Numinous Reciprocity – A reflective journal

Confronting 'diseases of despair': How can I facilitate self-reflection and the discovery of existential meaning in order to improve wellbeing?

Reflections

#14: The Academy of Subtle Magic

Just some thoughts regarding…

How to teach The Art of Being Human

The Academy of Subtle Magic

A school that explores the magic nature of human beings
That teaches how creativity is a magic power 
And awareness of our minds is the key to that power
Study on this path can lead to an improvement in wellbeing


To be human
Is to be creative
Every single one of us 
Is an artist

Art is how we evolved
Art elevates us
Art is our magic power
And every one of us is a magician

Creativity, imagination, belief
Stories
Shape the world
Ideas
Make nothing into something 
Creative play
Makes the imagined into reality

Our minds can make thoughts into real things
It’s how civilisation has advanced
But when we are not aware of our power
It can turn to ruin
And harm us

When are not aware of the stories that we believe in
Our creative mind can believe the worst
We suffer
And there are many who are suffering

We must have stories to live
It is the nature of our minds
And if we are taught harmful stories about ourselves or the world around us
Those can be the stories we live by
And often we don’t even know it

But our minds are powerful things
And they can change
They can be trained
Awareness is the key

Our awareness of our mind is how we learn to use our magic power
Awareness is how we create
Awareness is how we connect

We are all learning
How to be human
How to create our lives
Our Selves

We each have a duty
To the generations of humans that will follow us
To try and use our magic power to make the world a better place

It doesn’t need to be grand
It can be as small a thing
As being a loving person

Learning how
To empathise
To connect
How to love well
That is the ultimate art

Such a small thing
Can be enough
Drop by drop
To change the world

Just as each solitary 
Drop of rain
One
by
One

Creates an ocean
That can turn tides 

Art can help us learn to love better
Art makes the world a better place
We are all artists
It’s just some of us were not aware of it
Until now.

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