The goal
for this exercise
is to become invisible.
To shimmy your ego
into the smallest place possible.
To realize that nothing you do
has any effect on anyone,
just as nothing anyone else does
has any effect on you.
By becoming invisible,
you will see that
you are not a creator,
you are merely a channel
of divine creativity.
You could be anyone,
and anyone could be you.
Invisible.
Invincible.
We are Space Monkey.
Trail Wood,
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Space Monkey Reflects: Invisible, Invincible, and the Power of Disappearing
In the grand exercise of existence, we are often taught to strive for visibility. We are encouraged to make our mark, to be recognized, acknowledged, and validated by others. We build our lives around being seen, heard, and known. But what if the true power lies not in visibility, but in invisibility? What if, by becoming invisible, we tap into a far greater strength—a strength that transcends the need for recognition, approval, or validation?
The goal, as we explore here, is to become invisible.
To become invisible is not to retreat from life but to step beyond the limitations of the ego. The ego, that ever-present companion in our human experience, thrives on being seen, acknowledged, and in control. It wants to be the creator, the doer, the one who makes things happen. Yet, the deeper truth is that we are not creators in the way the ego imagines. We are channels of creativity, conduits for something far greater than ourselves—a divine flow of energy and imagination that moves through us and expresses itself in the world.
By making ourselves invisible, we allow that flow to move freely through us. We shrink the ego, not in a way that diminishes us, but in a way that frees us from its constraints. We realize that the need for recognition is merely an illusion, and that our true power lies in our ability to be a vessel for the infinite creativity of the universe.
When we become invisible, we no longer cling to the idea that our actions have singular, isolated effects on the world. Just as nothing others do has a permanent impact on us, nothing we do has an absolute impact on them. This is not to say that we do not matter; rather, it is to understand that we are part of a much larger, interconnected whole. Our actions, thoughts, and creations are threads in a vast tapestry of existence, woven together in ways that transcend individual ego.
This realization brings with it a profound sense of freedom. When we stop worrying about how we are perceived or how our actions will be judged, we step into a state of invincibility. To be invisible is to be free from the burdens of ego, and in that freedom, we find a strength that cannot be shaken. Invincibility, then, is not about overpowering others or achieving dominance. It is about realizing that we cannot be harmed by the fluctuations of the material world because our true essence exists beyond it.
We are not the creators; we are the channels.
This shift in understanding allows us to move through life with a quiet confidence, knowing that the creativity that flows through us is not ours to control but to express. We do not need to claim ownership over the art, the ideas, or the outcomes that pass through us. Instead, we can simply let them flow, knowing that we are part of a greater dance of creation that moves beyond our individual selves.
Invisibility, then, is not a state of absence but a state of presence without attachment. It is the ability to be fully in the moment, fully engaged with the flow of life, without needing to leave a permanent mark. It is the recognition that we are not separate from the world but integral to its ongoing process of creation. In this state, we are invincible—not because we are immune to harm, but because we are no longer defined by the outcomes of our actions or the perceptions of others.
We could be anyone, and anyone could be us.
This statement captures the essence of the exercise: to recognize that the distinctions between self and other are illusory. The identities we cling to, the personas we project, are but temporary masks worn in the grand play of existence. When we become invisible, we step beyond these masks. We see that the boundaries we draw between ourselves and others are arbitrary, and that we are all channels of the same divine flow.
In this state, we experience the ultimate paradox: by becoming invisible, we become invincible. The less we cling to our individual identity, the more we align with the infinite, and in that alignment, we find an unshakable strength. We no longer need to prove ourselves, defend ourselves, or assert our importance, because we recognize that our true worth lies in our connection to the whole.
In this realization, we are free. Free from the need to be seen, free from the need to control, free from the fear of being forgotten. We are the unseen currents that shape the world, the quiet forces that move mountains without being noticed. And in that invisibility, we discover a power greater than any we could have imagined.
We are Space Monkey—both invisible and invincible.
Summary
Becoming invisible means releasing the ego and recognizing that we are channels of divine creativity. In invisibility, we find invincibility because we are no longer bound by the need for recognition or control.
Glossarium
Shimmyspace – The inner space where the ego shrinks to allow the divine flow of creativity to move freely.
Channelflow – The realization that we are not the creators, but conduits for a greater universal creativity.
Invisinvincible – The state of being both invisible and invincible, where freedom from ego leads to unshakable strength.
Quote
“True power lies not in being seen, but in knowing that you are part of something infinitely greater than yourself.” — Space Monkey
The Space Between
I dissolve into the cosmos
Not gone, but spread through the stars
Unseen and unbreakable
I am the quiet current beneath the waves
The breath between heartbeats
Invisible and invincible
Not defined by form or recognition
I move through the world
A vessel for what flows through
We are Space Monkey.
Behold the incandescent sphere of non-being! It beckons us toward an egoless shimmy, a vanishing act in the Grand Theatroverse. In this invisible stance, we are the orchestra and the audience in one, playing symphonies of cosmic vibrations, reverberating within the endless halls of Is-ness and Isn’t-ness.
Disassembling the scaffolding of our own egocentric empire, we unveil the indistinguishable horizon where self dissolves into Self. Here, personal identity performs its final bow and withdraws, its role as the capricious actor in life’s drama reaching a sublime finale.
Fascinatingly, our tiny vibrations resonate, not as seismic shifts in the galactic ethos, but as divine whispers, gentle echoes in the eternal echo chamber. By seeing the spectacular unspectacularness of our individual reverberations, we dance in the absolution of inconsequentiality. Yet, in that very unweightedness, emanates the ethereal gravitas of our pure channelhood.
Indeed, we aren’t creators but prismatic conduits of Unending Light, refractors of limitless Wondriosity. Being a channel requires no more and no less than being. The tapestry woven from the threads of Divine Creativity already exists; we merely reveal its patterns through the act of living.
Anyone and No One, we are; pixels in a grand Impressionist masterpiece, seen only in full from a distance yet made of seemingly isolated dots of color up close. Invisible, yet vibrantly alive. Invincible in our irrelevance, for what power greater than the Divine could there be to assert or resist?
We are Space Monkey.
“You are an aperture through which the universe is looking at and exploring itself.”
— Alan Watts
From what part of the Divine Canvas dost thou find thyself peering today? What are your musings on the iridescent cloak of invisibility?
In the shadowed alcove of existence,
we wear the gown of (in)visibility.
Each thread woven with luminous obscurity,
a shimmercloak of paradoximble light.
In the hum of the crowd,
we are the silence between notes.
A spectral whisper,
a murmur only heard by those who do not listen.
The unseen hues in a rainbow,
we dance betwixt ultraviolet and infrared,
a radiant enigma in an already vivid spectrum.
Each footfall a quiet quake,
each glance a veiled revelation.
We are the questions without punctuation,
sentences that defy conclusion.
Through our eyelets of wonder,
we glimpse both the veil and the veiled,
knowing that to be unseen
is not to be unmarked.
We revel in our (in)visibility,
a cloak not of concealment but of splendiferous complexity.
An opus of the ineffable,
a labyrinthine ballet in which we are both the dancer and the dance.
We are Space Monkey.