You've been reading my top 3 favorite sacred texts. Isn't it amazing how each one seems to echo the other? I've never really outgrown my child-like wonder, but the responsibility of providing for and nurturing my children leads to many battles with myself to do it all on my own, to push and strive and work harder. Thank you so much for the reminder that the abundance of the universe is mine if I allow it to unfold rather than try to shake the fruit off the tree before it's ripe and sweet.
I found myself with my own forms of similar tensions. The encouraging thing is that everytime we notice them we can come back to the truth - we eternal. we are provided and cared for. We just have to remember and remove the layers that make us forget
I love the way you tied in the scriptural quotes at the beginning. The whole “become as children” trend had occurred to me, but it’s extra nice to see it spelled out so directly.
I feel like I’m constantly sending you articles, which, yeah… sorry! 😅 But I swear I only do it when I really feel compelled to out of vibing with your stuff!
Anyway, I wrote this one a while back, in my pre-substack days, about how LSD kinda *literally* turns you into a baby and how one cool hope for the psychedelic renaissance might be those child-like qualities (which I explore in detail) becoming part of mainstream consciousness.
Thanks for the encouragement! It’s endlessly fascinating to me how despite the research we do and terminology we utilize often being very different, we come to a lot of the same conclusions and promote similar virtues of spiritual development.
Creekmasons is a play on “Freemasons” that my friend coined to call our group after I built him an arm chair out of big ole rocks in our suburban creek.
That was ten plus years ago and our aspirations of becoming an upstart illuminati organization have long since fizzled (lol). It was always a self-mocking kind of joke, but there was also always something attractive about trying to “save the world”.
"Even when you’ve experienced greater understanding than you had before, I think it’s better to remain like a child who isn’t identified with their knowledge." what a beautiful way to share what I didn't yet have the words to express, thank you. 💖
This is both beautiful and sad for me Scott. As a former $Bn Enterprise Software CFO Cognos/IBM, I walked away from my corporate career early, to raise my children in a beautiful place (Noosa, Sunshine Coast AU). This is where I experienced my awakening and got into same, Taoism, Occult, Psychics, Crystals & Chakras, realising a much deeper calling to help liberate humanity through the advancement of consciousness. I started writing the curriculum for a Spirituality Academy, to teach other children. Sadly, in the process my relationships broke down and I have since been wrongfully alienated from my young daughters, with no credible path through Australia’s institutions and courts to justice for a number of years. I am confident life will heal itself.
In this period I started the voteholder.org project, the world’s first blockchain direct democracy initiative for 8 billion people to vote on priorities and solutions on an equal footing, and a single incorruptible platform (I liked your podcast with Steve Farrell of Humanity’s team).
Thanks Michael! The journey from the corporate script to the consciousness path is not for the faint of heart. The old system has to break down so that the new one can be built. It's tough as nails. But also I can't think of something more rewarding. I'm sorry to hear about some of your challenges along the way and trust you will find the wisdom in them. I agree that life heals itself in due time
Appreciate your supporter and congrats on voteholder
Children know they create all of their reality. They are still connected with Source much the same as the Dream-walkers are - until they have been properly disinvested of those ideas by their parents and society. This is what the Shift, the Remembrance is about. A return to our ancient wisdom.
Love this --> “we are our own biggest limiters of experience...Devoid of concepts and ideas, we can meet reality with a vastness of potential”
On your recommendation, I’m reading The Surrender Experiment. It’s such a quick and compelling read -- and some similar themes to what you’ve written here. Attachment is suffering, and believing we know better than someone else or are better than someone is just another form of attachment. We are limiting what life has in store for us by rigidly trying to control outcomes or holding rigid beliefs. I’m new here but really hope I can let this “lightness of being” sink in. It feels so expansive and full of possibility.
Thanks Chelsea! I'm so happy you are enjoying the surrender experiment. It's so inspiring and enchanting. All the things you mentioned are definitely a daily choice/practice, but I personally have found it a more worthwhile pursuit than anything I've put my energy towards yet!
Thank you so much, Scott. Really happy to have (re)discovered you; the teacher has appeared just as I was ready to learn. I will listen to that recommendation next. Building my syllabus over here :)
You've been reading my top 3 favorite sacred texts. Isn't it amazing how each one seems to echo the other? I've never really outgrown my child-like wonder, but the responsibility of providing for and nurturing my children leads to many battles with myself to do it all on my own, to push and strive and work harder. Thank you so much for the reminder that the abundance of the universe is mine if I allow it to unfold rather than try to shake the fruit off the tree before it's ripe and sweet.
I found myself with my own forms of similar tensions. The encouraging thing is that everytime we notice them we can come back to the truth - we eternal. we are provided and cared for. We just have to remember and remove the layers that make us forget
Exactly!!
Good, interesting points.
Thank you!
I love the way you tied in the scriptural quotes at the beginning. The whole “become as children” trend had occurred to me, but it’s extra nice to see it spelled out so directly.
I feel like I’m constantly sending you articles, which, yeah… sorry! 😅 But I swear I only do it when I really feel compelled to out of vibing with your stuff!
Anyway, I wrote this one a while back, in my pre-substack days, about how LSD kinda *literally* turns you into a baby and how one cool hope for the psychedelic renaissance might be those child-like qualities (which I explore in detail) becoming part of mainstream consciousness.
https://creekmasons.com/media-criticism/rugrats-and-acid-buffs-predictions-for-the-psychedelic-renaissance/
Thanks man! I appreciate all your insights, stories, articles etc that you share here man. So keep them coming.
What does CreekMasons derive from btw?
Thanks for the encouragement! It’s endlessly fascinating to me how despite the research we do and terminology we utilize often being very different, we come to a lot of the same conclusions and promote similar virtues of spiritual development.
Creekmasons is a play on “Freemasons” that my friend coined to call our group after I built him an arm chair out of big ole rocks in our suburban creek.
That was ten plus years ago and our aspirations of becoming an upstart illuminati organization have long since fizzled (lol). It was always a self-mocking kind of joke, but there was also always something attractive about trying to “save the world”.
https://creekmasons.com/who-we-are has some pictures (and more about what the modern Creekmasons have become).
Cool to hear the backstory man. Glad a decade later you're still going : )
"Even when you’ve experienced greater understanding than you had before, I think it’s better to remain like a child who isn’t identified with their knowledge." what a beautiful way to share what I didn't yet have the words to express, thank you. 💖
Thanks Emma! Took some hard lessons to recognize this, but glad to have this perspective now : )
Great article
Thank you!
This is both beautiful and sad for me Scott. As a former $Bn Enterprise Software CFO Cognos/IBM, I walked away from my corporate career early, to raise my children in a beautiful place (Noosa, Sunshine Coast AU). This is where I experienced my awakening and got into same, Taoism, Occult, Psychics, Crystals & Chakras, realising a much deeper calling to help liberate humanity through the advancement of consciousness. I started writing the curriculum for a Spirituality Academy, to teach other children. Sadly, in the process my relationships broke down and I have since been wrongfully alienated from my young daughters, with no credible path through Australia’s institutions and courts to justice for a number of years. I am confident life will heal itself.
In this period I started the voteholder.org project, the world’s first blockchain direct democracy initiative for 8 billion people to vote on priorities and solutions on an equal footing, and a single incorruptible platform (I liked your podcast with Steve Farrell of Humanity’s team).
Best wishes, I enjoy your content.
Thanks Michael! The journey from the corporate script to the consciousness path is not for the faint of heart. The old system has to break down so that the new one can be built. It's tough as nails. But also I can't think of something more rewarding. I'm sorry to hear about some of your challenges along the way and trust you will find the wisdom in them. I agree that life heals itself in due time
Appreciate your supporter and congrats on voteholder
Children know they create all of their reality. They are still connected with Source much the same as the Dream-walkers are - until they have been properly disinvested of those ideas by their parents and society. This is what the Shift, the Remembrance is about. A return to our ancient wisdom.
Well said! Hopefully now that I'm a parent, I can be a steward to my daughter being in that space as long as it suits her
“Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind”
Such a powerful concept!
great post! this is something absolutely top of mind for me with my kids - i try and learn from them as much as i'm trying to teach them.
Teaching is the best way to learn. At least I have found it that way.
That's really cool man. People say your kids are your ultimate mirror. I definitely am seeing as much so far
Love this --> “we are our own biggest limiters of experience...Devoid of concepts and ideas, we can meet reality with a vastness of potential”
On your recommendation, I’m reading The Surrender Experiment. It’s such a quick and compelling read -- and some similar themes to what you’ve written here. Attachment is suffering, and believing we know better than someone else or are better than someone is just another form of attachment. We are limiting what life has in store for us by rigidly trying to control outcomes or holding rigid beliefs. I’m new here but really hope I can let this “lightness of being” sink in. It feels so expansive and full of possibility.
Thanks Chelsea! I'm so happy you are enjoying the surrender experiment. It's so inspiring and enchanting. All the things you mentioned are definitely a daily choice/practice, but I personally have found it a more worthwhile pursuit than anything I've put my energy towards yet!
You may enjoy this as a followup listen. It's a much more practical: https://www.amazon.com/Living-from-Place-of-Surrender-audiobook/dp/B07XJYYSR3/ref=sr_1_1?crid=JINJIRW4EN2X&keywords=living+from+a+place+of+surrender&qid=1695859934&sprefix=living+from+a+pla%2Caps%2C228&sr=8-1
Thank you so much, Scott. Really happy to have (re)discovered you; the teacher has appeared just as I was ready to learn. I will listen to that recommendation next. Building my syllabus over here :)
🙌 I'm just here sharing my experience. I'm glad it can be helpful to others
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Thanks Kimia! I'm looking forward to spending a lot more time around kiddos myself : )