is there spirit hovering just below the surface

"Your body is your temple, your one and only temple. You are living in the holy places of the tabernacle of the most high" Midnite, Love the Life You Live

recessionary woes

for progressive refinement of the species it is in the best interest of the universe to present challenges.

challenges force us to confront our holdings.

that which you hold constricts your lungs with thought overwrought

deep challenges must be met with a force beyond confidence
...a shear strength of will committed to confront the lesson to learn from its ebb and flow

rise UP when time calls

join together your spirit and your actions

loving yourself requires an honest assessment of healthy values held and exerted

you love others by respecting their boundaries

love draws relationships t-o-g-e-t-h-e-r...together

free your talk of mindless chatter, learn to communicate deeply and truly

in love's communion there is strength

the spirit draws near

The conception of spirit is shrouded by projections of upbringing.

Spirit is the totality of creative life force present.

The human development of religion as conceptualization of human connection to spirit has taken many forms amongst Earth's cultures. The form of spiritual enlightenment varies according to the religion.

Taking account of the past, one may rectify the future by breaking down constructed inner hindrances to a path of impeccability.

Impeccable warriors heed silent knowledge's lessons.

A new type of warrior is emerging efficiently on the impeccable way.

next topic: efficiency amongst efficienados

give way

turn the mirrors inward were you to find the fallacies wandering around in your consciousness

there lies a root supplying every thought

some thought-roots are planted in rocky sharp soils, others in luscious loam

remember: it matters not the growing conditions, the spirit is always willing

depth is breadth of thought... meaning the more inclusive the mind's web of thoughts, the more balance is needed, thus the greater the stability to be had by a deep consciousness

it would be better to ask about the breadth of one's understanding rather than his or her depth...it would be more accurate and more lucid

uncork the flow of genetic creativity, free the mind of individual growing conditions no matter how easy or difficult they were/are

shake out your fears and be confident that all humans feel their spirit calling amongst the clatter & clutter of their lives

listening is accomplished in the mind

your decisions must be firm

let's evolve

Jeremy Wade Shockley © 2007

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to the hip cats out there:

our economy relies upon the sale of resources. as consumption increases, resources are sold at higher premiums. greed results in inflation.

a capitalist society based upon taking more than it needs is doomed. question is, can we do anything to stop its failure, its destruction?

love is the only way out. all other forms of thought-in-action have failed to produce universal happiness. the philosopher's stone has been rubbed many ways, each one producing some methodology of living together. some have sought raw unadulterated power via force, some have sought power via the control of resources and others have sought power via mind control.

resources gird the entire market.

love is resource respect in action. all else is foolishly inefficient and completely non-sustainable.

sustainable efficiency has the highest rate of survival among living creatures on earth.

are you hip to the blessings of love?

freedom is but an philosophy of love in action. evolution requires a successful understanding of coexistence.

the melding of mind, body and spirit of life will yield the truest expression of genes and can only be found in the proper respect for the verb coexist.

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I Ching for days seven & eight!

ZHEN:THUNDER OVER Dui:SEA (two days straight!) = Wedding Maiden

The thunder cracks over the sea for two days straight and I am to think of a Wedding Maiden?

Hmm, must be something here to look at...

Treat each event as the marriage of a daughter.

The wedding of a maiden is the most important event in the world. It is just like a union of heaven and earth, without which life cannot continue.

Obey the Spirit, upholding its moral ways: speaking impeccably and modestly...the most respectful of words enlivens the spirit within your breast.

Amidst the thunderous clouds flashing lightning over the sea, i can hear the sweetest voice whispering. It reminds me to treat all events with the reverence and blessings bestowed upon the marriage of a daughter.

The lightning streaks across my mental landscape according to the neural network in my skull. I suspect it does so in your mind as well. Oh the storms brewing in my skull have found growing unrest in the politics of our time.

It is hard for me to keep track of all the attacks on our freedoms. The White House must think this war is a joke. Are you serious?

Painful as it is to remember that this war was started because Sadaam Hussein had WMDs, it is helpful to recall the warning signs of a war started under false pretenses.

The stench of spoiled political offices has been rising for far too long. Our telephone calls can be routed through mainframe computers searching for prescribed keywords anytime your government sees fit.

I forgot, is our government meant to uphold our freedoms or not? It is not for the government to squelch the voices of its populace, it must protect the cleanliness of its political offices from corruption and follow the democratic majority of its citizens.

Before we can clean up the toxic byproducts of manufacturers, our government must stand up for our freedoms by restoring the hallowed nature of a political office. These are supposed to be individuals who will hear your voices and stand up for your freedoms amidst the voices of other districts.

And yet to maintain my balance, I must strain to hear the benevolent voice of the maiden's wedding amongst the thunderous peels ringing over the sea of my mind. A mighty task in times like these.

I Ching for day five

Li:Fire over Dui:Sea = Separation

The fire blazes upward and the water surges downward. This points to a divergence of views. Avoid uncoordinated actions originating from different wills.

There was much confusion in my mind surrounding this reading as I had specifically asked about my guilt. I was suspicious of my intentions and my guilt crippled me.

After twenty some odd hours filled with work, sex, live theater, public transportation and hot & sour Thai soup, this card begins to sink in. I have been crippled by my guilt and therefore am not free to let my spirit soar.

I must allow due separation between my spirit and my guilt. They are not the same.

I must avoid uncoordinated actions, which is to say I must continually strive for coordinated actions surfacing from the will of my spirit. The spirit of life may be filtered or abused but its intentions remain true.

I am seeking a guilt-free alignment of my actions and my spirit of life, in order that I may live more fully and more freely.

I Ching for day four

Sun:Wind over Qian:Heaven = Accumulating

Distance yourself from your old path.

...rain is threatening but not yet falling. The time is not ripe for advancing and difficulties still lie before you.

Today a close friend of an officemate was found after committing suicide, the rain is threatening.

No amount of rain can wash away the stain of those unable to maintain their living responsibilities. At those moments it is advisable to maintain and cherish the same ideals as before. In this way you can be sure that the wheels will not separate from the axle.

What path must I distance myself from?


The path of my mind that leads down a road fraught with lies and self-content. That is an old path already traveled amongst the neurons and must be discarded as in direct contrast to the expansion of life.

Life is a continual action of expansion and contraction felt across cellular boundaries which unhealthy mental patterns can threaten.

I must let the winds of Heaven flow freely through the Spirit of my life.

I Ching for day two

Qian: Heaven over Qian: Heaven = Heaven

Celebrate the Sun, the Earth, Health and the beginning of the Universe.

The dragon is hiding. Cultivate your own moral character and wait for the right moment in which to act.

No one can hold an over-filled bowl without spilling its contents.

Oh these words strike ever truer chords within my breast. All vessels have a maximum volume.

It reminds me that humans are simply vessels filled with the spirit of life. Some have more, some have less; but no matter the amount they are meant to be filled to the brim.

Be vivacious but remember the dragon is hiding. Talking less and breathing more, I must patiently wait for the right moments to act.

Tis the beginning of another work week and I must be on my toes evermore to maintain today's lesson. Be firm yet understanding, work efficiently and with diligence and try not to make too many mistakes! :)

The speed of thought

The freedom of your steps is attained in the patient attentiveness to love.

Love carries the perfect heart-rate capable of opening your soul to the truth distributed by the Spirit.

To receive love you must give love.
From birth to the grave it has always been so.

Listen to the rain and the wind blowing change into your life. There you will find the health and state of Nature Divine. Your life depends on Nature's changes.

The Spirit speaks to your sub-conscious mind, often communicating through your Dreams. Listen to those analogies and anecdotes playing out in your
sub-conscious theatre.

Open your soul through the alignment of your awake and dreaming minds. Create a fabulous mental theatre of paradox in which to sort out the truth of Nature.

Remember, gentle is love's sway. A life balanced by Love's heart-beat is a wonderfully individual existence that may set your soul Free.

Love must be attained, love must be worked for; love is never free and therein lies its healing powers. The act of giving away love above and beyond selfish goals produces a energy that emanates through the minds of those nearby.

When your mind is occupied in caring acts, a veil is lifted between the two mental theatres revealing threads of truth woven betwixt the conscious and sub-conscious thoughts. In this way, you appropriately gauge the presentation of your surroundings and can thus surmise how to respond to paradox of truth.

Awake your soul, set loose your Spirit to dance to the beat of Love.

Fear not your preconceptions of Truth, lest they confuse your mind and re-route your neural signals. Your fortune is found in the mysterious pool of love. Get lost and found in its depths.

My Grandmother's dance with Death

On Monday of this week, I attended the memorial service of my Grandmother.

I've been in a funky mood since the morning she died on August 11, 2007.

I decided to write something to say at her funeral and out of respect for her, i will post it here in a digital memorial that is the world wide web.

Here's what I wrote.

For Grandma:

Your life resounds as a symphony of Love
leading the way to redemption and exaltation.

As it is written in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, "...he who humbles himself will be exalted." And how I could hear the angels singing the day you
shed your mortal coil!

There was jubilation at your arrival in our
Heavenly Father's house.

Your humility was shown in the way you always treated others with
respect and understanding.

You loved people with Grace ...and we were all blessed by your presence.

I choose to hold up your life and your marriage of sixty-eight years to Grandpa as a beacon of
God's Loving Light on Earth!