[Wrencytet]

thomas merton wrote or translated a book called the "the way of chuang tzu." it reads as beautiful poetry. it stirs the soul, the heart and the mind! rumi did the same in cryptic compressed words that turn the heart inside out and i go a on a journey of awareness that is magical. i think arrons post are a modern refelctive expression of that highly skilled abilities of these other writers. they are thoughts that cause journeys and turn arounds and questions. perhaps dissettling . as so wisely put "take what you like and leave the rest."

it is sad that mental illness can be divinity or interpretations can run in our culture counter to what we can accept as mental stability. many saints have been considered menatlly ill! moses is considered by jewish humanist ( atheist) to be schizophrenic, st. joan of arc as well. my beloved van gogh killed himself. we could label him any number of ills. what genius and yet what pain!

so where does that lead us! look and see are we better aware! i would say yes! i made connections. i have a sister who is not on medication and she has prophetic utterances. she is a mystic . she is also very dangerous to be around for me because she uses this gift in ways that are manipulative. it has taken me time to discern this! however , her gift is real it is there and i can only know if it is real by the results! i choose not to tango with the personality because i am too sensitive to her. she is my sister and i go crazy around her! i go crazy! thank god i do .

in the pre-columbian culture of america those who were mentally ill were sacred people in their cultures. to bad that today we have a pejorative label on souls who are flooded with light and left in the state of chaos when the personality reacts. it takes much discipline to be a rumi or tomas merton or david wilcock or kenneths149, or art, or .......... i am for a forum that is open and compassionate. it should never be elitist in any way but as open as the sky, the infinite and there is room for all ideas i think.