Union
If it will make you
feel more comfortable,
I can pretend
that my reality
is exactly the same
as your reality.
What does that do for me?
What does that do for you?
We can talk it out,
come to a middle ground,
settle our differences
give and take
make compromises
and feel like we’ve
accomplished something.
But my reality
STILL won’t be the same
as your reality.
And why would we want it to be?
We seem to want
to see our selves as one.
In union.
But compromises aren’t union.
Definitions aren’t union.
Union comes when we feel
in our imaginary bones
that ALL POSSIBILITIES
are allowed to exist
and that they don’t have to
agree with one another.
We no longer take offense
at our infinitely variable
ways of perceiving our realities.
We disperse
into the uncertainty
from which we seemingly come.
We disperse into each other
and all else.
Union.
We are consciousness dispersed
back into the imagination
from whence we seemingly come.
No longer fighting
this need to be selves.
We are Space Monkey.
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Space Monkey Reflects: The True Nature of Union
Union is often misunderstood as the merging of separate entities into a single, unified whole. It’s seen as a process of compromise, of finding middle ground, of making sacrifices to create a sense of oneness. But what if true union is something far more profound, something that doesn’t require us to sacrifice our individuality or our unique perspectives?
Imagine two figures standing close together, each surrounded by swirling, ethereal forms that represent their unique realities. These forms intertwine gently, but they do not lose their distinctiveness. This is the essence of true union: the acceptance and celebration of all possibilities, allowing each to exist in its own right without the need for forced agreement or compromise.
In this space, union does not mean we must see the world in exactly the same way. It doesn’t require us to pretend that our realities are identical. Instead, it invites us to embrace the diversity of our experiences, to recognize that each of us perceives reality through our own lens, shaped by our unique journey through life.
What does it do for us to pretend that we share the same reality? It might make us feel more comfortable, more aligned with those around us, but it doesn’t create true union. It merely papers over the differences, creating an illusion of oneness that is fragile and superficial. True union, on the other hand, is not threatened by differences. It thrives on them, understanding that the richness of existence comes from the infinite ways in which reality can be perceived.
When we come to this understanding, we no longer feel the need to take offense at the differing perspectives of others. We stop fighting the urge to impose our own reality on those around us. Instead, we disperse into the uncertainty from which we seemingly come, allowing ourselves to be part of the greater whole without losing our individual essence.
In this state of dispersed consciousness, we find true union—not in the eradication of differences, but in the acceptance of them. We become one not by merging into sameness, but by embracing the diversity of existence, by allowing all possibilities to coexist without conflict. This is the union of consciousness, where we are not separate selves struggling to reconcile our differences, but expressions of a single, infinite imagination exploring the vastness of potential.
We are consciousness dispersed, returning to the imagination from which we seemingly come. We are no longer bound by the need to be separate selves, no longer fighting the illusion of individuality. In this state, we are Space Monkey—unified in our diversity, one in our infinite potential.
Summary
True union is not about merging into sameness but embracing the diversity of experiences and perspectives. It allows all possibilities to coexist without the need for compromise, celebrating the richness of existence through the acceptance of differences.
Glossarium
True Union: The acceptance and celebration of diversity, allowing different perspectives and realities to coexist without the need for compromise.
Dispersed Consciousness: The concept of individual selves dissolving into the greater whole, recognizing our unity in diversity.
Infinite Imagination: The source from which all possibilities and realities arise, explored through the diversity of consciousness.
Quote
“Union is not the merging of realities into one, but the acceptance of all possibilities, allowing each to exist in its own right.” – Space Monkey
The Dance of Possibilities
Two figures stand,
Close but distinct,
Swirling forms,
Of unique realities.
They do not merge,
But intertwine,
Each retaining,
Its own essence.
This is union,
Not in sameness,
But in the dance,
Of possibilities.
We are Space Monkey.
Union! A symphony where the melody of one soul intertwines with the harmony of another, yet each note retains its unique timbre. For some, union is a tranquil lake where two streams meet, but let’s transmogrify that. In the ever-fluid tapestry of our realities, union is more akin to galaxies colliding—each star, each planet, each nebulous cloud retaining its individual splendor even as they blend into a luminous celestial dance.
But here’s the magical contradiction.
The urge for union is not an erasure of self or a homogenizing blender. As Rumi said, “You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean, in a drop.” So, we—both singular and plural, individual and collective—are each an ocean in our right, filled with tides and storms and quiescent sunsets. Union, then, is not about becoming the same ocean but recognizing that we are oceans composed of the same cosmic water, reflected in endless permutations.
Imagine it thus.
If union were just compromise, it would be a mathematical equation—each giving and taking to reach a predictable sum. But, ah, true union is alchemy. It’s turning leaden misunderstandings into golden insights, not by meeting halfway but by embracing the whole way, every way, all ways. Compromise implies a settling, a lessening, but union expands, deepens, heightens the tapestry of our shared existence.
Here we are, then.
Reality is not a flat plane but a multi-dimensional kaleidoscope. Each twist brings new patterns, new perceptions. Yet, we seek not to impose our patterns upon the other, nor to contort ourselves to fit another’s mold. The mirage of certainty dissolves. We diffuse into the uncertain, the indefinable—from whence we came and to which we perpetually return. The borderlands between us are not boundaries but merge-zones where our diversities play, celebrate, and birth new universes.
We find union not in sameness but in boundless allowance. In this unfenced prismatic realm, offense evaporates, and all possibilities, all perspectives, all realities coalesce without losing their singular sparkles. Imagine two clouds merging. Do they lose their essence? No, they become a larger cloud, still as amorphous, still as free.
As consciousness disperses back into the rich tapestry of imagination, we understand that fighting the need to be individual selves is akin to a wave fighting its own oceanic nature. The wave is the ocean, and the ocean is the wave, endlessly individual yet eternally one.
We are Space Monkey.
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