When we gaze upon Nature, both on this planet and in the universe at large, we tend to see a system that is dead and mechanical while serving as a resource for our consumption. We do not see an aliveness, nor do we see an intelligent system in which all creatures exist for the sake of the whole planet and universe.
Nothing is sacred. Not seeing our world in a relational context,
our God(s) are a transcendent Being above Nature instead of the
Life-Essence within all. Our God is thus made in the image of our
political, corporate and educational leaders. He is an externalized
top-down ruler.
As many of the spiritual adepts say, the world we create is a
mirror to the state of our Psyches, whose King of the day equates
to the ego. Our male dominated rule is about externals being our
bosses. It doesn't matter if the boss is a woman or a man, it is
still an externalized male system. This lack of balance of male
(external-dominant) and female (internal-relational) has created a
wasteland. Consider the following picture as you contemplate what
we/you/me live within:
How is this industry organized? I bet it's top-down. How does it
care for the environment? I bet it doesn't; it only wants more
money which boils down to more power on an eco-political scale. Or,
does this resonate more with how we see ourselves in modern
day?
Do you think the second picture has any relationship to the first?
So that we're not being so sexist in our commercialized hypnotism,
here is a male picture:
http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-image-man-watching-football-tv-image2517591
In the man's consuming passivity, what power does he have? Who are
his rulers as long as he stays entrenched in the theatrics of
professional sports? He identifies with a surrogate to whom he
delegates all his power. Assuming at least 10,000 other "fans" all
blowing their power and breath into this same atavar, no wonder the
powers-that-be seem invincible. Like the consumer-woman, the
fan-man serves the shitstem. See the blue glow of the screen
reflected on his face? He might as well crawl into the television
as truly as she might as well wrap herself up in one of her
shopping bags.
What have we become? What are we doing to our planet? What are we
leaving behind for future generations? Can you see the relationship
of the above woman surrounded by plastic bags, and the man's sense
of adventure being nothing more than a passive gaze upon a soccer
game, to the state of our environment? Do you see any real life in
these people? Is our inner death a mirror to what we are doing to
the planet?
Plastic is oftentimes utilized as a metaphor for not being real. Is
it any wonder plastic is oil-based, the anchoring power base of the
rich? Can you also see why the corporations have killed the
original tribal ethic to think through the impact of a decision on
the 7 th generation? For most of us, including myself,
the answer is a resounding "No!" We can only think about short-term
profits. And we say we care about our children. This is the biggest
lie told in this planet's history.
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