Okay, not to get political on you, but this came to me at the end of last year, when we all needed a bit of hope...
The fact that there exists regimes, movements and organizations
that appear to deal in evil, shadow and darkness is proof that there is also an
expanding movement of lightworkers dealing in awareness, life and love. Nature
lives in balance so there cannot be one without the other.
Alongside this, is the fact that we too can
exist in all of those polarities, if even for just a split-second each day.
These polarities may expand to become a way of life, and for many they do, but to suggest
that those who choose these extreme paths can be eradicated or promoted is
naïve – we are all of these movements, for better or worse; at any given moment
we are drawn to and/or repelled from either of them. The practice is to be
aware and tread the Middle Way; with permission to exist in either extreme
momentarily, with consciousness, with awareness, and consideration of the impact
of such swings of movement.
Eventually, the pendulum rests in the
Middle. Each impulse sets it in motion first one way, then the other. But rest,
availability, and potential are always in the Middle-Centre.
Of course, such regimes touch on and
activate our innate sense of fear because they exercise such intolerance and
strict restriction. We are brought face to face with death – the possibility of
death, the inevitability of death, the injustice, the powerlessness, the crushing
of the ego that has prided itself on living how it wants; when and where and
how. Our hubris is shattered when the forceful hand of another (especially a human,
a brother other) deals with us in this way. In the laws of sin and guilt as
written by Man, none of us lives guilt or sin-free all the time and so we are
all condemned to die. Our preference would be fast and painless at the end of a
long life, but this is not handed out to all. Such regimes call us to account
in the now and this terrifies and abhors us (because our ‘crimes’ are minuscule
by proportion?)
But what of the opposite of this? What of
the balance and harmony in nature? If such abhorrent and unjust immediacy of pain
and suffering are manifest and evident in the world today, by the Laws of
Nature, it can only do so because there is a growing and thriving movement of
life-affirming, liberal, permissive and aware people. There is a strong and
growing movement that accepts and promotes the sacredness of life and the joy
that liberation brings, regardless of race, religion, culture or creed. More
and more people are choosing Life, becoming aware of the interconnectedness of
life and the shared virtues of us all. The butterfly that flaps its wings in
the Asian rainforest really does create a hurricane in the Americas.
Does this mean we are any less scared of
death? I don’t think so. Such evils can push us to embrace living so much more
as well as entice us to confront death with more death but this time of our own
choosing. Perhaps this is the crux of the matter – if we have choice or power
over our ending then we may feel more accepting of our finality? But will we
fear it less?
I’m not sure. It brings it closer and under
more control (so maybe it won’t happen after-all..?)
I am afraid of ISIS because I am afraid of
how I may be treated. I am afraid of the pain and suffering that I may be
subjected to. I am afraid of the manner of my death and the feelings and
thoughts that may surround it. It’s not my time. It’s never my time. But to be
close to death brings more humility and zest and appreciation for life. Safety
is over-rated, and I know I may just have or be those tyrannical, despotic behaviors
too; because power is the greatest turn-on. And sex and violence have always
been united. Short-lived and pleasure seeking, the sympathetic nervous system
governs both functions in the body.
I
am sure that right across the light and dark spectrum there is a continuum of
sexual practices. Perhaps sex is the healthiest way that we can access all these aspects of
ourselves too? Sex is the gateway to light and dark. Violence on the other hand
(rough and assertive writhing against one another aside) can only exist on the “existent-non-existent”
polarity. Dark = violent, Light = non-violent. “Dark Sex or Erotic Play”
exists. “Light Sex or Sacred Sex” also exists. If we are mindful and conscious
of what we are and what we do, all potentials of life are available to us with
minimum destruction, interference or desecration to ourselves and to others.
This is the practice for us. This is the
Middle Way. Fluid. Flow. Remembering, knowing what we are.
Be Your Best,
DL.
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| "Very good news for wankers everywhere..! - Dr. Deborah Anapol, author The Seven Natural Laws of Love |
Diamond Lotus is a sex-positive erotic explorer, educator, and author. As a Pelvic-Heart Integration facilitator, Diamond is passionate about promoting healthy models of intimate relating for young, straight men.
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