SleepingOrchid

The Shadow – Dissonance – why doesn’t anything make sense?

DREAMS: Are you dreaming of reversals? Sudden surprises or a creeping sense of unease? Upsets? Do you wake with a sense of having forgotten something important you almost understood?

You Are A Sensitive Instrument registering seismic shifts and deep tectonic disturbances below the threshold of consciousness. Something always IS “going on” and you are alert to the many warning signals! This can be exhausting, because our first basic memory is floating safely in a warm cocoon. In a psychic return to this lost paradise, we dream longingly of relaxation, peace and quiet, the clear blue sky with not a single cloud.

Challenge – We will never rid ourselves of our “spidey senses” but we can numb, ignore or inflate them. That is NOT a good response to our growing unease (or “dis-ease.). The key to intelligent management of our inevitable dissonance is to think of the world as an orchestra playing a symphony. The more able we become to distinguish the varied instruments and musical lines the more we will appreciate and enjoy the experience. Balance is key. We must schedule regular periods of rest and renewal.

Danger – Avoid a “bunker mentality.” The universe has many bunkers, but is bigger than any single one. We will cultivate a hierarchy of response. We get out of bed in the middle of the night for a fire alarm, not a phone notification. Don’t allow yourself to become dismissive and numb but seek advice and encouragement from those who understand a healthy growth process. Since all of us live in groups, curate your group to promote competent, not life-threatening awareness in an atmosphere of hope. Dissonance and dormancy are not doom but opportunities to develop the sophistication required so that we can thrive in the modern world.

Opportunity – We each will be given a chance to spend our night on the watchtower, but you don’t need to spend every night there. Consider dissonance, and discord as invitations to maturity. We are putting away our childish things. The sky is NOT falling, but the climate is under legitimate scientific threat. Strategize ways to band together with like-minded members of your community to take useful action. This is an opportunity to show self-love, as well as love for the group, the environment, the world and the future. The attitude, “I care about you so I’m going to take care of you” keeps us sensitive to the message of Universal Love that is always waiting breathlessly to embrace us.

MANTRA –
“I learn”