Ethereal Cords of Creation

In life we are surrounded by ethereal cords that interconnect everyone to everything. Each of these cords are defined by the Principle of Polarity. This means that everything is dual, everything has two poles, and there are two sides to every story. Between these two fixed points is a world of experience. In life we are born, and we die, but we have a life in-between. When we are young, we are vibrant and full of energy, but as we age, decay sets in, and we begin to slow as our final days encroach. All things have two poles: be it life and death, light and dark, hot, and cold.

Life is a complex matrix of emotions. It is an exploration of our humanity and an expedition through existence. What makes life so awe-inspiringly amazing? If you boil it down, the answer is: the relationships we experience with others. Life would be meaningless without relationships. Think about how powerful the experience of spending time with a loved one feels, now contrast that, to how intense you feel when in the presence of someone you despise. No matter how wonderful or miserable you may be in these moments, the raw energy of every encounter is incredible.

Life is about relationships. But the idea of relationships transcends people. It entails your ethereal connection to God, and even yourself. When we apply the Principle of Polarity to relationships it reveals two poles: Connected and Disconnected. If you are Connected you feel whole, wanted, needed, desired, liked, respected, admired, and maybe even loved. When you are disconnected you feel alone, deserted, lonely, isolated, disliked, hated or maybe even outcasted.

Every silvery cord is a relationship, but we aren’t limited to a single relationship with every person we know. In new friendships you may only have one or two strings tying you together, but as the bond develops, your experiences weave a tapestry from dozens, if not hundreds of fibers. This is why you can be your lover’s friend and their romantic partner. The sexual, lovey bond is one string, while the intimate comradery of friendship is another. Each must be maintained and cultivated to ensure the pair bond is harmonious and mutually beneficial.

Unfortunately remaining aware of every string is challenging, and as the relationship grows in complexity, the tapestry becomes increasingly difficult to manage. How can we keep up with it? How can we harmoniously navigate life when at every turn we are knocked off balance? We are bombarded with stimulation every second of every day. It is so pervasive and intense that people have a difficult time refraining from texting while driving. How can we expect to have an awareness of our relationships when many of us fail to perform a simple task, like driving safely?

I believe we are in the greatest era of disconnect humanity has ever experienced. Sure, we may have instant access to everyone and anyone we have ever known, but a day filled with electronic messages, and memes are not a replacement for real human interaction. You can’t hear tone in a text, intent is often misunderstood, and few people possess the ability to convey their thoughts and feelings through the medium of written word.

Texting and social media creates the illusion of Connection. Every “like” is an emotional jolt. It is candy, and we eat so much of it, many of us have developed diabetes of the spirit. If we want to live a healthy, harmonious life we must eat more than candy. We need to have meaningful, deep, and heartfelt relationships. This means stepping away from your keyboard, leaving your phone in another room, and actually taking the time to truly, and honestly spend time with someone.

In some circles they use the term “holding space”. The intent of this term is to help create a moment for someone to share something vulnerable and intimate. It is a request for others to hold their tongue, listen, receive, and absorb the energy being offered. This exercise is a great tool for those who are searching for ways to be present, to let go of all the distractions the world bombards us with. But it comes with a great responsibility. We must actually be listening. We have to be there in body, mind, and spirit. We have to be doing more than just waiting for our time to speak.

In these moments, silence your inside zones. Feel the emotions move through you but remain focused on what is being said and how it feels to hear them. When you are holding space for someone it is not an opportunity for you to spout your opinions, offer advice, or convince them their perceptions are wrong. You are there to listen, to feel, and experience life in that moment. Holding space is a meditation of patience, presence, and empathy. It gives someone else the opportunity to feel connected. Think about that. You have the power to help someone alchemize their disconnection. You can help someone feel like they belong, that they are loved, liked, and connected. That’s amazing! Simply by listening and feeling the strings of the relationship you can help them heal themselves. Interestingly enough, this act of patience and compassion can help you heal yourself. We need to be needed, and in that moment, they needed you. Relationships are beautiful. By opening the door for someone to feel connected you are opening the door to feel connected too.

Holding space is a really great meditative exercise, but you don’t have to wait for someone to ask you to hold space with them. You can integrate it into your daily life. This means giving other people more chances to share their thoughts and feelings than you ordinarily would. It means cutting your conversational points short to make sure other people have the opportunity to be heard. It means silencing yourself in moments when you feel most compelled to speak. It means cultivating a conversation around them, instead of searching for ways to inject yourself into the story.

Within the silence of holding space, it grants you the opportunity to feel the strings of your relationships more accurately. It grants you more time to see people as they actually are, instead of how you perceive them to be. It grants you more time to observe your personal boundaries and to enforce them. It gives you additional time to articulate your thoughts to ensure your message is clear and concise. And truly, and perhaps most importantly, it strengthens your relationships.

As we learn how to integrate holding space into our daily lives, it opens the doorway to a greater understanding of the human experience. When we slow down, actively listen, and take the time to feel the emotions and words being shared with us, it grants us the opportunity to isolate how each emotion feels within our body.

As discussed earlier, everyone is connected to everything via a series of ethereal cords. Collectively these strings weave a tapestry that defines every relationship in our life. Having an awareness of the interconnectivity of existence is important, but so too is understanding how the tapestry interfaces with our existence.

How are we connected to this tapestry? The tapestry is like a hammock, and it must be anchored to at least two points. In relationships between you and another person each anchor is connected to a specific emotional vortex. When vortices are out of polarity with each other it may lead to emotional duress for both parties. This is often witnessed in Orbiter dynamics.

A vortex is a whirlpool of emotional and spiritual energy that helps us experience the magnificence of existence. These vortices are often called chakras and their most common locations are the Crown, Third Eye, Throat, Heart, Solar Plexus, Sacral, and Root, but they may also be found in other areas of your energy body like your hands and feet.

When we take the time to analyze and feel the spirit energy move throughout our body, it helps us acknowledge and understand our internal relationship cords. This is important because it grants us an awareness of our existence. With this information you can become a cartographer of your own lands and build a road map to drive on the highway of life.

This road map can be created through the cultivation of your awareness. When you experience an emotion there is often a physical sensation that accompanies it. The area in which you feel these sensations can help you understand how to process the emotion. It may also help reveal the nature of your relationship strings with others.

Here is an exercise for you. Take yourself out on a date and spend some time getting to know yourself. Purchase a cool note pad and a pen that resonates with you. As you journey through life, write down how you feel and where you feel it physically. Explore each sensation and articulate how you feel through your writing. Include as much detail as you can in these reflections. Write to yourself as though you were receiving a love letter from someone you care about. Draw on the pages, add color, and explore your creativity as you jot down each experience. Later you will return to these notes, and it will grant you new insight into your unique human experience.

When we talk about relationships the first word that comes to mind is romance, but relationships are more than romantic pair bonding. They represent our connection to God, our friends, family, pets, and our inside zones. If we want to have meaningful relationships with others, we must first have a meaningful relationship with ourselves.

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