What a rare piece of pleasure it is to have an entire day to myself to write. I hope you will indulge me in my my musings this beautiful rainy morning.
I was in the bath, doing my homework for this weeks Goddess course. I had to read each of the Goddess Archetypes again, and then some material on the masculine and the feminine. In doing so I came upon the relatedness of both "being" and "doing" in that context.
Just a few days ago some guy ran across the Chapters parking lot to ask me about what my license plate meant. He told me he was a multi-level marketer. My license plate reads "BEDOHAV". It was a profound part of my learning from Personal Best. The discussion was that we are a HAVE, DO, BE society. We believe that if we have the big house and nice car and perfect life, then we will do all of the things we want to be doing and ultimately become the person we dream of being.
We have it backwards. The true path to spiritual fullfillment lies in first becoming the person we dream of being. This will lead us to do what we are meant to do to create a better life for ourselves and everyone around us, and ultimately to have in our life what we dream of having. For me this has little to do with the material world but that desire is different for every person.
The "being" energy is the yin or feminine energy. It is related to the allow, the nurture, the love of self and others. It is the state of healing and generating, of bringing forth, of ideas and energy. It is the opening of self. The creating of sacred space, to allow the flow of intuition to rush into our lives.
The "doing" energy, is the yang, or masculine energy. It is related to the manifestation of the being energy. It is the results oriented piece, bringing the ideas into the realm of the tangible. We all have and need both. The thing I have to keep reminding myself of, is that the using of the words masculine and feminine can lead to a separation in mind, of that which cannot be separated. That which lives within each of us whether we are men or women. In Hindu tradition they are represented by Shakti ( feminine) and Shiva (masculine). The ultimate desired end point is the rising of our Kundalini or feminine energy (Shakti), represented by a snake coiled at the base of the spine with Shiva, our male energy, conciousness at the crown of our head. The marriage of the two completes us as human beings. But we must start with the state of being. And from there we rise to become.
We must remember who we are. Most of us exist in a state of "doing". Keeping ourselves constantly busy so that we don't have to think about where we are or how we got there. We put ourselves to sleep keeping busy running businesses and filling up every hour of our lives. Sometimes we have already found who we are, only to lose it again. It is indeed a divine process. As imperfect as as we were designed to be.
How else could we learn? And what value would we find in it if it all came so easily. For those of you interested in pop-culture, it is the "red pill" or the "blue pill" from the movie the Matrix.
Which do you choose?
Remember.
It is a beloved, sacred journey. One I feel blessed to take with all of you by my side.
In love and light,
Kathryn
I was in the bath, doing my homework for this weeks Goddess course. I had to read each of the Goddess Archetypes again, and then some material on the masculine and the feminine. In doing so I came upon the relatedness of both "being" and "doing" in that context.
Just a few days ago some guy ran across the Chapters parking lot to ask me about what my license plate meant. He told me he was a multi-level marketer. My license plate reads "BEDOHAV". It was a profound part of my learning from Personal Best. The discussion was that we are a HAVE, DO, BE society. We believe that if we have the big house and nice car and perfect life, then we will do all of the things we want to be doing and ultimately become the person we dream of being.
We have it backwards. The true path to spiritual fullfillment lies in first becoming the person we dream of being. This will lead us to do what we are meant to do to create a better life for ourselves and everyone around us, and ultimately to have in our life what we dream of having. For me this has little to do with the material world but that desire is different for every person.
The "being" energy is the yin or feminine energy. It is related to the allow, the nurture, the love of self and others. It is the state of healing and generating, of bringing forth, of ideas and energy. It is the opening of self. The creating of sacred space, to allow the flow of intuition to rush into our lives.
The "doing" energy, is the yang, or masculine energy. It is related to the manifestation of the being energy. It is the results oriented piece, bringing the ideas into the realm of the tangible. We all have and need both. The thing I have to keep reminding myself of, is that the using of the words masculine and feminine can lead to a separation in mind, of that which cannot be separated. That which lives within each of us whether we are men or women. In Hindu tradition they are represented by Shakti ( feminine) and Shiva (masculine). The ultimate desired end point is the rising of our Kundalini or feminine energy (Shakti), represented by a snake coiled at the base of the spine with Shiva, our male energy, conciousness at the crown of our head. The marriage of the two completes us as human beings. But we must start with the state of being. And from there we rise to become.
We must remember who we are. Most of us exist in a state of "doing". Keeping ourselves constantly busy so that we don't have to think about where we are or how we got there. We put ourselves to sleep keeping busy running businesses and filling up every hour of our lives. Sometimes we have already found who we are, only to lose it again. It is indeed a divine process. As imperfect as as we were designed to be.
How else could we learn? And what value would we find in it if it all came so easily. For those of you interested in pop-culture, it is the "red pill" or the "blue pill" from the movie the Matrix.
Which do you choose?
Remember.
It is a beloved, sacred journey. One I feel blessed to take with all of you by my side.
In love and light,
Kathryn
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