#59
Yesterday's Nice Thing: Being told I was one of the best teachers in the world.
My dad wanted me to tell you that he thinks whatever you are teaching us is really good and that you are one of the best teachers in the world - and I think that you are one of the best teachers in the world too.
It has been a short but weird week. I was telling Lianne that I have been feeling unanchored, unmoore lately and she thought maybe it had to do with the poles shifting. I never considered that, but it is a possibility. Also, I have been reading about Hermes and last night I read about Ahriman, again. The materialism and fundamentalism is paving the way for this awful creature which Steiner said would take on a human form, just as Christ had done. It is interesting that he should single out the three biggest issues in the world today nad have done so at a time when no one was identifying them: Christian fundamentalism brought on by the narrow reading of the Bible, economics (Banking in particular) and mechanisation and materialism - a science which only recognises these two characteristics as science.
The way to counteract this Steiner says is to recognise that there is a spiritual reality to life. That there are forces which operate beyond our ability to measure them.
It is very interesting. I need to read more - this is giving me solace because Steiner identifies the four huge areas which are increasingly not being challenged, and he also poses solutions. These three developments in our civilisations will prepare the way for the coming of Ahriman, who was born at the start of this century - so this creature will bring even more misery in ten years time, when he or she comes of age.
Steiner says that Lucifer was born in China three thousand years ago - and from there spread the Greek civilisation. Then Christ was born and redeemed the developments there to enable us to integrate Luciferic learning in a healthy manner. For the past 500 years, since the Renaissance, Ahriman has been preparing the ground for his coming.
Sometimes I phrase my daily struggles with stupid (or illusion) as Steiner says, as a battle with the angels - to stand on the side of the angels. This is possibly why. Also I feel often that we seem to get nowhere. The forces of Ahriman are backed up to the hilt - when I see the evil UK media attack Corbyn out of blatant self interest, and I see people who would stand to gain do themselves in because they have been told to do so, and I see those who gain the most from all this purposely manipulate everything so that they can earn MORE - so that it is only about money - the fight intensifies and we on the side of the angels are on our knees. ~But we must rise all the time and never let ourselves be defeated. This is their hope, to just keep hitting us and we must keep rising and creating positive new places and spaces - I am no longer of an age where I am simply working away in the background. I know the story even better than I have ever known it - and I need to stand and be counted in this Manichean war - because that is how it has been framed by them - every soldier, every person counts in this battle, and I cannot, I simply cannot shrug my shoulders and give up.
And Steiner gives four steps in order to do this: always have wonder, always seek the truth, recognise that there is a spiritual reality and work with all these three elements in the world. That just does me fine. I am happy with that. Those are the tenants by which I shall now live. Keep wonder, seek truth, acknowledge the spiritual, work with all of those.
And so, after coming full circle, after feeling so miserable and depressed about everything and the state of the world, I am now back in business. Steiner identified all these things years and years ago and he also gave a solution to them. And everyday I work in these solutions - I give entirely of myself in these solutions. I am filled with gratitude and love and happiness when I work in these solutions.
And yes, I get tired, and partly the creatures of Ahriman, they are fighting back, of course they are - casting aspersions on good people, discrediting things which they see are dangerous to them. And their intention is to utterly demoralise us. And they succeed - everyday another soldier leaves the frontlines to shrug their shoulders and go, what is the use, what is the point? At that moment, they have won. They are victorious. I am not giving you that satisfaction Ahriman. You are a total asshole and I have never given into total assholes. I am never giving up, I am never giving in, and I never going to stop working against illusion and materialism. Never. I am standing on the side of the angels and I am standing up to be counted. The world is full of wonder and delight and love and possibility. And I am going to be looking after it and nothing you can do is going to ever take that from me. I understand now.
I used to think that this was just Steiner spinning again - just saying weird and frankly crazy things, but almost fifteen years after I was introduced to him and the madness which the world has undergone, it make total sense. I believe that there is an Ahriman, that it has probably been incarnated, all the signs are there, and those who are going to stand on the side of the angels need to be prepared.
I see you Ahriman - and I am not getting out of the way.
My dad wanted me to tell you that he thinks whatever you are teaching us is really good and that you are one of the best teachers in the world - and I think that you are one of the best teachers in the world too.
It has been a short but weird week. I was telling Lianne that I have been feeling unanchored, unmoore lately and she thought maybe it had to do with the poles shifting. I never considered that, but it is a possibility. Also, I have been reading about Hermes and last night I read about Ahriman, again. The materialism and fundamentalism is paving the way for this awful creature which Steiner said would take on a human form, just as Christ had done. It is interesting that he should single out the three biggest issues in the world today nad have done so at a time when no one was identifying them: Christian fundamentalism brought on by the narrow reading of the Bible, economics (Banking in particular) and mechanisation and materialism - a science which only recognises these two characteristics as science.
The way to counteract this Steiner says is to recognise that there is a spiritual reality to life. That there are forces which operate beyond our ability to measure them.
It is very interesting. I need to read more - this is giving me solace because Steiner identifies the four huge areas which are increasingly not being challenged, and he also poses solutions. These three developments in our civilisations will prepare the way for the coming of Ahriman, who was born at the start of this century - so this creature will bring even more misery in ten years time, when he or she comes of age.
Steiner says that Lucifer was born in China three thousand years ago - and from there spread the Greek civilisation. Then Christ was born and redeemed the developments there to enable us to integrate Luciferic learning in a healthy manner. For the past 500 years, since the Renaissance, Ahriman has been preparing the ground for his coming.
Sometimes I phrase my daily struggles with stupid (or illusion) as Steiner says, as a battle with the angels - to stand on the side of the angels. This is possibly why. Also I feel often that we seem to get nowhere. The forces of Ahriman are backed up to the hilt - when I see the evil UK media attack Corbyn out of blatant self interest, and I see people who would stand to gain do themselves in because they have been told to do so, and I see those who gain the most from all this purposely manipulate everything so that they can earn MORE - so that it is only about money - the fight intensifies and we on the side of the angels are on our knees. ~But we must rise all the time and never let ourselves be defeated. This is their hope, to just keep hitting us and we must keep rising and creating positive new places and spaces - I am no longer of an age where I am simply working away in the background. I know the story even better than I have ever known it - and I need to stand and be counted in this Manichean war - because that is how it has been framed by them - every soldier, every person counts in this battle, and I cannot, I simply cannot shrug my shoulders and give up.
And Steiner gives four steps in order to do this: always have wonder, always seek the truth, recognise that there is a spiritual reality and work with all these three elements in the world. That just does me fine. I am happy with that. Those are the tenants by which I shall now live. Keep wonder, seek truth, acknowledge the spiritual, work with all of those.
And so, after coming full circle, after feeling so miserable and depressed about everything and the state of the world, I am now back in business. Steiner identified all these things years and years ago and he also gave a solution to them. And everyday I work in these solutions - I give entirely of myself in these solutions. I am filled with gratitude and love and happiness when I work in these solutions.
And yes, I get tired, and partly the creatures of Ahriman, they are fighting back, of course they are - casting aspersions on good people, discrediting things which they see are dangerous to them. And their intention is to utterly demoralise us. And they succeed - everyday another soldier leaves the frontlines to shrug their shoulders and go, what is the use, what is the point? At that moment, they have won. They are victorious. I am not giving you that satisfaction Ahriman. You are a total asshole and I have never given into total assholes. I am never giving up, I am never giving in, and I never going to stop working against illusion and materialism. Never. I am standing on the side of the angels and I am standing up to be counted. The world is full of wonder and delight and love and possibility. And I am going to be looking after it and nothing you can do is going to ever take that from me. I understand now.
I used to think that this was just Steiner spinning again - just saying weird and frankly crazy things, but almost fifteen years after I was introduced to him and the madness which the world has undergone, it make total sense. I believe that there is an Ahriman, that it has probably been incarnated, all the signs are there, and those who are going to stand on the side of the angels need to be prepared.
I see you Ahriman - and I am not getting out of the way.
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