actions and way of moving through the world. All 3 lines of 43 seem to me to be about choice.
Such as... alarmed...but do not fear. Choose love. "Noble one decides, decides. Goes alone. Meets the rain." Noble one chooses and the path is one of release. Maybe this is about being in harmony with our deepest Tao, whatever that is and whomever we are. Finally, "decide, decide. Move to the center"...
I'm remind of something in Jean Shinoda Bolen's book on Tao and Synchronicity in which she uses some of Castaneda's material about Tao and the million paths. Interestingly, I thought about this most of yesterday night before the event. That there are a "million paths..." but that one must choose one with heart. From Castaneda:
"Anything is one of a million paths. Therefore you must always keep in mind that a path is only a path; if you feel you should not follow it, you must not stay with it under any conditions. To have such clarity you must lead a disciplined life. Only then will you know that any path is only a path and there is no affront, to oneself or to others, in dropping it if that is what your heart tells you to do. But your decision to keep on the path or to leave it must be free of fear or ambition. I warn you. Look at every path closely and deliberately. Try it as many times as you think necessary.
This question is one that only a very old man asks. Does this path have a heart? All paths are the same: they lead nowhere. They are paths going through the bush, or into the bush. In my own life I could say I have traversed long long paths, but I am not anywhere. Does this path have a heart? If it does, the path is good; if it doesn't, it is of no use. Both paths lead nowhere; but one has a heart, the other doesn't. One makes for a joyful journey; as long as you follow it, you are one with it. The other will make you curse your life. One makes you strong; the other weakens you.
Before you embark on any path ask the question: Does this path have a heart? If the answer is no, you will know it, and then you must choose another path. The trouble is nobody asks the question; and when a man finally realizes that he has taken a path without a heart, the path is ready to kill him. At that point very few men can stop to deliberate, and leave the path. A path without a heart is never enjoyable. You have to work hard even to take it. On the other hand, a path with heart is easy; it does not make you work at liking it."
43.2 corresponds with his statement about deciding whether or not to leave the path, being "free of fear or ambition." It also reflects our reaction to such events. We can remain fearful, bearing arms, due to such shock. Or, we can remember that we have a choice. That there's no need to fear--there's no death. There is only One. 43.3 and "vigor in the cheekbones" makes me think of quitting our judgments, as they're mental constructs and not truth or from the heart. The decision of "going alone, meets the rain" again reflects following our deepest Tao and intent, even when no one else agrees. Because there are a million paths and our choice is to walk one with heart. And maybe it's easy to denounce another or his choices, but there is a pitfall in this. We are not superior to any part of creation, but we can decide what's right for ourselves and ourselves alone. (This also connects to the idea in the Ra material and Buddhist beliefs that the goal is to greet everything, even attacks, with love, with the balance engendered in our knowing that there is nothing personal because there is only One.) 43.5 and the "amaranth on high ground": perhaps what we need most is on high ground, which requires a trek into our higher centers, heart, throat and 3rd eye chakras. From these centers we discern what nourishes us and is aligned with who we are and are becoming and which path is right for us. Moving to the center sounds like the Middle Way, which also reflects the idea of the sushumna or central energy channel through all of our energy centers.
All in all, Yi seems to be responding to me personally in light of the event and what I'm contemplating, while deliberating the exact issue of which path to choose in my physical and philosophical life. But I believe everything reflects this choice to us. This event is another reflection of us and what we might choose.