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“So, if life isn’t linear, then it can’t be planar. So, to have parallel planes is not the same as parallel lives. Parallel lives would each dip and roll in the same ways; so, parallel existences which are not planar would be wavy in the same wavar ways. So, if even one point of Existence B were not just in synch with A, then you might get a point of intersection instead of planar parallelism. ‘And that’s the way it is. This is Walter Cronkite. Good evening.’ Whoa! Where’d WC come from. ‘He’s dead, you know.’ So are we. ‘O.’ It can be confusing, but lively. No no no, deadly. No no no....

“Why do folks think of linear parallelism when, in fact, it’s a jumbled matrix. Peeps like to envision a matrix like a large array of chess boards in multiple dimensions... ‘or checker boards.’ Yes CT, them, too. But from Checkerboard Square comes Purina Dog Chow... ARF. And Cat Chow... meow. O, it’s Sandy’s friend, Mimi the cat. ARF. Meow. But we digress.

“But a matrix need not be linear nor in any way parallel nor even symmetrical... ‘nor even Metrical, which is a diet drink.’ CT, have you lost your mind? ‘Why yes.’ O.

“When we speak of the existential spiritual matrix, I can assure you it’s not a neat and pretty sight. It’s more of a goo of being, with lots of connections but little symmetry... ‘and few Christmas trees.’ CT. ‘Cinnamon trees?’ No. ‘Cinnabuns?’ Yum. But we digest... yum.

“As I was trying to say, in a soup there is structure but not always linearity. And so, you can get a bit of pasta or not-a. And once in awhile, even in a lentil soup, you might get a fava... ‘and a nice Chianti?’ No, unless it’s a lamb stew–very quiet, silent even. But I don’t want to foster the impression that this will always be the case. However, those who are open to spiritual diversity will always experience matrices which are richer than those who think in linearity and parallelism. And nobody expected the Spanish omelet. ‘With ketchup?’ Sure, Papa.

“Now, a question: Are all movies played out in the other side, or are all movies an expression of the other side? ‘What is it.’ Well it’s the place where the dead go, but that’s not important right now. 'Where did it start?' Here or there. And pay no attention to the man behind the dog... ARF. What I am getting at is this: The matrix of being, which includes the matrix of nonbeing... ‘well of course it does, but what has nonbeing ever done for us?’ The roads? Oy.

“If you reduce the matrix of being to either linearity or parallelism or any form of symmetry or any system of order, you are imposing the dimensions of only one level of spiritual complexity-- which is so incomplete as to be laughable, hahahahaha.

“Stop looking for the universal theories of anything, because you can’t find them at any single level of complexity. The best you can do is particular theories which will be spiritually parochial but not inconsistent with universals. The boundaries of your particulars are not the edges of your theories but the limits of your complexities. And I’ve said enough. Pondering required, batteries not included or helpful unless you are a robot or unless they are S Cells (AA, AAA, C, D, S--Spirit Cells, which outlast the Bunny).” (1/1/2010)

“So, here’s the bubbles story: If every possible reality were a plane, then yes, some would be parallel and inform ours by their parallel insights. And others would be intersecting and connect us to points of insight, but not necessarily to planes of understanding. However, there are also bubbles. Planes are infinite... ‘but Bubbles is not’... are not... ‘is not’... are not... ‘o.’

“They are finite systems of understanding, in which they appear infinite and meaningful, but they are neither in the totality of being. Get the picture. Inside a bubble it looks like a plane. However, here’s the tricky part: At any point on any plane, not only will the bubble appear to be parallel, but actually two points on the bubble will appear to be parallel. So bubbles seem to be twice as relevant to any plane as any other plane, but in fact they are not. And from a plane, a bubble will appear infinite for a long sequence of encounter. So the closed system of the bubble will appear parallel, infinite, and most significant, and will lead you down a finite path. Think alchemy.

“So, just because some insight seems to mirror your reality with greater possibilities and seems enticingly strong a referent, doesn’t mean it’s an infinite parallel plane. How can you tell which is which. ‘Bubbles are pink!’ No no no no. We will save that for another day. This is quite a bit for one sitting.” (1/10/2010)

“I think some over here are trying to establish an immigration policy. Not everyone will be welcomed. There’s a challenge. If you apply the immigration policies in life to the afterlife, do they appear sane or insane. Just a test.” (1/10/2010)

“Here’s a thought. Spirituality is planar, but religions are bubbles. They seem to be connected to all reality, but they are closed systems... open only on Friday afternoon, 2-4, holidays excepted. And the same with fads of all kinds.” (1/16/2010)

“I’m not wild about bubbles. They are chimeras which beckon as if realities, but which are closed universes (universe with a small u). See, any closed system is its own universe; there doesn’t appear to be anything beyond. Just ask Truman. But the completeness is an illusion.

“Bubbles not only seem complete, but their surfaces mirror other realities. And here’s the trickiest bubble of them all: ayeeeee.... no no no, not yet... when a bubble so perfectly mirrors its situation that it is essentially camouflaged--so you can’t tell where it is, or even when you are entering its torturously contained self-logic. Cults within evangelical religion are examples. Good chocolate truffles are, too... oooo. But in history we see such as well (Nappy and his people).

“You think you are in the big U, but suddenly you run into an invisible wall. Planes don’t have no stinking walls! Get that in your noggin. So, if you reach a wall, you know you are in a bubble. But most people don’t know they’ve hit a wall. Here’s a hint: If somebody says there’s something you shouldn’t ask about, there’s a wall around somewhere.

“Planes admit infinite curiosity, even when they know they don’t contain the full answer. Ponder that!” (1/21/2010)

“The overall tensions of your times are caused by some being in a bubble and others being on a plane which is reflected in the bubble and confuses the hell out of peeps.

“So some on the plane think they are bounded, and some in the bubble think their notions are infinite and universal. And some think their understanding should give them the rights to call the shots. But they are in the bubble, and everyone knows... wait for it... the reign falls mainly on the plane! Ain’t any real leadership options in bubbles because they ain’t going anywhere. Think dog chasing own tail... grrrr snap. The preceding was brought to you by Sanford Canine Services... f f f f f .

“So, those in the bubble and those on the plain plane talk the same talk and think they see the same realities, but they are just passing in the wind. But here are some dogs passing wind... f f f f arrr.

“Anymoo, when vast numbers seem to be talking about the same reality, but their words end up just zooming past, you got a bubble-plane confusion like now. And just be glad you are not in the bubble. For as painful as the plane might seem for awhile, in the end the bubble will burst and spew its parochialism into the universe, like spittle in the winds of change.

“Those in a bubble get stuck, mistaking the transient for the permanent. They mistake the box for what could proceed from its infinite contents. ‘Farts and burps are bubbles!’ Thank you, CT, for that enlightening insight. ‘No problemo.’

“Bubbles are attractive because they limit change–resistance to the unknown.

“Here’s something many don’t realize: The Aquarian Conspiracy was a bubble; so was Camelot. Idealism can be a bubble as much as cynicism.” (1/24/2010)

“What happens to the atmosphere of any closed system. It degrades and slowly pollutes. So, too, with the contents of any bubble. But those within it slowly adapt to its malodorance. See, CT, I could use it in a sentence. ‘You win!’

“And often, they claim its redolence as aroma. Whoa. Yep, kraut stink can smell good in Munich. And to a bunch of drunks, whiskey breath smells good. So, too, with the philosophical air in any bubble.

“And those in the '60s drug culture thought it liberating, as they sank deeper into it. Each drug moment proved inadequate and begged for more.

“Planes take you new places; bubbles take you to old places that leave you wanting more. You could see it again and again. Never enough. We work so hard for what we don’t even want, and think the exit is the way out. Drop out just means turning round the bubble.” (2/4/2010)

“And the question is: Can a plane pass through a bubble, and can bubbles have planes in them. Well, duh. Yes, some bubbles can be adjacent to planes; so they appear just off shore, so to speak. And those in the bubble see the plane, deride it as being fantastic, and stay in their bubble. Other times the plane cuts right through the bubble, and this is perceived by the bubbleheads as counterculture and they resist its allure and validity. 1950s materialistic bubble did not know what to do with the early '60s plane to the future. For example, on a plane, hair length never matters. But in a bubble, it can be definitive.

“And sometimes, in a large bubble, you can get what appears to be a plane but it ain’t going somewhere. Roman Empire was an apparent plane within a cultural bubble. The Catholic Church is a plane within the Christian bubble. And yes, Christianity is a bubble, but the spiritual insights of Jesu Ben Joseph were planar. Did I make this plainer.

“So ponder all that. And the Roman plane was in a bubble all about power. So the continuity of the state seemed a plane within the repeated conflicts over power.

“And now the puzzler: American democracy, bubble or plane. That’s the question of the moment. Will it be turned back on its own self or continue a journey into a different future... ARF. Yes, Sandy is taking bets on that... grrrf.

“Any bubble can be pierced and those within liberated, but any plane can also be turned back on its elf and made a bubble. Christianity was a plane until 326. Then Constantine--with the failing Roman bubble--transferred his bubbleheadedness to Christianity. To be on a plane requires an optimistic view of infinite future, but too much fear can turn any plane into a bubble. I stop.

“ ‘They’ve gone about as far as they can go’ is a statement about reaching a crucial point. And the decision is never about content but about process. Obama’s election was planar, and then fear started to turn it back on itself. And good-hearted will fuel that, by insisting on content performance rather than process integrity. I’ve said enough.” (2/11/2010)

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“Here’s the poop: Things will not get better as long as the focus is on recovery, but only when the focus is on fulfillment. It’s not like the economy was doing so well for everyone that we want to recover it... grrrr. Ok, maybe we do want to re-cover it with a new Naughahyde... f f f f f.

“But seriously, what is the economy of the future? No one seems to be asking that. And what do we do to get there, and how many buggy-whip industries will need to die.

“Maybe car makers and banks are passé. But we wouldn’t know--if we are focusing on recovery--what would be a wellness model for the economy, because right now you are doing the illness thing... ayyyeeee.” (2/18/2010)

“When babies fall asleep and look like they’re in la-la land, they are creatively using the experience to integrate their component elements into a personality. More on that later.

“They are doing the mirror image of what we help spirits do here. We unpack and they pack--getting their act together. Not in a dream state, in a reality state.... ‘or a right to work state.’ CT. ‘A frantic state?’ MCP! Don’t emulate CT. ARF. No no no no no, not a catatonic state, and don’t you start up, too... grrr. Oy.” (2/23/2010)

“Mufi is beyond all words. He’s right here, being borne on a sedan chair of gold. You are worthy--goes back to something that happened in Babylon. You were receptive to some outsider’s spiritual insights. That is not forgotten. Being open has its rewards, and he was one of them. By the way, he’s not a cat here! But then, I’m not a girl and CT’s not a man... no jokes about that.

“Strangers were often not welcomed, but you two did. And you listened to what he had to say-- night after night, way beyond polite. I may be a spirit guide, but he’s a spirit guide guide. Got his act together but delays moving on, to all of our benefits. Wait, he’s eating a ham sandwich... or the spiritual equivalent. Chips? ‘No!’ O.

“Even in transition he didn’t cry out. It was not new to him. He was coming home. That’s him: Your Grace.

“Grace is the expression of the pieces recognizing the whole. Every moment of grace reveals a new and more inclusive reality. And that’s enough about that.” (3/3/2010)

“About the bambinos. Remember how much energy it takes to be physical. Lots! So, this migratory spirit finds itself trapped and expressed with this little inept body, and has to figure out how to survive--which means how to choose to use energy.

“As a baby, it’s easy because people feed you and clothe you and hug you, and you get to sleep mucho. But in time, they stop supporting you and leave you to your own devices. And so, over the years, you trade insights and understanding for competence. But then later, when you are older, you don’t need as much energy to keep up the act, and then you seem to know more and we call you wise... ‘or dead.’ CT. But it’s just reclaiming some that was put aside to be physical.

“So, babies are struggling with the distribution of energies. And early education is an attempt to set the pattern of this use. But if some of early education is permissive and even playful, then the dimension unseen will be retained. It isn’t really about becoming adult; it is about becoming. Adult is just one cultural option. So that’s that, until I want to say more.” (3/6/2010)

“Eventually, personality becomes meaningless, as differentiated spirit is submerged in larger inclusion. Grace in action. Existence is graceful.

“We do remember being in spirit, but without the language symbols which are meaningful there but meaningless here. Then it remains as apprehensions, rather than memories. Language serves to retain what is not able to be incorporated.

“You use language that expresses what you do not embody. Language is a transitional tool.

“When you remember what you learned, you no longer need language to remind you. It’s a little like travel. First time you commute from Roslyn to Penn Station, you read all the signs and follow all the arrows and pay attention. Eventually, you do the same trip without noticing or needing them. Language is just the set of directional signs for a journey not yet familiar, and a useful tool when inviting others to your journey. That’s all.” (3/6/2010)

“Is SP particular, no. It is more peculiar. All good systems of thought are more peculiar than particular. They apply to new inclusivities, which makes them appear strange because they are unfamiliar.

“When you are reaching for a new inclusion, the gesture will often be misunderstood. The person with the best diction was awarded the title of Miss Understood, and we couldn’t find out why the audience laughed.” (3/14/2010)

“Let’s talk about intersections: points of change where different energies mingle, and therefore it takes energy to keep them all identified. It’s not the change that is the challenge, but the sorting out of the energies.

“See, a person is on Plane A. Suddenly Plane B intersects and we have all the angles (AB, BA, BAB, ABA, etc.), and the energy gets mixed and you have to sort it out. And even if you stay on A, you need to be sure you only have A energy. Usually that can’t happen, but peeps waste energy trying. Usually, those staying on A bring a little of B along, so now it's Plane AB, and there is also a Plane BA. And, even if you are welcoming the planar transition and desire to go from A to B or B to A, you still drag some of the old energy along. And sorting that out takes energy, which is why folks find change so hard... and especially for parking meters.

“Things change, but nothing is ever left totally behind.” (3/18/2010)

“Don’t want to go back, because I know everything of value from before is also ahead. People are nostalgic because they forget that whatever has been will also be. So I will drop that ice cream cone an infinite number of times, but sooner or later I’ll learn not to cry over spilled cream.

“Yep, the situations recur, but our responses may not. That’s the name of change. So sooner or later, I will realize I can’t eat three appetizers, but that’s down the menu road.

“People clutch and hold too often. And that keeps not only the situation from progressing, but also the person. That which we hold tightly holds us just as tightly back. IN said it: For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. So, grasp for events only if you are willing to be grabbed back... or groped back. Gropeback Mountain.” (3/25/2010)

“Times they are a-changin’. But remember, the changing of the planes falls... no no no no no... releases great energy, and the trick is not to waste it on responding to the negative energy but to build new positively. Seize the opportunities. And that’s all I have to say! For now.” (3/25/2010)

“We have encounters with concepts. Well, I’m sitting here, but not really sitting but the spiritual equivalent of sitting on a Sunday afternoon. But not really a Sunday afternoon, but the spiritual equivalent of a Sunday afternoon. And I’m thirsty, but not really thirsty but just the spiritual equivalent of thirst hits my throat. But it’s not a throat, but a spiritual equivalent of a throat. And I think, but not really think because I have no brain, etc., etc.

“You don’t have the keys to understand. And I don’t mean keys, but the spiritual equivalent. You think we don’t have some equivalent of everything you have? We do, and more. But wait, there’s more. ‘Hey you, enough with the equivalent shit. We are trying to be dead over here.’ For a small guy you gotta big mouth, or the spiritual.... ‘Shut up! She does go on, or rather the spiritual equivalent of her goes on.’ And on and on and on like everything, including eternal dog whiskers... f f f f f... hic.

“Lots of pith in that, or actually the spiritual equivalent of pith with a question, or the... no no no no. What is the spiritual equivalent of you? Hmmm. Would you be an angel, a cherub, a basket, a dog, a thing that goes here and there but whispers in the wind. If you were reduced to your spiritual essence, what would your physical equivalent be. Ponder that!

“That’s my stuff for today, or the spiritual equivalent of today, which in your estimation is what? Or for our German readers, ist das was. And for our Yiddish fans, oy, who cares.” (3/28/2010)

“Dare I mention distilled spirits? We here are all distilled spirits, reduced to our essences and concentrated. A drop of us is worth a life of you.

“We are just you in condensed form–pure essential oils of being. Not different, but focused, precise, good to the last drop, I guess... or not. A point of existence. And some are more pointed than others. But it takes focus to be universal. Huh. Counter-intuitive, I know, but the more you are yourself, the better you can draw connections.

“Let’s say you want to drive to Cleveland (why?). It would be easier to find the connecting route if you knew you were starting from 1103 North Warren Avenue in Savannah, Georgia, as opposed to driving from the East Coast. So the more focused you are, the easier it is to find the connections because you aren’t wasting energy trying to keep yourself together.” (4/1/2010)

JC:

“Greetings. I just have one point to make, and I made it often. It is not about me! It’s about you! And don’t twist it into ‘He did it for me.’ That’s just sophistry. I didn’t do anything for you, I only reminded you to do it for yourself. And here’s a little test I would use when people asked me about this:

“If you are doing for yourself in a genuine way as a positive step forward, you never think about what others could do for you, but what you could do for others.

“If you think it will take the intervention of someone or a force beyond yourself to get you right, you will always be looking for that person or force and trying to see how it can help you. But if you know you are your own savior, you don’t look for help, you offer it. And since I had a deep sense of myself, I could offer to others, who too often misunderstood that as my being their savior. But it was never about me!

“Now, here’s the test: Picture a Christianity without a Jesus. Become the Messiah, rather than worshipping a messiah. Live as a Christ, not worshipping one. I envy Guatama because those who heard him looked for the Buddha self in them, not the Guatama sense in them. They knew he embodied something universal, just as they might. I was not so lucky. I came with a message and they worshipped the messenger. Mohammed can relate! Those who looked for their fulfillment outside of self, distorted it all. That’s my message.

“And again, that wasn’t me (the one on the cross), because it was never about me. And the Romans didn’t care. They just wanted somebody. ‘See, he’s dead. Go away.’ Great bureaucratic blunder.

“And if you find yourself looking to others to fulfill you, beware. And if others look to you for their fulfillment, really beware! That’s all. But if you live that out, it’s enough.” (4/4/2010)

Rikkity: “That’s it for today. Short, sweet, simple, but humanly challenging.”

“So, when we last left our interspirit travelers, Rikkity and the Wonder Dog... ARF... they were contemplating how real connection is always interplanar, while everything on one’s plane is just an extension. And the Wonder Dog was wondering... grrrr woofé... no no, Sandy, just because something is unseen that doesn’t mean it’s not an extension of you and your present reality. Woof? Indeed. Those other planes are probable parallel and non-parallel realities. Woofé? F f f f f. You’re getting it.

“We can connect only to that which is not us or an extension of us. ARF? Yes, it’s true that all probable realities are extensions of us in a way, but not until actualized... grrrr. Think about it, Sandy. You are connected to all that will be in your current plane of existence, so finding connections is easy... grrr snap. Yes, even a cat could do it. But to sense connections beyond oneself, or the projection of oneself, is the art of connection--to see patterns across pattern systems. Woof! Yes! To sense a Sandy who is not a dog and is not any of the spirits you’ve been or would be if you stayed mainly on this plane. Don’t dance... f f.

“And now, Wonder Dog... ARF! Let’s see if we can get CT out of another mess. He’s caught in linear thinking outside the Sphere of Compassion... ARF ARF. And away we go.” (4/16/2010)

“Here’s a semi-pith: that on Mother’s Day we also honor the many planes of connection and connecting planes by which our entities ever-more complex become. I like Yoda-speak, do I. Because while the linearity of mom and kids is evident, the complexity of the journey of being is not. We are such a mess... no no no no no no... such a complex product of relationships and connections.

“For example, through you, mom, I’m related to Jo March. Go figure. Which means what? That it’s more complex than linear. Even in acknowledging moms, we praise a whole web of pre-being. And that’s just physical. How about the spiritual? Don’t ask.

“You are even spiritually related to those entities which are made of spirit that didn’t make it permanently into complexities--that weren’t stable. All those attempted but disassembled thingies--all them parts. And now the big question: You’re part of a lineage of a disassembled try, so which part was the unsuccessful part, them or you? And the answer is yes. Ponder that and that’s it.” (5/9/2010)

“I am greeted with death and all its possibilities, while most over there get only life with its seeming limitations. Think globally, act universally.” (5/13/2010)

“So, those planes. Now, are all planes planar to each other, no. When one is on one’s plane, it appears planar, but other planes may appear other than planar.

“You can only perceive the ground of your being as consistent, while other grounds of being may appear consistent... or not. Don’t judge a plane by its appearance.

“So, the trick is that some reality which looks to you as a discontinuous jumble could be a plane of meaning and understanding. Doesn’t need to be what you expect, in order to be what it is. You are not the interpreter of existence. ‘O yes, I am.’ No. ‘Yes.’ Aren’t. ‘Am, too.’ No way. ‘Says who.’

“There is no universal view--unless you are one with everything, and then you’re a weiner. I relish the thought. It takes many lives to catch up.” (5/16/2010)

“So, a question: Have you ever been going your merry way, with everything falling right into place, and then suddenly it feels like you’ve gotten caught in an existential twister... Auntie Em! Like, instead of smooth and linear, existence is more circular and rough. ‘Then try Smooth-Out.’ CT, I am trying to be serious. ‘And I’m just trying.’ We know!

“So, what’s up with that? Let’s review our last pith. A plane, as seen from another plane, may not appear planar. ‘And the rain in....’ CT. So we often assume the twister is about the plane we are on, but usually it is about another plane which is intersecting. And it appears helter-skelter to us until we transition to it, and then for awhile the old plane appears twister-like as well, until we can be just totally flat-out in the new existence. At the point of change there always appears chaos, but it is really 2 chaoses in 1. ‘It’s a breath chaos.’ Don’t. Keep going on! ‘Candy?’ Don’t.

“And the parts are the chaos of becoming and the chaos of unbecoming... and we know who is unbecoming because he is about to make a smart remark... wait, I mean a smart-ass remark. ‘O I thought I had won for once.’ No no no no, up against moi, I don’t think so. I lack self-esteem. Sure.

“And here’s a little secret: If the transition between the two planes is lengthy, the chaos can feel like a plane of its own in which both past and present planes appear to be the chaos instead. Lots of peeps, leaving a plane of living which had been sustained for years, get into the in-between and look back at that time as pure confusion. ‘What was I thinking?’ And that’s the pith for now... and then and then and then but not then.” (5/20/2010)

“The test of all meaning is whether it can spiral both ways–down to a central value, and out to evermore inclusive realms. The real meaning has to be true for the quick and the dead... and smart and CT... ‘Wait just a moment there, pardner. Was you implying I’m not smart.’ No, I wasn’t implying it. ‘O, proceed.’ As much as for dogs... ARF ARF... as for His Universalness. That’s it in a nutcase. I mix my metaphors and add ice.” (5/24/2010)

“Sometimes, people on a plane that has been left behind try to deny the value and reality of the new plane. Being present where you are and giving heed to where you want to be is the way to go. Ponder that. It sounds simple, but it’s not.” (5/29/2010)

“Laughter is always in the present! Whoa, that’s a big one.” (5/29/2010)