As Above, So Below - 9/23/2009

I have been sitting on this update for a few months now.  Partly because of laziness, but mostly because there's a lot of depth to this particular idea, and I'd like to do it justice by exploring the concept fully.  However, time constraints demand that I focus most of my attention on working, helping my family, and napping (damn idiopathic hyper-insomnia!)...and so I will merely write what I've been thinking about so far and leave further clarity for a later update.

The axiom, "As above, so below", or some derivation thereof, has always resonated with me.  Honestly, I thought this was a passage in the Bible, but it turns out it was a quote from mythology, associated with a Hermes Trismegistus who may have been one of the great astrologers/alchemists of antiquity.  I'm not particularly concerned with where it originated, however, as its truth rings clear within my being and I see evidence of it in my life daily.

But what does it mean, exactly?  As the planets/stars align in the skies, so too do our inner chakras vibrate in tandem, creating certain situations and perspectives which lead to particular life experiences?  Is this what astrology purports?  I have no idea, it's probably something a lot more intricate and thus worthy of a dismissive link to its wikipedia entry.  Whatever the case, I personally have no use for it.  There may be a great deal of truth in this field of pseudo-scientific study, but to me there's more to be said of the maxim than merely applying it to astrological ruminations.

Here's what I think; the microcosm mirrors the macrocosm and vice versa.  God only becomes aware of us when we become aware of our presence within Him.  Furthermore, perhaps our BODIES constitute the universe for a vast magnitude of sentient beings that we only recognize as cells/atoms/ or other imperceptible systems which comprise us.  Maybe we must become aware that our bodies are teeming with intelligent life, fully self-aware and themselves UNAWARE of their presence within us.  And once we're aware of them, maybe then, and only then, can they become cognizant of us. 

Taking this a step further, maybe what we deem God is an incomprehensible being of such vastness that we can't ever physically prove His existence because the universe and everything in it is merely confined within His body.  And worse, as we are unaware of the sentient civilizations within us, so too is He unaware of OUR existence within HIM!

But so what?  What if God became aware of us?  What if we became conscious of life within our bodies?  I don't think any of this would make the slightest difference, whether we had empirical evidence of its accuracy or just a spiritual hunch, unless we accept that the many within us are a PART of us, inseparable from us, and make us who we are.  And we must take this wisdom and apply it to our lives, realizing that our society, that human beings and all life in the universe is united, one within the Body of God.  Since we are all One, we have but to awaken to this truth and we will act accordingly....ensuring peace, joy, and freedom for every living being because it is IN OUR BEST INTEREST TO!

Once we come into the awareness of who we are, so too will God awaken to the truth of His being, that he . .though One. . .is actually many.  That he is divided and host to innumerable beings that together define and promote his existence.

And when both Heaven and earth sing together in glorious harmony, when God is aware of man, man is aware of God, and together we are aware of our unity, then ....well, I have no idea.  Something good!  Obviously I don't know what comes next, but it's GOT to be something pretty amazing, right?  We should aspire to such lofty aspirations, regardless of their spiritual rewards, simply because it behooves us to do us, undoubtedly making our lives so much better/easier if we only worked together in solidarity.  amirite?