Adam and Eve revisited-Did they fall or were they pushed?
Do you even care?
This is going to shock, irritate bug and startle you -
But boy , will it answer - EVERYTHING!Better than the book of revealations.
... neither!!! ...ans: NEITHER! I sat in my garden and saw that I was perfect I breathed deeply and out before as though under a microscope stood all the particles of my perfection like swirling specks of dust in infinite sunbeams.. Every minute detail in exquisite motion as a universe unto itself I examined each in detail and watched as particles attracted to each other came and bonded to create even more beauty Some became seas Some became mountains skies winds trees animals All of these made themselves from me and stood before me and said look Are we not awesome to behold And I was truly honored that all of this before me was within me But yet there was still more I slept again And there he stood before me The embodiment of all my particles He was awesome He was amazing He was perfect
I taught him to do as I did to sleep to breathe and see all the particles that made me and all the particles that made him out before him and to watch as he called particles together to create whatever he wanted He did. He fashioned more of everything and had ingenious ideas and continued expanding the possibilities.. He saw infinite possibilities in a speck of dust.. He stood as though in a kaleidescope of magic dust..
He lay in the garden
Hibiscus and Eglantine swayed in the breeze. White hawthorn blossoms stood noble against the faint skyline. The proud full moon cast an ethereal light on contented sleepy toads.. dozing on giant lily pads by mossy verges where fussy water hens and gallant mallards snored. He was resting Savoring. Sensing. Listening. Watching. High overhead the purple mountains loomed protectively. Woodbine filled the air Lavender wafted on the still night air He inhaled deeply. A lullaby from a nearby brook And a splash goodnight from A lively silver trout The night owl winked Apple blossoms sang And every star in heaven leaped like heart beats in a veil of deep profound love..
He loved this place Its night time magic Its day time fun frolics and adventure..
He reflected on his day Today he found herds of giant animals making their way across a plain
He watched their progress with interest. Wherever they encountered difficulty he conferred with them then he consulted the wise trees, who spoke to the excitable water droplets who asked the giggling grass the gentle mountains to help This they did. Willingly. He was their friend.
Once again his heart leaped with joy as he recalled the fan of pink flamingoes on the horizon pink on pink one with the dawn sky How utterly beautiful his heart said..
And he laughed as he remembered the disgruntled iguana
when he accidentally stood on his tail
and he was so content with it all He recalled too the golden plover on the sedge busily chirping with his wife and children
tomorrow he said I will ask god for a partner
We sat on golden beach He loved this spot Here he swam with the sea turtles who dived with him to the ocean floor where Gathered mollusks starfish sea urchins bronzes purples silver blues magenta pinks Swayed here just as magnificently as above he excitedly told me (as if I didn't know!! but I was thrilled at his pleasure)
I said, " sleep"
When he awoke She was standing there
I watched from the distance
She was more lovely than anything I ever created I had seen her in his mind and gave her the breath of life As he slept
He was awestruck And for the first time in his life, he was stuck for words! (He was quite a chatterbox) To see him like this made me laugh, HEARTILY!!
They were the perfect couple She thrilled and delighted him He adored her She soothed, caressed and cared for his every need He created whatever she wished His creations were now even more magnificent Because she had an infinite well of ideas deep in her mind..
The traversed the galaxies their eyes were capable of seeing light in all its shapes and forms exploring creating enjoying
All things yielded up their secrets to them All things spoke in a common language.. they were the rulers and I rejoiced in their fun
Birds rested on their fingers Animals snuggled at their feet There was no fear only respect awe and love They created all that is possible from beginning to end They created the Ultimate in all things.. Everything teemed with life And everywhere skeins of gold and white gold glistened radiantly
Something stirred in the heavens ,HE was agitated- he had a dream and realised that there WAS something but did not quite know what.. Now the thing something did not realise was that he was a star glowing in the night sky – A fabulous bright beaming perfect star.. Radiating light across the galaxies infinitely- He did not know that his song could be heard – forever- He did not know that his glorious scent filled the woods -the trees -the flowers-the waters.. the heavens. He was so preoccupied thinking, that he never once stopped to realise just who he was .. He only knew that there WAS something.. and it irked him incessantly. He became obsessed with this irksome nagging. HE spoke to the other stars and they did not really understand so they suggested to something that he should talk to the sun “Sun “, he said, “ I know there”s something ..how do I find it- what do I need -why am I agitated -what should I do?” “Relax” said the sun “Nothing” ,Sun reassured him –“ you need nothing… You NEED nothing..This is the answer..to realise you need nothing is to realise that you have everything .
That’s all..
Remember” , , said the wise old sun , repeating himself “you need nothing..”
“ I need nothing, I need nothing, I need nothing” Something repeated it all the way home.. The next morning he woke up early. Packed his bags- left a note And set out- quite determined to find nothing.
….” when you realise that then you have everything”..he heard suns words
Something was deterrmined- he was going to find nothing..
And so Something started out and soon he was wandering, endlessly, endlessly - leaving no stone unturned . He was constantly searching. His mind always onto the next thing, expecting to find nothing there..or so he convinced himself.. He always found something ..but was so busy looking for nothing..that he never really had fun with the something.He scarcely looked at it. He just continued on .. dismissing the somethings as he wanted so much to discover nothing- somewhere, somehow.. Across the universe , he thrundled, in search of nothing.
One day on his travels
Something came to a bridge .. queues of stars were waiting in a flurry of chatter an excitement on the edge- Waiting in line to leap excitedly over the side… “What’s happening?” enquired something . “whats going on?’ “Oh we are joining with life”, they said..
Somethings heart began to tremble. He sensed from their joy and frolics that this was something he really could enjoy An inner voice of excitement said” YES! YES!!” Something climbed up onto the wall of the bridge ..many others were there and while some hesitated others leaped wildly with an incredible resounding wheeeeeeee “Oh what fun” ..said something And laughed and played, cajoled and teased ,as good as, if not better than the others. Finally, they said “come on something it’s your turn..”
“Leap! “they told him “Leap and you will fly..”Something was hesitant “ but’ but….” “To where shall I le ap “’asked something “Where am I going?”
They pointed to still deep waters way below the bridge.. Many stars all around were leaping The air was filled with laughter and excitement, splashes and delight.. As they neared the waters Geysers of spray rose to the heavens and gushed out splashing everyone and everything in radiant drops of pure living waters..adding to the fun and laughter! “Where is everyone going ?”asked something “What are they doing..”
“Why ,They are realising their wishes ,” they said..” You bring your wish to the edge, jump , go thro the waters and it becomes...” ”Have you a wish ?” “O yes!” said something ,eagerly. “Then climb up and jump And remember Make sure and go thro the water..” “Where else would I possibly go.” thought something.. “If you jump surely its straight thro all the way..” “That is the well of life”, they told him. “once you jump in and follow it, it showers the universe with life ..and lands as wishes everywhere, for everyone ..yes and opens doorways of more and more magical life”
“As wishes?’ asked something. “Yes but you have to jump in otherwise it will not happen”… and so one by one they leaped Down into the waters. Something stood and watched, intrigued as the fire work display of spray danced amd cascaded all around. “What exactly is down there?’ “O I dunno”, one star said” what it is exactly but I do know if you follow it you will have your wish..”
“Have my wish” , Something’s heart missed a beat- he was joyful
And so he jumped
Something found himself spining, spiralling, floating, drifting. It all seemed to have slowed down and it seemed like an age since the jump.. But yet, the waters of life were still there and yes ,he was still on target.. As he drifted he saw stars pass him out and splash .He mazed at their colours, their intense focus, their bliss ,their determination, their joy.. He could read their wishes and his heart beat in anticipation of joy and fulfillment for them.. Something continued to float.. And then a thought struck him.. Their wishes were for things .. Dreams- hopes –plans- events..places, stuff, people, emotions, but He wanted to find nothing..! And began to think that the waters of life would not give him this.. Life was not nothing!! It was something else and not what he had expected.. And his mind began to race .. How could he go with this.. He needed control. He needed to stop He needed to force his way towards nothing Not towards this something.. After all it only granted wishes of something Not real wishes of nothing.. I should strive for nothing not this something..”
And so he thought and he thought.. And it made no sense.. Something said to himself” I am looking for nothing They are all looking for something – wishes ! Bah..Don’t they know they need to find nothing, first Not something. So something cannot possibly give me my wish.. I have to find it myself.. This is silly” Another star flew past ..”come on get your wish from the waters of life.. Dive in join with the waters.. Come on something why have you stopped orbitting?” “Oh, have I ?”, said something “I hadn’t noticed Oh even so I will pause here a while and think this over..there is no hurry an besides its cosy here and I don’t have to bother much about anything..
What if all of these stars were crazy anyway- what if you went in there and it was not like out here, it was after all ,quite lazy here ..just drifting floating aimlessly..” And so he argued to himself for a year and a day..why would he bother now it seemed like too much effort to push thro the waters surface and get splashed… and so he remained suspened over the waters edge..debating whether to go in or not .”.will ?I wont I? will I? wont i..”
Something slept- too tired now to make up his mind- he was after all exhausted . ”It IS such an ordeal trying to make up one’s mind ,”he argued.. Days past, then weeks, then years.. Something had been out of his own orbit now for SO long, that he lost contact with his source and lacked it’s light. He was dishevelled, dank and lustreless. He had been repeating the same actions for so long that after a while he forgot and it just became automatic..he was lifeless, robotic, dull. In the bleakness Strange creatures began to grow on his surface, which was now a solidified mass of density, impenetrable by brightness, sound or feeling. Sometimes he peeped out from under his overgrown unkempt facade and saw new stars make their way to the waters. On seeing him some stopped. His lazy ways brushed off them and pretty soon they joined him , accepting his ways and stayed suspended, too.Some , because they lost sight of the waters, rather believing that somethings ugly mass to be it.. to be reality- Others because it was an easy mindless option But some choose to go by , regardless.
“Well how do you do?” asked a young star of something one day ..she had stopped by as she was curious about this ugly mass. She felt it was odd out there alone.” It looks strange too.” she thought and felt compelled to check it out..it just did not seem quite right and there was a sad emptiness about it. She knew it needed light and it needed it urgently . She landed and decided to stay a while.She met with something and decided she would shine light on him to make him glow again.. Sometimes she found it very tiring and she needed to play with the passing stars to get glow from them to keep hers alive..AND also she played wit the spray as it splashed by ..
One day as she sat day dreaming looking at the splashing she said to something “ why do you choose to just hover above the waters of life.. Why are you not stirred by the splashing? are you not curious as to what’s there..?”
“That’s all in your head”, he said.. “Maybe” , she retorted, but the fact is, it IS in my head and because it is IN my head it exists..” He loooked at her and huffed. He was Disgruntled. “Something- Did you never have a dream ? Were you ALWAYS this grumpy? you are so surly sometimes and so boring..” “Boring!! what do you mean .. I stay here. I do not wander or jump into the waters because it is safe here..” “SAFE!! Safe? “she said but look what is growing on you .. Horrible yucky things They have no color and you don’t smell too good You don’t glow and you feel cold.. You have no song No music No pretty colours.. and I am fed up here..” Something thrundled off , prattling to himself. Little star continued to play with the splashes.. Some fell on something.. “Something?” little star asked “Huh?” he grunted “Something- did you never- ever have a dream..?”
Something told her how he always believed there was something but could no longer remember much about it.. He just rembered that the sun told him he needed to do something but he could not even remember what that was now. “Oh, something!” little star giggled- “ He just meant to stop looking … and to start looking?” “ Stop and Start!! Why, now YOU are making as much sense as God” , he frantically squeaked… “I dunno”, little star said” but I do know I’m off out of here. To follow my dream...are you coming or not..? I’ m off to jump in the waters “
“Why ?,” asked something.” What is there ..that is not here? Whats in the waters? What is so special ?|”
“Nothing, ” shrugged little star.”.nothing - Nothing”, sang little star over and over as she leaped over a mangled tuft of something unidentifiable..and hopscotched down the mossy path… “NOTHING!” gasped something finally recalling echoes of an old excitement long forgotten.. “YUP! NOTHING.” she repeated as she blew a time clock from a dandelion- ” but it IS life and SO it makes EVERYTHING..” “How can that be?”,sqeaked Something. “Because once you realise that you NEED nothing you realise everything.. there is no lack..there is no NEED Because you cannot have one without the other.. But you keep “Wanting” so you keep getting want.. Because you see nothing as something.. And something as nothing. You never see or feel just what IS”.
Something began to glow and little star was amazed at how upright and bright he looked for the first time.. “Look at the waters of life between these dandelion seeds “,she said. “ Watch- I blow they scatter- I tell the nothing space to bring them together and it does.. So nothing is everything.. Now you try..” And thus they sat all that evening blowin seeds and remaking them.. The next day there was such a splash that the droplets are still falling.. and the endless ripples can still be seen and felt..
Something realised he was not one lone sum number but the sum of all numbers..
Any good magician worth his or her salt will manifest stuff for you So in this section - write your wishes/ wants/ will haves - very clearly - USE ALL YOUR SENSES ................................... Life is waiting to deliver !!! Come on write it in Swahilli (spell that) if you're shy. www.undertheappletree.info
As I move I create a downward and outward spiral 9 Which reproduces itself As it spirals Down and down 9 9 9
I awoke one morning and made a sound..
The sound went on an on and on until I heard it centuries later echoing alive and well
As it went out it made a wave And in the centre of the wave stood flames 7 in all. To the left went the flames To the right went the flames Each flame had seven colours Each colour had seven songs.
Each color stood apart and shone
And was so bright it became an angel.. 7 in all
these Angels played and danced frolicked and laughed
Each angel grew a flower And flew from left to right North and South with its flower
And each flower shed petals 7x 7 each petal shed seeds each seed grew into a flower and each flower grew into an angel growing more flowers and more Soon they were everywhere.. Spreading east to west north to south Each carrying seven colours And singing seven songs. each angel played with sound and played with color Producing incredible artwork.. They mixed and matched the colours And mixed and matched the sounds And the feeling was one of awesomeness. They painted skies, sunsets,rainbows. They painted gold,silver ,copper. They painted sun , moon and stars, They painted fields, bluebirds, butterflies They painted snow, frogs and daisies They painted and painted… And as they painted joy from their endeavours filled the atmospheres It was a glorious sound The stars were starstruck And the grasses swayed in rhythm Everything looked on…
One glorious day
The angels had a meeting. Each spoke of his adventure and they saw what they had done And it was good. They were all impressed.
Each sat in the clearing Under the apple tree Each held their sacred gifts in their hand Each discussed its work and was well pleased Each agreed that there was more…
And as each angel displayed its work We realised It was ALL one and the same A flower A tree A raindrop A bluebrd A rabbit A Cloud A mountain All had the same content All was the same substance- Just different variations…
And so we said lets put ALL our ideas together in one..
We did
We looked And out of the furnace you came In a blaze of intense light Carrying the flame Smiling Radiant Dancing Awesome. www.undertheappletree.info
IT'S LIFE JIM - BUT NOT AS WE KNOW IT NOT AS WE KNOW IT
In the beginning there was a dream.. and the dream dreamed of expressing itself in the most perfect flawless way possible.. It yearned and longed for this expression..
So it closed its eyes … and dreamed. And it dreamed of the most beautiful flower…
And if for a moment you would just close your eyes and imagine your most favourite flower in your minds eye… or sense, smell, touch or connect with it in any way possible… See the stem- delicate yet strong.. the symmetry of the petals.. the amazing colour scheme.. the technology of making it and its truly amazing functions.. the intelligence ..the beauty.. the sheer exquisiteness and perfection of it… Feel its softness the velvet touch of its tender petals the gentleness. Smell it Is that not the purest perfume? The sweetest taste?
You would really have to admit that there is nothing more beautifully expressed.. That it is truly truely awesome. ...............
Then the dream desired to express itself more and more And it created the trees, the stars, the seas, the sky the clouds.. And all of these were equally as beautiful and a perfect flawless expression of the dream… And these in turn could continue with the process of creating. Like the flowers create the pollen for the bees and the trees create the oxygen and the oxygen helps you breathe and so on and on and on . And everything was in complete harmony with the expression of the spirit.. One was a mirror image of the others clear and pure desires
AND
The dream desired to express itself even more..!!
And it created a HUMAN BEING..
Now Human comes from the Latin Homo Sapiens..which means Wise Man . ..so the dream created WISE MAN BEING ..And he too was perfect and flawless.. A perfect expression of the dream.
And all he had to DO was to BE.JUST BE.. Nothing else.. Because to BE Manifests ALL.
But somewhere along the line the wise man being got the idea or the notion or THOUGHT that he KNEW better and became a not so wise man knowing. .And NOW instead of wise man being or homo sapiens being ..we have homo crappy ends knowing
And he stopped the being of all things by thinking about being ..and he uncreated and left the dream.. and walked outside of it looking at
wars and dis- ease and un- rest and dis- comfort and un- happiness..
He did not fall He did not get evicted or banished He just chose to step out into Neither man's nor God's land..
Realta means The Stars.
Blog is excerpt from book Under the apple tree - picnic with God.
Available on www.lulu.com http://www.lulu.com/content/1054006
Author Cate Ni Riain
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