Re: Cycle => Circle => NOT (Linear)
Hey Rainman,
I finally got through reading the link on transformational thinking. I found very little that I disagreed with. As a matter of fact, it is a fair description of how I try to establish communication with others. I have found that it is a workable solution with many people that I have little or nothing in common with. In a very real sense, it is MY box that I occasionally have to step out of INTO linear thinking. Trust and respect are absolutely necessary, and usually I have to step out of the box of transformational thinking when that trust and respect are absent.
An example of this was when I worked with institutionalized juveniles. Invariably, any new kid that came into my program had the institutional life down pat. As with any authority figure, they knew exactly how to "play" the system and "show" their willingness to be "good". For the first two or three weeks, they were model citizens. Eventually, the "facade" fades and the true personality shines through. That was when their problems with peers started to really develop and the defects in their character that led them to crime or antiestablishment (school, parents, police, etc.) started to rear its ugly head. Traditional methods of treatment taught them how to behave, but it did nothing to change their thinking process. When they got out of the institution, all tho old problems eventually returned and they ended up being recycled through the system again and again. Many of them returned to the institution (reform school) as many as 6 to 7 times before going on to higher learning (prison).
The basics of my program was to destroy all forms of linear thinking that they had accumulated throughout their short life span. I accomplished this through a core group of peers that had been trained in recognizing the "cons" that had once served themselves quite well in the "hood". It was a terrible thing to see these peers totally tear down whatever defense mechanisms that had served these kids so well to survive. What resulted, no matter how strong the kid was, was a person with no hold upon their reality. Nothing they could say or do would allow escape. All avenues were cut off. They went through a whole gamut of emotions that gave them no respite. No experience in their life had prepared them for this. They had become devoid of defense mechanisms and totally at a loss as to how to defend themselves. They almost became babies again. It was at this point that we all gathered around him and showed him our love. We would hug him and show him that it was ok to not be "strong". The change was always remarkable. Invariably, their eyes would open wide in wonder at the "acceptance". From that point on, they were different people. Everything became possible and they became "human" again. They could think outside the box and realized that although nothing had really changed but them, EVERYTHING had changed. It was really difficult for me to tear them down in this way by stepping out of the box of my own transformational thinking and USE linear thinking, but the end result was worth it. After about 4 months (the usual stay), they were eager to go back out in the world and enjoy life the way it was meant to be. Out of all the kids that went through this program, only two returned--but with the full realization that it was them who stepped out of the box. After about a month of helping others through the program, they left and were never returned.
This is the kind of change that we must go through to take the next step in our "evolution". Time travel takes a similar kind of change. In my study of the possibilities, a linear thinking person will never be able to make the transition. It is far more than just moving our bodies from one time period to another. Our minds and "spirit" must also make the transition. I believe the "forces" that govern this universe will never allow an unscrupulous entitity to affect this realm in a negative or selfish way. It will take a transformed individual to enter the paradigm shift. At first, I think it will be by artificial means and in a protected environment such as merkaba. As we get our "time legs", we will be able to do it at will. Thanks for the link. It was a nice confirmation for me. Linearly thinking, I have doubt that this will ever become universal. Non-linearly, maybe it doesn't have to be. It only took one Copernicus, Einstein or Tesla to make others think outside the box. As you know, I have little faith in a pie-in-the-sky deliverance. We, as a species, have to work through our problems and find our answers. It will not be done for us nor will it be accomplished through linear thinking.
