09-04-2012, 12:58 AM
(09-03-2012, 07:40 PM)ShinAr Wrote:(09-02-2012, 03:55 PM)TheEternal Wrote: The Point is Now, and Now exists everywhere on the Circle. The "line" of the Circle is actually just an illusion of movement within the Point. That being said, the "now" and "then" can be defined only as a relative perspective from the Now. Thus, all at once all geometry exists together, and completely individual. The Circle is a Point Opened.
Once again, we must come to the idea that "ritual" (like love), is, in fact, a word that has been organized by the mind. In the way we are using the concept, there would be a differentiation between "ceremonial ritual", and the raw concept of ritual itself. The raw concept itself, is, in fact, somewhat redundant, because there is no act which is not an act of ritual. It is a ritual to wake up and brush your teeth. It is a ritual to go to work. It is a ritual to go for a walk in the park. Therefore, the idea of a ritual as being ceremonial, is, in our perception, limited.
That being said, we would clarify that the external performance of rituals is unnecessary, and indeed the internal nature of ritual changes as one evolves. Ceremonial ritual, is, and has classically been, a way to establish connections within consciousness, but once again, we see this as something of "long division".
As you say, how does one "know what to look for" without some prior source? Well, for one, the memory of consciousness holds many of these connections innately.
This one has never done rituals, or even regularized meditations in order to achieve contact. Neither did this one learn from any other individual "how" to connect to tune in to consciousness. These are all things which are innate within the consciousness and may be remembered.
That being said, a ritual may "play out a song", but to the adept who knows what MOOD or temperament of personality which the song suggests may simply directly connect to that field of intelligence by feeling. In that way, in order to tap in to the consciousness of choice, you have to create the mood, or idea which is the gateway to that intelligence. As said, ritual is one way of doing this, however, to the adept, it is little more than a thought. There is no internal ritual that takes place, there is simply the instant connection of fields through awareness, no tuning needed, for the thought is the tune.
How shall I say, all of the ritual stuff is very left-brained in its approach.
We would add that we said "we", only for conscious effect. In truth, I, this One, this Individual, does not experience "contact" as external intelligences, or external beings, but all intelligence arising from within the One field that I Am.
It seems that you are suggesting that there are adepts who have no need of ritual in order to connect with fields of higher being.
I can neither deny that nor confirm it, and would not be surprised to discover that it is true.
But that it could be true or not does not deny anything that I have said about the importance that ritual does play in many interactions between fields.
Why do you seem to be suggesting that?
I am doing little more than examining perspectives and concepts.
Who knows, I don't know much.