My magic castle

My magic castle

Saturday, February 5, 2011

The Magic Of The Field

Adults sometimes ask children, "What are you going to be when you grow up?" Sometimes these children reply with a career role which interests them such as 'fireman' or 'doctor'. I would hope, however, that some of those children would answer with "I'll let you know when I get there," or "Myself." Society encourages us to set goals as if they are targets, zeroing in on them with single minded attention. This is all very well for small goals, goals which can be planned out in short amounts of time under controlled circumstances. Going to college allows for that type of goal setting. The student is insulated to some extent from outside life and going to classes is the thing to do. The pressures and needs of outside life do not impinge that much. Then comes real life and all the needs, pressures, desires and influences are at hand. Here 'needs' influence the outcome. In the Newtonian physics view of things life can be calculated and controlled. But now we have discovered quantum mechanics and things do not go in such a straight line. Unseen forces seem to be at work. Mind may have more influence than we knew. To live in a world like this it is necessary to loosen up, let joy abound, be open to new things, let need have its place and remember that magic is well formed. Businesses which go after resources of the Earth in a rapacious manner, not considering the whole environment, including the people who live near those streams that will be polluted etc. are not utilizing magic. Their goals are too narrow. Just as stem cells develop into the organ that is needed, so too should our daily activities fit into a larger pattern of wholeness. Joy is needed. Love and friendship, hope, health, the safety of the environment. These are all part of the field which is magic. Dip into that world, that field of goodness and energy, whenever you can. May the spark be with you.

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