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Messages from the Magical Mind By Maurie D. Pressman, M.D. How impossible it sounds, but only to a limited mind which lives within limitation
What is the magical mind? What is magic? Magic is manifestation of things beyond the edge of our normal understanding. For that reason, it seems supernatural, mysterious, mystical, unreal. On the other hand, later, after it is explained and understood, it is no longer magic. It is nature and natural. We can receive messages, magical messages from the magical mind, for that is a mind that exists above us as well as within us. It can be unlocked by setting aside our accustomed and conventional mind, while entering into the realm of silence, peace and harmony—quietly awaiting. I have discovered that it is “Attention” that vivifies. It lights ups what it alights upon. Conversely, when attention goes away, life and light are also gone. And so, when attention is taken away from the physical body, the body disappears (except to the attention of others!). When we let our emotions fade, they disappear into peace; when we ignore mind chatter and outside noise, even ordinary consciousness is gone and we become enfolded into a still and expectant mind. Our channel is open; the cup atop our head faces up and is ready to receive messages from on high. These are the messages from the Magical Mind. Here (and in future) I will bring some of my own received messages, and comment on them for more understanding, and for your comments as well, if you are moved to reply. One day I saw the Creator and said, “Oh Divine Essence ...” I saw the Creator creating out of Its own Substance—creating manifestation, joy, and bliss. As He/She/It did so, each materialization had a consciousness of its own, reflecting back to the Creator, knowing and realizing the Creator, realizing It in the joy of its own existence, and on the human level, realizing it with a full and reflective consciousness. This is the cosmic scheme of creation: The Creator creating from Itself—the Creator Who is Consciousness—creating by applying a portion of Itself to Its progeny—applying consciousness by appointing a bit of Itself called attention/consciousness to the product. And then in turn, the created manifestation reflects its realization/attention/consciousness back to the existence of the Creator. It is a round-robin affair. It is the dynamic circle and sphere of ever-continuing existence. The Creator can be visualized as a huge Sun—a sphere, radiating from Itself new spheres which radiate back to the Creator, their own joy of existence, thus allowing the Creator Itself to enjoy the joy of Its creations—and nothing is lost in the original. A ray sets forth from the second Creation creating yet another Sun of the same Sphere and size, and nothing is lost ... and on and on. Or one might consider that the original sphere radiates not only outward but also within, generating ever new progeny, each with its same potential, each growing to in size to the Creator’s, while the original remains quite the same. How impossible it sounds, but only to a limited mind which lives within limitation. For after all, the Creator exists in another dimension where there is no dimension, only Extremity and Infinitude and Spacelessness, which means infinitude of space and dimension. And so it goes. This is how it is with each of us—each of us is a creator, each of us feels our exultation in Being and Living and Existing and in Creating. Then we reflect that joy of being back to the Creator Itself when we exult in the joy of being, and the joy of appreciating our spiritual source. It is indeed a round-robin affair. It is the scheme of God’s creation. And then, “Oh Divine Essence ...” Realizing the scheme of consciousness creating itself and feeling joy in each manifestation, I felt such love for “Oh Divine Essence”—such love for each of its creations: the roach, the fly, the ant—each exulting in its existence, exulting in its “I am,” in its “I am the creator,” for each is acreator in its own sphere. But insofar as I say all of this, I am even more than the creator! I enfold the Creator in my own consciousness—and at the same time, in this vast existence—this vast, vast existence, I am but a small particle. I am the one, I am both. And so I, as the creator, have envisioned this Plan. As a Creator, I see the entire universe, nay the Cosmos, and insofar as I see it, I have surrounded it, I have engulfed it, incorporated it, created it from myself, so that I am more, and yet at the same time I am but a particle, an Infinitude of smallness within this vast creation. I am the one. I am the both. Contact Dr. Pressman by writing to: Maurie D. Pressman, M.D., 200 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106, or call 215-922-0204, email: mauriedavid@earthlink.net, or visit his website, www.mauriepressman.com. Adapted from Momfulness: Mothering with Mindfulness, Compassion, and Grace by Denise Roy. Reprinted with permission of Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA, www.josseybass.com or 877-762-2974. Denise Roy, LMFT, M.Div., is an award winning author, a psychotherapist, and a popular speaker on the topics of personal and spiritual growth, parenting, and women's issues. Visit her website at www.DeniseRoy.com.
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