Image 13 Bowie Transcendence/Death

According to the Tibetan Book of the Dead, every step we take in life will lead us to a "bardo" or peak experience. That is, we often have moments, phases, seasonal times when we feel like we're in a no-man's land... A "Low" place of in-between-being and becoming.

"Can you make, can you make it through? Can you make, can you make it through, my friend?" -Bowie

It's been said these shifts and Changes are like standing in a rushing bed of water: the river is one, but we are able to witness the waters are changing. We can learn to take the Changes in our lives Station to Station. Like a little baby taking the first steps - it requires some sensitivity to the moment... Rather than fight for "under-standing" - it is time to take the step of radical trust in the Universe! In this way, things begin shift into change where it is possible to descend into the self - and then transcend the self! If you are insensitive and try to go too far by pushing your willpower - death in some form will surely restrict and limit you. Something inside of you will dissolve, until you become strong enough in your own emptiness and surrender to try again. Let the dead bury their dead. Reality would dictate that The Truth Is What Is. To face "What Is", is to be in your truth and to initiate change through your personal practice of integrity and sense of purpose. But change is not something that can be forced according to our own timing. "Reality" does not cooperate with lies. No amount of wishing, hoping, or praying will change What Is! So don't beat yourself up. Know when to lay-low, and conserve your energy for the important times.

Faith in accepting that you have no choice but to surrender to the process of life cycles is part of The Mystery. It's a mystery teaching. The vibe goes beyond explanation or understanding; it's something, more, to be transformed/transmuted through conscious experience. In times like this, we often feel convinced we've been deserted by our Spirit Guides and Watchers... (When it is actually their energy holding us up.)

"I rather think the older I get, the faster you let go of what you do, the better for your sanity." -David Bowie; Raygun, Oct. '95

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