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Annual Reflections In Depth Perspectives
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There are moments in our lives when all we have worked for falls away suddenly. These are also moments of radical freedom if we know how to meet them. One such man, "The Falling Man", was photographed as he surrendered himself to his destiny after leaping from the burning tower on September 11,2001. This poem is a tribute to this man who has never been identified. He is the unknown soldier of 911. My life is burning behind me There is no solid ground on which to stand Silently I watch my body assume a terminal posture
****************************** Then along came Pandora. The fall of the towers and the tragic loss of so many lives in 911 marked the beginning of the end of innocence for not only America but for the larger collective as well. Today as we see the Occupy Wall Street movement gathering momentum it is clear that the wake up call of 911 has not really been heeded enough. Hubris remains the prevailing condition in Wall Street. It seems we are destined for fall after fall until we arrive again at the ground zero of the world soul. The now 80 year old Jungian analyst Robert Johnson has commented that a fall in a Western person's dream is an event to be trusted and represents a move towards wholeness. The experience of shame and guilt may be seen as achievements as the pursuit of ego driven ideals collapse and conscience matures. *************************************************
I have fallen on receptive soil. All semblance of my first life of narcissism has disappeared. I have learned to be present to what is emerging in my life and to trust the whispers of change as they occur. I am now in love with the Mystery which forced my hand this way and am completely surrendered to this Source. The fall was terrifying as it was enlivening and as I look around me I see the look of terrified aliveness in the pinched faces of the financiers, lawyers and doctors who these days consult me to help them navigate their own descents. I am gentle with them. --
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AUTHOR BIO David O'Rose MB.BS. (Hons.Syd) is a guide for people ready to encounter their own innate wholeness. He has been offering facilitation of psycho-spiritual transformation over the past 16 years in Hong Kong. His academic background is in medicine and psychiatry. website: Sowelu seminars & counselling (Sowelu is an anagram containing the words we and soul.) more about David For more on The Tomb of the Diver unearthed in 1968 please see Archeologies of the Greek Past forum archive @ Brown EDU.. Return To Table of Content |
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