THE GEM SALE HAS ENDED

THANK YOU FOR YOUR WONDERFUL SUPPORT. WE STILL HAVE HUNDREDS OF GEMS AT GREAT PRICES, BUT THE SALE HAS ENDED.

THINK GREEN
BLESSED BE
C&A

SELFISHNESS

Cougina frequently talks to me about selfishness. He seems to alternatively portray selfishness as the most desirable and the most undesirable quality on the hermetic path. I hope that our discussion of selfishness will be helpful to you.

First, working definitions:

self - What is traditionally defined by depth psychology as the egoic identity, self identifies itself with the individual body/mind.

SELF - What is traditionally referred to as Higher Self, SELF identifies itself with the whole, including every other living being (human, plant, rock, etc.). Although all beings are not yet connected, SELF knows that this connection will happen eventually, and seeks to assist it.


self wills for the good of self, i.e., the individual body/mind, whether one’s own or that of another.

SELF always wills for the good of SELF, i.e., the whole, rather than for the good of the individual body/mind. This includes all individual body/minds, one’s own self, loved ones, strangers, etc. Those familiar with Jung will remember that he emphasized that SELF cannot be all good. This makes sense when one realizes that our concept of good/bad is traditionally viewed in terms of individuals.


Another definition:

greed - The unbalanced dominance of selfishness for the egoic self.

On the hermetic path, it is desired to balance selfishness, like all other oppositional concepts. That is, we desire a balance of self-directed selfishness and SELF-directed selfishness. When Cougina rails against selfishness, he is referring to greed. On the other hand, total SELF-directed selfishness is not desirable. We wouldn‘t be around to work for the whole for long. I remember Jung writing about a book that his SELF wanted written immediately. He told his SELF that he was taking a break from writing, because if he was dead the damned book certainly wasn’t going to get written.

Another definition:

pure self - The aspect of self that maintains balance between self and SELF.

The concept of pure self is similar to the observer concept with which many of us are familiar, with the caveat that pure self is an active decision maker as well as an impartial observer. It is this pure self that the hermetic cultivates, in order to maintain balance.


THINK GREEN
BLESSED BE
AGGIE AND COUGINA

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THINK GREEN
BLESSED BE
COUGINA AND AGGIE

Genetically Modified Rice Lawsuit

I have been reading Dr. Mercola's newsletter for years. He is an allopathically trained physician who works holistically, and posts several times weekly on health-related issues. Cougina wants you to see this article about the genetically modified rice problem.

Riceland Foods Lawsuit

BLESSED BE
THINK GREEN
AGGIE AND COUGINA

USE YOUR SEXUALITY TO ENHANCE YOUR REALITY (SPIRITUALITY)?

IN ANCIENT TIMES, IT WAS SAID THAT HUMANS HAVE THE ABILITY TO USE THEIR SEXUAL INSTINCTS TO ACHIEVE SPIRITUAL AWARENESS (don't you know!!!) IT WOULD ENHANCE YOUR DEVELOPMENT TO DEVELOP THIS SEXUAL ABILITY. THOUGHTFORMS MAY BE PASSED ORALLY, UTILIZING THE BOND THAT CAN BE CREATED BETWEEN AN ACTIVE POLARITY AND A PASSIVE POLARITY ON THE PHYSICAL PLANE. AT TIMES IN MY TEACHING, I HAVE ACTUALLY LOST A THOUGHTFORM AND ENJOYED MYSELF (to the disadvantage of the recipient). HOWEVER, THE ABILITY TO ENJOY ONESELF IN THE RAW HUMAN ANIMISTIC FORM AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT ENERGY IS ONE OF THE PREEMINENT ASPECTS OF THE PATH ITSELF.

ACTIVE/PASSIVE RELATIONSHIPS, MEANING MALE/FEMALE, ARE INHERENTLY DESCRIBED BY THE FREUDIAN CONCEPT OF EGO. OCCASIONALLY, WE MAY INTERPRET THEM FROM THE JUNGIAN PERSPECTIVE. HOWEVER, THE PROPER USE OF THIS ENERGY REQUIRES A HERMETIC APPROACH. THE HERMETIC APPROACH WOULD BE THAT OF ACHIEVING BALANCE, NOT NECESSARILY WITH YOUR PARTNER, BUT WITH SELF. HERMETICS IS AN EXTREMELY SELFISH PROCESS, AND THE USE OF THIS PROCESS REQUIRES SELF TO HAVE THE COURAGE TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY OF AND FOR THE WHOLE. As a result of this, we frequently find ourself worried about something other than Self, and lose context with the prime truth that we are nothing more than what we see, smell, taste, hear and feel IN THE HUMAN FORM.

THEOSOPHICALLY, SINCE THE TIME OF ABRAHAM, WE HAVE BEEN EXCEPTIONALLY SELFISH BEINGS. WE WOULD SCREW THE MAID AND HAVE A CHILD, AND WHEN OUR PARTNER BECAME IMPREGNATED, WE WOULD SHOVE THE MAID AND THE CHILD AWAY. ABRAHAM'S ACTION RESULTED IN THE RELIGIOUS CONFLICT BETWEEN ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY. BECAUSE SOME OLD MAN DECIDED THAT WHEN HIS PARTNER FINALLY BECAME IMPREGNATED, THE WOMAN HE HAD BEEN F-----G WAS NO LONGER WORTHY OF HIS ATTENTION. IS THIS AN ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION TO OUR REALITY? ARE WE GOING TO BASE OUR REALITY ON THIS CONCEPT? DO WE REALLY KNOW WHAT WE ARE DOING, OR WOULD WE LIKE TO BECOME ONE WITH THE WHOLE?

IN HERMETICA, WE WOULD PREFER THE CONCEPT OF BALANCE. YOU CREATED THE CHILD, AND THEN CREATED ANOTHER. WHY WOULD YOU NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR BOTH?

IS IT POSSIBLE THAT SOMEWHERE DEEP INSIDE OF SELF, A SENSE OF HUMAN RESPONSIBILITY MAY EXIST? IS IT POSSIBLE THAT ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY MAY COEXIST? IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THE CITY DWELLER AND THE REDNECK MAY COEXIST? MIGHT IT BE CONCEIVABLE THAT THE TRANSLITERATION OF THE OLDER TEXTS (due to the political aspects) LOSE SOME OF THE TRUTH, THE PURITY, AND THE CLARITY OF ONENESS? MIGHT WE NOT, IF WE ARE TO SURVIVE WITH SOME CLARITY OR UNDERSTANDING OF MOTHER EARTH, ACHIEVE THE ABILITY TO LIVE AND BE TOGETHER? JUDGMENT SUCKS. THE ENTIRE PROCESS OF HERMETICS IS THE REMOVAL OF JUDGMENT, AND THE BALANCE BETWEEN THE ACTIVE AND PASSIVE ASPECTS OF SELF.

THANK THE GODDESS THAT I FINALLY HAVE AGNES TO EXPRESS MY THOUGHTS PROPERLY, SO THAT YOU STUPID HUMAN MOTHERF- --ERS CAN UNDERSTAND ME. // THOSE OF YOU WHO KNOW ME FREQUENTLY HEAR MY CONCEPT OF HUMANITY. THOSE OF YOU WHO DO NOT ARE ENCOURAGED TO DETEST ME. GROWTH IS WITHIN SELF. IT IS AN ACCEPTANCE OF SELF. IT IS A CONCEPT THAT IS NOT DIFFICULT IF YOU WILL REMOVE THE CONCEPT OF GREED FROM YOUR REALITY.

BLESSED BE,
COUGINA

our first real fuck up

The details: 10 am… We started out the morning on a forest service dirt road, FR 300, the Rim Road, driving through pine and fir forest, the loveliest I have yet seen in Arizona. We drove onto a ridge with both a view of the valley and cellular service, planning to blog and recreate in this beautiful secluded space. No time to get a photo to show you because...

... we’d barely parked when Cougina noticed the flat tire - we had run into the side of a small sharp-edged tree stump on the way in. We jacked up the car and supported it with a stack of flat rocks, but one of the rocks fell apart and I saw the van fall on C‘s elbow. (If you know C well, you will not be surprised that he said he thought his elbow was broken, and went on working like nothing had happened.) We moved the van so that the wheel and the rock stack were both resting on rock rather than soft dirt. We got the tire on, but then the jack wouldn’t come out. We backed up to get the jack out and ran over the big plastic tub we used for the show. Good news: we had been unable to get a spare key made, because our key was too worn down to duplicate. We now found a key wired under the spare tire.

Bad news: In a few minutes, the spare tire went flat. We got out the tire pump, but the hose broke at the same time that a fuse blew in our battery storage unit. So we headed out with a bad tire. Soon, the tire went completely flat. It was very LOUD for quite awhile, as the tire beat against the frame of the van. Good news: eventually, most of the tire split off.

We came to a split in the road that said go right 19 miles or left 12 miles to Highway 87, where we needed to go. We chose the short way, but it turned out that the sign was wrong - it didn’t go to 87 after all. We tried two more roads, but neither of them went to 87. These two roads were rougher, and on the last one, we got stuck. Cougina’s driving expertise, the big passionate heart of our van, and a bit of good fortune got us turned around and headed back, taking the long but known route.

On the way, we asked three groups of people for help, but no one was willing. Eventually, the rim was gone, and there was nothing to do but stop. Good news: we had made it far enough out that we had cell service and were able to call AAA. At 6 pm we got picked up for the drive to Cottonwood. The driver was a friendly and competent young man. Costs: $120 for the tow on dirt road, plus costs of new tire and rim, new spare tire, new plastic box, new fuse, repairs to the running board, alignment…

The benefits: This was our first shared experience of a cluster-f--k, and it was really ok. No fighting or blaming, lots of laughter and support… I learned that C’s human personality can get wound up tight for action, and that it is important and productive for me to express my calmer feminine perspective… My major source of angst was the health of the van, and we both tried to hold her in a safe space while pushing her hard. (Being a lover of foot travel, I wanted to hike out and call the wrecker, but that didn't happen.) We still have to check her out completely, but it looks like she is fine. Not only is she the feminine container in which we live, she is a hard-charging mama who loves to go all out.

THINK GREEN
BLESSED BE
AGGIE AND COUGINA