Mystic Vision

May you live in interesting times.” Apparently that’s an old Chinese curse. If the current socio-economic climate is anything to go by, it’s bang up to date. Which of course leads me to the question on everybody’s lips – what the hell is going on? If anyone tells you they have an absolute answer, I’d avoid them like the plague. This one’s too tough for anyone to call. We are in the uncharted waters of a massive transformation of all the structures in our outer world and the old ways (and certainties) no longer apply.

What the situation does require, however, is a flexibility and willingness to embrace change without assuming it’s going to be pejorative. One of the most potentially destructive human characteristics is to assume that change is necessarily bad. It stops us from taking a chance, being our authentic selves and fully experiencing life. Yes, change is difficult for us all, but at the other end of that tunnel lies greater possibility if you’re willing to go with the flow, rather than fight against it.

In these uncertain times, your greatest success skills will be learning to turn inward for guidance, staying flexible and aware, and having the willingness to believe in a positive outcome, regardless of the general consensus. Independence of thought is vital when structures are decaying. You’re certainly not going to thrive in changing circumstances by doing things the way you’ve always done them.

As the author Caroline Myss emphasises, “The turning of the tides is done from above and from within. It is you who must learn to work with the power of your interior forces, to scaffold your inner consciousness and build a soul with stamina, so that when chaos abounds around you, you can see through it rather than be consumed by it.”

She adds, “We can look at this time as a nightmare of chaos or we can look at this time as that which we have prepared ourselves for during these past many years, working on our health and on becoming more conscious individuals. If this isn’t the time to put all that you’ve learned about being a conscious person into action, then when would be that time? Ask yourself, ‘Why have I worked so hard on myself?’ Was it just to process the wounds from your childhood? Well, if it was, be done with that and get on with the business of thinking, living, acting, and perceiving the world around you through the lens of a mystic. This is the time to apply all the laws of the cosmos to every one of your challenges, to approach every problem through mystical reasoning and not that of ordinary reasoning, which will draw you backwards and into your history. Looking backwards at what you used to do or how you used to do something will not work anymore.”

To truly have mystical vision, you’ll need to focus on the opportunity presented to you, not dwell on the chaos or the loss. Myss notes “To me, this is a time of great hope, because when chaos abounds, so does opportunity. It can look as if the field of opportunity is bleak, but that is simply not true … you must keep your attention in the present in order to ‘perceive’ intuitive instructions. These will rarely speak of what you have already done. Rather you have to be prepared to do what you have not done before, as your intuition will always direct you to draw on new inner resources, as opposed to relying on the old and familiar … Wisdom teaches us, for example, that if all we thought was stable evaporated so easily, it can all be replaced just as quickly. Chaos is as much an illusion as stability. What is not an illusion is truth. Truth is the one constant. Look at whatever is happening in your life and remind yourself that if it is chaotic, there is something old that must be surrendered. Look to your interior and listen for guidance. Remind yourself that you are alive at this time because you are meant to manoeuvre through these changes. Move forward, ever forward. And think like a mystic!”

This week, calm down your fearful emotions and pay more attention to what’s going on inside rather than outside. Be willing to stay aware of how you’re being triggered by outside events and to choose to listen more closely to your inner promptings. Put yourself on a news diet and keep away from those who are all doom and gloom. Hang out with positive people who are also willing to look for opportunity and growth in crisis. Stick to the facts and keep any temptation to panic under control. Keep a cool head and an intuitive heart. That’s how you’ll find your way through tough times in a manner that’s meaningful to you and that brings more growth and purpose. Stay visionary, get comfortable with uncertainty and let your mystic vision lead the way.

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