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Jed Rant: WW II and T/R
Jed McKenna:
Dear Forum Member:
Strange topic, the second world war and T/R, but there is a connection. Let me explain.
During WWII there were anti-aircraft guns.. sometimes called ack ack guns due to the sound they made. They would shoot a medium sized projectile up into the air, and said projectile had an altitude set trigger mechanism. When an enemy's aircraft came within range the guns would let loose. The hope was that their altitude trigger would go off at the same altitude of the enemy plane and send flack into the air. The goal was to bring down the enemy aircraft. Now think about this... (are you still with me?).
There would be little sense in setting up these anti-aircraft guns in the middle of nowhere. Obviously the sensible thing would be to station the guns close to valuable targets, factories, airports, headquarters, etc.
For the pilot flying the airplane, a salvo of anti-aircraft guns was both good and bad news. It meant that one was close to the target and, at the same time, entering a zone of considerable risk.
On your journey to Self and the realization of your True Nature, you will find the above metaphor holds. The closer you get to the target, the more flack you can expect. Indeed, if you are not experiencing the resistance metaphorically presented (admittedly rather clumsily) above, you are probably nowhere close to the ''target''. I suggest you anticipate Maya/ego kickback and welcome it, it means you are on target.
But, who mans those guns... counter intuitively, it is those closest to you, friends, lovers, whomever, and the reason is that they are he ones who will feel most threatened by your progress on the pathless path.
Does the above explanation hold true in your experience. Just be aware and let me know. It's your experience that counts, not my stories about the unexplainable.
Love ya, Jed
guest1633:
Hi Jed
in my life for about the last 10 years , iv been pushing people away , the emotional connection with others has almost made me sick , i have not wanted to be apart of my nieces and nephews lifes , it’s like i can’t give them what they want. its bad now i can hardly carry on a conversation with them but i try my best .,but i do get satisfaction from
expressing my self on FB. as i can talk about nature of reality and such .
i used to be best friends with my mother but i can hardly tolerate her now ., all i can really do is go with it
im lucky i don’t have to work any more and can be and do what i want.
but its disturbing and i feel sick about it sometimes , its very painful to see .
not really sure ii expected you to be able to say anything about this , but its a very disturbing part of my life.
thx
Jed McKenna:
Hi Kathy;
Thank you for sharing. Sounds like you are ripe for the Series. I suggest you contact me at cambodianashram@gmail.com.
Cheers.
guest1055:
In my experience there is no shortage of stories about people sabotaging each other, and sometimes it's a strange thing to observe. Like in case with my friend - although I can't call him that anymore - who combines two very different personalities in himself. I notice this because I have kind of a Jekyll & Hyde personality, too. So one side of his personality is extremely supportive and appreciative but another side is impossible to deal with, because when it senses that the flow of attention is directed to you - it automatically labels you as an enemy and at all cost tries to redirect the flow back to him. Which is a ****, because me and him are working in a field that involves a lot of public attention.
And what is unusual about our friendship is that a couple of times I noticed a subliminal message in his words and actions which said: "Better get away from me, because I will hurt you again and again". So, getting back to AA guns, it's as if he offered me a safe corridor to fly away, when he agrees not to shoot me. Of course, it has nothing to do with honesty and frankness, but it's hard not to appreciate a graceful gesture like this.
Jed McKenna:
Got it R:
Thanks for sharing that little unspoken arrangement. Whatever works.
Love ya, Jed.
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