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Fine. Let’s talk about the elephant in the room. I don’t like talking about the chaos of today’s world. I keep my eyes forward, envisioning this beautiful new path in front of me.
All of us are going through hard things. Are you in the mucky chrysalis stage between a caterpillar and a butterfly? Are you being forged in the fire? Are you in a dark pit, not sure how to get out? Are you in that scary contraption, pulled in opposite directions? Or, do you feel like half of the world has gone mad?
Almost every day I hear about my dear ones’ physical pain, mysterious symptoms, serious diagnoses, anxiety, life-altering chapter changes or break-ups. And, I hear about my dear ones’ deep joy, miracles, new chapters, creations and limitless expansive themes.
Now, let’s assess our news feed. There are divisive, venomous insults being thrown across the aisles, keeping us in divide, judgment and righteousness. And, there are miraculous new discoveries and inventions. Every day there are inspiring new findings from deep within forests and under the ocean.
It is confusing, isn’t it? It’s as if there are two different realities playing out at once: Light, dark. Heaven, hell. Good, bad. Right, wrong. Forward, backward. Peace, hate. Creation, destruction.
How can we be living in the same world and have such polar opposite experiences?
Six months ago, I came across the Vesica Pisces symbol and it overcame me with obsession. These two slightly overlapping circles are an ancient symbol found in numerous traditions. For some reason I couldn’t get the shape out of my mind. It showed itself to me in my dreams, my social media feeds and came into my mind’s eye during conversations. Why are these circles stalking me?
“I’ll just read more about it,” I said, thinking it will give me answers. The Vesica Pisces has significance with Pythagorean mathematical calculations (I’ll spare you the numerical detail). It also forms the ichthys (fish symbol) in the Christian tradition. It has been found all over the globe as prehistoric art.
This research just didn’t resonate though, and I knew I had to figure it out myself. After weeks of rumination, it dawned on me, pulling me out of this obsession: Deep peace and understanding lives in the center. We can access it in every moment, today.
Okay, now I’ve got your attention.
See the center eye, the overlapping part in the middle? This is where peace lives. The planet’s history is a pattern of polarity, playing out again and again. Each generation believes we are changing the world, but I have to wonder, what if the chaos will never go away? What will we do then? What if the answer is simply finding peace, love and joy amidst it all?
Let me explain more. Imagine we are standing on a far edge of a scenario, e.g., on the furthest side away from the center circle. From that far vantage point, we can’t see the far opposite side. We may label this other side as wrong, crazy or bad. But the closer we come to center we see both sides equally. We may not agree with the other side, but we can at least see it with more understanding. It is closer to our reality.
We can’t get thrown off balance in the center. We can’t get hurt in the center of the storm.
This new awareness became a game. One by one, I’d take each firm stance I held, my side, my righteousness on a certain topic and “run it through” the Vesica Pisces symbol in my mind’s eye. If I am pointing at others about how wrong their beliefs are, I imagine myself standing on the far edge of the outer ring. Then, I slowly walk closer towards the center. I feel my body soften and my mind clear out with each step. Now standing in the center eye, I ask myself, “Can I stay in this calm center where vision is 20/20?”
This is my transcription of this powerful symbol into human understanding.
Lately, when someone asks, “How are you doing, Kathy?”, the question is irrelevant. The answer is always the same, at least when I am standing in the center. The energetic “weather” around me may be clear, cloudy or stormy, but I can breathe peacefully and stand still in the center, if I choose.