Our Renaissance and Romantic ancestors, as well as Freud,
Jung, and Hillman and their colleagues, all turn to the past for a renewal of
their imaginations. We are in grave need of just such a renaissance of our own,
a rebirth of ancient wisdom and practice accommodated to our own situation. – Thomas
Moore Care of the Soul
How do you see prosperity? Are
you prosperous, as prosperous as your vision? When I was young, I always
thought in terms of affording and in terms of cost. Value rarely entered my
thought, except when I looked at priceless art, which I considered as belonging
to others and never thought of in terms of my own ownership through appreciation.
The ancients and modern shamanistic
traditions value all of the Earth and all of life as the greatest treasure.
They seek not so much to own but to enjoy everything they find. A good day, a
rich day is filled with the adventure of discovery, which calls at once for
attention to long wide views and minute detail. In the long broad view, we can
see infinite possibility and potential for new discovery. The minute details
give us the pleasure of texture and variety that keep us freshly interested in
the moment by moment unfolding of life.
Ancient wisdom whether religious,
ethical, or philosophical, shows us the answers and solution that our ancestors
discovered through their own living. We do not need a rounder wheel to ride
upon but we may need a personally more comfortable vehicle for enjoying that
ride. Drawing from the ancients while imagining how they might see our present
wakes within us that spirit of curiosity, which pursued, attracts to us new
ways to define our lives and the prosperity that suits us today.
The ancients were only as wise as
we; they conveyed their wisdom by oral tradition and so embodied it until they wrote
it that their wisdom remains fresh to us. We use that wisdom as a base for new
thought and new approaches to our personal conditions so at some time we too
shall be examples of ancient wisdom because we now prosper greatly. Wisdom is
really ageless but we feel that endurance of an idea gives it more merit and
more power. By following the examples of our predecessors and closely attending
broad and narrow perspectives, we reimagine our world in a new image and
likeness of our own reflection.
What would you like to experience
as prosperity? Think of something new for you. Make your request a stretch of
your imagination. How would the inventor of the wheel or any one of the greats
of the ages gain this form of prosperity? What will you do once you have it? How
will it change your life? Will you be able to contribute more to others? Do you
require ownership to benefit from it? Remember that the small part we own has
greater value because it allows us greater freedom to enjoy the vastness of the
Universe around us without requiring us to manage more than our small piece.
Now, I draw from inner wisdom the
Source of all wisdom both ancient and new. I look to my prosperity with new
eyes but eternal understanding and find my prosperity flowing to me in perfect
ways for today that I may continue to enjoy as long as I desire. I accept with
gratitude and so it is.
John
John Lusk
“First
you ask definitely for direction, then it will enter your consciousness as a
definite thought; then in your turn you give it back the thought and it will
give you back the thing. It answers every question, solves every problem; it is
the solution to every difficulty.” Ernest Holmes
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