09/20/2024
๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ: Hermetics & Why Hanging with Humans is Still Worth the Effort ๐ซถ
Last nightโs Human Play Ground - Authentic Relating Games was truly something special.
We welcomed many new faces, and the most prominent feedback was surprise at how one can arrive to a room of strangers and leave feeling such closeness with these new people.
Hereโs my biggest aha from last night:
In a post-pandemic world, many of us have deprioritized face-to-face interaction because it takes energy. ๐ฎโ๐จ
We see it everywhereโ
โI donโt feel like peopling todayโ
or
โIโm staying in with my cat and a movie.โ
๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐
And hey, I love doing that too-
โญ๏ธ๐ฝ๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ง๐ฉ.๐ซถ
Donโt forget that you will also ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ energy back. And youโll grow stronger in the process.
In Modern Mystery School tradition, we teach the 7 Hermetic principles, two of which come to mind now:
The Hermetic principle of ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐ขโ
natural ebb and flow between solitude and togethernessโ reminds us that, while solitude is important for recharging, we are meant to swing back into connection.
Investing energy in human interaction is part of this rhythm.
The principle of ๐พ๐ค๐ง๐ง๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ or
โAs above, so below; as within, so withoutโโ
reminds us that the work we do together in Human Play Ground becomes a reflection of what happens in our external lives.
As we practice sensing ourselves and then relating, these skills ripple out into our personal and professional lives. The energy we cultivate within the HPG container reflects out into the world around us. The microcosm of Human Play Ground comes to mirror the macrocosm of greater humanity, and our orientation to it.
Aka if you practice within a reality paradigm that says humanity is hostile, your life will feel that way and youโll see the evidence of that belief everywhere.
But if you shift that practice to one of Loveโฆ and faith in othersโฆ and take the opportunities that they give you to show upโฆ suddenly all of Humanity is showing up. Suddenly Shamballah is here, and we are jumping timelines for the better.
The holographic nature of our universe means that the efforts we put into these relationships, no matter how small, have a profound impact on the world, rippling far beyond what we might realize.
SO- even if you donโt always feel like coming out, remember that connection is an investment in both yourself and the collective human heart. As within, so without.
The human connection we practice here shapes your life outside of this spaceโin every relationship, every interaction, and every moment of presence you bring into the world.
Thank you for coming to my TED talk. ๐คช๐งโโ๏ธ๐
If you came out last night, or to the previous HPG event, please comment below and tell us what it was like for you! This will give others an idea what they are in for. ๐๐๐
Art credit: Hakan Hisim
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