"Since the beginning of time mankind has used music and
dance to commune with the Spirit of Nature and the Spirit of the Universe... We
are trying to use Trance Music and the Trance Dance Experience to set off a
chain reaction in Consciousness... Through the Trance Dance Experience hopefully
people will become more sensitive and aware of themselves, their surroundings,
the cross-roads of humanity and the needs of the planet... With that sensitivity
and awareness comes understanding and compassion, that is the need of the hour,
and the true Goa State of Mind!"
(GoaGill)
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People are afraid, very much afraid of those who know themselves. They have
a certain power, a certain aura and a certain magnetism, a charisma that can
take out alive, young people from the traditional imprisonment....
The enlightened man cannot be enslaved - that is the difficulty - and he
cannot be imprisoned.... Every genius who has known something of the inner is
bound to be a little difficult to be absorbed; he is going to be an upsetting
force. The masses don't want to be disturbed, even though they may be in
misery; they are in misery, but they are accustomed to the misery. And
anybody who is not miserable looks like a stranger.
The enlightened man is the greatest stranger in the world; he does not seem to
belong to anybody. No organization confines him, no community, no society, no
nation.
Osho The Zen Manifesto: Freedom from Oneself Chapter
9
Commentary:
The powerful and authoritative figure in this card is clearly the master of
his own destiny. On his shoulder is an emblem of the sun, and the torch he holds
in his right hand symbolizes the light of his own hard-won truth.
Whether he is wealthy or poor, the Rebel is really an emperor because he has
broken the chains of society's repressive conditioning and opinions. He has
formed himself by embracing all the colors of the rainbow, emerging from the
dark and formless roots of his unconscious past and growing wings to fly into
the sky. His very way of being is rebellious - not because he is fighting
against anybody or anything, but because he has discovered his own true nature
and is determined to live in accordance with it. The eagle is his spirit animal,
a messenger between earth and sky.
The Rebel challenges us to be courageous enough to take responsibility for who
we are and to live our truth.
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Zen asks you to come out of the head and go to the basic source.... It is
not that Zen is not aware of the uses of energy in the head, but if all the
energy is used in the head, you will never become aware of your eternity....
You will never know as an experience what it is to be one with the whole. When
the energy is just at the center, pulsating, when it is not moving anywhere,
neither in the head nor in the heart, but it is at the very source from where
the heart takes it, the head takes it, pulsating at the very source--that is
the very meaning of Zazen. Zazen means just sitting at the very source, not
moving anywhere, a tremendous force arises, a transformation of energy into
light and love, into greater life, into compassion, into creativity. It can
take many forms. But first you have to learn how to be at the source. Then the
source will decide where your potential is. You can relax at the source, and
it will take you to your very potential.
Osho The Zen Manifesto: Freedom from Oneself Chapter
11
Commentary:
When we speak of being "grounded" or "centered" it is
this Source we are talking about. When we begin a creative project, it is this
Source that we tune in to. This card reminds us that there is a vast reservoir
of energy available to us. And that we tap into it not by thinking and planning
but by getting grounded, centered, and silent enough to be in contact with the
Source. It is within each of us, like a personal, individual sun giving us life
and nourishment. Pure energy, pulsating, available, it is ready to give us
anything we need to accomplish something, and ready to welcome us back home when
we want to rest. So whether you are beginning something new and need inspiration
right now, or you've just finished something and want to rest, go to the Source.
It's always waiting for you, and you don't even have to step out of your house
to find it.