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The Still Point
The infinity symbol looks like this:
If you take the Yin Yang symbol
and lay it on it’s side, you can trace the
infinity symbol like so:
The infinity symbol can also be written as
two tangent circles, as you can see from the
diagram above.
Let us call the left of the infinity symbol
the spiritual component, and the right, the
physical component.
The black and white dots are just the
centers of the two circles. The white dot
within the black circle and the black dot
within the white circle indicate that the
spiritual is contained within the physical,
and vice–versa. This is not some meaningless
new–age generality! The physical and the
spiritual are two aspects of the same
unifying Creative Principle.
In mathematics, the infinity symbol also
shows up in what is called the Lorenz
Attractor:
However it is written, the infinity
symbol represents a very important concept.
The symbol indicates two energy loci that
meet in the middle.
In the middle is what I call the still
point. The still point is, metaphorically,
the eye of the hurricane. As the strong
winds of the hurricane wreak havoc all
about, the eye remains serene, yet powerful.
The eye of the hurricane is the still point
around which the energy flows.
The Still Point merges the combined energies
around both loci effortlessly in a
singularity, or point of tremendous
mass/energy density. The Still Point is a
place of perfect harmony, or peace, because
energy must pass through it (or around it)
without disturbance of any kind. How is this
possible? Only through a perfect harmonious
matching of wavefronts.
Mathematically, a numerical ratio exists
which expresses this concept precisely. It
is called the Golden Ratio or Phi ratio. If
you have ever meditated successfully, you
may have reached a place of perfect calm and
peace. You have reached your personal Still
Point.
By flipping the symbol on end, we place the
spiritual above, and the physical below:
A human being is a spirit temporarily
associated with a physical body, and
perceiving through the limiting senses of
the body. Of course, physical matter is not
capable of perfect melding and harmony ––
and that is why there is always disharmony
within it. The denser the energy, the more
difficult it is to achieve harmony. That’s
why life is sometimes so hard! However,
although it is impossible for physical
matter and energy to achieve perfect
harmony, that is not so for a spirit. Spirit
may attain the Still Point because it is
non-physical.
The Still Point represents the power of the
static –– the non–physical spirit –– to
exist serenely within the grosser energies
of the physical. When you find your personal
still point, you are perfectly balanced
between the spiritual and the physical. You
can feel your connection to the creative
energy of the universe! I remember a concert
given by the great pianist Bill Evans. The
pianist was playing the most profound music,
yet his body was completely motionless. As a
listener, I couldn’t keep still I was so
excited, but Evans had found his still point
and was so intimately connected to creative
power that all of his energies went into his
hands in their caressing of the keyboard.
It appears that it is almost impossible for
any of us to be at the Still Point, for it
is a place of perfect balance. The
mistake we make is to model our own
consciousness on the behavior of physical
matter and energy. We have forgotten that we
created the universe to be our playground,
not our master! This point of view makes
absolutely no sense to those who do not
understand their spiritual nature, but it is
almost common sense for those of us who do.
Nevertheless, even with this knowledge we
oscillate around our personal Still Point in
life, creating tension anxiety, and stress.
Tension is a natural part of life, for it
leads to exploration of new possibilities,
and self–growth. However, sometimes we
oscillate so far out of our place of peace
that it seems impossible to find it again.
By understanding that the physical and the
spiritual are two aspects of the same
unifying principle –– and not separate –– it
is possible to find balance in a world that
often seems to be spinning out of control.
The Still Point is within. It is a
consideration or property of the spirit ––
not the physical universe and all of its
hurly–burly activity. When you find your
personal Still Point, the world slows down
and becomes a wonderful experience, no
matter what the events of your life may be!
To understand the Still Point it is
necessary to understand the concept of a
static. The word static means “1. Having no
motion; being at rest; quiescent. Fixed;
stationary.” In physics, static means “2. Of
or relating to bodies at rest or forces that
balance each other.” The brilliant
astronomer Tom van Flandern illustrates this
concept with the metaphor of a waterfall.
A frozen waterfall is static in the first
sense, and a flowing waterfall is static in
the second sense. The flowing waterfall
contains trillions of moving water
molecules, the frozen waterfall is
motionless.
A native state personality is a static in
the sense of no movement. Here we define
static as non–material or non–physical ––
something that has no moving parts. A static
is a creative potential that has the
capability of thought, and which can
perceive what it has created, somewhat like
we do when we dream.
How does the pure static –– Spirit ––
interface with the physical world? The
static must allow the free flow of
movement that surrounds it. Resistance of
any kind pulls the static from the Still
Point and into the energy maelstrom. The
degree of resistance to life determines your
level of anxiety and stress!
The spirit has the capability to co–create
his or her life, applying the subtle but
powerful universal laws that are built into
the fabric of reality. The most important
step to finding the still point is to
believe it is possible, and to understand
that the spirit is always senior to whatever
is occurring in the physical plane. The
spirit, when it becomes too embroiled within
the physical, loses sight of it’s own power.
Only when the static turns away from itself
can it get into difficulty! The Light,
instead of illuminating the darkness,
becomes entangled within it. We only need
remember that the negative gains its power
from the positive, and that we create the
parameters of our personal existence.
The Still Point is the physical analogy to
the pure static of Spirit. As the energy of
life moves all around us –– 6 billion of us
interacting with each other, as well as the
animal, plant and insect life of our planet
–– it is possible to find a point of dynamic
balance. Dynamic balance is like the flowing
waterfall, where all components are allowed
to fully express themselves without
resistance or prejudice. Attempting to fight
or stop the actions of others is a good way
to lose yourself and create disharmony in
your life.
Let the viewpoints and actions of others
slide off you effortlessly, like the leaf
that bends under the dewdrop. Create your
life in a positive fashion; find the highest
expression for your life and create it,
every day! Do not fight or resist those
whose awareness is less than yours. By your
example, be a beacon of positive expression
of your own divine creativity.
As the forces of Light (the self aware) meet
the forces of darkness (those who have lost
themselves) remember that the dark receives
its power from the Light. When confronted by
irrationality or repellent words or deeds,
shine your light upon it. To do this you
must look inward and find your personal
Still Point. Every one of us has this
ability, but we do not often step into our
power and exercise it, for we have been
taught to fight and beat down opposition.
This idea, however, is false and will lead
those who follow it down the road to misery.
Those who believe that ‘you only go around
once’ are the primary mischief makers on our
planet. Such people believe they must scrap
and claw and accumulate as much as possible
before their consciousness is snuffed out
completely at death. If you wanted to
enslave a population, the inculcation of
such a belief would be a great way to do it!
However, this belief is the ultimate lie,
for it denies your true nature.
If you live in the United States, you can
see how rapidly our personal freedoms are
being attacked by a frightened rogue element
which conceives that safety must be gained
through absolute control. These elements are
trying to create the frozen waterfall, by
forcing all activities into a rigid mold,
instead of the dynamic waterfall which
allows freedom and action. Even though this
plan is doomed to failure, our resistance
and struggle with these forces can only give
them more power and create more difficulty
for us.
We all signed up to be here on planet earth
for the completion of this latest planetary
cycle. We must trust in the power of
universal laws, which were created by beings
of the Light to empower beings of the Light.
These laws are invisible to those who create
chaos, but the fact is that all are subject
to them.
During this crucial period in our planet's
history, we must turn our thoughts away from
the darkness and toward the Light. The power
of thought accesses the subtle, but
enormously powerful forces of the universe.
These are the same forces that keep the sun
converting hydrogen to helium, maintain the
planets in orbit around the sun, and which
transform the seed into the flower. These
forces are far more powerful than the gross
forces of tyranny and oppression.
The battle will be won, not in the streets
or on the battlefield, but within our own
hearts and minds. Thought is invisible, but
immensely powerful, and accesses the
creative energy of the universe! In order to
establish a new paradigm of cooperation and
prosperity for the people of earth, we must
turn away from the negative and focus on the
positive.
Exercise
Find a quiet place and either sit or lie
down comfortably. If the weather is clement,
go outside and lie on the grass. Feel your
body in the chair or on the floor. Feel the
life force flowing through your cells.
Imagine earth energy flowing upwards from
the earth and into your body, and spiritual
energy downward from above. Feel yourself at
the intersection of these two energy flows
and find your balance. Try to find your
personal Still Point.
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