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1:55 AM - 08.11.04 After some study and thought about that statement, I came away with the understanding that each human being sees a unique aspect of the face of the divine based on the lenses of the community or culture they are immersed in and the quality of the crystal (their psyche) through which the light shines. There was a comment in the Talmud, I think, that stated that those who are uniquely blessed - or cursed - will be allowed to see the "mystery" from more than one aspect, but that for most people that would cause insanity because they could not encompass the enormity of the revelation. It is said that most humans use only one tenth of their brain's capacity during their lifetime. So in effect, I guess, on average we see the same amount of reality as the part of an iceberg (one tenth) that is visible above water. If that is applied to all the codified systems of thought or belief developed in the past or present whether philosophical, psychological or with respect to religious systems I think that ratio - one tenth - would apply as well. There is nothing that humans have expressed or developed that is all encompassing about reality. How could it possibly be otherwise given the one tenth factor? Even with "divine or inspired" insight - the second face of the divine - the transmission of information still comes through the psyche or crystal of the human mind and culture of the person so chosen to reveal more of the divine. The movie I went to today "What the Bleep Do We Know" Quantum was an extraordinary exploration of what quantum physicists, philosophers, and medical specialists believe about reality at this point in time. Their commentary is interspersed with an "Alice In Wonderland" story of a woman who passes through the gateway of her own limitations to move into a fuller understanding of reality. A quantum movie. The audience laughed and cried through various segments of the story, but it was the most uplifting movie I have been to in decades. It was shown in what is termed one of our Indie theaters. I'm not certain that I yet understand what that means, but the clientele were certainly not your ordinary feature film attendees. Landmark. There were three women in front of me who didn't know each other, but who each really had wanted to see the movie. A brief chat in the concession line and they entered the theater together as friends about to share their enjoyment together. A lot of people who came with very thought-filled faces before they entered the theater and even moreso when they left. I met my sister's sister in law there and we watched it together. I can't recall any presentation of ideas that felt so right in it's relationship to how I have always experienced the "real" world. If nothing else the special effects and graphics were worth the price of admission and I think everyone was howling with laughter through the sequence with the Polish wedding. Masterful storytelling, but not at all condescending or exploitive. One caught a sense of joy from a lot of the scientists as they explained their experiences with their work in the quantum fields. The sister and I stopped in at a coffee shop - really upscale but very quiet on a Sunday in downtown Calgary - to chew it over a bit. Quite honestly though I think I would have liked to let the concepts offered percolate through my senses for a while before attempting that. The sister seemed to need to fit it into her her frame of reference (Jungian theory of personality). I can understand that, but going back to the 10% ratio I really couldn't bring myself to reduce so much valuable thought into any structure right away, no matter how much I agree with it or how much I value it's usefulness. In my head I was thinking of how what I had witnessed and absorbed could help me move forward on projects and plans I have carried in my heart for decades waiting for a break in temporal demands - you know like raising six sons on my own. Exciting but solitary time is what I really need now. Go see it if you can dear diary. � � |