By Heather Williams, H.W., M. (with permission)

January 18, 2024 (TheProsperos.org)

Are you skeptical about something?

SKEPTICAL = disbelieving, mistrustful, doubting; an attitude of doubt or a disposition to incredulity either in general or toward a particular object

QUESTION: Are you skeptical about something?

STORY: What are you skeptical about? I am skeptical about 5G. 5G is the fifth-generation technology and cellular phone companies began deploying it worldwide in 2019. Yet, no real scientific testing has been done on the safety of electro-magnetic-radiation flowing through our bodies. The Dalai Lama says: “With the new era in biogenetic science, the gap between moral reasoning and our technological capacities has reached a critical point. It is now almost impossible for ethical thinking to keep pace with these changes. Much of what is soon going to be possible is less in the form of new breakthroughs or paradigms in science than in the developments of new technological options combined with the financial calculations of business and the political and economic calculations of governments.” While Artificial Intelligence appears to be stunningly intelligent, it is a machine and it differs from humans in that it can’t be skeptical. AI doesn’t doubt or question the truthfulness of something. When humans doubt something, psychologists refer to this as “metacognition” – or the ability to think about your thinking – to recognize when you might be wrong or when it might be wise to seek a second opinion. Our conscience tells us when something feels wrong or right. We must listen to our conscience.

QUOTES

“Conscience is the organic link in the human biological instrument connecting us with the Mind and Heart of the Creator.” ~ Red Hawk

“The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race. It could take off on its own and re-design itself at an ever increasing rate. Humans, who are limited by slow biological evolution, couldn’t compete and could be superseded.” ~ Steven Hawking

“The real danger  is not that machines are more intelligent than we are – but that we will overestimate our latest thinking tools, prematurely ceding authority to them far beyond their competence.” ~ Daniel Dennett

“We are most inclined to overvalue science & technology.” ~ Thane

EXERCISE

STOP.

Sit quietly. Assume an erect posture. Sense the breath.

Sit calmly and bring to mind something you are skeptical about.

Get your pen and paper and write words or draw lines expressing yourself being skeptical about something and then listening to your conscience.

Move forward into your day honoring yourself for being willing to be curious.

By Heather Williams, H.W., M. (with permission)

January 16, 2024 (theprosperos.org)

Are you confused?

CONFUSED = being perplexed or disconcerted; disoriented with regard to one’s sense of time, place, or identity

QUESTION: Are you confused?

STORY: We all live in a “word-built-world”. Look around. I’ll bet that everything you see you name, label or judge it: “That’s a tree, a house, a window, a dog, a cloud, a cat, a person, a car, a knee, a nose, a finger.” Typically, we believe ourselves to be physical things in a physical world and everything appears to be separate from us. Words are important but they can block us from seeing our SOUL. Our SOUL is the formless, ever present, timeless Beingness that we always are – but we seldom are aware of this part of us. And, now with technology and our constant use of computers, we are bombarded with words and images (advertisements, emails, texts, social media posts). It is time for us to learn how to use words as doorways to our Higher Self – SOUL. TRANSLATION® or “Straight Thinking in the Abstract” is a valuable tool. Learn more: https://www.drawingtogether.com/translation-class

QUOTES

“Be willing to plow under the partial, separate self and be planted with the seeds of your far greater Essential SOUL Self.” ~ Thane

“The dangers of not thinking clearly are much greater now than ever before. It’s not that there’s something new in our way of thinking – it’s that credulous and confused thinking can be much more lethal in ways it was never before.” ~ Carl Sagan

“We are buried beneath the weight of information, which is being confused with knowledge; quantity is being confused with abundance and wealth with happiness.” ~ Tom Waits

EXERCISE

STOP.

Sit quietly.

Assume an erect posture. Sense the breath.

Sit calmly and just BE aware of any tension in your body. Observe it. Let it go. Feel the Presence of your SOUL.

Get your pen and paper and write words or draw lines describing the energy of your physical form and the energy of your formless SOUL flowing through you.

Move forward into your day feeling your formless SOUL Energy guiding your bodily form.

By Heather Williams. H.W., M. (with permission)

January 15, 2024 (TheProsperos.org)

Which are you? Binary ego-self or TRUE SELF?

BINARY = something made of two things or parts; a number system based only on the numerals 0 and 1; a division into two groups or classes that are considered diametrically opposite

QUESTION: Which are you? Binary ego-self OR True Self?

STORY: In 2015 I found the book, Self Observation – The Awakening of Conscience, by Red Hawk. He clearly describes the pathway toward our True Identity as Consciousness. It is a rough road but it is absolutely necessary! We all identify ourselves as material objects or binary things living in a world that is separate from us: you/me, smart/dumb, rich/poor, male/female, young/old, black/white, good/bad and lots more. Yes we have a material body but we are a SOUL. Our True Identity is Consciousness – our Soul. It is the Oneness that connects us with all of life. My little drawing here kinda expresses the ONENESS that is always back and behind our separate ego sense of self! And one day, I called Red Hawk, the author, and learned about what is called a “Work Chamber” where a group of people meet to read the book and discuss their personal WORK of releasing themselves from their ego identity and awakening to their True Identity. Group work is helpful in this kind of WORK. My Work Chamber is reading Red Hawk’s new book: Self Remembering – The Path to Non-judgmental Love. Learn more: https://www.drawingtogether.com/workchamber

QUOTES

“We must all learn to walk back and forth between matter-space and mind-space.” ~ Thane

“Know Thyself is one of the foundational spiritual teachings of humanity. It was above the entrance to the Oracle at Delphi. Socrates taught it to his students. Buddha calls it watching. Krishna calls it meditation. Jesus calls it witnessing. Mr. Gurdjieff calls it self observation. The essential tool to Know Thyself is simple self observation.” ~ Red Hawk

“You are free to be a servant to your Higher Self or a slave to your lower self.” ~ Paul Brunton

EXERCISE

STOP.

Relax.

Sit quietly. Assume an erect posture. Sense the breath.

Sit calmly and say to yourself: I am ready to observe without judgment my binary, reactive, mechanical nature – and I am ready to BE aware of my Higher Self as Consciousness.

Get your pen and paper and write words or draw lines expressing the ENERGY of ego-self and the ENERGY of ever present Higher Self.

Move forward into your day remembering your Higher Self.

By Heather Williams, H.W., M. (with permission)

Are you artificial?

ARTIFICIAL = humanly contrived; not natural or spontaneous; anything made as a substitute for what is natural

QUESTION: Are you artificial?

STORY: Well, here’s the story: Our inner, natural, One True Higher Self is Consciousness. Consciousness is the elemental life force present within all sentient beings that is formless, timeless, spaceless, boundless, unlimited, innate and ever Present as the Eternal Essence of our Being. Do you know this part of you? Well, there is more to us and we now have to talk about our ego. Our ego is our outer – artificial self – the bearer of our outer personality, as Carl Jung says. Ego is a humanly contrived mechanism that constructs our life experience through our daily choices, our beliefs, patterns, ignorance and allegiances. Consciousness is always present, however, our attention is focused much more on our outer, material, binary world of ego (you/me, good/bad, smart/dumb, rich/poor, left/right, etc.) Self observation (without judgment) is a reliable way to free yourself from your artificial self and to re-connect consciously with your natural, True Higher Self. Learn more: https://www.drawingtogether.com/workchamber

QUOTES

“Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real.” ~ Thomas Merton

“There is no reason and no way that a human mind can keep up with an artificial intelligence machine by 2035.” ~ Gray Scott

“It’s difficult to believe in yourself because the idea of self is an artificial construction. You are, in fact, part of the glorious oneness of the universe. Everything beautiful in the world is within you.” ~ Russell Brand

“Sooner or later, the U.S. will face mounting job losses due to advances in automation, artificial intelligence, and robotics.” ~ Oren Etzioni

“In humans it is possible through conscious effort to develop and mature to the level of the Creator.” ~ Red Hawk

EXERCISE

STOP.

Sit quietly. Assume an erect posture. Sense the breath.

Sit calmly. For one minute observe your ego without judgment and then for another minute observe your True Self as Essential Beingness.

Get your pen and paper and write words or draw lines expressing ego and True Self.

And move forward into your day playing with the skill of observing yourself without judgment.