Highnoone
Thu, Jul-18-02, 01:04
The Use of Symbols
We have always understood the power of symbols but we have
only recently begun studying the science of their application.
Some people are more attuned to them than others but they are
more effective if they are transmitted subconsciously. The
receptor is not aware that he is responding therefore his ego
does not come into play.
I have always questioned our understanding of universal
symbols. After all, what meaning does the symbol of a star
have to a man who has been blind since birth? Men communicate
volumes beyond what they say. They speak with their eyes,
their hands, by what is said at a particular moment and by
what is not said. This is a science we have not yet developed
but heightened intuition can tell you a great deal about the
man you are addressing. Watch what he says, don't just listen.
When you have watched enough, you can speak to him in a
language he can understand.
His mind is not yours. We tend to surround ourselves with
people who speak our own language. If you want to communicate
an idea to the world, use symbols but understand that the
symbols must be relevant to the group you are addressing.
The path or journey is probably one of the most universal
archetypes that we know. It has been used throughout our
history. It is usually depicted as point A to point B with
point B being out of eyesight. The path normally represents a
single life. This appeals to the ego.
Focus your mind as an electron microscope would perceive the
world. Look very closely. Then shift focus to the magnitude of
a VLT and perceive the universe. There are things we cannot
comprehend in both directions. Now do it again focusing on the
past and the future. Between these points lies all that man
can comprehend.
Think about how to explain this to a man who has been blind
from birth. If you do not let him find his own way, gently and
over a long period of time, he will go insane. Shift your
focus from your own particular fields of interest and your own
truths and incorporate other knowledges into what you know.
Destroy the tower of Babel.
We have always understood the power of symbols but we have
only recently begun studying the science of their application.
Some people are more attuned to them than others but they are
more effective if they are transmitted subconsciously. The
receptor is not aware that he is responding therefore his ego
does not come into play.
I have always questioned our understanding of universal
symbols. After all, what meaning does the symbol of a star
have to a man who has been blind since birth? Men communicate
volumes beyond what they say. They speak with their eyes,
their hands, by what is said at a particular moment and by
what is not said. This is a science we have not yet developed
but heightened intuition can tell you a great deal about the
man you are addressing. Watch what he says, don't just listen.
When you have watched enough, you can speak to him in a
language he can understand.
His mind is not yours. We tend to surround ourselves with
people who speak our own language. If you want to communicate
an idea to the world, use symbols but understand that the
symbols must be relevant to the group you are addressing.
The path or journey is probably one of the most universal
archetypes that we know. It has been used throughout our
history. It is usually depicted as point A to point B with
point B being out of eyesight. The path normally represents a
single life. This appeals to the ego.
Focus your mind as an electron microscope would perceive the
world. Look very closely. Then shift focus to the magnitude of
a VLT and perceive the universe. There are things we cannot
comprehend in both directions. Now do it again focusing on the
past and the future. Between these points lies all that man
can comprehend.
Think about how to explain this to a man who has been blind
from birth. If you do not let him find his own way, gently and
over a long period of time, he will go insane. Shift your
focus from your own particular fields of interest and your own
truths and incorporate other knowledges into what you know.
Destroy the tower of Babel.