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Soul Power
"Insist upon the way that leads to the sacred mountain, but ask not of anyone where the way lies. Only follow your guide who will offer him/herself to you & will meet you on the way"
What is the source of soul power, & how can we tap into it?
I believe it often comes from unexpected places. It comes first of all from living close to the heart, & not at odds with it.
Therefore, paradoxically, soul power may emerge from failure, depression & loss.
The general rule is that soul appears in the gaps & holes of experience.
It is usually tempting to find some subtle way of denying these holes, or distancing ourselves from them. But we've all experienced moments when....we've lost a job or endured an illness only to find an unexpected inner strength.
Other sources of deep rooted power are simply concrete peculiarities of personality, or body or circumstances.
One person has a deep, resonant voice that takes him places in the world, another is clever, intelligent in her own way and imaginative. Some people have an attractiveness that doesn't have to be exploited in order to bring power into life.
Sometimes a person in need of power will look to conventional places for it & overlook their own inherent qualities.
Writers are taught to 'write what you know about'
The same advice applies to the quest for the power of the soul; 'be good at what you're good at, this is the source of power'
Many of us spend time & energy trying to be something we're not, but this is a move against soul, because individuality rises out of the soul as water rises out of the depths of the earth.
We are who we are because of that special mix that makes up our soul.
In spite of its archetypal, universal contents, for each individual the soul is highly idiosyncratic.
Power begins in knowing this special soul, which may be entirely different from our fantasies about who we are or who we want to be.
From Care of the Soul, by Thomas Moore.
What is the source of soul power, & how can we tap into it?
I believe it often comes from unexpected places. It comes first of all from living close to the heart, & not at odds with it.
Therefore, paradoxically, soul power may emerge from failure, depression & loss.
The general rule is that soul appears in the gaps & holes of experience.
It is usually tempting to find some subtle way of denying these holes, or distancing ourselves from them. But we've all experienced moments when....we've lost a job or endured an illness only to find an unexpected inner strength.
Other sources of deep rooted power are simply concrete peculiarities of personality, or body or circumstances.
One person has a deep, resonant voice that takes him places in the world, another is clever, intelligent in her own way and imaginative. Some people have an attractiveness that doesn't have to be exploited in order to bring power into life.
Sometimes a person in need of power will look to conventional places for it & overlook their own inherent qualities.
Writers are taught to 'write what you know about'
The same advice applies to the quest for the power of the soul; 'be good at what you're good at, this is the source of power'
Many of us spend time & energy trying to be something we're not, but this is a move against soul, because individuality rises out of the soul as water rises out of the depths of the earth.
We are who we are because of that special mix that makes up our soul.
In spite of its archetypal, universal contents, for each individual the soul is highly idiosyncratic.
Power begins in knowing this special soul, which may be entirely different from our fantasies about who we are or who we want to be.
From Care of the Soul, by Thomas Moore.
