Soul Times ahead

Our SOUL is a mystery. No-one has seen it. Found it. Physically. Many post-modern scientists even dispute its existence.

Is it GOD? The universe. The one ground of being. Source. The Dao. Lord. The way. Life Force. Chi. Atman. Holy Spirit. Logos. Krisna. Psyche. Allah. Jaweh….you can name it anything?

Is SOUL one common thing or do we all have different SOULS?

Is SOUL the only real common ground we have? The universe, galaxies, stars, planets, mother earth, plants, animals, humans?

It makes sense that it is ONE thing. 13.8bn years old. Maybe even older. Folded back on itself in time and space. Eternal.

That we all have it. Not just everybody. Or everything living – plant, animal, you name it.  But everything that is and has been and will be.

All just ONE thing. All manifestations and forms of the same ONE thing. SOUL.

And it wants to be. It wants to thrive. It wants to be fed.

So when I recognise that I am SOUL and I see another as SOUL too. I have love.

SOUL wants SOUL. Life wants more life. SOUL sees SOUL.

SOUL is the universal power of everything. Always has been. Always will be.

As humans, it pulls us back towards itself like a magnetic force.

Imagine how SOUL has travelled? Primitive. Deeply ancient. Like sound. Light. Energy. Vibrations. Frequencies. Resonance. Sight. Touch, Taste. Love. Emotion.

Fire. Earth, Water. Stars. Sun. Steel. Wood. Nature. Seasons. Cycles. Stages

All that power in each of US.

SOUL is not a way to get POWER. Like Socialism. Or Communism. Or Capitalism. SOUL is POWER. The only real POWER. Nothing – no government, no system, no hierarchy, no market, no human, no king, no sovereign, no company, no family, no empire – has ever come anywhere near SOUL.

I am not really interested any more about the mystery of what happens to a SOUL after death. I don’t know. Many religions have their paths to keeping one’s SOUL forever. And that’s beautiful.

What I am interested in is, is what do we do to FEED OUR SOUL whilst we are alive?

Everything was, is and will be, the heart, hands, feet, face of SOUL. The earth. Our planet. Stars. The sky. Sea. Fish. Flowers, Each of us.

SOUL cannot die. But we can lose it, separate from it, sell it, bury it, during our brief patch of consciousness.

When this happens it not only looks like Hell! It is HELL. Separate from SOUL. Fear. Greed. Heartless. Self-centredness. Out of control Ego. Deceptive. Addiction. Dismantling.

We became aware of our SOUL only once we were mature enough to be truly self-aware.

It was always there but it seems like it was divinely breathed into us the day we were born.And then in a way when we are ‘re-born’.

But it has always been there. Always will be.

SOUL is wild beyond measure. Imagine an underground dynamic highly energetic root network made up of every atom, quark, particle, compound, element, energy, thought, organism, image, word, sound, smile, dance, tear, wave….ever……and still you don’t get close.

Right now it feels like it is in your body. Close to your heart. It is NOT in your head.

SOUL is where your loving kindness and awareness sits. Where your empathy, forgiveness and compassion are. Your calm. Your contentedness. Your peace.

Your heart.

But SOUL is also where your dismantling happens before it is reassembled.

SOUL is not about words. Concepts. Thoughts.

But feelings.

And actions.

Like this one: BE HONEST.

Or this one: BE KIND.

Or even this one. JUST TRY.

Because it is ONE it cannot hurt itself.

Your Body and therefore your SOUL relate to Images. Sounds. Smells. Sensations. Touch. Tastes. Vibrations. Feelings. Energy. Stillness. It delights in all these…..

It is basic. Raw. Simple. Grounded. Primordial. Earthy. Present. Now. It never changes. It was. Is. Will be.

Feeding our SOUL is how we reclaim our full humanity. How we connect with ourselves again, with each-other and with our home – our ocean planet.

It has no time and space. No form. It is eternal.

For each of us to access it, to FEED IT, we have to get out of our thinking mind and get into the intuitive, instinctive, ancient, primitive intelligence of our body.

To dive deep into the dark unknown that is soul. Trusting that new life, new beginnings, our own resurrection lies below.

In acceptance. In honesty.  In reverence. In humility. In forgiveness. In grace. In binding with our own darkness. In work. In service. In vocation. In celebration. In gratitude.

Finally in joy.

SOUL starts when the words stop…

Like a smile. A tear. A wagging tail. Smell of garlic and mushrooms cooking downstairs. Eddie Vedder’s sweet baritone voice. Seeing 2 lovers holding hands at sunset. A bed-time story. A goodnight hug. Saying NO to your lower self. And then reminding yourself of the dismantling of your life if you don’t say NO. Soul is telling the truth. Forgiving. Going in. Down.

SOUL lives in family and friends.

SOUL is in real life. Not screen life. Its not social media. Or AI. Or an app. Or machine-learning. Or Zoom. Or e-commerce. Or the future. Or Nasdaq. Or Bitcoin. Or virtual reality. Or concepts. Or science. Or any novel schools of thought either.

SOUL does not compete. Ever. Neither does SOUL try and move away. It never seeks more. Never needs or desires progress.

It is the opposite of EGO. It is not “I” but “WE” and “THOU”. It is about an “US”. A collective bigger than just me. Any collective bigger than me. 2, 3, 6, 15, 50, 150, 30k, 10m. 7,8bn. Where 2 or more are gathered. There it is.

It adds and multiplies. Never divides and subtracts.

It is not new. But old. Ancient. Primitive. Timeless.

It is not complex. But simple. Yet so vague, ambiguous, ubiquitous.

At once, sludge and swamp. Then suddenly a wide open mountain of silence and snow.

It is not stressful. Rather it is about surrender.

SOUL has no label. No-one owns it. It is a mystery. But it is there, for sure.

Governments can’t give it to you. Nor can your employer. You also can’t buy it in the markets either.

You can’t DO your way to your SOUL. You just BE and let SOUL come up to you. From your very own depths.It lies in your roots. Waiting to be accessed.

But we can lose our SOUL.Our way to SOUL. Every time we choose to not go down and in.

SOUL is the product. The ‘how and why’ it works. Not the packaging or the hype.

Right now – more than ever in the world. Its what we all need.

No market control. No Government corruption. No hype. No fake news. No empty promises.

Break away from over-consumption. Over-indulgence. Instant gratification. From pleasuring ourselves to death.

What does SOUL feed on?  What does it want from us?

SOUL is about who we are becoming. Our intention.

It wants us to see our unfolding as a journey, which it has pre-shaped already.

It wants us to bend to it. Bow to it.

A move towards a bigger unfolding of who we are in the world, in service of others, to wearing bigger shoes, to a fuller life, to balancing out any biases that we may have developed, of more openness, more adventure, more honesty, more courage, more compassion, more responsibility – of taking back control our own actions, our inner realm of thoughts and behaviour, to growing in our relationships, to slowing down, to more gratitude, finally contentment.

Freedom. Joy. Liberty. Growth. Surrender. Acceptance. Trust. Honesty. Seeing the whole picture. Good, bad and ugly. Sitting firm. Rooting in. Going in. Down. Deep. Reflecting.

Community.

So, to be clear….it is not about what we DO.

Think of your Mum. SOUL is like that. What is it that makes / made her smile? Connect with that and we can feel vital. Alive.

Maybe it was a visit? A call? Being together? Including her. Letting her see you as well – Joyful. Content. Comforting and encouraging each-other. Being seen. Listened to. Cared for. Hugged. When you told her she is loved. That you are grateful for everything she did. Looking her in the eye. Allowing her to still be a part of your unfolding life.

Breath. Stillness.

SOUL is where justice resides. Our very own homeostasis. Karma HQ.

Its when we connect with others. Even in thoughts. Or Prayers. Blessings. Its Quantum in nature. Try it.

SOUL is anywhere where people meet up in person, in real life. Where 2 or more are gathered in the name of love, service, joy, friendship, family. It is alive in homes, churches, temples, mosques, synagogues, schools, hospitals, clubs, communities. At concerts, in restaurants, at sport events.

SOUL is about ‘love of the sport’, the game itself. Not the result.

It chides us to not be wasteful. Too hasty. Too flighty. Too ambitious. Too confident.

SOUL is not about success or attainment or achievement or status.

It is about character. Loyalty. Values. Intention. Love. Kindness.Humility.

Inclusion not exclusion. The welcome not the judgement.

It is in the 12-steps to sobriety not the 12-steps to a quick $1m or to enlightenment.

The move in and down to our own pain and the suffering in others.

So it can be found there in the eulogies not the promoting and campaigning.

It covers the shame. Gives grace, even when undeserved. Compels us to repent. Forgives.

It visits us when we slow down. Rest. Are still.

It guides us when we sleep. Dream.

It talks to us through our bodies. Pains. Niggles, Ailments. Compulsive behaviors. Our neuroses. Psychoses. Pathos.

SOUL is the ultimate POWER there is. But it never shouts that. Still, its obvious. Once you know it…nothing else comes close.

Humankind. Mankind. Brotherhood. Sisterhood. Motherhood. Fatherhood.

This is where true FREEDOM lies.

Moving towards people. Others. Towards planet. Our home. Because of SOUL. Not away from people. Not away from self. Not away from planet.

Loving your enemy. Your neighbour. Like yourself.

Like chefs do, musicians, comedians, artists, carpenters and dancers as well. Film-makers, playwriters, actors too. Athletes. Surfers. Yogis. Hikers. Teachers. Nurses…it is everywhere.

Like plants. Like animals. They point to SOUL. To LOVE. Like religion, believe it or not. And art. And music. It is all around. Thanksgiving. Christmas. And so many more things.They bring us joy and togetherness simply by being soulful themselves.

Its there when you use your hands. Like a mother hugging a child. Or a father protecting his family by working in the field.

Or when you widen the frame to see another’s POV. When you can hold 2 opposing thoughts……yet still remain in love. Finally mature.

SOUL thrives in the activities that take place in communities. The playing of drums, chanting, the singing of hymns, playing of music, the recitation of poetry, listening to stories, praising in worship, reading of scriptures, connecting with ancient practices and rituals.Being in a circle. Round a fire.

Soul demands that we come home. That we are prodigal. That we see this point in space and time as home, that we drop down into the present moment, the ground on which we are standing and that we find it enough.

That we finally feel satiated, satisfied, loved, healthy and balanced.

Grateful.

On sacred ground.

The Namaste in you. The Christ in you. The Aloha in you. The Shalom in you. The Inshallah in you.

SOUL is more about NOW than anything else.

About being whole.

Beloved.

Peace.

So we can make the most of the gift of being alive. Being a brief witness to it all.

To the one love.

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