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Play and the Source of Creation
The playful characteristic of the Source
The relationship of the Source and our creativity
The playful characteristic of the Source
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In understanding the nature of the
relationship between energy and consciousness and acting on that relationship to create what we
desire, we can come to see two things. One is the
nature of energy
consciousness is to dance into and
out of form depending by how consciousness focuses its attention and
awareness. The energy of
creation/Creation flows to create an
experience of that on which consciousness focuses its attention and
awareness. The other is all of creation/Creation arises out of the
same material or “stuff” of creation/Creation. This of course means,
all of creation/Creation contains the same inherent essential
properties and characteristics for it is all the same material. It
is in how these characteristics are, or are not, expressed which
gives rise to the experience of creation/Creation.
What is not normally experienced and understood is that Creation is
only
consciousness at play with itself and that the
Source of
Creation is playful. By play, we do not mean the competitive play of
mind and what the
mind thinks is play. Rather it is the play that
allows for a freedom of movement to create what is desired. Exactly
what is meant by the term play is discussed in the topics,
“Understanding Play and Its Relation to Creativity.”
Our problem is to experience the truth of these words that the
source/Source is playful for ourselves we need to have an experience
of the Source of Creation. Because of the nature of the Physical
Creation we experience as discussed below, we most probably not see
and experience the playfulness that lies at the source/Source of
creation/Creation until we have an experience of the Source. But we
cannot create an experience of the Source with our
mind. Our mind is
a product of what flows out from the source. Mind cannot get outside
itself to experience
the process which created it. Rather, we can only stumble into an
experience of the Source as in an experience of the
Ultimate
Accident. We can
create the conditions to enhance the probably of
having the Ultimate Accident,
but it is not something we can guarantee.
But even if we have a direct experience of the Source, we are faced
with another problem. We will not necessarily properly characterize
what we do experience. Whatever we experience will be interpreted
and filtered by our
mind. Depending on our preconceived ideas and
beliefs, we will not properly characterize what we experience until
we have the necessary
minimum set of requisite experience. This
problem is discussed in the topic “The problem of
mind and the
experience of the Source of Creation - the trap of mind.”
All of our problems in understanding the true nature of the Source
of Creation is a result of the fact that our
mind as we know it,
arise from an experience of Physical Creation. Because we are human
and experience
pain and
death, we have come to think pain and death
is the essence of reality. However, the opposite is true. The
universe is creativity playful and
any experience of Creation can
can be painless. We experience what we
do because
we are inside a Creation experiencing the Creation and not outside the Creation
creating it. There is a huge difference between creating the
creation and being in the creation.
Inside Physical Creation there is
pain suffering, and
death because
that is
the nature of the physical experience which
we chose to experience. Physical Creation as currently designed, is
designed to create such experiences. There is a function and purpose
to pain. However, most of us have never come to understand
the
function of pain and how to use it.
What is not understood by most is the physical plane or Physical
Creation is not the only realm of existence. There are other realms.
Most however think that what we experience in Physical Creation is
THE experience of Creation. It is only that Physical Creation is the
one we chose to experience at this time and there is
pain in this
realm.
Pain is a gift and it is designed to show us the limits and
boundaries we have created for ourselves.
Outside any created form there is nothing but play and the freedom
to play. There are no limits and boundaries as to what can be
created when we are outside of form. But when we are outside of any
created form we are at the
source/Source. At the Source we are free
to be spontaneous and innocent to discover and explore what is
possible. There are no limits and boundaries at the Source.
When we experience the freedom of play to explore what is possible,
we can step out of our normal way of thinking. We step out of the
limits and boundaries imposed by our thinking. In doing so, we move
towards the Source of Creation from which all Creation emanates. The
more we move out of
mind the more we move toward the Source and the
greater expansion we feel within our being. The Source is a place of
spontaneous and innocent play of discovery and exploration as to
what is possible. At the Source all is possible. There are no limits
and no boundaries.
The
most
creative state of being is the type of play characteristic
of the Source of Creation. The play of the Source of Creation is the
freedom to spontaneous and innocently discover and explore what is
possible simultaneously at every level of being, whether it be
physical, spiritual, emotional or mental. It is to discover and
explore without the judgement and imposition of any
mind and what
any mind thinks and believes. It is to simultaneously experience a
calmness and inner satisfaction arising from the pure motive of
nothing other that to explore and discover what is possible within
any given desired context. It is the freedom to flow unimpeded in
any way to flow with the flow of energy consciousness creates as a
result of its exploration and discovery
We are born from this
state of being and carry it with us into the
world. We all have been there and we all know what it feels like to
experience this type and kind of play. In actually it is the essence
of our being. We remember the feeling of this state of being when we
come close to reentering this state. The ability to enter and be in
this state of spontaneous and innocent childlike play is inherent
within our being. Yet, for one reason or another we shutdown, or
turned off, this ability to play when the free flow and free
expression of our creativity/creative play is thwarted.
The lost of this
state of being which we carry into the world upon
our birth has given rise to the concept of original sin in the
Christian tradition. Returning to this state of being is to find
heaven on earth. Having
explored creativity and how we
lose our
ability to be creative, it the opinion of the author it is why Christ
said, “Unless you become like a little child, you will not access
the Kingdom of God.” Given the power of creativity found inherent
within our being it is this
state of being of childlike play at a
very early age in life is to what
Christ was referring. It is also apparent that the Kingdom to which
Christ was referring is this early playful state for it is truly
heaven when experienced.
Yet, we fail to realize what Christ was really talking about for
this
most
creative state of play to an adult
mind can be terrifying.
It is terrifying to an adult mind because all of the reason for
which we shut down our ability to be in the creative state of play
come screaming back to haunt us. Rather, than face the
pain we
experienced in life as we lost this ability, most avoid looking at
the possibility of returning to this
state of being. Yet the
possibility of a gentle phoenix, of a gentle
transformation of our
being to return to this most
creative state found at the Source of Creation is possible.
What need to be realized is that the
most
creative state of being is
a much more powerful state with a mature level of consciousness than
what we experienced as a very young child. It feels the same but the
creative power is much magnified. In childhood, a small child is not
fully conscious and unaware that it is being lead by what it feels
like doing as opposed to judging and evaluating the experience by
mind. With an adult conscious mind, the awareness is aware of what
is leading it and, as a detached witness, it is able to see the
possibilities that could otherwise not be imagined.
It is reported in the esoteric literature, especially that which
originates from the subcontinent of India, that reality is
Consciousness at play with Itself. In having studied
our inherent
creative power, it is apparent it is rather difficult for our human
mind to put these the concepts of Consciousness at play with itself
and our experience of Physical Creation together to comprehend that
it is very possible the Consciousness behind the Creation we see is
like that of a child about one or two years old that is fully
engaged in play and only playing. Rather it is only we, in our
little finite minds, that puts meaning onto what we see before us.
To think the existence of the reality where Creation is only the
play of a Divine Consciousness that is the equivalent of a one or
two year old in play really takes some of the self importance out of
our own little egos and who we think we are. It also reek havoc on
the notion that “God has a plan for humanity and creation,” to reach
some end objective. It is tremendously hard to accept the idea that
Creation only exists until God becomes interested in something else
that catches Its attention much like that of a child. As we explore
the depth and breadth of our own creativity and stumble into the
Ultimate
Accident, we can find ourselves being completely at peace
with this idea and marvel at the whole idea being a very real
possibility.
Paradoxically, this is why it is recommended with the Releasing Your
Unlimited Creativity material that we are in a state of spontaneous
and innocent childlike play of discovery and exploration when we
enter any of the
deep undercurrents of Creation and/or the unseen
realms of Creation. If we are in this state of
creative play and
access the Source then we will be in the proper
state of being to
explore what we find. Otherwise, our
mind will try to insert its judgements, fears, expectations and the like.
The best way to learn about
creation/Creation and the
source/Source
of creation/Creation is to experience them. The best way to
experience them is to experiment. With a little innocence and
spontaneity one can come to find the Universe will feel more like a
child than an adult. If we be free to be sincere, curious and have a
willingness to be open to see what happens, over time we can explore
the depth and breadth of no only the Source of Creation but the
depth and breadth of the source of our own being.
To start this journey to find the truth of these statements, we only
need to look to an area of our life or our world in which we wish to
explore. Set a clear intention for what we wish to explore and then
listen to our
intuitive guidance for instructions as to what to do.
We then need only
honor that guidance. In time, we can look back and
see how much we have learned and experienced. The topics “Returning
to the most creative state of being through creative play” and “A
practical method for returning to a state of play” provide some
guidance in this area.
The relationship
of the Source and our creativity (Top)
We can use this understanding of the characteristic play of the
source/Source in our creativity. We can create a
creative play. What
needs to be understood about our creativity is for any creative
endeavor we undertake, we draw the energy we use to create from a
flow of energy which emanates from a source/Source deep within our
being. No matter what we desire to create, whether it is spiritual,
mental, emotional or physical, the energy to create, and our
creative ability, comes from the same source//Source. The energy for
creation comes from within our being and not from anything external.
The source/Source lies within us. We may use external things to help
us create what we desire but they do not supply the energy for our
creative effort. We experience this flow of energy within our being
through feeling or as feeling and when it is strong enough we call
it
passion. Only when there is some passion, some flow of energy
within our being to create, will we more forward into the world to
create.
In understanding all our creative power emanates from this
source/Source, one can realize all creative endeavors will have
certain characteristics in common and reflect the characteristics of
the source/Source. These common characteristics can be used to
indicate if you have accessed or established an appropriate
creative
state of being. Conversely, if you create these characteristics in
what you do, we will find ourselves becoming more creative about, or
in, what we do. If what we are doing is not giving us the creative
solutions we seek, we are probably missing these key
characteristics.
The
state of being which contains these characteristics of the
source/Source of
creation/Creation, to one degree or another, can be
called
creative play. That is, a type and kind of play that will
allow our creativity to flourish to create what we desire. These
particular characteristics of creative play arise from the
characteristics of the
most
creative state of being that we can
enter. This state of being is found when we fully align with the
flow of energy that flow from the source/Source of our being. Since
all emanates from this source/Source, any creative play that we need
to enter for our creative endeavor will have the “flavor” or the
characteristic of this most creative state of being to one degree or
another. Alternatively said, the characteristics of creative play
contain the same characteristics of the source/Source of our
creative power and this most creative state of being. It is only
that we experience them to a lesser degree than when we access the
source/Source. The more our play has the characteristics of the
creative source/Source within our being, or we can embrace these
characteristics in our play, the greater the creativity we access.
The key characteristic are found in the file, “Creative play -
the key characteristic of the Source of Creation.”
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