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Beauty is a Force of Nature - You are Born From Beauty
Welcome to this Week's Edition of Red Things on Tuesday.Beauty is a Force of NatureWe often think of beauty as just an adjective. This sunset is beautiful. That song is beautiful. One of the wise sages whose feet I have been lucky enough to sit at clarified for me, "Beauty is a force. It is the universal power behind the harmony of all of creation. Beauty is a goddess. It's beyond gender, but it's also a goddess." It's beauty beyond the ego's ideas of aesthetics; it's the beauty of infinite consciousness. We're all here because of this force. We exist as a manifestation of the divine power of beauty. We're expressions of splendor. It's something I've experienced in non-ordinary consciousness. You probably have, too. Getting knocked over by the fullness of universal beauty. Realizing it's irresistible, unstoppable. That's one of my favorite kinds of psychedelic experiences, the kind where I'm beaten senseless by infinite beauty. Or when It's like the movie 'Alien' and I realize that the beauty has been inside me all along, and I can't stop it from bursting out of my chest and splattering everything around me with healing, rainbow light. This has the lasting effect of recalibrating my senses. I don't always prioritize the essential goodness of beauty and harmony. Because of quirks of my personality, and my habits, sometimes I find myself drawn to things that are less than beautiful. Sometimes I find myself thinking thoughts that are not quite as lovely as I might desire. In the period of time after a journey, however, I seem to be a little bit more in harmony with the great harmony. Go figure. I find myself naturally being drawn to the pure and the true and the wholesome in the times after. I find myself recoiling from quite ordinary bits of society that don't usually bother me. I notice more clearly when I'm not living in accordance with my values. Some of it lasts, but not all. I've got a lifetime of experience being me, and that's not going to change overnight. One of the most beautiful changes that I've experienced while doing this work is being ok with that. The shame of not being instantly illuminated and perfect has largely evaporated. The need to be perfect instantly has been laughed out of the room. I can do what I can to grow, and still appreciate myself the way I am. It's a beautiful paradox. How to integrate these experiences? Slow way down. This is the first thing that comes to mind. You never see anyone rushing through an art gallery. You don't gobble down chocolate mousse. At least I hope you don't, you savage you. We're taught to savor the wonderful experiences that come in through our senses and to savor the brilliance that can emerge from the inner doorways to the infinite. Maybe we become a connoisseur of infinite subtlety. Maybe we become a superfan of the totality of existence. Maybe we open ourselves up to a love affair with the goddess of infinite goodness. Whatever we choose, may it tune us, may it bring us into harmony with the ultimate, that the healing rainbows may burst forth from our chest for all time. If you want to practice this with me, come take a class, or join the Golden Road. We can work on it together. Shadow Work for Hot Messes - 2 hour classDecember 16th, 2024, at 5pm Pacific, 8pm Eastern - $40 Supporting Psychedelic Integration with Art and CreativityJanuary 9th at 5pm Pacific, 8pm Eastern - Free Meditation for the Journey - 6 Week ClassBegins Monday, January 20th - $600 Inspiration Alchemy - 12 Week ClassBegins Monday, February 10th - $697 https://inspirationalchemy.com Essential Psychedelic Preparation - 6 Week ClassBegins Wednesday, February 12th - $500 Small Group Work with Daniel - The Golden RoadGroup integration Coaching - Thrusdays at noon eastern - $50/month We've started a group offering called The Golden Road Bill Graham produced a series of summer concerts at Tanglewood in 1970. They're all good!Overcome with creative blocks with David Choe - silly and good.Raving in the grave with Rupert CallenderSubmit your product or service for our Holiday Gift GuideOur Annual Psychedelic Holiday Gift will be coming out on December 17th. It's your chance to get your offering in front of our 13k person mailing list and our 84.5k instagram following. It can't be illegal stuff, sorry, friends! Learn more about the gift guide! Links to All Integration CirclesAll Donation-based Circleshttps://tamintegration.com/psychedelic-integration/ Sponsor this EmailIf you have a product or service, you can sponsor this email and promote yourself to the 13k subscribers of this email. DisclaimerNothing in this email should be considered medical or legal advice. We're not suggesting that you break any laws or do anything dangerous. This email is offered as education and entertainment in the spirit of harm reduction. Consult medical and legal professionals if you have questions. Sometimes, there are affiliate links in this email. It helps support this project. Thank you! |
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