Yes. No matter what happens or does not happen now, in the summer of 2025; no matter what I hear or see in “the news;” even whatever some actual person whom I do not know well, and likely haven’t known well for years, says anything to me, I am likely NOT to “trust” it; and by trust I mean the following:
I assume that this is a good person, and would not lie to me; i.e., this person would not deliberately lead me astray.
I do NOT mean “trust” as predictability.
And of course, whatever anybody says, even those I do know well, I must “consider the source.” To the extent that he or she is blinded blinded by his or her own conceptual helmet —
— which I happen NOT to wear as well, I know that certain info from this person will come through that filter. So obviously, discernment is necessary.
The same applies to myself. What are my unconscious biases, my expectations, my bottom-line assumptions; in short, what is MY conceptual helmet. That’s an issue I have been investigating since my mid-20s. There is no “final word” here. No time when I can say that I truly “know” something for sure, and forever. Because, who knows what will change the very next second? Who knows what temporary filter has obscured my vision due to, for example, my current emotional state?
I’m possibly less trustworthy than anyone. Partly because I DO tend to assume I can trust people; to believe, at least, that they mean what they say. So many times I have been scammed! And it’s NOT because, unlike some friends of mine, my empathy for others is so extreme that, of course, what I’d be learning in this life is mostly how not to be taken advantage of by others. This is NOT my reality, in general. Though recently, it has been! (For example, I recently narrowly escaped an enormous scam, but with bank account info stolen). This comes as no surprise: visionary, illusionary Neptune, at my MC (path) at birth, sits now on the opposite point, my IC (or root). Transit Neptune sits there, along with Transit Saturn, both in the first degrees of Aries, insisting that I “do my thing,” but with an improved set of “shit-detecting” glasses on at all times.
I have a wonderful old friend who is so empathic that she is a sucker for those who want to take advantage of her. Three ten-year marriages, all of which finally ended with massive gaslighting and betrayal. And she’s no victim; has never “identified” as a victim. Rather, she attempts to become conscious of what just happened, over and over again, and to attempt to correct the situation while remaining compassionate for others, including those who scam her.
She is my teacher, my model, in this dark area of human life.
I think back to the Seth Speaks material, channeled by Jane Roberts from 1963 through 1984, and essentially, launching the New Age movement with its motto, You Create Your Own Reality.
As a war baby born during World War II (just prior to Baby Boomers, a generation born during the booming post-war years), I absorbed the Seth material to the point where yes, I did learn how to wrench myself free of childhood conditioning, I did learn how to “create my own reality,” which included leaving my own children behind. At this point in my long life, I cannot help but regret that act, though know as well, that given who I was then, given my own oppression at the hands of an overbearing narcissistic husband, given my unprocessed stuff regarding my own lack of mothering — during WW II, my Mom was so fearful of her husband never returning home that the day he departed for the Phillipines her milk dried up and she weaned me, not to a bottle, but to a cup! No wonder I was a smoker for nearly 20 years! No wonder I couldn’t mother my own children! On and on. Each of us has our own origin story of childhood trauma, our own PTSD.
I know literally no one with a childhood that did NOT include at least some measure of trauma.
That’s life on earth folks!
And the point is —
to learn to consciously notice the original trauma,
when and under what circumstances it arose,
and then, to learn how to “process” it.
Personal Processing
P.S. It took me seven long years, from start to finish, to work with, to learn to honor and love “Orphan Annie,” to the point where she no longer needed to dominate my life from below.
At this point, during the great unraveling of our civilization and its extreme discontents, what I can do is stay grounded, walk and do my practices daily (yoga, chikung, taichi), and especially, keep connected to my own and others’ animals, because unlike humans, they aren’t burdened by the part of the mind that must make ethical choices, one after another, minute by minute, day after day. Animals are, and remain innocent, forever. Though some do act in an (obvious, once you’re on to it) devious fashion to get what they want, which is usually either food or freedom.
And the ethical dimension is governed by the following: are my actions service to self or service to others?
Then there’s the RA material, channeled by Karla Rueckart in the late ’80s. Fascinating stuff. And directly speaks to this human use and misuse of Free Will.
In The Ra Material, “service to self” and “service to others” represent two fundamental paths of spiritual evolution. Service to self (STS) involves prioritizing personal needs and desires, often at the expense of others, while service to others (STO) focuses on compassion, empathy, and benefiting the collective. The material emphasizes that while both paths are valid, STS ultimately leads to isolation, whereas STO fosters growth and connection with the Creator.
- Focus: Self-preservation, personal gain, and power.
- Characteristics: Manipulation, control, and a sense of separation from others.
- Consequences: Isolation, limitation of spiritual growth, and a sense of disharmony.
- Focus: Compassion, empathy, and benefiting the collective.
- Characteristics: Selflessness, love, and a sense of unity with all beings.
- Consequences: Growth, connection with the Creator, and a sense of harmony.
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The material emphasizes the importance of free will in choosing one’s path.
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Balance:
While the material highlights the benefits of STO, it also acknowledges the need for balance between self-love and love for others.
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Beyond Actions:
The concepts of STO and STS are not merely about actions, but rather about the underlying motivations and intentions behind those actions.
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No Judgment:
The Ra Material does not judge either path as inherently right or wrong, but rather explains the consequences of each.
Me: In essence, The Ra Material presents these concepts as two fundamental ways of experiencing and interacting with the universe, each with its own set of consequences.
