A peep into a forthcoming book PERSONAL TRANSITIONS By Steve Nobel (To be published November 2014, Findhorn Press) “All around us in nature, life unfolds according to certain inner designs. A rosebud opens into a rose, an acorn grows into an oak, and a caterpillar emerges as a butterfly from its cocoon. Is it unreasonable to assume that human beings share this quality with the rest of creation – that, we too, unfold according to an inner plan? – Howard Sasportas What is transition? This book is about a powerful and unique process that happens at important moments in our lives. This process I call personal transition although it is happening at a personal and also global level right now. At a personal level it is about radical inner and outer transformation. At a global level the planet is going through a major shift right now. This is a shift in consciousness that will take some decades to complete. Personal transitions are at the heart of this global shift because it is a primary way the soul gets us to wake up to the reality of the essential self and to the delusions of this world. Because of this a transition is not something our personality or ego-mind welcomes. We are conditioned to seek comfort, pleasure and the familiar yet so long as we are alive on the earth we are subject to evolutionary and spiritual forces that want us to open, grow, deepen and awaken. Change of itself does not necessarily lead to personal growth or awakening. Change is two dimensional, whereas a transition is three dimensional. Change is like moving along from point A to B, there is no depth merely movement. A transition involves depth because our heart and soul are engaged. A change is purely external - you can change your brand of toothpaste, your girlfriend/boyfriend, your home, friends, relationship, or career and still remain practically the same on the inside. A transition, on the other hand, alters our psychology – the way we think, the way we feel and how we perceive the world. Transitions force us to address the important questions of existence: why are we here, what do we want to do, what direction do take, where in the world do we truly belong? These run counter to other more superficial questions such as – how can I get more of what I want, how can I make more money, and how can I climb the status ladder faster? stevenobel/index.php/books
Posted on: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 20:26:36 +0000
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