12-23-2009, 03:23 PM
Hi! Thanks for all the imput. Pksmith, your post was very helpful. Often times I find myself thinking that all signs of lower ray activity needs to be shut off in order to activate higher ray, when in fact the complete opposite is the truth. As soon as I notice an issue is coming from a lower ray it distresses me and I perceive it as an error, forgetting that without these things I could not operate in this density.
The music analogy was especially helpful. Some days I am happy being completely devoted to spiritual work, other days that primal red ray animal needs to express itself in its own fashion. I do not play music but I can relate in the sense that sometimes all I want to listen to is nature music and some days I'm banging it out to heavy metal, screaming and jumping around because it is a way to release the anger and hurt I accumulate through the day without behaving negatively toward anyone else. A lot of these shifts can be seen in my art and writing. Some of my pictures and stories are very dark- the reflect the shadow self that has just as much right to be expressed as the rest of me.
I suppose in the end the most important factor is that I continue to evaluate my own actions, making sure this sort of activity does not enter into anything harmful. As long as I realize what I am doing and why, I suppose I am offering the highest service of knowing my Self and just Being. Thanks, everyone, for helping me to see that.
The music analogy was especially helpful. Some days I am happy being completely devoted to spiritual work, other days that primal red ray animal needs to express itself in its own fashion. I do not play music but I can relate in the sense that sometimes all I want to listen to is nature music and some days I'm banging it out to heavy metal, screaming and jumping around because it is a way to release the anger and hurt I accumulate through the day without behaving negatively toward anyone else. A lot of these shifts can be seen in my art and writing. Some of my pictures and stories are very dark- the reflect the shadow self that has just as much right to be expressed as the rest of me.
I suppose in the end the most important factor is that I continue to evaluate my own actions, making sure this sort of activity does not enter into anything harmful. As long as I realize what I am doing and why, I suppose I am offering the highest service of knowing my Self and just Being. Thanks, everyone, for helping me to see that.