E x p l o r i n g d i f f e r e n t s p i r i t u a l p a t h s has value, but i t r a r e l y
r e s o l v e s t h e c o r e i s s u e s - b e c a u s e t h o s e i s s u e s r e s i d e w i t h i n t h e
person, n o t t h e r e l i g i o n or t r a d i t i o n . T r u t h i s t r u t h , immutable. I f
humans choose to disregard it, profane i t with hypocrisy, even k i l l
i n i t s name - t h a t d o e s n ' t a l t e r t h e T r u t h i t s e l f o n e i o t a .
I t remains unblemished. No s p i r i t u a l system is immune to humanity's
b a s e r impulses o f c o r r u p t i o n and greed i n fi l t r a t i n g . That's why
fi n d i n g one's own way becomes p a r a m o u n t .
You a r e the a r b i t e r a s s i g n i n g meaning to the p a t t e r n s . At every
level o f existence, we make b e s t - g u e s s i n t e r p r e t a t i o n s from
incomplete data. Matching o u t e r p a t t e r n s t o i n n e r memories,
p r o j e c t i n g p e r s o n a l relevance onto them - a gamble t h a t o u r r e a d i n g
is a c c u r a t e enough to e n s u r e g e n e t i c propagation into the n e x t
g e n e r a t i o n .
Evolve o r p e r i s h .
As long as vital energy and lifeblood flow, the ruby s l i p p e r s
r e m a i n a f fi x e d . I t ' s o n l y when t h a t a n i m a t i n g s p a r k e x t i n g u i s h e s
t h a t we become mere empty husks, usually due to instinctual injury.
Toto symbolizes u n f e t t e r e d i n s t i n c t , menaced but unbroken by t h e
w i t c h ' s m a l i c e .
D o r o t h y won't s u r r e n d e r h e r e s s e n c e t o a n y d o m i n a n c e . S h e r e b u f f s
the p a r a s i t i c vampires s e e k i n g to bleed h e r dry for t h e i r f a l s e
sovereign c o n s t r u c t . Her sovereignty alone matters. The ruby
s l i p p e r s r e p r e s e n t h e r g r o u n d i n g in o rg a n i c t h r i v i n g , powering
her through the journey unaided. The Tin Man, the Lion, and the
Scarecrow are simply aspectual fragments of her own complete
beinghood, providing a l l she needs to fi n i s h the quest homeward.
In the end, we're a l l j u s t trapped in the same cyclical patterns,
b u i l d i n g the same w a l l s a g a i n and again... One man a f t e r
another - one generation t o the next - century a f t e r
c e n t u r y - forever and ever (until NOW).
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