Awakening Sense

Topics/Categories: Self-Inquiry, Psychology, Awakening
Something that touched me: I helped a friend try on a wedding dress today for a wedding that was cancelled last week. This couple had been serenely happy-in fact, I'd say blissful, until something jogged an old structural weakness in one of them and it all came tumbling down. They are working it out, but it made for interesting conversation over satin, beaded shoes and a friendly little seamstress who scrunched together the hemline and mentioned out of the blue "life is a series of simplicities all chunked together to form complexities." My friend, nearly in tears, held it in until we were alone and then gusted out her emotions about her ex-fiance-she loves him, but is beginning to demand respect. In order for her to reach this point, though, the whole thing needed to explode. The structure that they had built together prior to this point had a foundation of insecurities, control issues and platitudes all covered over with a nice layer of stucco. Reminded me of this post: Humpty Dumpty (pt. 1).

The Humpty Dumpty nursery rhyme reminds me of our inner resistance to change, to acceptance, to transformation. Could it be that Humpty Dumpty is just afraid of change? Could he be hiding his own connection with spirit from himself?
If we allow our "old selves" to be dismantled and we are confident of a positive outcome then there is......a real opportunity. Dismantled means just to let things fall apart so they can be re-arranged more creatively.
This is the "adaptive mechanism" of spirit in action. It is the phoenix rising on whatever level we can let this happen. Finally it is becoming more human, more alive and more awake. It is accepting that the gift of Awakening Self is ever-present. (also see Humpty D. part 2)

Review: The idea of awakening, as you can guess from the title, is the main current of this blog. And this theme is swift and powerful. It's almost like wading into a lake for the first time and feeling your feet sink into a soft bottom when the surface is glassy...Awakening Sense, in my mind, is about pulling together the sinking feet, the flow of the water, and the crisp air you breathe into one single inhalation of consciousness- and each person is wading into the lake differently. I loved the acknowledgement of the metaphorical lake in this post "Common Domain."

How is awakening our "real common domain?"
One viewpoint: that it is an inevitable event for us all, that this is simply a matter of time and life-times. This event would be like a grand earthquake that levels the entire playing field of consciousness....and the one of the many becomes the One in its Unity State.
Another viewpoint: that awakening is like a series of tremors, a process of preparations. The starting point would be anywhere, because everything is part of the same big picture. This is a process common to us all. This is an activity we are all involved with whether consciously or unconsciously. Both viewpoints about awakening apply to us. We are all in the same boat, the same domain. Whatever we seek and desire is a reflection, no mater how distorted, of that Oneness that finally, or suddenly, becomes our True Common Domain.

There is a scholarly sense to this blog, but old-school, as though you are walking into a hidden back room where you might smell wine casks and expect a secret gnostic meeting. But the exploration of awakening from this Anonymous author (purposefully so, I might add) isn't dust- laden, by any means. These explorations carry with them that tingly feeling your foot gets when the blood rushes back into it after going to sleep. From the post "Credible Sources"--

These posts are original material, but not based on any spiritual "expertise" on my part. If asked what my credentials were I would say none in particular! I have simply re-configured what I have absorbed, pondered, and wondered about.
You will notice the lack of links to sources and resources. Why is that? To emphasize the Inner Resource that each one can link with; to underline that each of us actually can recognize and do this in their own way.

If you're looking for a blog to make your feet tingle, well, this may not be it. But it may make your mind tingle, and possibly open your heart up a little more so the blood can rush in. The navigation on the blog is simple-there are only three categories. But if you want to start with the basics of what this excellent blog is about, try this Overview page. Otherwise, let the lake bottom squeeze between your toes, steady yourself in the current and breathe deep. Many thanks to our unknown author for the very present and very real Awakening Sense.

Remembrance is one of the great spiritual keys; remembrance of Self, of the Beloved One. It opens doors and invites new insights and new feelings. Part of the natural cycle of remembrance is forgetfulness, indifference, doubt, etc......in other words these are natural reactions by those parts of us that are in fact not so natural.

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