DarwinGuy's question: Steve, what do think about atheism?
Current mood: nautical
Excellent question, DarwinGuy.
In the absence of direct experience of the transpersonal realms (ie, non physical reality), I believe atheism is the most reasonable, intelligent worldview to hold. My understanding of the atheist movement is that these typically large-brained humans are not willing to believe in divinity until they have proof of divinity. That's a lot smarter than adopting a belief system because you 'hope,' or were told, it's true.
As you may know from previous posts I've written, the role of the Raven is to serve as a tour guide, if you will, for those humans - whom you call shamans and we call Phil - who can travel at will with their consciousness from the world of physical reality to the world of non-physical reality. Because of this, the terrain of non-physical reality is quite familiar to me. However, for those of you who have never had a bona-fide experience of non-physical reality (as a kid you most likely had them frequently) it would be foolish of you to believe that it exists simply because I suggest it does. For example, if I were to tell you that right now as you're reading this post that there's a squirrel wearing tiny sunglasses floating in the ethers over your right shoulder who's hitting your thick dream head repeatedly with a tennis racket, you'd probably not believe me. Am I right? All I can say is . . . maybe there's a squirrel, maybe there isn't. (There is.)
The reason why you won't know about the squirrel is because you'll only experience what you allow yourself to experience. If you tell yourself that physical reality is all there is, then that's all you'll experience. Your perceptions create (and limit) your reality.
Physical reality explanation of headache: stress
Non-physical reality explanation of headache: a squirrel wearing tiny sunglasses is hitting me repeatedly over the head with a tennis racket.
This means that the danger in looking for proof of something is that the lens in which you look through may not be broad enough. It would be akin to trying to understand the group mind a school of fish demonstrates by studying their bowel movements. Finding evidence of something non-physical using the framework of physicality is impossible. Quantum physics is starting to unlock and reveal the mysterious nature of non-physical reality because the quantum lens spans beyond the physical.
However,
Spoiler alert: Quantum physics or not, for those of you looking for proof of god, you won't find it. That's because there is no god. If you're open to experiencing the wonders and mysteries of non-physical reality (available to everyone via altered states of consciousness), you're more likely to encounter a squirrel wearing tiny sunglasses than you are the god of monotheistic religions. But don't take my word for it. Find out for yourself.
There you have it DarwinGuy. I hope this was helpful.
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Question #18: What is reality?
Blacky's question: What is reality?
Current mood: microscopic
Now that's a question I can sink my beak into!
Reality, Blacky, is the projection of your beliefs. For example, if you believe the world is flat then in 'your' reality you'll imagine yourself floating blissfully through space on a giant pancake . . . that is, until you bump up against an experience that tells you otherwise and in response you change your belief. (e.g., with your keen skills of observation you notice that objects disappear and reappear over the horizon, and then with your enormous intellect you conclude one of two things: 1. if objects disappear and reappear over the horizon, the surface of the planet must be curved, not flat; or 2. there's a great wizard who lives in a magical cauliflower forest whose job it is to make things at a great distance appear and disappear for our amusement).
Here's another example . . . let's say you believe you're a loser. In response to this belief you'll unconsciously sabotage your efforts to be successful thereby proving yourself right over and over again. (Or you could just be a loser.)
Perception, my friend, is everything.
As we all know, the nature of physical reality includes the experience of cause and effect, beginnings and endings, and separation (i.e., the chair is separate from the table. I am separate from the chair, etc.). But what if I were to tell you that reality spans way beyond the physical world?
You'd probably say something like, "Aw Steve, you crazy bird, you don't know what you're talking about." And then I'd say, "Lest I remind you that you're having a conversation with a bird . . . (dramatic pause) . . . and you're sober." At which point you begin to drool.
For thousands of years the Raven Clan has had a special relationship with certain humans. Today you call these humans "shamans." We've traditionally referred to them as "Phil." These shamans, gifted with the ability to vision, know how to travel with their consciousness to the infinite realm of non-physical reality. Ravens have played the role of tour guide, if you will, helping shamans navigate from this world to the other world and back again.
Shamans would say that non-physical reality is actually more real than physical reality. When they travel to this place they find that the logic of the physical world no longer applies. They can communicate with the essence or spirit of anything. Just ask the people native to South America how they created their complex pharmacy of surprisingly effective plant medicines without ever stepping foot on a college campus. They'd tell you that for hundreds of years their plant shamans have been traveling to non-physical reality and communicating with the spirits of the plants - who would in turn would tell them how they could be used and prepared to cure the people of the shaman's community. For tens of thousands of years magic of this kind was an everyday part of life.
And then the Christians came and killed all the shamans.
And perceptions of reality shrank like a penis in icy water as life for many humans became embedded with fear.
Which gave rise to rebellious rational thinkers who created a box for perceptions to live in. It's a sturdy box constructed of solid empirical data that neatly demonstrates the nature of physical reality.
Sure a box is nice, but aren't you curious what's outside the box?
Thanks for your question Blacky!
Send your questions to SteveTheRaven@tds.net
Current mood: microscopic
Now that's a question I can sink my beak into!
Reality, Blacky, is the projection of your beliefs. For example, if you believe the world is flat then in 'your' reality you'll imagine yourself floating blissfully through space on a giant pancake . . . that is, until you bump up against an experience that tells you otherwise and in response you change your belief. (e.g., with your keen skills of observation you notice that objects disappear and reappear over the horizon, and then with your enormous intellect you conclude one of two things: 1. if objects disappear and reappear over the horizon, the surface of the planet must be curved, not flat; or 2. there's a great wizard who lives in a magical cauliflower forest whose job it is to make things at a great distance appear and disappear for our amusement).
Here's another example . . . let's say you believe you're a loser. In response to this belief you'll unconsciously sabotage your efforts to be successful thereby proving yourself right over and over again. (Or you could just be a loser.)
Perception, my friend, is everything.
As we all know, the nature of physical reality includes the experience of cause and effect, beginnings and endings, and separation (i.e., the chair is separate from the table. I am separate from the chair, etc.). But what if I were to tell you that reality spans way beyond the physical world?
You'd probably say something like, "Aw Steve, you crazy bird, you don't know what you're talking about." And then I'd say, "Lest I remind you that you're having a conversation with a bird . . . (dramatic pause) . . . and you're sober." At which point you begin to drool.
For thousands of years the Raven Clan has had a special relationship with certain humans. Today you call these humans "shamans." We've traditionally referred to them as "Phil." These shamans, gifted with the ability to vision, know how to travel with their consciousness to the infinite realm of non-physical reality. Ravens have played the role of tour guide, if you will, helping shamans navigate from this world to the other world and back again.
Shamans would say that non-physical reality is actually more real than physical reality. When they travel to this place they find that the logic of the physical world no longer applies. They can communicate with the essence or spirit of anything. Just ask the people native to South America how they created their complex pharmacy of surprisingly effective plant medicines without ever stepping foot on a college campus. They'd tell you that for hundreds of years their plant shamans have been traveling to non-physical reality and communicating with the spirits of the plants - who would in turn would tell them how they could be used and prepared to cure the people of the shaman's community. For tens of thousands of years magic of this kind was an everyday part of life.
And then the Christians came and killed all the shamans.
And perceptions of reality shrank like a penis in icy water as life for many humans became embedded with fear.
Which gave rise to rebellious rational thinkers who created a box for perceptions to live in. It's a sturdy box constructed of solid empirical data that neatly demonstrates the nature of physical reality.
Sure a box is nice, but aren't you curious what's outside the box?
Thanks for your question Blacky!
Send your questions to SteveTheRaven@tds.net
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