Art of God

Brooks says that the original purpose of psychology was to describe human's relationship to God. During last few hundred years this purpose shifted somewhat, and we ended up with psychology that strives to understand, describe and correct human behavior so that it fits inside of society's norms and ideas of what is "normal", "right", "moral", "desirable". Psychology makes sure, in short, that we are all good boys and girls.

I’d like to share a few bits that have become clear to me of late, and which I hope will be helpful to others.

I just went home. Back to Upstate NY and the family stew. Three days since my return, I am recovering from the body-slamming cold it gave me. But this is just par for the course when I go back, which is why I always resolve not to do it.

Each trip home I go fortified in who I am, but then the family stuff seeps into all my unconscious cracks and blind spots. Next thing I know, I'm numbed out and one with the misery. The question is how do I not lose myself? My rational mind screams, "Don't go there!" But the truth is that if I can go back to the source of all my trauma and only be who I am, I can do it anywhere on this planet and beyond. And that's always a consoling thought as I haul my bags towards the plane.

I had an interesting experience once. It was during my Zen years, one night at the end of a long retreat. I sat in meditation, rather tired and sleepy if I remember correctly, waiting for the end so that I could untangle what was left of my legs and go to sleep, when all kinds of funky things started happening to me.

Artists of God, graduates and Gods in training

It occurred to me that true Peace is the resultant state of Unity. When Unity is achieved, true balance and Peace result. This is a state of equilibrium: the feminine and the masculine energies hold space equally for each other, and, in their respective authorities, fully support one another.

I was really scared today. While taking my customary evening walk I got ambushed and attacked but all sorts of "what ifs" and "then whats". My life was going to crumble and turn to dust, I was going to crumble and turn to dust with it and, as a result, die lonely and forgotten under some bridge or another.

I’ve just finished viewing “God’s Warriors”, which was a three part, 6 hour, “CNN Presents” series hosted by Christian Anmanpor. Each part focused on the extreme elements and philosophies of Judaism, Islam and Christianity, respectively. I found it to be both eye opening and disturbing.

The thought just hit me. It does seem very obvious and trivial, yet it FEELS like something important, impactful and insightful. To me, at least.

The more I think about it, the more reality opens...

Change of perspective is the key in God Psychology. It is all that needs to be done. Change of perspective on who we are, change of perspective on reality.

It is a theme that follows me around these days, I keep encountering the same subject seen from opposite perspectives, the same issue seen in completely different ways.

But what in God's name am I talking about?! This is what:

have you seen this movie?