so there i sat in meditation as i do. How can i properly explain what then happened.
It was like being taken by a daydream. In meditation, the opening of the mind is like the opening of a sail, and the daydream was like the wind that then picked me up and took me along the sea of my unconscious.
In that daydream, a scene unfolded. Beautiful, imposing, frightening, and serene. It was beautiful because the intelligence of the being before me displayed itself in an obvious luminescence — it was imposing because it was so clear that I was puny to the entity. It was frightening because it was so clear that my inferiority and his superiority meant that he could do whatever he wished with me, totally at his mercy. It was serene because despite being at his mercy I could tell he was merciful. And then, he began to tell me this;
“Omar — your name in this lifetime. Once you grow spiritually evermore, which will take what you call time, which I, as of right now, exist outside of, but will, at a time, enter — likely as your son, though that is yet undecided — we will begin to call you by your higher name, Edon (pronounced ee-dawn). No, you misheard that, but you’ll get it eventually.
“Anyway, what we would like to tell you today is that humanity, as a whole, exists in a state of blindness. No matter how enlightened or awake you feel, you are, truthfully, just as ensnared as the rest of them. This is simply part of the game. There is a form of mass hypnotism taking place right now. You may be surprised by how intentional it is. Do not give yourself too much credit. Humanity as a whole is extremely suggestible. Every single day, your unconscious mind receives millions of little messages. Like an iceberg, you may only be conscious of something like 5% of them — the rest exists in the deep, the deep of your mind.
This mass hypnosis is like the antagonist of the manifest world. You are right in the assumption, which we can sense formulating within your psyche, that the protagonist is always to rise superior like the Sun after a dark night. Benevolence is superior. This is part of natural law.
Know that part of your task here on Earth is to discover where you are still prey to the mass hypnosis. Take off your own blindfold before attempting to take off the blindfold of others, lest you inadvertently lead others even more astray. Like oxygen masks on a soon-to-crash plane, you must first take care of yourself before being equipped enough to offer assistance.
We have been here since the day you were born. We are the gentle hands that you’ve known have nudged you left and right, keeping you on the course towards that ultimate freedom which is your birthright. “We love you” does not adequately describe our relation to you — we are intrinsically connected, part of the very same fabric, the same web, our hearts are one, part of the same collective. Do you love your own body? Does your arm love your hand? They are like family, the same blood. We love you because we are you and you are us.
The removal of the blindfold happens when you can handle the knowledge, when your eyes are strong enough to adjust to the light, when you have risen above the pull of instinct and tempered your own passions sufficiently — you’re doing the work, there is a lifetime more to be done.
There are three critical principles that dictate your readiness for the remedying of the blindness: benevolence, restraint, and nonattachment.
There is power in knowledge. To deepen one’s benevolence is to be trusted with the Excalibur of the heavens. The removal of the sword from the stone is an experience reserved for the pure of heart. Release your own malice and know that you have discovered true strength. Malice is a byproduct of wounding, and wounding is a form of weakening when it is not yet healed. Heal your own wounds that you may love more purely, deeply, and truly — then, your ability to act for the good of all will lead to you being entrusted more with the power that is the very same as a pure heart. There is no greater power than purity of heart. Remember and live by this.
Next, restraint: you will never lead a life that is easy, you will never lead a life without the allure of wrongdoing. Part of the mass hypnotism is about the appeal to the senses. A spirit can only be hypnotized while incarnate on this planet by stimulating the physical vessel and arousing its desires. This is behind advertising, this is how the western world is being led as sheep to be consumed by wolves. To adequately restrain the senses is to assert the dominance of the spiritual over the physical. This is a never ending effort. The greater your restraint, the greater you will naturally begin to see how few people have reign over their senses and impulses. One who conquers themself has conquered the world.
Third, nonattachment. No matter what you do, the free will of all beings must be honored. To care for the welfare of another being without allowing them to take the step themself is to sabotage their personal evolution. There are beings that have the strength to do the work. You are to lead by example and by example alone. Speak if asked, but it is not your job to save anyone. Not a single soul can be saved except by themself should they choose to be saved. If it is you who is white knuckling someone else’s progress, no progress is being made — you are only being exhausted, and they are not cultivating the precious gift to think for themself, which is what liberation from the mass blindfold and hypnosis is centered around. You have a lot of work to do here, but we believe in you.
You are wondering what you can do to further this work. There is no easy answer. The attitude of nonattachment is a natural byproduct of personal evolution. One does not try to become less attached as one does not try to become relaxed. One can do things that naturally create this condition of mind, but one does not seek that condition of mind in and of itself.
The practices that can create healthy nonattachment are reading — what better way to witness someone making their own choices without you having a say? — meditating and viewing your own emotions and impulses as beyond the scope of your immediate control, the only way to wrestle this alligator is through composed, submissive observation, then he stills — and burning your passions in healthy forms, exercising control where you do truly have it, through healthy living, rigorous physical discipline, and so on.
Ultimately, Omar, your life is your own. We cannot alter your free will just as you cannot alter the free will of another. We know your heart to an extent, but no one can know your heart more than you can, for it is your own sword to be pulled.
We love you deeply and truly. Look to the stars, and there you will see us smiling and cheering you on
THE CLOSET MYSTIC 