SL02-02 - Deliverance from Toxic Tolerance to The Thunder, Perfect Mind Transformance

Earlier this week I re-read the Gnostic text The Thunder, Perfect Mind.  I loved it's riddle laden monologue with pronouncements that are rich in meditative thought yet if taken literally are so opposite to one another it might confuse the listener.  It reminded me of the fate of all light working, modern minds seeking to establish justice, equality, love and a more egalitarian culture and despise the actions, words, rhetoric and policies of those now in power in the United States. On the one hand all are created equal, all are loved by God, but the agitations and words and decisions of some leaders stir reactions of anger, bitterness, hatred, disdain towards the man who he and his minions have done so much to undo the strides that our government has made towards equality, towards women rights, towards civil rights. Tolerance is no longer an option.  Tolerance of those opposed to American ideals as equality and justice for all and religious freedom not just the promotion of the narrow minded understanding of Christianity that those evangelical fundamentalists who have made their beds with the conservative politicians in this country seek to force on all of us is what has got us into this mess.  Tolerance is no longer the answer.  Tolerance is toxic. In The Thunder, Perfect Mind we are presented with the discourse of a feminine savior, represented as afterthought.  She proclaims who she is and challenges us to seek her, to seek wisdom, perfect intellect.  I do not claim to understand the passage completely or deeply, but I found it's juxtaposition of opposites so rich in meditating on.  I would like to imaginally pray it with you and hoping it will be rich in helping you not succumb fully to the effects of the negative reactions contemporary politics might incite in you, but help you to stay focused on that greater calling of being we are all called to — to seek the light, to be the light and to be illuminated by reflecting the Divine Light within and an in the cosmos.  And in that way loving one another as the Christ loves each and every one of us.  The translation I will be using for today's imaginal prayer of The Thunder, Perfect Mind is by George W. MacRae.