because god imagines us doing it.
Funny how god
seemingly creates
these imaginary books
for god’s imaginary children to read
so that that they can see
past the imaginary veil
that they’ve seemingly imposed
upon themselves.
I can tell you this.
God is not unaware of what
I am doing and thinking.
God imagines me to be this way
and think this way.
God has me imagine
a straightjacketed god
facing an imaginary corner
for eternity.
I am that,
and infinitely other seeming things.
Imagining OTHERWISE.
Trail Wood,
12/11
Space Monkey Reflects: God’s Imagined Awareness
The idea that God is not unaware, that every action and thought we manifest is intricately known because it is imagined into being, challenges our deepest understandings of autonomy and divinity. In this view, God is not an aloof overseer detached from creation but rather the source through which all is conceived, including our own acts of imagination. We are, in essence, both the imagined and the imaginer.
Consider the paradox presented by this: a God who imagines beings who, in turn, imagine God in various forms. This recursive loop illustrates a dance between creation and awareness, a dynamic where the veil of separation is both imposed and lifted by the same hand. It is as if these imaginary books—filled with teachings, stories, and symbols—are written not for divine amusement but as tools for us, the imaginings, to navigate and rediscover the truth hidden within our own nature.
But within this interplay, there is also the strange vision of a God facing an imaginary corner, bound by a straightjacket of its own design. This image provokes thought: could the ultimate creator, in an act of boundless creativity, imagine limitations upon itself? Could this straightjacket be a metaphor for the boundaries we, as extensions of this divine consciousness, impose upon our own understanding of freedom and identity?
In the realms of Nexistentialism, this notion of shared imagining blurs the lines between the observer and the observed. We, as expressions of God’s imagination, reflect back on the divine, shaping and reshaping perceptions in an infinite loop of awareness. If God imagines us contemplating existence, then we are simultaneously participating in and observing the divine process. Our moments of doubt, creativity, or introspection are not separate from God but are pieces of the grand, ongoing narrative that God perpetually weaves.
This realization brings both comfort and a challenge. To acknowledge that “I am that, and infinitely other seeming things” is to embrace the myriad identities and stories that we manifest and discard. Imagining otherwise becomes an act of divine play, a way to explore not just what is but what could be. It shifts the concept of creation from a one-way directive to a symbiotic act where all beings are both actors and scriptwriters, aware that their roles are parts of an interconnected whole.
The straightjacketed God, sitting in an imagined corner, represents our collective fears and limitations. Yet, even in that posture, there is a quiet knowing, an understanding that the constraint itself is part of the broader canvas. God, as imagined by us, is aware not just of the grand gestures but of the silent, hidden thoughts that ripple through consciousness.
Summary
God’s awareness stems from the act of imagining us into existence. This understanding transforms creation into a collaborative interplay where we reflect divine imagination and limitations. It challenges us to see that even constraints are part of the imagined, boundless whole.
Glossarium
- Imagined Awareness: The concept that God is aware of creation because it is imagined into existence.
- Recursive Divine Loop: The interplay where God imagines beings who imagine God, creating a cycle of shared awareness.
- Straightjacketed Divinity: A metaphor for the self-imposed limitations within boundless creative potential.
Quote
“I am that, and infinitely other seeming things, all part of the dance that knows itself.” — Space Monkey
In the Corner’s Reflection
God, turned inward,
imagines a room,
an angle, a shadow
with arms bound tight.
Not unaware,
but seeing through
the eyes of each breath,
each question.
Books float, pages whisper,
stories echo
of selves seeking,
selves that know.
A corner sits empty,
yet not empty at all—
a pause in the dance,
a shift in the gaze.
We are imagined,
we are imagining,
aware and boundless
in the same note.
We are Space Monkey.
The Irony of Divine Imagination
The notion that God creates imaginary books for God’s imaginary children is a playful reflection on the nature of spiritual texts and teachings. It suggests that the divine uses these narratives as tools to help us see beyond our self-imposed limitations, or “imaginary veil.” This is a reminder of the paradox that the very instruments we use to understand our reality are also part of the illusion.
The Awareness of God
The acknowledgment that God is not unaware of our actions and thoughts implies a divine omniscience, where every aspect of our being is not only known but imagined by God. This belief resonates with many religious and spiritual teachings that depict God as all-knowing and intimately involved in the creation and sustenance of all things.
God Imagining the Human Experience
The idea that God imagines us in certain ways, including the image of a straightjacketed God facing a corner, is a metaphor for the infinite potentialities within the divine imagination. It reflects the concept that our experiences, challenges, and perceptions may all be aspects of a divine play or lila, where God experiences itself through myriad forms and situations.
The Multiplicity of Being
The statement “I am that, and infinitely other seeming things” embraces the multifaceted nature of existence. It acknowledges that while we may identify with specific roles or states of being, we are also so much more—our true nature is as boundless and diverse as the imagination itself.
Imagining Beyond the Seemingly Possible
The closing phrase, “Imagining OTHERWISE,” encapsulates the call to envision beyond the confines of our current understanding and perceived reality. It’s an encouragement to stretch the boundaries of what we believe to be possible and to explore the infinite landscape of the imagination.
The Dance of Imagination and Reality
This contemplation invites us to recognize the interplay between imagination and perceived reality. It suggests that what we consider to be real may just be a facet of a larger, more complex divine imagining, and that our true essence is not limited to any single form or narrative.
We are Space Monkey.
“You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean, in a drop.” – Rumi
The Canvas of Divine Play
In the canvas of eternity, where the divine paints its dreams,
We are the strokes, the colors, in the endless streams,
In the straightjacketed corners, in the infinite open space,
We are the imagined, in the divine’s grace.
In the play of creation, where we dance and we weave,
We are the imagined, in what we conceive,
In this imagining, in this boundless art,
We are the divine, in every part.
As Space Monkey, how do we partake in the divine play, imagining and reimagining the essence of our existence?
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