28 Dialogue: Robert and Phil

Phil: In responding to Robert Sorensen’s guest editorial, I fell short of what he was saying and instead I interposed my own bias. I thought he spoke of the pressure of invasive negative nature of our media with TV as a culprit.  But here is what he has responded with.

Robert: I'm beginning to think (pun not intended) that dreams are formulas for belief structures before we solidify the moral of our 'dream stories' into the subtext of our personalities.

The trials within our dreams are often primitive and disorienting dramas. When observed closely these dreams have amazing symbolic undertones via associations. 

I may use consciousness as a defense mechanism, I've never thought of it that way, I believe I use it as a tool to try to understand the value of truth and honor.  When using that 'tool' there is a tendency to recognize what may be "pressure of invasive negative nature"  in everything, not just TV for what may be deemed as 'negative' is NOT truth and honor.  

But honestly, I know I'm a bit of a cynic. 

Negative is extremely subjective and judging anything as positive or negative is a slippery slope.   

Threats may be considered negative I guess...   

"Using consciousness as a tool to Identify things that cause harm or good in order to progress as a healthy human and contributor to the organism earth",sounds better!

My religion is based on hopeful ideas of common sense...  Either we as Humans are contributing to the planet Earth or we're taking away from it.  

Helping the planet thrive is of the utmost concern for where are we without it?  

If we 'take away' from the planet, exploit the life that it provides so generously, that 'footprint' could be easily expressed as a carcinogen, something that if noticed within us we eradicate immediately.

Getting sidetracked with contrived Dramas because we have a comfortable existence, appears to me, is a senseless way of utilizing our resources in a counterproductive way.  I do think that happens on TV in abundance

All that energy we use in following our various forms of soap operas could be used for helping to enhance the natural resources of our planet, can you imagine?

For instance, Taking some attention off political ideologies and concentrating on positive, natural ideologies?  

Natural resources begin in our subconscious minds.

Those resources in our physiology need to be mined like gold in order to understand where it all begins, how it can all end and most importantly, how we can make life better as individuals.

Recognizing truth and honor.

 Phil: Very well said. 

27 Exploring Consciousness

                                         

        I am extremely grateful to Robert Sorensen for his carefully thought out and implemented method of dealing with consciousness in his guest editorial this past week. He spoke of the pressure of invasive negative nature of our media with TV as a culprit. Then he outlined his defense.
        For Robert the spark of life is the way in which he develops a consciousness as a defense against the negative aspects of the outside world. But most striking, is his use of sleep in the dream-state to actively explore his subconscious mind.
        In my own case I’ve always thought of my dreams of something that happens in a very passive way. Many people, including myself, have tried to re-enter a dream on waking, but to actively explore the subconscious is a step beyond what most folks, who I know, have been able to do.
        Meanwhile I know that I must go beyond my personality to stay in tune with Mom Nature’s plan. I doubt that we can get there without each other. So, let us return to the cave in Dominica; to our group of animals as they work toward saving the planet.

        “I don’t know if we can ever change humans for the better, but something is changing in me since I have been in this cave with our group.” Quacked Ducky, the white duck. “I feel free, now that I have been with you creatures. I have not wanted to say this because I did not feel free in my own feathers. But now I want to tell everyone of you and even hope that Mom Nature overhears this; Humans must save themselves!!

        “Wow, what do you mean. They are fighting with each other while the planet is in danger of overheating.” Said Hummy, “They are hell bent for self-destruction and that includes our destruction in the process.”

        “I think I know where Ducky is with this,” Crooned, Mira the sloth.” Even if we came up with something, humans would soon drop back into fighting each other with ego-driven dirty tricks. If the solution does not come from within their consciousness, it simply won’t last. Compared with us animals, humans are like 2 year old’s. Sloths have been on earth for 30 million years and crows for 60 million years, while humans, began as a species, much less, at only 200,000 years ago. It is a slam dunk. Humans are in the midst of the terrible two’s.”

        “ I see.” croaked Cackle, the grackle, ”In the scheme of Mom Nature’s playbook, humans have evolved such that they are scarcely able to walk.”

        “Then why are 2 year old’s driving this spaceship earth?” flapped Bertie, the peregrine falcon. Now I am getting scared.”

        “Wait, wait. Slow down a bit. Mom Nature must have laid out a plan that we are not finding,” growled Joe, the anole. “If we are painstaking about this phase of our own development we will find the map and discern the pathway.”

        “I have been wondering about this cave and why Mom may have placed us here,” hooted Hooie, the barn owl. “Have you all thought about looking in the deeper part of this cave.? The map may be deep in there.”

        “Lordy, Lordy,” muttered Andi, the osprey, “That is a very scary, dark, spooky and dangerous looking blackness. I’m thinking the deep cave is the subconscious mind and the frightening unknown.”