Path to Awareness - Part 18 – Conclusion - The Child Returns

[kokopelle]

Identification with concepts of the world is the death of awareness. The child and the Fool are naturally aware. Every child has a god in him. Our attempt to mold the child will turn the god into a devil. The world beings with children, and they are the salvation. The world is lost to the adult, and only the children after us can save it.

To have awareness to watch and observe what is going on within and around you. Reality is always moving. We should strive to see through the eyes of a child instead of the labeling eyes of the adult. The uselessness and lunacy of adult labeling is seen in a recent Delta Airlines ad. People walk through the airport with luggage tags ephemerally attached to them. They say “Student”, “Cares”, “All Business” and so on. This makes perfect sense to us as adults, but is crazy to a child. Are these people all their tags say? Here is the lunacy.

The literature of the spiritual world proclaims the insight of the Child and the Fools. The archetype of the Child and the Fool have one thing in common: They are not afflicted by the blindness of attachment, and see reality for what it really is. They see it, and cannot describe it. Our blindness says they cannot describe it because they do not the gift of education, the power of words. The truth is that they cannot describe it because it cannot be described. When reality just IS, the magic of the Child and the Fool reign. Anything is possible, nothing is assured. (shades of Alice in Wonderland)

Children needs no conscience, no dogma, no rules when they are sensitive. Be sensitive. Be a child. Nourish the children and nourish yourself.

And lastly...

Spirituality is awareness awareness awareness

Comments

[lupini.livejournal.com]

So Peter Pan was right all along... :smile:

[valkyriur.livejournal.com]

Thank you for posting all of this. I read it all. :)

[greensh.livejournal.com]

Thank you for reading it! I wrote it several years ago. At the time I was facilitating a spiritual discussion group. This was a big project for me, taking several months to pull together and distill the information. It was also a "golden age" for my spiritual growth. My life started shifting several months after I put this together, and I am just now getting back into writing such material.

Question for you about tails. I asked myself if I had a tail and got a "yes". I went through a list of possible tails, receiving a strong "yes" on fox. As you've worked with fox before, can you share your personal experiences regarding this animal? Thanks! (grin)

[valkyriur.livejournal.com]

I found fox to be mostly intrigued and curious about everything. It seemed like I was always looking at something new. Fox is always willing to 'help' people; whether it ends up being good or bad is kind-of a question mark. Fox is very opinionate and is not afraid to pull in his 'chosen' to help 'win' a fray. Fox also seems to like to confuse. Sometimes will do things for the sole purpose of confusion.

That was my experience with fox, anyhow. :)

[greensh.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the feedback. I think I tend toward the trickster side of the fox, even as I seek to 'help' people.