Gender Roles

     The major impediment to self-development, communications, and the free-flowing energy of purposeful living, has been the nearly universal pattern of humans defining gender roles. Every culture seems determined to divide up human potential and allocate certain attributes to women and others to men. Although it is true that there are some basic biological differences between the sexes, a very large percentage of this variance is due to limiting ideas---slivers---from human culture. Until they are removed, they will have profoundly limiting effects upon the intimate energy exchange.

History is filled with culturally established belief systems and habits of thought which are in place to divide one group of individuals from another. It might be based upon race, religion, nationality, cultural, economics or simply contrived differences. Gender division is a part of this ubiquitous pattern.

     Humans need not worry about the real biological sex differences, they will take care of themselves. But they should take vigorous steps to find and eliminate as many of the unnecessary cultural judgments about gender as possible. For the spirit will unfailingly speak of painful limits placed upon needs and desires for every human regardless of the physical form they have donned. This condition sets the stage for energy to seemingly switch on and off, as habitual patterns of thought and action send signals which have distinctly different meanings for either sex.

Scientists currently advise us that there is substantiated evidence that the brains of men and women function differently. This is supposed to confirm the reason for the communication problems which genders have with each other. In fact, it is "mind" that controls brain function and herein lies the crux of the problem.

     The gulf between the sexes began innocently enough, in the form of shared labor. It is much easier for two to accomplish a task when each is responsible for a specific part. Since the female of the species carried and nursed the offspring, the duties revolving around the home became her domain. She began to be dependent upon the man for more external functions, as well as to become the keeper of all domestic and family operations---even communication itself. The female was also associated with dark, internal, receptive energies, intuition, submission, and cooperation. And most importantly, she became the keeper of emotion, as the singular receptacle for the realm of spirituality.

Though these qualities served the female well in the performance of her designated duties and societal functions, it tended to relegate those valuable qualities away from the "opposite" gender and into the confines of her nature.

     The male of the species became the active one, the aggressor, the hunter, the provider, even the creator. Man would use the logical mind to create the tools and build the communities and compete for scarce resources. Man was dominant and powerful, strong, silent, enlightened, and independent. He was associated with the external, rational, objective, physical world. Man laid claim to most attributes of both body and mind. And in time, his manliness was defined by them, and questioned if he exhibited signs associated with "femininity."

While establishing a list of qualities that encouraged growth and expansion of "reason oriented" talents, this enforced limitation resulted in a deterioration of the natural link between body/mind and Spirit.

     The cultural institutions would encourage this division between the sexes through social convention, religious teachings, and even laws which would subjugate and disempower women. Such limits would spur women to develop backdoor methods and even skills of manipulation to gain their needed power. The same institutions would deny spirit itself and would separate men against their own emotions, dooming them to a competitive level of behavior. Each new generation born into such cultures would find a certain limited reality associated with their sex. There are many accepted situations of Earth today, wherein women are not even allowed to educate their minds or freely control their own bodies. And perhaps many more wherein men are not encouraged to even experience their emotions---the very voice of spirit---let alone seek to understand the messages they bear.

As a consequence of this blanket of prejudice, established division was honored as a necessary virtue and, at this very moment, the largest and most influential religious groups still maintain a policy of gross servitude where women are involved.

     Unquestioned slivers would become self-reinforcing, and self-preservationary actions would result. For what has actually happened through this gender typing has been an institutionalized separation between the certain aspects of self. This only offers the opportunity for some of the people to meet some of the needs only some of the time. No entity should be born to such unnecessary and correctable limitations. Certain separate types of "energies" are now assumed and associated with masculinity and femininity, yet there is only one pure spiritual energy. Such self-disconnection would become so profound, that the spirits of both sexes would eventually rebel with both social and biological results. The modern movement toward freedom, equality, and androgyny within gender roles evidences this needed rebalancing, as does the biological shift toward alternate forms of sexuality.

Where there is injustice, there is dissatisfaction and determination to correct that injustice. Where there is a deficiency in the guidance of Spirit, that "correction" can result in diversion from a clear course of action.

     One consolation is that women have kept spirituality alive and helped it to flourish. This is quite an accomplishment considering that the entire realm of spirit has been long relegated to religion and dominated mostly by the males of the species. But spirit exists within all and is now on the verge of rediscovery. It must take its rightful place in both sexes if civilization is to evolve.

Thus, it is evident that women have a gift worth sharing. It is up to those who pride themselves with having higher intelligence and reasoning power, these being mostly men, to recognize and learn to incorporate these "gifts".

     Each entity desiring to be restored upon the destiny path must first reclaim the entire self. The gender roles must be revisited within the context of separation between mind, body, and spirit, in consideration of the six human needs, and the purposeful messages of the emotional signal. It then becomes readily apparent that both sexes need all human attributes in order to even have a chance to know how to approach life. Expressions from fully restored, enlightened humans, can alter the traditions and consciousness at quite rapid rates.

The sexes need each other and they need to familiarize themselves with the positive qualities that the gender roles have perfected. This is a time of expansion on all fronts. To let limited traditions stand in the way is not in anyone's self interest.

     Each entity following these messages of spirit and acting upon them within all three purposes cannot help but change the world for the better. All the best concepts within both "masculinity" and "femininity" are important, necessary attributes to bring daily fulfillment. For together they constitute the potential whole of human body, mind and spirit. Each forges a link in the chain of mind-body communication through the voice of spirit. To disconnect a man from his spirit, or a woman from her mind or body is to maim. Each quality is necessary for the functional unity, intercommunication, and flow of energy within the trinity of self. Only then can the flow be restored between members of any given sex and between members of the opposite sex.

It is not just to the benefit of both sexes to restore connections between each other, this restoration also truly benefits themselves. It is /would /could be called a double win. It compliments the value of love of self and another at the same time.

     To even begin to have a chance, each entity of any biological sex or sexual orientation should have equal opportunity, freedom, and power enough to control their own destiny. This basic universal right should be self-evident. It is the essential first link in the chain. For one who must compete for basic freedom or power, one who cannot even direct the life events, has no hope of acting purposefully or cooperatively. This means that neither sex should seek to escape into the comforting limitations of either sex role, but to consciously accept responsibility for personal control of the destiny, and attune, with commitment and integrity, to the spiritual voice within. The emotional rewards of such a choice will far outweigh the feeble, temporary comforts of dependence, fatalism, machismo, femcheesemo, and martyrdom.

One can not have growth without risk. If that means being willing to confront one's secure place in life, compliance with the approval of family and friends in order to broaden one's physical/mental/spiritual horizons, then there is little choice but to do so.

     When all aspects of masculinity and femininity are considered, the chain of mind-body communicative interaction can commence. There is a special place in the cycle for each passive, active, receptive, aggressive, rational, and emotional thought or action.

This requires the empathy necessary to put one's self totally in the place of the other. Symbolically speaking, each must be willing to "walk a mile" in the other's shoes, know the world through the other's eyes, hear what the other hears and cope with what the other copes with.

     First, each member of both sexes must be earnestly, passively, openly receptive to even the most subtle of emotional signals. This receptivity is awareness itself, this is intuition, this is heeding the voice of spirit. Without the receptive quality, no such guidance can occur, and the chain is broken. With passivity and receptivity associated only with femininity, men are instantly left limited to self-preservationary reactions of fight and flight, for the cycle of spiritual information stops before it can even begin. Resistance and defense is the masculine norm. Thus, the reputation for man as warrior, or those of porcine mind who can easily succumb to the motives of the flesh.

As the more bold of the two sexes, man will be called upon to take the initiative in closing the gender gap and be willing and able to do so without the insecurities of giving up masculine qualities. This is not a trading of one quality for another, but an incorporating of both to create a more complete human being.

     Next, each entity must enlist the mind to rationally analyze the meaning of the feeling signals in the context of all three purposes and in enlightened understanding of the universal needs. The mind is the most essential component and is quite often left out of the feedback loop, and body is allowed to automatically respond to emotion-invoking situations. Without accurate interpretation of each emotional signal, the chain is broken. Acting upon the emotional signal alone, the mind is bypassed, relegating humans to a level beneath their birthright. Women should no more abdicate their rationality than men should abdicate their emotion. This means that the maximum amount of self-development of mind should be available to, and embraced by, each of the sexes.

Again, this is an example of "not giving up one quality for another", but of each of the sexes using their own strengths to understand their own contrived weaknesses. There is a oneness in nature that is a consequence of the evolutionary process. This is a way to that "oneness".

      Next, each entity must again actively enlist the mind to consciously choose the most appropriate corrective response. For the mind alone can only know when the fight response is in order. The mind must first eliminate the other options by directing a right or light response. If the mind is not actively engaged, the chain is broken once again, and the body will respond in fight or flight or appropriate approach reactions. Worse yet, without actively engaging the choices of mind, humans remove themselves from rightful free will. Disempowerment always results. Only through aggressive spiritual expressions can progress be made. Feminine passivity prevents women from the persistent, active expressions their spirit demands. It opens the door to a reputation for femcheesmo, and for mind inclined toward feline, sneaky, manipulative power plays. Masculine competition and independence prevents the necessary communication, connection and cooperation needed to achieve the higher purposes.

The exercise of mind may be more associated with male qualities, but the female can not afford the luxury of putting it aside and relying strictly on emotions or physical communications, if true understanding of the process is to be achieved.

     Thus, before intimacy or cooperation can be truly achieved, entities must remove the garments of masculinity and femininity that have been handed down generation upon generation, and dismantle any closets that may have resulted. Entities who are true to their spirit in this manner can enjoy the much greater heights of intimacy, and even sexuality, when one creates wholeness of spiritual fulfillment within themselves. Entities who are tolerant, compassionate, and spiritually connected will no longer feel compelled to cast judgments upon the unique spiritual propensities of one another.

The term "coming out of the closet" applies to more than a less prevalent state of sexual orientation. One nearly guaranteed benefit of this broadening of perspective is a natural propensity to enhance one's creativity, which is a reflection of one's spiritual evolution.

                          Intimacy and Sexual Love

     Once these limitations have been removed the next level of intimacy can be attained. Love is the ultimate pleasurable human experience. Friendship at its highest level can include that spark of physical attraction and the desire to commune physically with one special person. Although humans can engage in sexual activity with others outside of the bond of love and intimacy, the highest emotional rewards come from an intimate sharing with a singular loving other. When one is in love, no other can be but a pale substitute. The connection need and profound pleasure of spiritual love brings humans together in these special physical couplings. This is part of the grand design to perpetuate the species within the most enlightened of conditions.

An act of creating another human being can have no more suitable environment than the bonding of love between two individuals. When this takes place, the result is an optimum condition under which a soul can enter the physical. Even where procreation is not intended, the very act of expressing sincere affection in a physical blending is a profound experience for each individual.

     Sexuality is good evidence by the natural pleasure it produces. It is a gift from the Creator, not just simply for procreation but as part of human creative expression. Sexuality outside of procreation is also intended to be chosen within all three purposes and in conditions of intimate love of souls in flesh. It can greatly facilitate the spiritual connection and communicate energy exchange between two humans and is a physical celebration of love. It can also induce altered mental states of consciousness and strengthen psychical energy centers. The physical need for sexual activity, and the pleasure it can bring, is the insurance that the species will continue.

It is an optimum "feel good" experience. In it's own essence, it is an expression of the divine. This is why it often transcends the accepted cultural mores of a society and is then corrupted by the guilt associated with such infractions. Yet, at the moment of peak emotion, there can be no regrets.

     Such couplings also serve the higher purposes. They offer a loving, intimate, common world to be designed and shared, a mini self-designed mass reality in which offspring can be raised. The spirit soars to the degree that such common-ground worlds allow for fulfillment of the six universal needs. Children thrive, and energy flows best between two such lovers under such enlightened and empowering conditions. There is such universal agreement about the positive value in the longevity of such couplings that some form of marriage, or formalized coupling, has arisen in each culture.

The permanency of this bond cannot be ignored and the establishment of an institutional seal is a natural consequence of this level of commitment between two people.

                        Love As Distinct From Need

     Yet certain spiritual conditions must exist or the longevity and success of any such union will be severely limited. These are the conditions wherein each member of the unit has the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills, and freedom and power to actively express in ways that meet the six universal human needs. Each individual is intended to do so for themselves under the direction of their own spirit.

In the intimacy of this relationship, each participant must be free to carry out the urges that come from deep within his/her spirit.

     Indeed, these free and opportune conditions must exist throughout the world for humanity to succeed as well. But change begins within individuals, moves outward in concentric circles, into their familial units, and then into their communities. Thus, couplings and domestic partnerships can provide the testing ground for spiritual expressions and purposeful change.

If what is expressed between two people can serve to inspire a greater respect and appreciation of humans for each other in general, than this natural urge can serve as a grounding for further efforts to break down the barriers between humans in a general sense.

     One very limiting result of centuries of gender typing has been the idea that other persons are responsible to fulfill one's needs. Men have traditionally been held accountable to provide certain things for women (perhaps economic freedom and power), while women have been required to provide other such things (perhaps nurturing, meaning, and emotional support), to men. There is a misguided acceptance that loving someone is synonymous with needing someone. There are mores and even laws which perpetuate a state of codependency between couples. Indeed, the lasting, stable, loving, cooperative efforts of unified spirits allow for fostering of the most enlightened and fulfilled children.

Within the true meaning of an ideal bonding relationship between a man and a woman lies the setting in which any child can evolve to the maximum of his/her potential. With this in mind, each person can bring forth not only their best of each other but the best possible for the resulting offspring.

     Yet the divorce rate, neglected children, domestic violence, and spiritual malaise is evidence that mandated mutual dependency is not the way. It will only be through the rejection of any sliver which limits and disempowers any individual, regardless of their sex, that the most successful loving unity can emerge. Independence within a cooperative unit is highly spiritually rewarding, for it fosters the freedom and empowerment for each individual to pursue their purposeful path. Yet doing so in the context of love, connection, intimacy and shared experience, allows the two paths to dovetail.

When each partner can enjoy the freedom to expand their respective talents and still appreciate and adhere to the integrity of the relationship, then the gifts of their respective knowledge and experience can not help but strengthen the experience they share.

                 The Myth Of Love As Codependency

     The division between men and women, and the lack of self-understanding, has perpetuated many limiting ideas and strategies toward love and marriage. Many unions do not survive due to role limitations and dependency upon one another, including the unspoken expectation of one member to have the other member meet their needs. Resentment, anger, and contempt are inevitable if one plays the game, and the other benefits but does not reciprocate. Dysfunction will most certainly result unless both parties are responsible for and expressive about meeting their own needs. What happens then is the energy flow narrows and eventually closes off and love diminishes.

Too often the resentment one partner bares toward the other remains just below the surface where it smolders in an ongoing fashion like a fire beneath a former coal mining town, until the aggregate of all negative feelings breaks the surface and consumes the history of the relationship, resulting in irreparable damage. Or if it does not result in this explosion of expression, it slowly but surely builds a wall of separation on a day by day basis.

     Many recommended, but limiting, rules of the marital union reinforce the confusion. The word compromise, for example, means to negotiate a common win-win solution. Compromise does not mean one gives up what they need in honor of another. It does not mean meeting someone half way, somewhere between what each desires, for neither is a single lifestyle.  "Self-less" living does not mean giving up one's needs in order to serve those of another---it is not about martyring one's self, gracefully losing a win-lose competition, so another can win. It means rising above the competitive self-preservationary impulses to accommodate all three purposes for self and others. It means melding all parts of each self and designing a lifestyle of common cooperative goals.

A union between two people is a dynamic thing, growing with the passing of time because that is the desire and intent of both. This can only happen if both see the value of this growth. It need not sacrifice the evolving process either physically, mentally or spiritually.  Rather, when each serves as a welcome mirror to the other's progress, that intimacy can grow while respect remains intact.

                             Love And Its Pitfalls

     Yes, emotion pushes and pulls humans toward their destiny, with good and bad results. The more the mind is actively involved, the more rapid and purposeful the directions can be. It is easy to see how negative emotions and the self-preservationary avoidance responses can wreak havoc upon individuals and societies. But what can be more insidious are the automatic approach reactions to positive feelings that pull people toward each other. Love, in particular, should be carefully understood within the context of these Lessons. For love, with its propensity to entanglement with sexual procreation, is among the most powerful and volatile of human experiences.

In an era where sex is often confused with love, and the former used as a merchandizing tactic, we have come to regard love as a condition that might follow sexual intimacy and which is likely to be unfulfilled if the sexual relationship is not perfect or lasting. We forget the sex is only one of the ways that humans can express their love for each other and need not be a means to an end.

     Love is that unmistakable spiritual resonance with another human being. But like all emotions, love exists in both mind and body, and if either seizes full control, trouble can result. In the mind alone, love can be attached to a love object that is a fantasy or image which matches one's ideal mate, having nothing at all to do with true expressed external connection. Love can motivate delusional fantasies, with compulsive, even violent results. Love can be mistaken for need fulfillment, when other needs for power, freedom or meaning are met within the context of a relationship. Love can be associated with pain, wherein you only hurt or get hurt by the one you love. Love can arise for all the wrong reasons, yet its force of attraction is just as powerful when it is based on slivers, as when based upon gems.

Hence, the expression, "Love is Blind." To see the experience of "love" in a clear light is one of our greater challenges in this life experience. Like mastering any skill that can be harmful if not fully understood, love requires the art of pacing oneself. Since the experience of "love" requires the exploration of one's own nature as well as the other person's, any distraction (particularly sex) from this necessary process, can lead to confusion and distraction further into the relationship.

     But perhaps the most all-consuming power of love, is when the body is in full control; when the mysterious spark ignites the body into its sexual mode, bringing love or raw desire into the physical dimension. This is the arena wherein humans succumb to the pleasures of the flesh in the immediate moment. The ideal conditions of procreation are when each party chooses the sexual act within all three purposes, wherein the body, mind, and spirit of each are aligned in the decision. Unfortunately, in the confused modern world, this is more the exception than the rule. Sex outside of purpose can wreak havoc. So much so, that the activity itself has been defiled, controlled, and judged, and it is now laden with a tremendous amount of excess baggage.

The understanding of centuries past kept love and sex more in their proper roles. The so-called liberation movement of the last half of this century in this country is still in the process of finding a balance. Europeans have not been much of a guide in this field as the depth of understanding from that quarter seems even more limited than our own. Many of our western institutions (religious, economic, political and psychological) have failed to define an intelligent course of behavior, with the kind of clarity necessary to capture the imagination. Rather they have furnished us with contradictions and distractions, leading only to greater confusion.

     But the baggage has come from the fallout from the distorted motives and actions resulting from misunderstanding the force of sexual desire. Indiscriminate sexual activity, devoid of love always seeks to address other needs beyond procreation, among the six psychological human needs. A female giving in to sexual conquest in order to gain self-esteem is as equally empty a reward as the momentary power gained by the male conqueror who truly seeks more general life control. Combining strategies of competition and anger with the quest for power can motivate rape. Any number of misguided motives and actions can result from the lack of self-understanding and purposeful guidance---many of which result in unwanted pregnancies.

The sexual act, when considered as an expression of giving rather than taking, when considered as an expression of love for the other person and an act of enhancement to the togetherness concept, will take place for the right reasons and highest ideals, rather than for singular and self-centered motives without concern for the possible consequences, be they a pregnancy or a narcissistic act of self-satisfaction.

               Cultural Conditions Placed Upon Love

     Historically, the love force has proved to be a powerful, yet mysterious and uncontrollable aspect of human nature. Thus, there has been an outcropping of external controlling directives and myths which are designed to counteract the inevitable disruptive and painful events which spring from self-preservationary sexual impulses. There are many useful beliefs about love throughout mass consciousness, but there are just as many myths that do far more damage than good. Love is indeed a gift from above, but not nearly with so many conditions and trappings as might be believed.

Take a pure and simple concept such as "love" and begin to attach rules, dogmas and conditions to it and, before you know it, it begins to break down, unable to sustain itself when more demands are placed upon it than are justified.

     Each mind contains a unique mixture of impressions from role models, learned information, and spiritual creative and intuitive insights about the meaning of love. Whole lives can be put on hold due to ideas which limit the suitability of a love object, or they can be filled with the dramatic turnover of many unrequited, or short-lived loves. Each individual has the responsibility of knowing what their mind contains and purposefully designing the most fulfilling strategies. Each belief about love must be carefully granted an audience before the spiritual adjudicator.

To put "love" in the category of a responsibility, is to place it where it is not normally found. To suggest that a current preoccupation with this concept should be examined and subjected to our "spiritual adjudicator" flies in the face of almost all conventional wisdom. Yet, because of the status of the subject in our lives, and considering that it usually strikes in the more critical years of one's life, it would behoove us to approach it as a physical, mental and spiritual experience, with all that is then implied.

     But there are some basic misconceptions and popular myths about love and marriage that can be immediately dispelled. The first is that everyone must meet and marry and procreate. If the spirit does not desire marriage, then this message should be heeded first and foremost; for the intended destiny path might necessitate freedom from such entanglements. A spirit forced to conform to normal family standards against its own yearnings will suffer cruelly, as will the others trapped in such a unit.

Marriage is only one of the alternatives in the process of living out one's life. It is not mandatory and, for some, it is not even necessary. Remembering that marriage involves two people, it can not be entered into simply to satisfy one's anxiety about the social attitude toward singlehood, even when the predominant pressure to marry is from one's parent(s).

     Wrapped into the myth is another which insists that one male and one female are necessary to produce and parent healthy offspring; when in reality, the loving contributions of many enlightened adults of either sex can foster an enlightened, connected child. The conditions (those described for optimal human development), rather than the players is what determines a successful "parental unit". Even a single parent with a good and stable support network can achieve success far easier than two competitive, fearful, conflicted biological parents.

Whether the enthronement be urban or rural, whether one parent or two, whether affluent or low-income, the bottom line of importance is the determinant that a child has the necessary love and support from the adults in his/her environment to fulfill his/her physical, mental and spiritual potential.

     Another, is the romantic myth of a singular soul-mate, that basic missing half of one's soul with which each person is destined to find and reconnect. This myth is meant to promote monogamy and longevity of relationships, but can also set impossible expectations. This is not to say that there are no spiritual destiny paths meant to cross, for this is a common occurrence.

To spend one's life with a person for whom one has strong affection, to share the challenges of that life, to have children together and create an environment in which other lives can bloom, is a feat that should never be degraded on the presumption that the two people involved in this effort are less than a "perfect match," in any sense of the phrase.

     But it is to say that there are many potential soul-mates and that progress along the destiny path will be a predictor of who is right for whom at any give point in time. It is to say that the free will and the pitfalls of an unenlightened physical existence can greatly influence the progress. It is to say that humans can cross paths and give each other what they have to offer and then go in alternate directions, that free will can alter paces and probable paths. It is to say that even when a spiritual "soul-mate" recognition occurs, this does not mean an automatic "happily ever after." It is to say that such a person can be a good choice to attempt to build intimacy with, but if one such party is not ready to do so, or are too limited by their own mindscape to the illusions of mass consciousness, it is best to understand this and move on. There should not be shame or guilt when full and purposeful living takes lovers in alternate directions. The marital union should hope for lifelong affinity, but make no promises for enduring the death of spirit.

Because marriage is regarded as such an important concept of lifelong importance, it is probably better to resolve the conflicting issues of one's life before entering into such an arrangement, even if that requires waiting until one has played out that casual sense of commitment in order to go on to the required level of  maturity. Marry later, rather than earlier, and the probability of permanency is likely to increase.

     It is also true, however, that spirits who recognize one another have a stronger potential of sharing enlightenment with one another. The existing connection can help transcend existing limitations if both are committed to doing so and capable of the trust, intimacy and expressive efforts necessary. Following feelings of approach and love in such cases is a good practice, as long as the spirit is allowed to communicate the right time for letting go should either party be unready for such growth. For purposeful love is only created when completing the circuit of intimacy between two melded souls.

If two people, who are meant to be together in totality for a lifetime, should meet at an early age, then that "destiny" quality need not be deterred. This experience, however, is often the exception.

     Any worldviews that put stipulations upon whom one can marry should also be rejected. Religious prejudice, racial tension, and socio-economic class distinctions can all limit the potential pool of love objects. Tremendous limitation has occurred due to such practices. Entire gene pools have been created due to such limitation; some complete with genetic mutations which have been detrimental to the species. A healthy, unrestrained mixing within the diversity of genetic combinations will assure the necessary diversity continues.

While the qualities that married people have in common do tend to make for a comfortable relationship, too much of such commonality can make for a redundant society which, in the physical sense alone, can be detrimental. The very act of mixing cultures, religions or nationalities can broaden the perspective of each soul, as well as bring forth the best of each in their offspring.

     Ultimately, so much of human destiny rests upon the unimpeded flow of energy between two individuals. No matter which level of intimacy exists, each will play an important role in the evolving of individual minds and of mass consciousness itself.

Least we forget, in marriage, the total of the relationship is by its very nature, more than the sum of its parts.

     When energy is allowed to flow within and between each individual, the spiritual expression is maximized, as is the expansion of the experience of All That Is. But individuals alone are not the only active players in this process. We can now proceed to examine how groups of individuals interacting, can take on lives of their own, creating unique energy dynamics and avoidable obstacles.

So, as individuals connecting with other individuals, we are an example of what nature tends to encourage. This environment of intimacy has all the necessary qualities for spiritual growth.

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