THE DARK VEIL OF IGNORANCE
Dear reader,
We are rapidly approaching the
second half of 2020. This year has already created a sense of a new reality or
new normal. Earlier this year, I reflected on the Chinese astrological name
for 2020 – THE YEAR OF THE RAT. The rat symbolises “the midnight” and an earthy
quality. It also means A RENEWAL. This symbol is also the first in the rotation of
the 12 Zodiac signs in China. It is the beginning!
My own intuitive thinking is that
the rat is also a scavenger and a carrier of viruses. It symbolises the shadow
aspects of life.
As we are now experiencing a global pandemic, where an unknown virus is running out of control, killing
thousands all over the globe and thus altering completely the way we are accustomed
to live our daily life. But it is also a time of great opportunity to speed up the
climate change plans, to clean up the coal energy plants, to use less plastic( see the news below) and produce electric transportation.
Now is the time to activate the
cleaning up of our waste, to clear the oceans of garbage, and insure a
sustainable future of all humankind. We have lived too long in a dark veil that
we cannot see and now the virus (Covid-19) is giving all of us a clear message:
“All humans, you must make serious changes the way you live. How you use
resources, how you only care about making money – if not, the consequences will
be catastrophic and apocalyptic for the next generations”, No politician can ‘fix
it’ and if hope is an eternal belief we must begin NOW to take personal
response-ability and start lifting the veil and enter the light of the SOUL.
This is what my mentor Michael Meade says:
“A primary meaning of apocalypse
is “lifting the veil,” both uncovering what was covered up and discovering
things previously unknown. An example of the kind of surprising discovery that
can happen in troubled times appeared recently. Astronomers identified a cosmic
curtain of thousands of galaxies just beyond our Milky Way. Although enormous
and relatively close, this expansive system of galaxies had been obscured by
the dust of an area called the Zone of Avoidance.
This cosmic event can also be
symbolic of the human psyche, where we can have inner zones of denial and
avoidance that obscure insights and illuminating meanings that can expand, enrich,
and enliven our lives. During all the current crises on Earth, it's important
to know that there can also be the emergence of hidden truths appearing like
stars that were formerly obscured. (my addition: Note the star-like Covid-19).
One way to imagine this potential
inner lifting of the veil is through the psychological dynamic of fate and
destiny. Fate involves all that limits us in life, while destiny calls us to
find and follow our star. In avoiding fateful issues in our lives, we build the
inner zones of avoidance. When we face our fate, we can find the inner “twist
of fate” that reveals and aligns us with our destiny in life.
At this time, we are being called
to find the courage, both collectively and individually, to face aspects of
fate that constrict our lives and darken our world. The cosmos wants us to know
that just beyond the zones of denial and avoidance there are unseen stars,
bright ideas, and brilliant flashes of imagination that can light a multitude of
pathways through this troubled world. Michael Meade
Note: His essays have appeared in To Be A Man, Tending the
Fire, Wingspan, Walking Swiftly, and The Rag and Bone Shop of the Heart. The
latter is an anthology of poetry, which he edited with Robert Bly and James
Hillman. His book Men and the Water of Life: Initiation and the Tempering of
Men was published in 1993 by Harper San Francisco. He is the author of the books
The Water of Life, The World Behind the World, Fate and Destiny, the Two
Agreements in Life, and Why the World Doesn't End, Tales of Renewal in Times of
Change. He frequently contributes essays to Huffington Post,[2] and Sun
Magazine. Meade uses story, song, and mythology, as a means of discovery for
others to find their inner wisdom and inherent gifts.
LATEST NEWS:
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/ocean-plastic-pollution-flows-to-triple-by-2040-study-finds
