March Prompt Collab

How Little Loving Shifts in Consciousness Get Me Closer to Divine Consciousness Itself

Or at least my current understanding of how this Spirit Stuff works

Consciousness is the essence of the universe.

We can call it Essence, or Spirit, or Divine Creative Intelligence, as the Allness and Isness of Beingness. On the macro level.

On the micro, personal level, where I live, play, and contemplate most of the time, it’s awareness, mindset, and focus.

So when I say my consciousness shifts to Pure Consciousness more and more of the time, it makes sense. At least to me.

When the world is too much with me, I do my best not to hide from it.

I open my heart to its pain, like we’re doing now with and for Ukraine, doing what we can to alleviate suffering, calling for stricter sanctions against Putin, making donations, sharing stories, writing poetry, and praying, praying, praying for a speedy peaceful resolution.

Prayer works by the way.

Because at essence, we’re all consciousness.

Not as in the world we see is a dream or an illusion, though those beliefs look awfully tempting, especially now.

I can’t prove they are not true. Or true for that matter.

I prefer my ‘both/and’ cosmology. Yes, this is a spiritual universe. We are all made up of the divine holy stuff, no matter how far we stray.

And we are on a very real human journey. Along the way ‘bad’ stuff happens. The big question is why.

One explanatory story I adore says that before the universe we know and love was created, there was just God or Consciousness. Just an infinite Knowing Loving Formless Presence.

But this Infinite Knowing Loving Formless Presence couldn’t know itself because it had no vantage point from which to look. It could not get outside of itself to experience itself. Plus, it was lonely.

So It divided Itself.

Into dark and light. Into planets, stars, and galaxies. Into water and land. Into air, earth, fire, and water. Into animals, vegetables, and minerals.

That way one aspect of God could look at, interact with, and enjoy other aspects of God. The God rock could look up at the infinite beauty of a midnight sky and behold a bazillion God stars winking and twinkling back at it. And be comforted. And a little less lonely.

The God humpback whale could dive into God ocean’s depths and behold God octopi, God fishies, God sea anemones, God corals, God jellyfish, and even God sharks, in all their dazzling colors and undulating underwater dances. Even the God rockbound ones waved tentacles back and forth in the God ocean currents. And be delighted!

Original Divine Consciousness saw all this and was well pleased. And no longer lonely. Or bored. It got to experience itself in all those many facets.

But what God did not make was borders between countries. In fact, God didn’t make countries at all. We did.

God did not make Democrats or Republicans. We did.

God did not make good or bad, right or wrong, though some will say He did. Those same ones that say God is a he. But God did not. We did.

God Consciousness as I understand God Consocunsess does not judge, even though some say He does. Those same ones that call God he.

This brings me to my current growing edge in consciousness.

Letting Go of Judgement

This is a tall order. Of skyscraper proportions.

Our brains are trained to evaluate everything. Sort into categories: Safe means you’re okay. Maybe Not safe, proceed with caution. A little dangerous, go the other way. Very Dangerous, run like hell. Extreme Danger, kiss your loved ones or your own arse goodbye.

This keeps us alive. So I don’t want to switch that off completely.

But I’ve been judging people and their comments against my latest understanding of how all this works. My understanding of what is ‘spiritually correct’ as if I can really know. An understanding which keeps changing and evolving, so how could it even be a barometer?

How dare I judge someone’s remake as un-spiritual when the essence of Spirit is non-judgemental. Doesn’t that make me the un-spiritual one?

Indeed.

But I still do it.

Recently some friends wished for someone to take Putin out.

Chills ran up my spine when I heard this.

Don’t we know ‘better?’ Don’t we know putting that energy out, whether it’s anger, fear, or even justifiable rage only begets more of the same.

Thoughts and words are acts of consciousness after all. And we’re trying to evolve humanity’s consciousness ever higher. So that war is not the answer no matter what the question.

There I go judging. Which meant my open, accepting small ‘c’ consciousness was replaced by frustration, upset, and a stressful pressing need to set the record straight. As if I knew what the straight record was.

Being high and mighty comes with a price I no longer want to pay.

Thankfully, I caught myself, took deep breaths, and went into my favorite mantra–Ho’oponopono: I love you. I’m sorry. Please forgive me. Thank you.

All of those statements are true. In the moment and when I step back and think about it, always. This Hawaiin tradition allows me to take full responsibility for what is happening in and around me.

Putin invaded Ukraine. Because? There are economical-political reasons. There are psychological reasons. Always. The bottom line, and I know it sounds simplistic, is — hurt people hurt other people.

Calling for his life does not break that cycle. Nor does hating on him. As abhorrent as his actions are.

As Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. taught us, hate cannot conquer hate. Only love can do that. So, Vladimir Putin, I love you. I’m sorry. Please forgive me thank you. Just my way of shifting the energy inside of me. The only place I can shift it.

In consciousness. And in Consciousness. Moment by moment by moment if I am conscious of what’s going on inside and out. Which I try to do more and more of the time.

Even though it’s hard work.

So I treat myself by going outside to gaze up at the midnight sky where I behold a bazillion God stars winking and twinkling back at me.

And I remember everything is okay. Even me.

Special thanks go to Yana Bostongirl and Carmellita for creating and sharing this delightful prompt collab! And the places it took me!

Marilyn Flower writes humor to laugh the changes she wants to see and make. She’s the author of Creative Blogging: Ninja Writers Guide to Character Development and Bucket Listers, Get Your Brave On. Clowning and improvisation strengthen her resolve during these crazy times. Follow my Sacred Foolishness and Stay in touch!