I will admit, prior to reading the assigned chapters I was hesitant. I figured it would delve into what a cosmic egg was, and I didn't know if I was ready for that. After reading the forward by Thom Hartmann, I was given a little boost. His story of looking into mirrors and seeing to infinity was touching. He wanted to use the mirrors to see her ghost. However, he discoved a difference between the reality we percieve and what actually is.
I like the idea that our egg is the reality we live in. It is our little universe.
I like how Pearce says, when describing mirroring, that we we ARE the process, to an unknowable extent. Also, I like the mention of William Blake. 'that perception was the universal, the percieved object was the particular.'
Interesting how Pearce called himself autistic because he couldn't feel pain or injury. Him burning himself with cigarettes and having no marks to show, shows how he suspended his ordinary thoughts. He compared this to Hindu firewalking.
Metanoia-a fundamental transformation of mind. Formerly connected to religion, now is associated with education, and shapes the mind. is the principle key to reality.
I noticed, while reading these chapters that the author uses terms like "from conception", birth, infant, child. This is because Pearce specializes in child development.
What i got from the reading is that we learn by how we are raised. Whatever our parents(or guardians) teach us, is what we know. We could be missing out on a bigger picture.
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