The Three Functions of a Wanderer (why did we come here?)

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If anyone were to ask me what a wanderer is... I would say it is "Someone who beholds with different eyes"

However there is the ancient hermetic paradigm. "As above so below." Which like so many teachings again expresses that idea that we are all co creators. The world is a reflection of the self.

That logic would imply that if I make myself someone who is primarily engaged in serving others, rescueing them, selflessly filling their needs. The universe strives to bring on my path what is needed to live that dream. And thus an infinite stream of needy and abusive people are sent my way for me to practice my selfless patience on.

Not only does this damage us.. It damages those sent to us.

I propose an experiment. One that was proposed to me and that worked well for me. To no longer see people as needy or suffering. But to see them as capable travellers of the path of life. Not only are they getting by, they're thriving..

I am not saying service is a bad thing, or that we should choose the service to self path. I'm just critically asking people to judge for themselves to what degree they are responsible for the need of the other. And what would change if they could see the other as a powerful beautiful fully actualized uninhibited entity of light.

We may still meet people who need a hand. And are free to give that hand.. But not in a bonding of servitude... I did not come here to save the world. I don't think it needs saving..

I really like the last line of this: the world doesn't need saving. I suppose part of having Faith is knowing that the world is perfect and we have all chosen and created this in one way or another--our higher selves have a bird's eye view and a plan. All that seems difficult is part of the plan of choice.

We work on whatever aspect we feel moved to work on. The goal? to realize godhood--not eliminate childhood lead poisoning, save the dolphins, or teach every child to read specifically--or whatever other goal we work on so that we can actually work on ourselves and serve others. The problem is that once we truly understand this, we break through the veil such that the motivation to participate in the world may lessen...and then we won't work with the same intensity...so then we have to "pretend" it's real to get started again...

And I think that one of the greatest services we can render others is to say "no" sometimes--making people responsible for themselves while still extending psychically the belief in their perfection and their ability to handle whatever it is, and then releasing the outcome. Service as I understand it is not slavish or without reason/common sense. Further, I think many times people serve to actually maintain control. They do everything for everyone so that it is done how they want it done...

On Christianity...This is just my view, but I think Christ did some super-transmuting to make it easier for us to progress, clearing away some of the accumulated psychic garbage from unbalanced thought-forms enlivened by emotions. We were living in our own psychic filth and collectively we couldn't move beyond it or transmute it because we hadn't grown enough ourselves...makes me think of going in to help my daughter clean her room when she was little. I remember she'd make a huge mess in her absent-minded way and then not know where to even start to get it picked up. (yeah...she's 14 and we're still working on that room of hers......probably how our guides and teachers feel about us sometimes...)