01-04-2014, 05:51 AM
one of the questions that comes up with orange ray is -
who am I?
this is an identity question.
quite often, when we are young, we are told by society and our family that we have to conform to a certain code of behaviour, that we can't fully be who we naturally are. Part of this is the social code, and maintains a certain protocol of behaviour and interaction, so people are on the same page.
but part of this conformity of social pressure extends into areas of 'beingness', and that who we are, just naturally, is not good enough or permitted to be expressed.
this leads to a feeling that we are being suppressed.
this suppression will most often be felt in a school environment or a church environment; where one is at a power disadvantage to those running the institution, and physical force or violence or the threat of violence is used to apply the conforming behaviour.
later on, when one exits that environment as an adult, those blockages to self-identity are still carried. As a natural reaction to that blockage, there can be a desire to re-assert identity, to say: "THIS IS WHO I AM. This is what I am on about'.
such an assertion can be quite vehement and aggressive. For eg, one of my closest friends happens to be homosexual, and he has a wide variety of acquaintances. He's told me that when people first come out about their sexual identity it can be quite flamboyant and in-your-face, almost an act of defiance. This can be seen as a reaction to the blockage, rather than a resolution of it.
when one eases into the natural expression of orange ray, one's innate identity, there is an easy flow and expression of self. There is nothing to fight against, resist, or prove to anyone else. It is just like the water droplet on a leaf - this is who I am.
when identity is asserted as a counter against the feeling of being suppressed, there is very much a public display or declaration - hey guys, this is who I am, deal with it!
we all have the right to be who we are; no apologies, no explanations, no prevarication. It's a natural right. Once that is accepted, there is no more need to look for proof of self. The self just is. And that's an orange ray expression.
who am I?
this is an identity question.
quite often, when we are young, we are told by society and our family that we have to conform to a certain code of behaviour, that we can't fully be who we naturally are. Part of this is the social code, and maintains a certain protocol of behaviour and interaction, so people are on the same page.
but part of this conformity of social pressure extends into areas of 'beingness', and that who we are, just naturally, is not good enough or permitted to be expressed.
this leads to a feeling that we are being suppressed.
this suppression will most often be felt in a school environment or a church environment; where one is at a power disadvantage to those running the institution, and physical force or violence or the threat of violence is used to apply the conforming behaviour.
later on, when one exits that environment as an adult, those blockages to self-identity are still carried. As a natural reaction to that blockage, there can be a desire to re-assert identity, to say: "THIS IS WHO I AM. This is what I am on about'.
such an assertion can be quite vehement and aggressive. For eg, one of my closest friends happens to be homosexual, and he has a wide variety of acquaintances. He's told me that when people first come out about their sexual identity it can be quite flamboyant and in-your-face, almost an act of defiance. This can be seen as a reaction to the blockage, rather than a resolution of it.
when one eases into the natural expression of orange ray, one's innate identity, there is an easy flow and expression of self. There is nothing to fight against, resist, or prove to anyone else. It is just like the water droplet on a leaf - this is who I am.
when identity is asserted as a counter against the feeling of being suppressed, there is very much a public display or declaration - hey guys, this is who I am, deal with it!
we all have the right to be who we are; no apologies, no explanations, no prevarication. It's a natural right. Once that is accepted, there is no more need to look for proof of self. The self just is. And that's an orange ray expression.
