How To Dance With The Global Strangeness of The Grand Irrationality

by Robert Wilkinson

Today we explore some tools we can use to deal with the general weirdness of what I have termed "the Grand Irrationality." So how can we find a deeper understanding of how to move through these times without losing our equilibrium, and still achieve maximum productivity, during the long, strange trip it's been, and will continue to be, for years to come?

This grew out of a conversation with a friend a while ago, and it's more relevant today than ever. If you're wondering why things are so weird right now, and there are many people and situations that don't make a lot of sense, well, it's been that way for a while, and will be for some time to come.

This constant strangeness, pressure, and edginess have led countless people to re-evaluate which relationships and old life trajectories are really working. Some of it stemmed from irrational or compulsive behavior on the part of others during the past 3 years, while in other cases it became clear we needed a new life direction and experience. The global challenge for all of us has been (and still is!) to learn how to function effectively within the great weirdness without losing our balance and perspective.

As long time readers know, I believe we can chalk a lot of the global strangeness and irrationality to the Grand Irrationality, a septile-driven configuration that gets triggered frequently by the transits, throwing individuals and nations into "forks in the road of destiny." At these turning points in the lives of nations and people, our choices very much matter, since by the decisions we make we create our future "destiny."

Obviously, this constant sense of needing to make critical choices, or being confronted by irrational or compulsive people, can create stress. This is why our spiritual tools are all-important in keeping us on track with our Higher Self.

If you're feeling stressed or overwhelmed by the constant pressure in one or more areas of your life, a good on-going meditation is needed so you can learn to live within the quickened situation. In fact, these are the times to rely on our meditations, Tai Chi, Ji Gong, or whatever practice we have that keeps us on our equilibrium.

This is a long-term pressure in the collective atmosphere that is keeping everyone dancing on the razor's edge of recurring important life decisions. Many times this will not feel comfortable, since the usual perceptual frames of reference are not adequate to the on-going strange choices and changes precipitated by irrationality. There's a lot that won't make sense for a long time because humanity and the Earth are in dynamic transformation on every conceivable level.

That's part of the pressure, since 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 has been 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.

We have seen this irrationality play out in many forums. Since this configuration began in the 1990s, we've seen the reintroduction of genocide in many nations, we've seen wars started and perpetuated for no rational reason, we've seen political dramas unfold that are showcases for obsessive compulsive behavior by politicians, and some very irrational arguments defending corporate "personhood," including the perpetuation of a global financial system that works against the well being of all.

It certainly makes no sense that some things are still being debated in public forums at this point in the 21st century. The machine is broken beyond repair, but the powers-that-be insist that we should "pay no attention to the man behind the curtain."

It's really irrational for so many to insist that the technological minds of people can contain and render harmless something as globally destructive as nuclear energy. That sort of hubris is irrational, as is the thinking that somehow we can make war to make peace, that spending trillions on global armaments is more productive than spending it on education and health care, or that the current "law of the jungle" mentality around trade and commerce can yield anything but more pain and suffering. Though many politicians insist otherwise, there is no way that depriving millions of a living wage, health care, shelter, and other life necessities can lead us to prosperity.

A major demonstration of the Grand Irrationality at work was how the US Supreme Court came to its decision to make Al Gore the first elected President of the US who never got to take office. Another involved the bizarre assertions and irrational justifications around why the US went to war in Iraq, and then how we handled the mess, making it worse. These are all clear examples of irrational thinking driving obsessive-compulsive behavior.

Another example of the Grand Irrationality was the major battle in the US in the arena of public education involving the reintroduction of a garbled form of creationism as a viable argument against evolution. As an aside, 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 we've all endured 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 it should be clear that we all 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 or hardened 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 our 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.

Freaking out is not of much help in dealing with the present irrationality. Just do what you have to do 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 old form of human separateness based in being too attached to perceptions about material things, including perceptions themselves, and finding ways to experience a deeper connectedness with all of life. We are on an evolutionary path that is 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 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.

(Radically rewritten from other articles.) © Copyright 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011 Robert Wilkinson

Comments

[rebekka]

.."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."
Eloquently summed up my Friend.
Peaceful Blessings 2 you & your loved ones today-

[Maverickmedbabe]

beautifully put. thank you.

[Wendy Sichel]

Excellent post Robert! Thanks!

Wendyjne

[Kit Walker]

beautiful, Robert, thank you

[Tlsart]

Thank you Robert.

[Preston]

Amen Robert...thank you

[Robert]

Hi all - Well, dancing through the fog is better than sweating the small stuff. And it's pretty much all small stuff, except for that which feeds our Soul. The trick is to be mindful in remembering that we are Immortals having these changing experiences and perceptions, and that nothing we sweat is real. If G*d is Love, then what's not to like?

[Bilyana Petrova]

Thank you...

[Healing Mudras]

Wow.. i needed this...

[Roberta]

Bless you Robert

These reminders help allay anxiety - thank you :)

[Eva]

Thank you, Robert.