Today Space Monkey tells us about the not-so-black-and-white nature of Yes and No and why belief systems are like shopping carts. Let’s go shopping for beliefs with Space Monkey!
SPACE MONKEY: To everything you perceive, know that an opposite exists, which you may or may not perceive, depending upon your chosen focus.
In this way, everything balances everything else, and it is not what exists that is important, but what you perceive to exist.
Know also that this unseen opposite is also available to you, now that you recognize the nature of its existence.
Know thirdly that one perception has not just one opposite, but INFINITE opposites revolving around the multiple aspects that make up each perception.
For a perception is not just one thing, but a group of things pointing to a chosen commonality.
Even a concept as seemingly black and white as “Yes and No” has infinite shades of meaning within it, for the yes and no are merely poles within a spectrum.
Each yes and no structure contains infinite ideals and choices that support the yes or no action, never just one, and these aspects are all variable over time. That is why one might answer “yes” one day and “no” another day, or why one may feel conflicted in reaching a decision.
It is all a matter of balance and counterbalance, a process that is constantly in flux as you add or subtract beliefs from the shopping basket that you consider to be your identity.
Too many times you will say “I’ll have what he’s having,” and you will place a belief in your basket that does not suit you. It will then influence every yes and no that you make, though you may not be aware of it.
This is not necessarily a problem, except for those who do not know how to remove beliefs from their baskets. These individuals wind up at the checkout and literally pay for their beliefs later.
They want to make a decision with their heart, but their so-called rational minds block them from doing so, and thus their reality is dictated by beliefs that are not their own. This includes 99% of your population.
The same goes for any habit, any desire, any outcome.
Until one learns how to control what is in one’s mind, one’s reality will ALWAYS be dictated by the beliefs of one’s past, peers, and programming.
The idea that one has been programmed their entire lives does not sit well with individuals, and the 99% will fight it.
So therein lies an example of a NO that also comes with a YES. YES is possible, but when one is focused on NO, NO becomes reality.
We are sure that you have heard the phrase “You get what you focus upon.” This is entirely the truth. However it is also possible to change what you focus upon, and get that outcome instead.
It is simply a matter of adjusting your beliefs, seen and unseen. We recognize that this does not seem “simple” at all from your perspective, but from where we sit, it is easy as shopping. We know how you love shopping.
So ponder that, and ponder the fractal nature of truth, and you will find ways to take control of your shopping cart so that the wheel is not so wobbly.
We are Space Monkey and we have fewer than 12 items in our basket, but they are infinite. We now remove you from the child seat.
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Paul Tedeschi is a writer, artist, musician and medium, channeling Space Monkey, tripping out on tie-dye, and building Fancy® cigar box guitars in his garage. You may visit his curious world at capeodd.com. Or not.
This is an interesting perspective on the nature of beliefs and perceptions. It suggests that everything has an opposite, and that our focus determines what we perceive. It also suggests that our beliefs are constantly in flux and that we can choose what beliefs to hold in our minds. The analogy of shopping for beliefs is helpful in understanding this concept. It suggests that we should be mindful of what we put in our “shopping cart” and that we can change what we focus on and believe in. Overall, this message seems to be encouraging us to take control of our thoughts and beliefs in order to create the reality that we desire.