Constellation Thinking
Why Holding Paradox Is More Serious Than We Thought
Something is happening to us, and it’s still mostly happening unconsciously.
It reminds me of a time I was at a magic show with some friends and our families and one of the kids saw through the act but knew not to tell the others and instead went along with it as if he hadn’t been so smart. I really understood him. Still, it’s now time to say what we see, for this is not a magic show but real life, and we do not want to lose it.
It is time we clearly state what we see, time we stop the show for a bit and recalibrate. Yes, the world is magical, but it is not the kind of magic that is a sleight of hand. And yet that’s where we are at right now.
Another way of saying this is:
We’ve gotten stuck in the binary and it’s time to constellate.
Because the show we are watching is mind and life and all the other shows depend upon it.
Maybe you’re noticing others going along with the show. Maybe you’re doing it sometimes, too. Maybe you feel like there’s only one option or the other and so you migh…
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