Intimate Connectionsmoderated - created 05/08/04 |
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"Spiritual intimacy, open hearts, and enlightened minds. Intimacy involving deep passion, deep devotion, and deep understanding"
"the mind is dualistic, but not he heart."
We want to get love, rather than give love.
We seek to be understood, rather than understanding.
A Search for Wholeness...and that’s the premise of this tribe; how we can navigate our inner polarizations (Mars and Venus/Sun and Moon) to give & receive love inwardly and outwardly
And with the help of intuitive tools such as astrology archetypes; Venus and Mars placements, kemetic (Ancient Egypt) cosmology and the ancient mystery schools of the Ma'at (Tao), and Buddhism, etc
Deeper insights and better understandings of ourselves and our relating, bringing a happy fusion of energy into love... into having healthy, happy, honest, Wholesome related-LoveShips.
Let's remember...Our primary relationship is with the Divine, this is our hearts true quest of merging our deepest desire and longing (others just help get there)...many will look for it in another, or things, career and goals, or ideas.
"the greatest love is found inside you" ...Love is not something you get, Love is given- it's an action verb ...appreciation is what you get.
so i think one of the keys is to fuse love into our relating
it's what Ma'at (Libra) is all about, Relating then into Consummation (Libra into Scorpio) on all levels, emotional, mental, spiritual...the Ego must die to be reborn into a Ka-rist like
Consciousness ...love.
The true meaning of marriage is within (yin and yang), then in our togetherness... the wedding ring's origin and is symbolic meaning i that of of the ring of Saturn, but how do we do this on the earthly plane in practical terms with so many social constructs? Well, that's what this tribe is about, how to deal with practical day to day issues seeking higher consciousness, real expression of love...real issues; such as living space, values, trust, beliefs, communication, commitment, shared resources, money (2nd and 8th house) etc.
RELATING VS. having a RELATIONSHIP
"Love is not a relationship. Love relates, but it is not a relationship."
"A relationship is something finished. Defined. A relationship is a Noun."
"Love is never a relationship; Love is RELATING. It is always a river, flowing, unending. Love knows no full stop; the honeymoon begins but never ends."
-Osho
So how do we have Love Relating in our togetherness? Venus relating to Mars... How to have commitment, yet still have our Individuality and freedom in tact....how to know and have satisfaction and contentment (Taurus) a burning passion without the traps that come with desire...
these are some of the topics and discussions ...
My answer is through loving Divine Devotion ;-)
the most sacred act in life is really love in-the MAKING (or literally Making Love) it's really incomplete until we understand true *dIVINE KheMisTry (KMT), lessons taught in the ancient Kemet and African mystery schools of Ma'at.
IMO it's what others fall short of what's being called today's neo-tantra -sensuality is very much inclusive and enjoyed, but we move beyond the body and flesh.
But isn't this state identical to Tantra and the unconscious ecstasy we get from orgasm? Doesn't the suspension of opposites occur with both partners in a trance? Enlightenment? No — in Ma'at god and goddess definitely do not dissolve themselves in an ocean of unconsciousness. In contrast, we gain access to the non-dual knowledge and thus discern the eternal truth behind the veil of illusions. our deep awareness of the polarity of all being gives us the strength to leave the “sea of birth, death, and SEX and Tantra ” behind Us."
What are relationships?
Relationships are like mirrors that help us to learn more about ourselves. They are the most challenging and the most rewarding aspects of life. The more intimate the relationship the greater the opportunity for growth we are given.
The life of all manifestations is the interchange made by our Cosmic Inner Forces as they express the dynamic and receptive polarities.
The key to understanding what comes in our lives and what we are relating to; whether it's our job, associates and co workers, our creative arts, expressions, children, friendships, marriage, or soulmating.
Within each of us (Man and Woman) there is both Masculine (Mars) and Feminine (Venus) attributes, by using Astrology analogies of our inner planets we'll be able to see how these dynamics play out within ourselves and how we project them onto others, also the Sun and Moon (Father and Mother) etc, this is not an Astrology tribe per se, but many insights and examples will be given.
The word "sex" is much more extended in its meanings. It is life in action and movement; the eternal interchange of vibratory powers and their effect on each other is that which makes manifestation what it is. And this applies to all planes, from the most dense, slowly vibrating level of material manifestation to the very essence of the Creative Source itself. Every moment of our existence is an expression of cosmic sexuality; this will be seen if we consider a few things that demonstrate our ability to stimulate and to be stimulated.
We ask a question; are we receptive to the information given to us by the person who projects the answer. We speak; we take in breath as pabulum for our words and we project the thought which we incarnate in sound-symbols called words.
Our sense-perceptions are agencies of receptivity, by their exercise we receive impressions by which we identify the world exterior to ourselves. We make ourselves perceptible to others by our action in movement and sound. Someone projects himself into our awareness; we react to his expression according to our vibratory state of consciousness.
These simple, everyday illustrations are just a few of the many that could be considered; however, they are sufficient to show that we, as expressions of life, are composite expressions of Cosmic Polarity. We are so constituted that we demonstrate throughout our lives, in one way or another, our essential bi-polarity. To understand "sex" to mean only the attributes of physical generation is to keep our understanding at mud-level. The intuitive philosopher comprehends these principles
Sexual love may or may not be an aspect of the relating
The definition of a Soul mate is a little limiting imo) it stops short of how these souls "mating" are relating (again active - a verb)...to me Soul Mates are any persons who we are mixing bodies with (bodies = souls our emotional fields)
...it's that simple.
So that term (imo) is a little misleading and misunderstood, as far as how are we relating and mating to Love-truly with another. what what is our Energy?
KheMisTry (KMT)
Instead of searching for the elusive one and only, we should look within ourselves and find a deeper understanding of who we are and what we truly need from a relationship…this will help to attract a soul mate to us. And yes, this person may be your one and only…for an entire lifetime, or only for a month or two.
Spiritually, it does not matter how long the relationship lasts as long as the contract is fulfilled and the two spirits are able to learn their lesson from the relationship.
The very concept of relationships are evolving, must, indeed, evolve just as we are all growing, changing, and hopefully transcending the darkness and cloudy beliefs of the recent past.
To punish ourselves because we can’t find the perfect relationship (truly, it doesn’t exist!) or to obsessively cling to a relationship that is harmful is to deny ourselves the opportunity to grow, to reach, and to find a relationship that will make us happy.
The relationship fantasy formula usually boils down to (1) hoping to find a partner who doesn’t notice our issues (or even better our issues magically disappear when we are in love) and (2) our perfect mate doesn’t have any issues or he/she will instantaneously transform in our presence.
The endless search, the total confusion, the very question “Is HE the one?” could drive anyone insane! When you say forever, what does that mean? Time is a man created entity…forever is the here and now. When you love, love fully and let the love you feel inside be your guide.
So many of us play the blame game in relationships. It's always the other person's fault, but is it really? It is easy to point fingers and become victims, and that's why we do it. What we need to do is take a look at ourselves and realize that things happen for a reason. When bad things happen in relationships, we must be willing to acknowledge the part we played. Our actions affect everyone around us--everyone.
Perhaps we don't always see the fine lines and invisible connections, but they are there. It takes two people to make a relationship, and it takes two people to destroy one. Sometimes we make bad choices, especially in our youth when we often equate sex with love. When these bad choices start haunting us, we look elsewhere to satisfy the cravings we all have for love....
Some people will run into the arms of another, some will lose themselves in work, some will spend a lot of time away from home--anything to deal with the pain inside. If we don't understand ourselves, how can we expect to understand others?
This is where the blame game shines the brightest: in a relationship with two people trying to understand the other instead of trying to understand themselves! Learning about ourselves--the truth, not sugar-coated fantasies--is the most important thing we can do for ourselves, for our loved ones, for humanity in general. It is also one of the hardest things to do, but we must learn these lessons if we want to make our lives the best that they can be.
In love and relationship we have a combination of two individuals with different energies. This combination leads to the formation of a third entity--the relationship itself. If we, as individuals, learn what we need and want in a partnership it will be easier to know whether or not a person is the 'one'.
this is a safe secret space for our tribe, a place to share and speak openly...
with deep understanding and deep compassion
Lets start with our Astrology Archetypes of Aries and Libra (1st and 7th house)
people.tribe.net/chaz/blog...8f96365f46
Libra may be a love bug, but it is also a mental air sign. Libra thus also urges us to take a more realistic approach to how we can invite in healthy, satisfying relationships.
It is interesting that the Roman word for Libra meant beam or yoke.
We can surmise that this signified the beam of light of the Divine in our mind (Libra being an air sign), which is our connection to the universal mind. The spiritual goal of Libra is to establish our connection with the Divine, whereby we “yoke” or integrate our human personality with our soul and the Infinite.
The meaning of Libra has evolved to mean weight or measure, indicating a process by which we establish our Divine connection in our quest for balance, peace and love.
How does this relate to finding our soul mate? It is our Divine Connection that allows us to establish a soul to soul connection with another human being. Authentic soul mating happens between hearts that experience the Infinity that animates us all.
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