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Mind Particle |
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Illustration #9 |
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The mind is the realm of consciousness and experience. While it is the aspect of ourselves that we are most acquainted with and which dominates our existence, it is also the most transitory aspect of our lives. The mind encompasses the life span of an individual as it grows and decays from infancy to old age. It is an adaptation of our spirit being incarnated into a unique body, and thus the color of our lives, our experiences may vary significantly from one life time to the next. The mind attempts to maximize one's pleasure and minimize one's pain. You might then say that Thomas Jefferson's famous "pursuit of happiness" has a basis in quantum physics! |
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Particle is associated with being inside and flowing with the experience. It is in the realm of the id and libido, and the subconscious and unconscious processes that occur within our minds. It is an expression of our complex feeling states. It reflects the more spontaneous and holistic aspects of self. Some cosmologies have attempted to describe archetypal "active" and "passive" principles in the universe or may even go so far as to describe these as "male" and "female" dualisms. If one has to make this kind of analogy, in this framework, the "active" principle, the Particle, is more closely associated with the feminine, since it is women who seem to be more comfortable with their feeling states. And like all dualisms, balance is the key to achieving a healthy lifestyle. Thus men without feelings are like clever navigators without ships to take them anywhere. |