🐍 Animal Communication

[jessicamurby]

Thank you for asking! I searched my google docs and I am so glad I wrote down some of the details I had forgotten about:

A couple of days after visiting Kevin at the hospice house, I went to Loon mountain with my mom. We were eating lunch. We found out that two people in our lives had died that day. One was expected (Kevin), one very unexpected. We felt heavy with this news and decided to check out the local playhouse to see what might be happening that night. A matinee was happening in 2 minutes so we were like well I guess we came for that. My mom told me that things like this only happen when she’s with me, and I told her it seems to be synchronicity and doesn’t happen to me all the time but I LOVE when it does. The actors were incredible, from NYC and we were in awe that they’d visit this little mountain town in NH in the middle of the day. The end was especially good because there was a huge twist: we found out one of the main characters was dead throughout the whole thing, talking to the other main character who was sick in the hospital and having some kind of near death experience. The lessons included many beautiful quotes from Walt Whitman, much echoing an earlier conversation I had had with my mom. Every once in a while I like to remind my loved ones that I’m going to die, that the statistics of the rare tumor history and genetic mutation aren’t great, and I was torturing my mom with this at breakfast (just a few hours before the play, and before the lunch when we got the word on Kevin’s death) as she was doing her normal thing of pretending like everything is good in the world, that I feel the need to bring this stuff up and she cried. Then I feel bad. Anyway, we’re at this play and the quotes and story echo that entire conversation. We were like woooowooooooooo and we didn’t plan this. Dinner time: we go back to the Loon house, from the shelves full of dvds and vhs tapes that still exist although it’s 2018, we decide to watch either The Sixth Sense DVD or Ace Ventura VHS. We went with the Ace VHS for something lighter. We put the tape in and Ace isnt playing: IT’S THE SIXTH SENSE. Yes, the Six Sense VHS was ‘mistakenly’ placed in the Ace one, out of 100 movies to choose from. Ace was nowhere to be found. We were freaked the fuck out but we knew we needed to watch this movie. Then of course we remember the upcoming twist (he’s dead) which was the same twist in the play. I had to ask, WTF is going on?! What do you want us to know? As I asked this question, I had the feeling of this relaxation through my entire upper body, chills throughout (sparkles), and I knew it was Kevin letting me know that was the feeling he had when he died. I started to talk, unsure if I was actually getting messages: ‘he wants us to know they’re all around us. They can speak to us. They don’t just go away when they die.’

(shortly after that I got that hand on the shoulder visitation from Kevin, and after that I had a dream::: throughout the dream, I was in a series of embarrassing situations and when I looked down at my body it wasn’t mine. Then I was watching two people- seemingly brother and sister laugh while washing dishes together about buying cheap food but expensive beer. They were black, and Kevin was black, Kevin had a daughter and son who lived in another state and just as I wondered if it was them I heard and “eh!” in the corner of the room. lol. )

Fast forward to later that year, my aunt, mom and I are at a conference together. We got word my grandma was dying, and we went to be with her. It was kind of amazing that the three of us were together that day because we’d been living in different states. I had a feeling I should tell my aunt that I’ve heard multiple times in hospice that sometimes a person dies once people leave the room, sometimes just after they enter the room, just in case that happens, I don’t want her to feel bad. It got late and my aunt decided to take a nap in her car, my mom found an empty bed and went for a nap there. My aunt’s wife and I stayed, and I started to tell her the story above of what happened in Loon. I never finished telling her the story. Suddenly we noticed a change in my grandma. Virtually the moment her only 2 children left the room, she died. I stood over her wondering if she was dead yet. I felt something I didn’t mention to anyone at the time: that same epic chills feeling running through my body like sparkles, the sensation had an intensity to it and felt like the feelings I had with Kevin. I also realized that she realized that I was not well, it felt like she was able to recognize I wasn’t well from gaining a clarity she didn’t have when alive and in a way it felt like she was in my body for a bit. Recognizing her worry was quite intense, as I had been in denial about these unresolved health issues. I kept this all in as my mom and aunt came back etc. I went home, feeling mixed about everything, and to my surprise, I threw up. I felt like she was cleansing me. I wasn’t fixed, but she was doing what she could. I had the realization that what I had going on in my body was serious, which I had been in denial about and didn’t get any insight on until Greg told me about the Cushings thing yearsss.

[jessicamurby]

@NightHawk999

Whatever it was, I definitely believe it was the dead person making contact with you.

I wonder if becuase you were there in his final hours to help and comfort him, he may have decided to return the favor from beyond the grave? Possibly the energy he transfered to you was more than just a good feeling, perhaps it cleansed, or protected you, or something more healing and lasting.

I agree, no matter what it was I believe it was a dead person making contact with me! I may not be clear on what the liminal state is- I am still a novice with all of this. What it felt like was a half awake place, I’ve had other fun insights and things happen in this state.

I like your thoughts on what Kevin’s intentions may have been. At the time, I thought he was trying to communicate something to his wife, who my mom had gotten pretty close to, and I felt kinda bad that he was having difficulty getting it across and that I didn’t know quite what it was. I was also dealing with an illness and he could have been trying to help it, as my grandma also seemingly did around that time in that lonnggg story I also just shared with you, and had just written that guide on how to prepare for death before you need to, who knows. It is all such an incredible blessing and it feels good to come back to it. Thank you so much, my night club friend!!

[NightHawk999]

@jessicamurby

He is so funny when reading the question about why bother waking up if we’re going to die anyway . Will listen further for the consciousness leaving the body stuff.

Yeah he is hilarious in some of his responses, talk about a great way to break the ice and lighten the mood, before diving into the deep end of some really heavy ideas.

[NightHawk999]

@jessicamurby

Anyway, we’re at this play and the quotes and story echo that entire conversation. We were like woooowooooooooo and we didn’t plan this. Dinner time: we go back to the Loon house, from the shelves full of dvds and vhs tapes that still exist although it’s 2018, we decide to watch either The Sixth Sense DVD or Ace Ventura VHS. We went with the Ace VHS for something lighter. We put the tape in and Ace isnt playing: IT’S THE SIXTH SENSE. Yes, the Six Sense VHS was ‘mistakenly’ placed in the Ace one, out of 100 movies to choose from. Ace was nowhere to be found. We were freaked the fuck out but we knew we needed to watch this movie. Then of course we remember the upcoming twist (he’s dead) which was the same twist in the play. I had to ask, WTF is going on?! What do you want us to know? As I asked this question, I had the feeling of this relaxation through my entire upper body, chills throughout (sparkles), and I knew it was Kevin letting me know that was the feeling he had when he died. I started to talk, unsure if I was actually getting messages: ‘he wants us to know they’re all around us. They can speak to us. They don’t just go away when they die.’

OMG I loved reading this story so much, really amazing! The message given to you is so important for people to know. Just like in a great Drama, I feel like in life, days when synchronicities build on eachother and then peak in a big climax, are memories that should be written in stone, as they often carry with them paradigm shattering information.

@jessicamurby

Suddenly we noticed a change in my grandma. Virtually the moment her only 2 children left the room, she died. I stood over her wondering if she was dead yet. I felt something I didn’t mention to anyone at the time: that same epic chills feeling running through my body like sparkles, the sensation had an intensity to it and felt like the feelings I had with Kevin. I also realized that she realized that I was not well, it felt like she was able to recognize I wasn’t well from gaining a clarity she didn’t have when alive and in a way it felt like she was in my body for a bit. Recognizing her worry was quite intense, as I had been in denial about these unresolved health issues. I kept this all in as my mom and aunt came back etc. I went home, feeling mixed about everything, and to my surprise, I threw up. I felt like she was cleansing me. I wasn’t fixed, but she was doing what she could. I had the realization that what I had going on in my body was serious, which I had been in denial about and didn’t get any insight on until Greg told me about the Cushings thing yearsss

So powerful! I wonder if part of that cleansing or healing energy thst was transfered to you helped possibly remove or cleanse mental blocks and mental obsticles that were preventing you from seeing reality clearly, or keeping you in denial of the seriousness of the situtuation.

Very happy that you shared these stories, they are so important for people to know about, as you said before, its not typical table conversation, and I think society at large does not ever want it to be.

[NightHawk999]

@jessicamurby

I may not be clear on what the liminal state is- I am still a novice with all of this. What it felt like was a half awake place, I’ve had other fun insights and things happen in this state.

I am a novice as well, so take anything I say with huge grains of salt.

Andrew does an interview with Jennifer Dumpert, whose book liminal dreaming is worth checking out. Its a great way to practice lucid dreaming skills, before the dream hits.

@jessicamurby

I was also dealing with an illness and he could have been trying to help it, as my grandma also seemingly did around that time in that lonnggg story I also just shared with you, and had just written that guide on how to prepare for death before you need to, who knows. It is all such an incredible blessing and it feels good to come back to it

I would be very curious to hear Andrews take on what the Buddhists would say the ‘sparkles’ feeling is. Whatever it was, I think it was powerful and very positive, and it was meant to help you. If the dead were trying to haunt or hurt you, I think you would be ‘singing’ a far different tune. Very glad you shared these stories, I found them very meaniful and moving, thank you my friend!

[NightHawk999]

So I had a number of really cool animal interations on my camping trip, will start with this one:

My second night there I had moved sites. I was late and dark when I arrived.
I was gathering firewood and I heard a loud noise of leaves crunching and crackling, it sounded like a large animal walking through the forest towards me quickly.

It scared the hell out of me, I threw all the sticks i was carrying down but one, and raised the strongest on in my hand to fight what sounded like an angry buck or mountain lion. I made noise and banged the stick on the ground, but the noise got closer and closer.

I raised the stick again and braced for impact:

True Facts About The Armadillo

(try not to laugh)

2 Armadillos popped out of the woods and walked right up to me about 8 feet away.

When they move, they stick their heads in the ground like a snow plow, and disrupt the leaf bed of the forest floor to forage for roots and other food.

I felt like an idot letting my fear get the better of me, but better safe then dead.

I thought it was strange they did not seem to be afraid of me, I wonder if it was mating season, and the female was trying to scare the male away, and thats why she came towards me and my flash light.

This happened a second time at a different location when I was doing a night hike, this time the female (?) came about 4 feet away from me, while the other kept about a 10 foot radius from me. She chilled while he continued to forage. I was able to get a good look at her and admire the beautiful body armor.

Earlier that day, I had finally found a sacred solar site that I have been looking for for years. When the sun illuminated it, and I was obsorbed in the beauty of the light show, an armadillo came walking through about 15 feet away. Much of the site and forest was illuminated in a beautiful orange and then pink of the fading sun. It was remarkable. I took it as a sign to look up the meaning of the Armadillo when I got home:

“As a result, it is no wonder this creature has strong ties to magic for protection and safety. There are times in everyone’s life when they need greater security – a place to retreat from danger or chaos. Armadillo, as a spiritual energy, offers that lesson”

This really hit home when I read it today. I had asked for a protection prayer before leaving, and this trip I saw more armadillos than I have in any other trip, 5x as much as the other trips in the past when I have seen them.

I wonder if they were tied to the prayer in any way? Who knows?

“In nature, the Armadillo is a digger. They burrow in the dirt, digging up roots; this speaks of a curious Spirit and the ability to search out information to help clarify situations and opportunities. Note that while the Armadillo’s exploration is external, human seekers can also use this lesson to look within”

https://whatismyspiritanimal.com/spirit-totem-power-animal-meanings/mammals/armadillo-symbolism-meaning/#:~:text=The%20name%20Armadillo%20means%20“armored,as%20well%20as%20your%20emotions.

The line in the video about the NAs calling them “turtle rabbits” is pretty funny, very fitting name.

[jessicamurby]

[quote=“NightHawk999, post:44, topic:7020”]
days when synchronicities build on eachother and then peak in a big climax, are memories that should be written in stone, as they often carry with them paradigm shattering information
[/quote] that is such a wonderful way to put it!! Let’s keep sharing them!

[jessicamurby]

What a magical encounter! It sounds really special that she was willing to get so close to you. Their little dinosaur feet are adorable. I was just hearing a story about how with openness comes the need to gain skills in protection, so that those with the wrong intentions (for example, retired surgeons that might want to harvest your organs ) don’t take advantage of it. I am kidding & don’t know if that part resonates with you at all. I think it’s great that you prayed for protection ahead of time, saw your armadillo friends and that spot you’d been looking for!

[jessicamurby]

@NightHawk999

I would be very curious to hear Andrews take on what the Buddhists would say the ‘sparkles’ feeling is. Whatever it was, I think it was powerful and very positive, and it was meant to help you

I will really trip out if it aligns with anything in Buddhism, etc. I probably wouldn’t have had a word for it if someone hadn’t mentioned it during a mystical experience chat on zoom during quarantine, afterwards many others mentioned the same feeling and gave examples!

[NightHawk999]

@jessicamurby

such a wonderful way to put it!! Let’s keep sharing them!

Amen.

I love talking about this stuff, and I LOvE even more hearing about other peoples experiences. I think it illuminates the reality that there is something profoundly deeper in this world that we are connected to, and that connects us all to one and other.

@jessicamurby

sounds really special that she was willing to get so close to you

Yeah it was. Before these encounters I didnt think much of these Turtle Rabbits, but now they have a special place in my heart.

@jessicamurby

adorable. I was just hearing a story about how with openness comes the need to gain skills in protection, so that those with the wrong intentions (for example, retired surgeons that might want to harvest your organs ) don’t take advantage of it. I am kidding & don’t know if that part resonates with you at all.

You are absolutley right and it definitely resonates with me.
The line: “Let me give you some advice…” deeply resonates with me too:

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Christ said something similar in the line ‘one of you will betray me’. Becuase of his powerful awareness he knew someone was lurking, trying to destroy or hurt him, yet he continued to be a force for good and rightousness. Protect yourself to the best of your abilities, but dont let the monsters of this world stop you from doing good. I think one of the best ways to protect yourself is by being as open and aware and present as possible in situations, then you can fully pick up the red flags and toxic egoic shadows that may be hiding in plain sight. I missed many of those red flags when dealing with ‘Hannibal Lector’ because I was posined by optimissim, and projecting my good nature and intentions onto him.

@jessicamurby

I will really trip out if it aligns with anything in Buddhism

Me too lol.

@jessicamurby

I probably wouldn’t have had a word for it if someone hadn’t mentioned it during a mystical experience chat on zoom during quarantine, afterwards many others mentioned the same feeling and gave examples!

These experiences can be so isolating and be brushed off as nothing at all if we dont get confirmation by hearing others stories. Its such a breath of fresh air when you discover you are not the only one having them!

Still not sure what exaclty is takijg place with the sparkles, but my gut tells me it is something profound.

[jessicamurby]

@NightHawk999

pictures dont do it justice, and they are very difficult to photograph, but here are a few good ones:

!!! Thank you for sharing. All three of the ones I saw looked just like the second one, a golden one shooting across the sky more horizontally like that. I watched that video, the damage they can cause is incredible. It can be so easy to forget that we’re floating in space sometimes, that things can just fall from space right onto us. I remember Michael Singer writing (in either the Untethered Soul or the Surrender Experiment) that he would remind himself that we’re floating in space every time he’d open a door, seems like a good practice for taking things less seriously, how we can with seeing this place as dreamlike too.

@NightHawk999

Protect yourself to the best of your abilities, but dont let the monsters of this world stop you from doing good.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! That is exactlyyyyy what I’ve been worried about / wondering about / learning about lately ! I’ve been asking the question of how do we continue to do good when others try to bring us down? One of the answers seems to be ‘sangha,’ for example in sharing the stories we have.

@NightHawk999

If you are interested in tent or hammock camping, I can post some links to ones I like and found useful.

Thank you! I do have some gear, I dabbled in backpacking when living on the west coast, so most everything I have for camping is lightweight / miniature. Now that I’m back to life I’d love to get out there again. If you have suggestions for places to go I’d love to hear

No fireballs this trip unfortunately, saw a little over a dozen meteors, and two of them happened like in the story you were telling me about.

Wow!

But to be comepletely honest with you I would have been happy even if I saw 0 meteors, the shower is a great excuse to disconnect from the material world and reconnect with God and his miraculous creations.

I am so glad that you create that time for yourself.

@NightHawk999

missed many of those red flags when dealing with ‘Hannibal Lector’ because I was posined by optimissim, and projecting my good nature and intentions onto him.

I often think of projection as in negative stuff, so grateful for this awareness to notice when we might be projecting our own intentions , I have SO done that too!

[NightHawk999]

@jessicamurby

I remember Michael Singer writing (in either the Untethered Soul or the Surrender Experiment) that he would remind himself that we’re floating in space every time he’d open a door, seems like a good practice for taking things less seriously, how we can with seeing this place as dreamlike too.

Andrew has a great line similar to this, I think he is quoting a famous monk:
“The bad news is your falling through space without a parachute, the good news is, there is no ground.”

@jessicamurby

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! That is exactlyyyyy what I’ve been worried about / wondering about / learning about lately ! I’ve been asking the question of how do we continue to do good when others try to bring us down?

I struggled with this question for a long time too. Its so easy to get seduced by the darkness, or even the “if you cant beat them, join them” attitude.

I think you are absolutely right, finding healthy sanghas and taking time for yourself in retreat or in the wild works wonders in recharging the spirit.

@NightHawk999

Now that I’m back to life I’d love to get out there again. If you have suggestions for places to go I’d love to hear

It depends on what type of terrain resonates with you the most? Mountains, desert, dense forests, beaches, rivers, lakes, bogs, etc, etc.

Were you using a tent, or hammock, or both?

@jessicamurby

I often think of projection as in negative stuff, so grateful for this awareness to notice when we might be projecting our own intentions , I have SO done that too!

We can be poisened by pessimism, and poisened by optimissim, and project both those positive and negative sentiments outward. When I first started learning about meditation a very wise 92 year spiritual teacher taught me that. How important the middle way in our thoughts really is.

[jessicamurby]

@NightHawk999

We can be poisened by pessimism, and poisened by optimissim,

! This is bringing me back around to the sangha and community conversation. I really like how Andrew addresses issues around lightness or positivity or optimism re; being “spiritual”- I just listened to a podcast in which he discusses how important it is that we don’t only spend time with people who are “like us” or to have an us/them approach to who and what is “spiritual” and who/ what isn’t. This reallllly resonates, dealing with a serious illness while living on Maui- that very quickly highlighted this poison of optimism that you speak of, or as I’ve written about “the dark side of positivity.” I now live in New England which is very different, probably the other extreme of the poison of pessimism, that middle way is always SO tough for me (us all?). But, here’s the paradox showing up again, sangha / like-minded individuals / community is still something we seem to need to thrive, something I am getting here but need more of in my physical life. Which brings me to the question of… can I have that community without the toxic positivity? What I love about being here / Buddhism, is that there are teachings on basically how to live, things to look out for, like those extremes, the near enemies are another great example, how to both see this as dreamlike yet not become nihilistic. So glad we’ve all found out way here!

[jessicamurby]

@NightHawk999

I struggled with this question for a long time too. Its so easy to get seduced by the darkness, or even the “if you cant beat them, join them” attitude.

I think you are absolutely right, finding healthy sanghas and taking time for yourself in retreat or in the wild works wonders in recharging the spirit

I see that! Because if it’s all around you, how can you remember again? Have you seen the movie ‘My Dinner with Andre?’

@NightHawk999

It depends on what type of terrain resonates with you the most? Mountains, desert, dense forests, beaches, rivers, lakes, bogs, etc, etc.

Were you using a tent, or hammock, or both?

A tent, and probably mountains, I can’t do anything toooo wild when alone due to lack of knowing where I am in space lol but I wish I could.

[NightHawk999]

@BlessingsDeers

Here is the story from the trip I think you will like:

So its been about 6 years of me going to these woods, and I had not seen a Luna Moth yet. I was told by people who live in the area they have seen them , so I knew they were out there.

I had only seen them in pictures or dead before, and I think they are one of the most beautiful insects in the world:

So for many decades I have really loved this species, but never seen one alive in person.

When I first decided I really wanted to learn the forest like I was ‘getting married’ to her, I decided to visualize the map of the forest as a Luna Moth, and devide it into 4 sections like the moths wings.

My second to last night camping, I was laying on my back on a rock bluff in the mountains, looking up at the Milky way, and captivated by its beauty. Andrew taught one of the Dzogchen meditations was to mix your mind with space, so that was what I was trying to do with the night sky.

Eventually I got hungry, and got up and turned on my flash light to eat. I set it down on the rock, and left it on while I ate a snack.

It was windy, and blowing in gusts, that were not hard, but enough to keep the misquitos away so I could enjoy the stars. After about 5min of having the flash light on, the Luna Moth flew up the bluff and started to fly around the light.

Because it was so breezy where I was at, the moth was having trouble flying in the wind. I walked closer to it hoping I could get a closer view of it without scaring it away. Eventually I squated down, close to where it was, and youre not going to believe this, but the moth flew right up to me and landed on my arm, hanging upside down!!!

Looking back, the moth may have just been using me to blook the wind
I dont know, I like to think the stars and the meditation before put me in a very zen place, and the Luna was investigating those vibes.

It was so big and beautiful, and its antenna were like nothing I had ever seen before in a moth or butterfly. They looked like tiny yellow christmas trees kind of.

I tried to send the moth postive energy and let it know I wasnt there to hurt it. I then reached my finger out and started to pet its big belly. It let me pet it for like 30-60 seconds! I couldnt believe it! Part of me thought I might be dreaming!

I was squatting all this time and my knees were starting to hurt, so eventually I decided to try to move slowly and bring a knee to the ground. I was nervous the movement would spook the moth, and sure enough, my increased anxiety and the slow movement of bringing one knee to the ground, spooked it, and it flew away.

I will never forget that memory. Especially how the moth was so willing to let me pet it, but when my energy changed when I started thinking about moving, It semed to feel those anxious vibes too, and bolted. Very powerful lesson.

The following day, was my last night there. That afternoon/early evening I was going to go walk the same bluff area again, when a couple came walking by. I asked them if they had been in these woods before, and they said no. I asked them if they wanted me to show them around, and they said yes. So I took them on the trail and back to the rock were I saw the moth the night before.

Long story short they invited me back to their campsite for a joint to say thank you, and I could not refuse. When we go to the site, I caught a view for the first time of the girls tatoo on her belly:

A big beautiful LUNA MOTH!!!

The synchronicity I think would have blown Jungs mind! It sure as hell blew mine!

@mbready , her boyfriend was the guy I was telling you about, who recommended that 29 page Remote viewing document. He also taught me a cool meditation.

I asked them what thier sun and moon signs were, and they told me. I then told the girl:

“you’re Psychic”

She smiled, her bf knew it to be true, and she then told me how at work, she would often see things and people and their condtions before they happened.

She asked me my sun sign, and I told her to guess.

She guessed right on her first try!

I had to pinch my nose again to make sure I wasnt dreaming! LOL Holy shit was that cool! I have asked multiple professional astrologers to guess my sun sign before, and none of them have been able to do it on their first try!

Pretty amazing experience.

They only live for about a week:

With only a week to live, luna moths are a rare sight

I think its really fascinting that they dont eat, and survive on pure (stored) energy. Living off the Ether

[NightHawk999]

@jessicamurby

Have you seen the movie ‘My Dinner with Andre?’

No is It good? Will add it to my movie list. Looks like it got great reviews:

My Dinner with Andre trailer

@jessicamurby

A tent, and probably mountains

If you are in New England, have you checked out sections of the Appilation trail? Its on my bucket list.

Any National park that is close to you, is worth checking out.

Look for areas with the longest records of human history in your area, and state or national parks that overlap those areas.

Have heard really great things about the Pacific Northwest trail, which is like the Appilation trail but out west, and I hear its more beautiful.

Highly reccomend you add a hammock to your gear. It saved my back, and got me out camping much more frequently. It kind of reminds me of the beds in Avatar, best sleep I get is in that ‘cocoon’.

[NightHawk999]

@jessicamurby

I just listened to a podcast in which he discusses how important it is that we don’t only spend time with people who are “like us” or to have an us/them approach to who and what is “spiritual” and who/ what isn’t. This reallllly resonates,

Its so true! And hanging around with people who are of different mindsets and people who may even push our buttons, often provides us with great insights on how much we need to grow, or spiritual areas we have neglected. I really like the term he introduced me to of Spirtual Bypassing, or only doing the feel good spiritual stuff. Talk about eye opening insights!

@jessicamurby

dealing with a serious illness while living on Maui- that very quickly highlighted this poison of optimism that you speak of, or as I’ve written about “the dark side of positivity.” I now live in New England which is very different, probably the other extreme of the poison of pessimism, that middle way is always SO tough for me (us all?)

Its so difficult for everyone, that is why Sanghas that foster true spiritual growth are so important and vital! Most egos, unless your the next Christ incarnate, need the continuous reminder that we are all connected, and we so often misinterpret the reality we see with our eyes and senses.

@jessicamurby

But, here’s the paradox showing up again, sangha / like-minded individuals / community is still something we seem to need to thrive, something I am getting here but need more of in my physical life. Which brings me to the question of… can I have that community without the toxic positivity? What I love about being here / Buddhism, is that there are teachings on basically how to live, things to look out for, like those extremes, the near enemies are another great example, how to both see this as dreamlike yet not become nihilistic.

Really deep and great questions. I think the positivity is only toxic when you cling to it, and are not aware of it, same thing with being pessimistic. If you have awareness, while experiencing these extreme highs or lows, that is the game changer. When you are aware that you are on a rising wave, and eventually it will fall back to normal, it makes you appreciate that moment, and be less likely to cling to it, becuase you know its transient.

The near enemy teaching are very powerful and really eye opening for me.

The power of Constructive sanghas are that they hammer home right views, and hopefully with enough repetition, the right views take root, and start to foster good and righteous living.

The danger of toxic sanghas are they keep us trapped in samsaric states of mind and living.

[mbready]

Hah!!! I am reading the post now but as soon as I saw the moth I wanted to post this! I knew today when I saw this moth at a door it meant something. I’ve been going into the hospital through this door for over 10 years, multiple times a day and I’ve never seen any being at that door. I took a picture because I had a feeling it would play into a synchronicity. Then I thought if not… cool anyways. Low and behold here it is! Check it out, the screenshot shows the time I took the picture today.

The moth let me get within a foot of him to take a picture and didn’t even budge when I swiped my badge.

Awesome. So happy it synchronized with something. I had a gut instinct when I saw it.

[mbready]

@NightHawk999

A big beautiful LUNA MOTH!!!

The synchronicity I think would have blown Jungs mind! It sure as hell blew mine!

@mbready , her boyfriend was the guy I was telling you about, who recommended that 29 page Remote viewing document. He also taught me a cool meditation.

Perfect! The universe speaks to those that listen.

Beautiful story!

[NightHawk999]

@mbready

I wanted to post this! I knew today when I saw this moth at a door it meant something

Youre not going to believe this, but went for a walk before sunset and I saw 5 of them, when I stepped on some old wood beneath some trees, the 5 moths flew and then settled.

Did you catch what color the wings were when they opened?

The ones flying around me had a redish orange color hidden on the wings, that you could only see when they were in flight, or landed and flapping their wings.

(partly opening its wings to reveal colors, not sure if its the exact species I saw, but looks very similar in shape and coloring)

Really beautiful.

These synchronicities keep on blowing my mind!!!