The nature of glamour,and its hold on us.

[jim barlow]

It is when we can begin to function as more inclusive,rather than exclusive,and see the interconnectivity with all form,that we will begin to dispel the fogs and mists of glamour.

These are the words of a man who doesn't take religion any more seriously than a folkways tradition; who is a casual stroller down the isles of mythologies. I couldn't agree with you more.

Exept perhaps for a little entertainment now and then even though some say it has a blinding effect even after the performance.

[mkirkpatrick]

It is when we can begin to function as more inclusive,rather than exclusive,and see the interconnectivity with all form,that we will begin to dispel the fogs and mists of glamour.

These are the words of a man who doesn't take religion any more seriously than a folkways tradition; who is a casual stroller down the isles of mythologies. I couldn't agree with you more.

Exept perhaps for a little entertainment now and then even though some say it has a blinding effect even after the performance.

Many thanks Jim,I cannot promise any entertainment,but will resist through the
many glamours that life throws up at us!

regards michael.

[mkirkpatrick]

Glamour arose when mankind recognised and registered desire as an incentive,thus
demonstrating his humanity and his distinction from the animal,because it is the mind
which reveals the existance of desire.
The instinctual effort to satisfy desire-innate and inherent in the lower nature,gave
place to planned efforts to meet desire,involving the directive use of the mind.

Thus the line of demarcation between the animal and the human has become increasingly
apparent and the first and basic expression of pure selfishness appeared long long ago.

Later,as evolution proceeded and desire shifted from one planned satisfaction to another
it began to take on a less physical aspect and mankind sought pleasure in emotional
experience and in its dramatisation,this led to the establishment of the drama as its
first artistic expression.
TBC

regards michael.

[jim barlow]

I agree, Michael, that man is a more complex animal. This implies of course the entire animal baggage s(he) is carrying around. Add to this an extended childhood (additional luggage), his reliance on others (language, books etc) and all the crap that's flying around (more obsolete social and personal stuff) and one wonders how in this hell an individual, skirting all the phoney shortcuts (glamor etc) is capable to glimpse at sanity once in a while.

I think this outcome can only be a very personal one. It cannot be copied or assembled. It has to be translated into personal terms. (Much like madness is, a less fortunate result of this personalization.)

One feature of this kind of thinking is the simultanious entertainment of appropriate opposites, remaining comfortable with both being truly given and going on from there.

I think this is an important step out of the jungle.

[mkirkpatrick]

I agree, Michael, that man is a more complex animal. This implies of course the entire animal baggage s(he) is carrying around. Add to this an extended childhood (additional luggage), his reliance on others (language, books etc) and all the crap that's flying around (more obsolete social and personal stuff) and one wonders how in this hell an individual, skirting all the phoney shortcuts (glamor etc) is capable to glimpse at sanity once in a while.

I think this outcome can only be a very personal one. It cannot be copied or assembled. It has to be translated into personal terms. (Much like madness is, a less fortunate result of this personalization.)

One feature of this kind of thinking is the simultanious entertainment of appropriate opposites, remaining comfortable with both being truly given and going on from there.

I think this is an important step out of the jungle.

That is so true Jim,we need to accept personel responsibility for ourselves,look for
a clearing in the fog,and march through with courage.
Thanks for your comments.

regards michael.

[theunify]

writing style; 5
creativity; 4
on track; 3

Excellent Article Kirk, our longings for love happen as if we should be playing sport not to think one is deserving of the ball for the ball will never come! But the celebration comes after a game when all your players have survived!

[mkirkpatrick]

writing style; 5
creativity; 4
on track; 3

Excellent Article Kirk, our longings for love happen as if we should be playing sport not to think one is deserving of the ball for the ball will never come! But the celebration comes after a game when all your players have survived!

Thanks foryour kind words my friend,btw,is that 5 out of a hundred?


regards michael.

[mkirkpatrick]

We exist in a world of glamour,there are literally hundreds of glamours,that exist within us, here are but a few,the glamour of the love of being loved!The glamour of popularity!
The glamour of personal wisdom?The glamour of selfish responsibilty!The glamour of too
complete an understanding,which negates right action?The glamour of self-pity!
The glamour of the messiah complex,in theworld of religion and world need! The glamour
of fear,based on undue sensitivity!The glamour of self-sacrifice! The glamour of selfish
unselfishness?? The glamour of self-satisfaction! And finally the glamour of selfish service!


Powerful energies are playing upon humanity,producing effects in all the three bodies of
man.They are evoking glamours in the emotional nature and illusions in the mental nature.Those easily subject to glamour become at this time conscious of an emphasised
duality.The subject,as you will therefore see,is vast,and this science of the psychological
influences and the results of their impact upon the human mechanism is,as yet,in its infancy.

tbc.

regards michael.

[mkirkpatrick]

Of the many,many glamours,that surround and engulf us,one in particular,I find most
amusing and also disturbing,that of the "designer label"I have been involved in many heated exchanges about this one!

If I got hold of an empty coal-sack,cut a few holes in it,and put my name right across
the front of it,would you pay a thousand dollars for it!Of course you would not,but instead
put the name of some other chap who is "well known" and famous!Then you would pay
plenty for that "designer coal-sack"?

The wanabee generation,instant fame,just like that!From a nobody to a somebody in
24 hours.It truly amazes me that some will many times over the "true value" of a bit of
cloth,sunglasses,shoes,simply because it has the name of someone theywill never ever
meet in their lifetime!

I can imagine these very clever marketing folks,and their designer chums,laying on the
beaches of southern France,thinking what aload of suckers are being bred today,as they
puff away on a Cuban-cigar.

regards michael.

[mkirkpatrick]

Aspects of an ancient prayer come to mind in the dealing with the mists and fogs of
glamour;"Lead us,O Lord,from darkness to light;from the unreal to the real;from death
to immortality".

"Lead us from darkness to light"refers to the mind as it becomes eventually illumined
by the light of the intuition;thisillumination is brought about by the means of the technique
ofthe presence from whom the light shines.

This is the mediating factor producing the Transfiguration of the personality,and a centre
of radiant light upon the mental plane.This statement is valid whether we are speaking of
an individual or of that focal point of light which is formed by the mental unity and the
clear thinking of an advanced humanity.These,through the power of their unified minds,will succeed in ridding the world of some aspects of the Great-Illusion.



regards michael.