Regression Tests and the Devil
Jun. 13th, 2021 02:37 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
youngelephantA few days after writing my post on regression tests (https://youngelephant.dreamwidth.org/1222.html) I had a realization. The tarot card of The Devil depicts a “regression test” as I described it. If we examine the placement of this card on the Tree of Life a lot more becomes clear. I’ll just write about my conclusions and leave out the details so I don’t spoil too much fun for anyone who reads this.
The Devil appears to tempt us away from our Higher Selves. Giving into these temptations puts us into “rationality” based consciousness of our lower selves; not the good kind, but the justify our conclusions no matter what no matter how debased kind. At least for me, any temptation of the lower self I give into is followed or preceded by a rationalization of why it’s okay to give into said temptation.
The Devil’s placement on the tree again gives us a clue of how to sublimate these temptations into our higher selves - reason based in truth. Now the key question here is how do we know the truth. Some of us may have some kind of idea of the actions we would take if aligned with our higher selves; this can be our truth in dealing with temptations. All we have to do is reason about the temptation based in the truth of our higher selves, and act based on this reason. If we do this enough, we pass the test of the Devil and move into a more evolved state of consciousness. The Devil will always be there to tempt us, but rejecting him becomes easier and easier with time.
I don’t if anyone actually reads this posts, but just having this forum helps a lot. My last post on this topic, which probably seemed super angsty, led to eventually passing the tests of The Devil.
The Devil appears to tempt us away from our Higher Selves. Giving into these temptations puts us into “rationality” based consciousness of our lower selves; not the good kind, but the justify our conclusions no matter what no matter how debased kind. At least for me, any temptation of the lower self I give into is followed or preceded by a rationalization of why it’s okay to give into said temptation.
The Devil’s placement on the tree again gives us a clue of how to sublimate these temptations into our higher selves - reason based in truth. Now the key question here is how do we know the truth. Some of us may have some kind of idea of the actions we would take if aligned with our higher selves; this can be our truth in dealing with temptations. All we have to do is reason about the temptation based in the truth of our higher selves, and act based on this reason. If we do this enough, we pass the test of the Devil and move into a more evolved state of consciousness. The Devil will always be there to tempt us, but rejecting him becomes easier and easier with time.
I don’t if anyone actually reads this posts, but just having this forum helps a lot. My last post on this topic, which probably seemed super angsty, led to eventually passing the tests of The Devil.
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