Teacher
TEACHER = one that teaches
QUESTION: Can you hear your Inner Teacher?
STORY: In 1970 I returned to San Francisco searching for a Gurdjieff Teacher and I met Thane. He had studied with Gurdjieff and he founded The Prosperos School of Ontological Studies to help young people interested in learning how to let go of identifying with their lower, Caliban, unconscious, reactive self and opening up to identifying with their Higher True Self as Consciousness. Our Higher Self is our Inner Teacher (our conscience).
I did this drawing of Thane while we sat together on a little sofa in the living room of the Point Dume, Malibu home where I was living. It was 1982 and Thane had written me a letter asking two questions. 1) Could I pick him up at the Los Angeles airport and 2) Could he spend a night or two at my new home in Malibu? I think he wanted to see how I was doing and perhaps he also wanted to meet Jan Valentin Saether - the Master Artist and Gnostic Priest who I was living with and serving as Apprentice. Thane and Jan had deep conversations that apparently impressed Thane in a positive way - because a few months later Thane created a special Prosperos event that took place in our Malibu home. I think there were over 200 people that attended. Thank you Thane for helping me to HEAR my Inner Teacher.
QUOTES
“Anyone willing to make the LEAP into identifying as Consciousness will let go of ancient, unconscious, egocentric patterns and will live in accordance with the Principles of the Universe.” ~ Thane
“No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.” ~ Albert Einstein
“The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.” ~ Lao Tsu
“There is no coming to consciousness without pain.” ~ Carl Jung
EXERCISE
STOP.
Sit quietly. Assume an erect posture.
Sense the breath. Listen to your body. HEAR and FEEL your Higher Self - Consciousness flowing through every organ, tissue, cell.
Get your pen and paper and write words and draw lines expressing your Inner Teacher (Consciousness) guiding you into your new day.