On a completely different subject, I have a question for you:
If I create my own reality, why have I created a world where all the “normal” foods and drinks are unhealthy? I feel good if I avoid things like wheat, dairy, sugar, alcohol and caffeine. But surely, if it is “all in the mind”, I should be able to eat as much rubbish as I like and still be fit, healthy and happy…and so should everyone else. Is it just a case of changing our (Universal) mind/beliefs?

[ Barry's Comment ] –

Here’s the thing – the raw, unvarnished truth – Jackie:

You DON’T create your own reality… for insights, go here:
http://www.lwlworldwide.com/blog/lwl-tools-post-5/

I, too, do believe we are all connected and for me there is no separation between the spiritual metaphysical and physical reality. I am more a Gregg Braden/ Barbara Marx Hubbard kinda gal… and I think there is significance in many events that occur daily if we keep our eyes, minds and HEART open.. then again maybe I am wrong… who really knows… if I am, I guess I will keep getting sent back ‘here” until I get it right.

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[ Barry's Note ]:
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That’s one way to go through life and play the game. The majority have been labeling themselves, putting themselves in a certain crowd, and pigeon-holing themselves into an identity or set of beliefs for millions of years.

Forgot about taking the easy way out, which is to say “…maybe I’m wrong..” BE RIGHT. Be your own “crowd” !

How do you do that ?

You take the advice of one of our teachers inside our http://www.RengadegGrowthPak.com.

From “The Henry Fonda of Prosperity” (RGP Teacher):

“Here’s how you can tell if someone is actually capable of really thinking about things. Ask almost anyone why they think what they think about something and watch them squirm as they try to rationalize what is usually some irrational assumed opinion or belief.

Critical thinking is defined as ”Skilled, active, interpretation and evaluation of observations, communications, information, and argumentation.” Advertisers, propagandists, politicians and other conmen know this simple truth that most people are not capable of real critical thinking and use it to effectively manipulate the masses into behaving, buying and believing in all sorts of stupidities.

Test your own thinking skills… Ask yourself why you think what you think. If your first response is “because it is true” then you know that you are lying to yourself or attempting to avoid actually thinking about your thinking. If you cannot write a list of ten good reasons why you think what you think about any single thing, then you know you are in need of some serious remedial self-analysis. When was the last time you actually sat down and thought about your own thinking processes? Hmmmm.”

>love<

[Heather's NOTE]:

Yes, sure, “we’re all connected.” We get it, and it’s obviously not a revelation of any sort anymore, although some people still treat it like it is (maybe they’re just learning this).

But that phrase is so cliche that it was used as a marketing message for Bell Mobility in Canada a few years ago. You know, “we’re all connected through telecommunications”…

So, bottom line is this… yes, it’s true on a deep, cellular (no pun intended) metaphysical level.

But what does that do for your physical self to know that?

The whole point of the movie is exactly what Barry and I have been saying for some time: that it’s an EXTREME view to say “we’re all connected” because that only tells one side of the story… the metaphysical side.

It’s also an EXTREME view to say “we’re not connected”, as one of the characters does, because that only tells one side of the story too… the physical side.

But we have both physical and metaphysical aspects, both an inner and an outer world, and life is designed to be lived in balance.

That means both need to be taken into account, just like the two opposing teachers in the movie needed elements of the other to tell the whole truth. (And yes, I’m sure the actors “get” that.)

Basically, like “up” needs “down”, “yin” needs “yang”, “positive” needs “negative” and “light” needs “dark” in order to define what it is, the only reason “we’re all connected” means ANYTHING at all is because we’re also NOT connected.

It’s the law of polarity.

And there’s duality in your non-duality, and non-duality in your duality (kinda like peanut butter and chocolate).

Chew on that one for awhile!

It reminded me a lot of the story of the Emperor’s New Clothes.

I’m not sure what message you thought we should glean from watching the movie, but most of the “patients” for lack of a better word, were certainly candidates for the next “Jonestown KoolAid”.

Glad I waited for 2 for a $1 to pick up this movie. I wonder how Jude Law and the rest of the Big Names that were in this movie feel about it?

[ Barry's Note ] -

I’ll be discussing, precisely, what I think you should have “gleaned” from this movie next week, when I have a recorded conversation with the person introduced at the very beginning of this blog post.

In the meantime, here’s a hint: Go back and think about Marky Mark’s character (The Fireman). Human existence, for each individual, has meaning (deep meaning) usually ONLY after something really traumatic breaks down the “perceived reality” that is taught to us from birth. For Tommy Corn, the Fireman, (played by Mark Wahlberg), that was 9-11. People in the Western tradition are taught that they are good, for the most part, that god loves them, etc. But, most don’t think about the REALITY of that passed down belief until something challenges them to think about it. That would be their crisis.

If you don’t understand, or get, “existentialism”, you won’t get why “I Heart Huckabees” is an amazing depiction of different personalities, intentionally stereotyped, dealing with existence in their own way. Literally, every sequence is about that, pondering the question, dodging the question, being ignorant or actively denying there is a point to the question at all.