Two lovers strolling through a secluded walk
TWO LOVERS STROLLING THROUGH A SECLUDED WALK
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This universal idea is best expressed through planets in
4th degree of Aries (3°- 4°)ARIES 4
Inner polarities must be faced in the context of our chosen environment if we are to realise the fullest potential of our highest nature. Duality is central to our existence - we live suspended between this and that - so we must embrace it. Rudhyar: The progressive polarisation of energies needed for fulfilling one's life function: POLARISATION. |
Enjoyment |
Unselfconscious pursuit of selfish pleasure is an entirely valid path to joy
In all that we do and feel, we experience the uniqueness of the world that we alone inhabit. If the feelings are not in alignment with our sense of rightness, then it is because something is not right. This is probably because we have moved too far away from the childlike sense that joy is our birth-right. Wish-fulfilment is our optimum life-strategy; being utterly naive is to be true to oneself. The image of two lovers taking a stroll in a quiet, beautiful setting, speaks of an experience of happiness without the burden of accountability. The moment is itself enough to justify its value as a valid and important experience, when no extraneous forces are allowed to press upon us any unwelcome responsibility. We need not even respond to society’s requirements, knowing that such innocent joy is self-evidently good. Such an act of faith is a guarantee that potentialities of character will blossom and thrive. It demonstrates the all-important self-confidence that brings a sparkle both to material and spiritual realities. Confidence is powerful magic that generates further confidence and somehow leads to material success and spiritual freedom. Taking this idea to its exaltation, we see that what is often called selfishness is in fact the spiritually valid principle of enlightened self-interest. No meaning can be derived from behaviour that does not serve oneself. Nor does power have any purpose except continuously and persistently to promote our own reality in which our own interests are well served. All our resources therefore are to be focused with complete commitment to serve the high purpose of enjoyment. Joy is sublime, so enjoyment is that which moves us towards sublime self-realization. When the least opportunity presents itself, then we strike! We affirm joy; we pursue enjoyment – as a path of awakened self-liberation. Whatever sense we may have of responsibility, it must first and last be in service of ourselves, or it simply lacks authenticity and is almost certainly an arising of hidden fears or guilt. Of course we have a measure of sensitivity to the needs of others, and yet that consideration is an elegance that takes second place to the primary duty of continual self-disclosure. This wisdom is considered too permissive to be acceptable to mainstream society, which marginalizes those who are strong in their personal power and have no willingness to conform to the fear-based morality systems of the majority. Self-indulgence, which often triggers criticism, is only really a danger for those who practice this philosophy without a minimal degree of spiritual awareness or conscience. |
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