Existence

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For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Recording by Landon D. C. Elkind at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa Lecture 5 General Propositions and Existence I am going to speak today about general propositions and existence.

The two subjects really belong together.

They are the same topic, although it might not have seemed so at the first glance.

That is what one means by saying that there are men.

or that men exist.

Existence is essentially a property of a propositional function.

It means that that propositional function is true in at least one instance.

Through the work.

the specific work of Rosh Hashanah, that we make Hashem a king over us, we take, and he has it in quotations, because obviously we don't take Hashem, we take Hashem, that is above all of reverence, Existence, revelation.

Us doing mitzvah reaches the highest places in the same way that down here we see the mitzvah.

It's that clear up there.

Let it go and eat my heads

Existence in the balance Defying one's sickness I need an alarm quick fix Marching in the shadows Why did you come here? I see you all alone What's left inside you? Do you doubt the truth? Defying of my mind I have no place to hide Shyly sing this inner voice I made my final choice A voice in the dark is telling me to let it go Head in my hands, insistence in the balance If I want the sickness, I need another quick fix Bouncing in the shadows, waiting for the overdose Me mom ate my blood.

Silverman.

And he shows up, and like I said, he's in Existence.

He's in Naked Lunch.

He's in The Brood.

I think it's on Tubi, so you can definitely check it out on

Tubi.

I think if we're going to talk about Cronenberg, and we're going to talk about these are the movies you have to watch, Existence is the movie that is underdog.

I agree, yeah.

Another fact about Nash, he never owned a house.

And, you know, I've, I've, I've wondered, what does that mean? Did he, did he not have the resources? Did he not wanna be tied down to home ownership? But at, but at the end, he, he was a renter and kind of had a vagabond Existence as he followed the season, and even at a fairly early age, he was a frequent guest.

People loved having Nash Buckingham.

He was a great storyteller, and it was interesting his introduction into writing was a result of being a great storyteller and then being with some of the wonderful, interesting people that were at these hunting camps.

and it's very close, it's right there You just gotta cross that threshold of having the uncomfortable conversations or being uncomfortable at a social event You have to get past this threshold So put yourself out there Talk, communicate, use your voice, use your presence Now let's go into what we can expect in your near future if you are to follow the advice here There's that leveling up that I'm talking about So you have the Six of Pentacles You have the Ace of Swords Let's start here So, Six of Pentacles tells us that you're going to have to be the bigger person in your situation to reach out to have a conversation or to just be more understanding and generous to create reciprocity between you and another party You're going to have to take the first step if you want things to move forward Again, it's about that leap of faith and communicating something I often get this card when there is a conversation that is needed between two parties and both parties are hesitant to initiate that conversation So this card is usually a suggestion for you to be the bigger person and be brave enough to initiate to suggest that perhaps, you know, we can talk through something and bring back deeper reciprocity So I see that with the six of pentacles and that's going to lead to some sort of breakthrough in the form of thoughts, ideas, words because this is the ace of swords and swords energy is mind energy So you're going to have a mental breakthrough There's potentially a threshold that's going to be crossed with you and whoever you're communicating with And yeah, it's a new way of talking about something, new way of seeing something, a new idea of mental breakthrough.

We just have the Six of Wands very simply as success This is a confirmation that you will be successful in this if you take that leap to be the bigger person and have necessary forms of communication Six of Wands is also about recognition So whoever you're going to be talking with, if it's a community, they're going to recognize you for who you are They're going to really stroke your ego and make you feel proud So it's always a really nice confirmation that things will go right so you don't have to worry The Page of Pentacles suggests that there might be some form of apology coming to you or recognition that things haven't been the best Well, how do I say this? It's like when somebody recognizes their shortcomings and they bring it up So somebody might come forward to you and communicate their shortcomings or apologize for something A project might sprout out of this due to the level of honesty, humility and groundedness that is established between you and the people you're going to talk to That's an interesting message Now let's get one more card to close this off, group one It's time to take action New moon in Aries So we've established that it's you who has to take that leap It's you who has to be generous and be the bigger person here And communication is part of what's going to remedy your situation So it's time to take action You know what to do, go and do it You got this I hope that you found this helpful group 1 Let me know if the reading resonated and if you would like more guidance from me I do 2 new readings every single month on my Patreon One for the new moon and one for the full moon and we also work with the energies using Reiki as well after every reading So if that's something you'd like to explore I would love to see you over there and if not, I'm wishing you all the best with your situation and I'm sending you so much love, light and healing and I'll talk to you soon, bye If you chose group 2, citrine, then this is your rating Hi group 2, for your group we're going to be using we're going to be using the Osho deck So we're gonna start with your current energies and then ask for advice or what you're not seeing and what you need to hear and then we'll ask about energies possible in the near future if you were to follow Spirit's advice here So starting with your current energy Group 2 Citrine Group 2 Citrine Group 2 Interesting We're starting off with very similar message to group 1 which makes me want to keep shuffling just in case we're still tapped into their energy which shouldn't be the case Yeah, this is group 1's message Interesting Group 2, citrine Group 2 Okay, we have the Eight of Swords, Guilt We have the Emperor, which is known as the Rebel here Then we have the Magician, known as Existence in this deck So the Eight of Swords is often about our mind created limitations when we are overly convinced by our perception of reality that something is not possible when in truth, there's something we're not seeing something we've blocked ourselves from seeing And in this deck, this card is about guilt, which is interesting It makes me wanna go into the guidebook to read to you their take on this card So why don't we start with that and then we can go into the other two cards So we have Eight of Swords Guilt is one of the most destructive emotions in which we can get caught If we have wronged another or gone against our own truth then of course we will feel bad But to let ourselves be overwhelmed with guilt is to invite a migraine We end up surrounded by nagging clouds of self-doubt and feelings of worthlessness to the point where we cannot see any of the beauty and joy that life is trying to offer us We all long to be better people, more loving, more aware, more true to ourselves But when we punish ourselves for our failures by feeling guilty, we can get locked into a cycle of despair and hopelessness that robs us of all clarity of ourselves and the situations we encounter You're absolutely okay as you are and it is absolutely natural to go astray from time to time Just learn from it, move on and use the lesson not to make the same mistake again So, a couple of things I'm taking away from this You don't have to be feeling guilt per se You could also be feeling shame or regret or grief This is about something that has happened to you which now shapes your perception of reality and your current perception of reality is quite limiting You've caged yourself in because of this feeling you're still holding onto and identified with you're punishing yourself with this limited perception of reality you're telling us that you're locked, you're stuck you're limited and you can't go after what you want you can't, something can't happen because of your clouded perception at this time And I'm also seeing nine of swords energy here as well I think this is leading to that of being incredibly overwhelmed by your thoughts because that energy is trapped, it's got nowhere to go So it's, you're sort of fighting a migraine You're fighting overwhelm at this point because you're limiting yourself so much by your lack of clarity and your distorted perception of reality And let me read to you what Osho has to say This moment, this here now is forgotten when you start thinking in terms of achieving something When the achieving mind arises, you lose contact with the paradise you're in When you drop the idea of meaning and goal it is one of the most liberating approaches It liberates you right now Forget all about sin and forget all about saintliness.

Both are stupid.

Both together have destroyed all joys of humanity.

And you can be as negating of this energy as you want.

It will continue to flow despite being somewhat constricted.

The other option is you can really open up to this energy take responsibility of it, take ownership of it So there's an invitation for you to really work with your masculine side here to take on the archetype of the magician and the emperor Now let's get some more advice from the Work Your Life deck birthing a new age, birthing new creations dreaming a new world into being So that tells me that you have something here to channel You have something to create in this lifetime Existence has a special plan or path or purpose for you There's something to create here There is energy that is wanting to come through you and to manifest and to form This can be, for example, a child Maybe you're here to birth a project Maybe you're here to start a YouTube channel and to make tarot videos, who knows? There's something that is wanting to be birthed through you and that energy is, it's knocking, it's knocking at your door knocking on your door Let's get another card Akasha, your guidance is divinely guided So, you've heard the intuitive nudges, the whispers You've heard the calling You can trust that Trust your own intuitive guidance What lights you up This is going to be a great indicator for you as to what allows energy to flow freely through you What allows you to feel most connected to existence Let this take you closer to your birthing of that creation, whatever it is Follow the path of least resistance Follow your excitement Do more of the things that light you up and that will take you to your creation to the manifestation of your creation So perhaps this can be a journal prompt for you Journal on what lights you up Yeah, speaking of journaling meditate and contemplate New Moon in Pisces And Piscean energy is very wise, right? It's very ethereal and dreamy So allow yourself to dream Be idealistic Allow your mind to wander This is not the time to be quote-unquote realistic in the ways that most people are cause that's what gets you into Eight of Swords energy That's usually when people start making excuses for themselves The quote on quote realism isn't really realistic So throw that out the window Allow yourself to be dreamy, to visualize Allow your mind to wander and wander about the highest possibilities Now let's get some cards for what might be possible for you if you are to follow the advice that's here Okay, beautiful You have going with the flow, totality and innocence Gorgeous So with going with the flow, I'm seeing that there are going to be a lot of synchronistic events unfold in the near future Follow the synchronicities Allow them to guide you to where you need to be to meeting the right people at the right time at the right place Go with the flow So work with your flow state Identify how it feels to be in flow and try to recreate that state of being as often as you can Again, so that's advice but that also tells me you're going to be doing that It's not going to be very hard for you We also have totality So this is really being in the moment and embracing the intensity of life the intensity of connection, the intensity of flow Sometimes when you're in the flow, it can feel like so much is happening and that you're, you know, that you might be overloaded And the key perhaps to embracing your experiences as fully as you can is to be present to treat everything with a lot of presence So I see that in your near future being very present with the intensity of your experiences and with momentum And then we have innocence So to me, this is humility This is a renewed sense of innocence that is not naive It's not ignorant It comes from experience You're able to be childlike because you've experienced so much and you're trusting of life So this is growing into emotional, spiritual maturity Definitely very Piscean I'm feeling called to also mention if a new moon in Pisces is coming up soon I'm not sure when that's gonna be could be relevant for you and also you might end up dealing with a lot of Piscean energy in the future so in the form of a person perhaps somebody who carries a lot of Piscean energy in their chart So that's just something to keep in mind or to be open to

Beautiful

He is.

And like, you know, Existence as well.

And the fact that those two movies happened in the same year.

Just very different sorts of performances and very different kind of Jude Laws.

Here we've got chapter forty-four, and Yiheng, if you would like to read this one, you're more than welcome to.

The Conduit to Existence.

Venerable sir, it is said, "The conduit to existence, the conduit to existence." What, venerable sir, is the conduit to existence, and what is the elimination of the conduit to existence? Radha, the craving, desire, excitement, lust, engagement, and clinging, mental standpoints, adherence, and underlying tendencies regarding form, this is called the conduit to existence.

Their elimination is the elimination of the conduit to existence.