How We Can Best Deal With The Global Strangeness of The Grand Irrationality in 2010-2011-2012-2013

by Robert Wilkinson

As you all know, everyone in the world is experiencing what I've termed "The Grand Irrationality." Today's article offers some things to keep in mind that may help you navigate these weird, obsessive-compulsive, non-rational times.

If you're wondering why things have been and continue to be very weird, hard-edged, and strange, and noticed that many people and situations are not making sense, you are seeing the manifestations of the the Grand Irrationality. In that article I explain what's driving the energy from an astrological approach, and offer some insights about how long this has been and will be happening across the entire world. You can also find more in the on-going Spiritual Astrology articles published every few weeks on specific times this energy is set into motion.

Today we'll revisit some possible ways to navigate this energy field, so that we can make progress without getting our gears jammed. This atmosphere cannot be avoided, and sometimes is very strong indeed! Some are being more influenced than others due to natal and progressed positions, while on the other hand there are time spans when we're ALL feeling the pressure.

When we confront obsessive-compulsive, irrational, or authoritarian impulses in ourselves or others, the trick is to learn how to function effectively within the great weirdness without losing our balance and perspective. Especially when we confront irrational, compulsive, absolutist, or crazy behavior on the part of others, it's a clear signal to remember our inner equilibrium and to whatever degree re-evaluate whether that relationship is working as it should, and if not, what needs to be shifted, transmuted, or left behind in the dynamic.

This is where our spiritual practices can be of great help when we're feeling stressed or overwhelmed by the constant pressure. We are definitely living in times when a good on-going meditation is needed so we can learn to live with more peace and awareness within the quickened situation. In fact, these are times when our meditations, Tai Chi, Ji Gong, or whatever practice we have are extraordinarily important in keeping our equilibrium.

This is a long-term pressure in the collective atmosphere that is transforming all of us, but it's not going to feel comfortable. Many things will not make sense for a number of years because humanity and the Earth are in dynamic transformation on every conceivable level, and we are in the heart of the change.

That's part of what's creating the pressure. Our global mind-based culture supposedly values rationality above individual experience (except in the case of local religious superstitions), and yet irrationality prevails, and has for a while now. The rational constructs of our reality are being challenged by some very screwed up illogic.

It is as though humanity has lost its collective bearings, and is embracing some very extreme and non-rational views. It is easy to see how some of our brothers and sisters have lost their perspective and are living way out of balance.

In one example, there is the battle in the arena of public education in the US to reintroduce a garbled form of creationism as a viable argument against evolution. While I can easily accept there is a Creative Source beyond our comprehension that participated in the thoughtform bringing forth the Cosmos and our Milky Way galaxy, as well as redwoods, kitty cats and butterflies, to say that the evolutionary timeline of millions of years between the molds, dinosaurs, primates and modern humanity doesn't exist is very irrational. We really should not be rearguing old superstitions.

Another irrational argument posits torture as a viable thing to inflict on each other. We have no business believing torture is acceptable under any circumstances. What would the other intelligences of our galaxy think of our barbaric way of relating to each other? Or for that matter, Christ, Krishna, Buddha or Kwan Yin?

So this configuration symbolizes our need to confront problems of adapting to and living well within a great long-term pressure changing our world through illogic and violence. That affects all who feel, even if we aren't directly impacted in material ways by what's happening.

It can be overwhelming at times, so it helps not to take a fixed view about the changes. Be sensitive to the shifts in the rhythms of what must be done and what isn't getting done, and stay balanced amidst the changes.

This is the time to examine better and best way to do our Being, and not take responsibility for that which we didn't create and have no ability to influence. Many old ways, things, and people have left our lives and continue to do so, and it is up to us to find new ways to deal with new challenges without losing our cool because of the "traffic jams" and "firestorms" that appear unexpectedly.

In the larger time frame, it doesn't matter if others do not respond as we hoped they would, or what expectations we have or have not lived up to. We are all being taught through the weirdness to live in the NOW, and not be attached to our own or others' perceptions based in the lower mind.

When viewing the sorts of extreme irrationality and compulsive behaviors now pervading the world, it is natural for the logical, rational mind to freak out from time to time. However, freaking out is not of much help in dealing with the present irrationality!

Just do what you have to do to live your Higher Self, and stay mindful that others probably cannot provide much stability or comfort either. This period challenges us to separate from the toxic or non-productive behaviors of our lower nature, and attempt to bring forth our Higher Self and a more compassionate view of what is and isn't, was and will be, from an impersonal view.

We're learning to overcome an ancient form of human separateness based in being too attached to perceptions about material things, including perceptions themselves. This is so we can find ways to experience a deeper connectedness with all of life. We are collectively on an evolutionary path leading us to see that we are one part of a much greater Life, and that we have responsibilities to manage our part of the play with less violence and separateness than we have demonstrated up to now.

Collectively, we're breaking free from fear and superstition; maybe that's why the fearmongers have to do their thing. And when this fever of totalitarian and authoritarian thinking passes, we'll eventually see the dawning of a new collective reality and ways of regarding our Earth, the creatures and plants, and each other that won't look anything like the strange illusions we are putting up with during this very weird "Grand Irrationality."

This is for the long haul, folks, so try to lighten up the best you're able, and remember that though there's a lot that we cannot like, there's nothing on this earth that warrants us being in a not-loving state. Though some times it's more challenging than others, our ability to live in a state of loving-kindness despite worldly problems is one of the few refuges we humans have.

© Copyright 2005, 2006, 2010 Robert Wilkinson

Comments

[chickie]

Thank you!

[Wendy Sichel]

Robert, I read your posts often.....I am a daily meditator and practice Tai Chi and Chi Kung....I also have had Pluto on my sun for quite a while(sun at 3 degrees Capricorn in the 8th house). The pressure hjas been sometimes immense....thanks for this article, it is most comforting!

W S

[Carlos Papapetrou]

Thanks Robert,

Its funny cause today I have been feeling particularly overwhelmed by my own and others energies.

I logged on hoping that you would have posted a motivational write up, as you did, a true god send ... :)

Carlos from Johannesburg

[Sue Moon]

Soothing words when none of us knows what will happen next in our daily world. The big picture is the only thing I can hold onto. Thank you for putting your words out here for all of us. It is such a help,

[odalys]

thanksss :) read your post often,it gives insights, especially i am encounterin' nep conjunct natal mars (though retro right now, still can feel its power), and prog asc conjuncts nep.

Robert, may i ask you how can i better utilize these neptunian energy?

[M]

Thanks so much Robert. It means a lot to have information help to keep us going in the turbulent and exhausting energies of the moment.

[Dafna]

Thank you Robert for your poetic writing and empowering humanity to choose loving-kindness specially in dark times. Namaste

[Warriorlady]

Robert, I really needed to read this... considering I've been stalked by a strange elderly gentleman for the past few weeks. Unfortunately, it dawned on me that this was happening in the past couple of days!

So I tried the whole avoidance thing, where I rerouted my walk to and from work, my walks with the dog and so on. To minimize my "run-ins" with the guy.

Then, after something absolutely stupid (or irrational) he said today regards my brother-in-law who lives with an extremely rare genetic disorder/Cerebral Palsy (the old man referred to my brother-in-law as a problem in society without exactly saying so, but rather hinting at it a number of times in public), I realized I needn't rearrange my schedule to revolve around the ways of the id*ot.

If his intent is to control me in any capacity by instilling fear within me, I'm ready for him. He can bring it. My anger has officially superseded his creepiness...

Talk about self-empowerment. I guess "warrior" is in my screenname for a reason.

XO,
WL

[marci winters]

i am more clear, now , mahalo, robert! yes!
om shanti shanti shanti
nam myoho renge kyo
om nama shiaya
love love love to you!

[Robert]

Hi all - I thought many would love to re-read this, since it's been years since I posted it. Definitely weird times we live in, where being a good space-time surfer is a skill to cultivate. To address two things:

A Neptune contact puts us directly in tune with the collective consciousness, with all its weirdness, lack of focus, and generic soupiness. It dissolves whatever it conjuncts, but gives us a chance to learn through not needing things so solid and concrete. When the ocean comes to visit, learn to swim, surf, or hang out on the beach (but don't get so languid that you get a sunburn!) Neptune teaches us how to merge with the great feeling field without needing things to be clear on a mental level.

As for creepy people, well, they fall into the same category as irritable people. The easiest solution to dealing with them is a lot of distance between the two of you. So good that you tried plan A. That said, sometimes what seems creepy is actually a good lesson in discrimination, in how we deal or don't deal with it. When someone starts saying presumptuous things, then it's time to take back the power to deal with them firmly if necessary, or just tell them to buzz off, so it sounds like you started doing plan B. Usually when annoying people don't get a hint AND say unkind things, I get frosty. Or alternatively, I start telling them the absolute Truth about whatever as I see it (doesn't really matter what I'm saying, since it's my agenda, not theirs), and let them know energetically I don't care if they agree or disagree. Then either they step up to their humanness, or back off with an attitude, which also doesn't matter. Sometimes generating positivity, or Bodhichitta, is simply doing what we choose to do that is in our best interests regardless of how another gets it or not. And to echo a greeting/salutation/sign off, Mahalo, ya'll...