I wonder.....sometimes when I post in other people's threads, or.......

[CaliforniaPeggy]

in my own...

I feel as though somehow I've tapped into a deep intellectual, emotionally honest river....

And the wisdom that comes forth isn't really from ME.....

But just sort of through me.....I almost have no control over it.....

But I can't always do it......If I force it, then it fails......

Your thoughts?

[Random_Australian]

1. Sounds about right.

Welcome to your subconscious. It's frighteningly fast, but simple... ie. manyy small thoughts... thats my theory anyway...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. Ah, my dear Random_Australian......

So you think it's my subconscious? Could be.......

Thanks for participating!

:hug:

[Bullwinkle925]

2. Absolutely....

I understand completely. Depends upon the way that you interpret the post and what it brings to the surface for you.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. Hey there, my dear Bullwinkle!

It is the strangest thing....yet it also seems so natural!

My interpretation is not conscious, either....it just arrives at my fingertips!

:pals:

[SeattleGirl]

5. I have felt the same way too, darlin' Miss Peggy

And it never ceases to amaze me when it happens.

:loveya: :hug: :loveya:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. My dear SeattleGirl!

I am so happy to see you! I was afraid that this thread might languish in the backwaters tonight....

After all, it is Friday night, and the start of the weekend....

I did think my timing might be a little off......

Our minds are amazing things, true enough!

:loveya: :hug: :loveya:

[SeattleGirl]

7. Aren't they, though?

The really interesting thing to me is that sometimes when I post something, I really have no idea it will elicit the numbers and types of responses it does.

[ghostsofgiants]

8. David Lynch writes his films with that sort of philosophy...

He doesn't come up with his ideas, he just "catches" them out of some universal consciousness.

"Whenever I ask him where his ideas come from, he says it's like fishing. He never knows what he's going to catch." ~ Isabella Rossellini

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. My dear primate1!

We haven't talked in a while.....It is good to have you participate here tonight.....

NEVER in a million years would I have thought that I have anything in common with David Lynch....

That is very interesting....Thanks for telling me about him...

And it resonates with me a lot.....

:hi:

[ghostsofgiants]

10. I adore Lynch. My favourite filmmaker.

So if I'm comparing you to him, it's definitely a good thing. :hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. I think you are.......

You honour me.......:blush:

:hug:

[leftofthedial]

12. dialing in Mohammed's Radio, are ye Peg?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. My dear leftofthedial.......

It does rather seem so, doesn't it? I can always hope......

It feels like a door opening, and the truth rushing in.....

:hi:

[leftofthedial]

14. many songwriters (and writers) speak of their "muse"

in terms of tapping into a stream or in terms of dialing in a radio.

you described it beautifully.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. I have a muse......

But for me, she is more an angel who kicks me now and then.....

And then I can write, or take pictures......

But she doesn't participate here in my threads.....Odd...

Your compliment touches me deeply.

I thank you so much! :blush:

[KitchenWitch]

16. Sometimes I feel as if I am channeling something much deeper than myself

:hi:

[SeattleGirl]

17. I have felt the same thing, Kitchey.

It's amazing, and it's wonderful at the same time.

[KitchenWitch]

19. I think it is about really feeling connected to something bigger than me

I do not always have the contact, but when I do, it is powerful.

[SeattleGirl]

20. Isn't it though?

I think that we subconsciously pick up on other people who are thinking/feeling as we are, and are lead by that to post what we post. Not saying anything that is mysterious. Just talking about how energy can work.

[KitchenWitch]

21. Yes indeed

Or when I call a friend and they say, "Hey, I was just going to call you!"

[CaliforniaPeggy]

22. Here we have a sub-thread inside the main one........

I have seen what you say work many times here in the Lounge......

It is nearly uncanny.......

And wonderful!

We ARE all connected, somehow......I truly feel this.....

[CaliforniaPeggy]

18. My dear KitchenWitch!

Yes, that is the feeling exactly!

I am so glad I started this thread tonight......

It brings us together, so we can see, and share, our common humanity...

:loveya: :hug:

[laheina]

23. That sounds very Jungian.

Although Jung wrote a lot about common symbols and the deeper reservoir of common meaning in a culture, I don't see how that wouldn't carry over into emotions and common experience. If a group, or a culture, had commonalities like that, it only makes sense that they would ebb, flow, and act through members of the group.

That's just my fanciful .02 :shrug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

24. My dear laheina.......

That certainly makes sense to me....... :shrug:

I haven't studied Jung formally, that I remember......

But this idea of yours certainly resonates with me!

:hug:

[REDKING]

25. Hiya Peggy,

A pure untouched wisdom lurks in all of us.A lot in you so it would seem.Got to go going to the races,horses that is..See ya later.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

26. Good morning to you, my dear Rory.......

I hope I have some wisdom in me.......

Some days I do, and some days I don't...

Good luck at the horse races...don't lose too much money!

See you later...

:pals:

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

27. "When The Student Is Ready, The Teacher Appears..."

OR...as Bernard Leach (1887-1979) said:

"Do not pursue skills, technique will follow the idea. The idea will find technique, it is included in the real gift."

I don't believe "we" (mankind in general) actually "accomplish" anything.

I believe that things are accomplished "through" us...we are basically a conduit for things that need to happen.

This concept was the basis of a major turning point for me when I was working toward my BA in English at San Jose State. Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote a poem called The Æolian Harp...this poem, along with the essays and letters of Ralph Waldo Emerson, changed my life...

These shapings of the unregenerate mind;
Bubbles that glitter as they rise and break...

...Coleridge is addressing your comment here, Peggy (But I can't always do it......If I force it, then it fails......}

We can attempt to summon the Muse: "PLEASE, come out to play..."

That's not the way it works. We THINK the Muse responds, and then we step back and look at the finished product and wonder "Why isn't this special?" It's not special because we did it in our own power. The Muse wasn't in it, it was all "us."

It's a one-way street. When the Muse is ready to accomplish something "through" you, you will be summoned.

My goal in life is to have the kind of attitude that results in my being summoned as often as possible.

:toast:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

28. My dear Bush_Eats_Beef........

This is fascinating! I want to thank you for opening this door for me......

Right now I need to go to bed and get some sleep....

BUT I do plan to follow your links and explore this further......

BTW, I also have a degree from San Jose State......in foreign languages, 1965......

Where are you now? I'm in SoCal......

Good night, and thank you again!

:hug:

[Lavender Brown]

39. Cool post

I love Coleridge :toast: Did you see the biopic about him that came out three or four years ago?

[Jamastiene]

29. I have a friend who calls that "The Muse."

He is talking about writing songs when he says that, but he says it applies to writing in general too. I get that same feeling a lot of times too.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

33. My dear Jamastiene.....

Indeed, calling it your Muse is accurate....

And it is the most marvelous feeling, to have that power flowing.....

:hi:

[Jamastiene]

30. I have a friend who calls that "The Muse."

He is talking about writing songs when he says that, but he says it applies to writing in general too. I get that same feeling a lot of times too.

[wildhorses]

31. it is known as being a conduit...

cool, huh?
:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

34. My dear wildhorses!

Conduit, huh? That is also an appropriate name for this feeling...

I'm tapped into something so deep and profound that I can hardly grasp it...

My gratitude is boundless......

:hug:

[wildhorses]

36. I miss you...I wish I could get on here more often

you especially lift my spirits :hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

38. My dear wildhorses!

I know you haven't been around much, and the Lounge (and I) are lessened by it.....

I am so happy that I can provide you with this gift!

In real time, it can make such a huge difference in how you feel.....

And it is ALL good!

:loveya: :hug:

[wildhorses]

41. thanks for noticing...

and yes, you are right ...it is ALL good :loveya:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

42. Yes, I notice when my friends aren't around, silly!

You know I love you......You lift my spirits as well.....:loveya:

[wildhorses]

44. that's me all right

:silly:

[salin]

32. I don't consider what I write to be particularly intellectually deep,

and given that as humans I think we are often self-decieving - can't claim 'emotionally honest river' either.

If you find that level of words flowing... all the power to you.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

35. My dear salin.....

I'm not claiming any real deepness either....I'm not intellectually rigorous enough for that....

But there does seem to be a wisdom that comes out of me sometimes that I cannot really explain.....

And when it happens, it is mind-blowing! As well as powerful......

I relish it, and I am grateful for it...

:hug:

[billyskank]

37. Nah, I just write the first piece of tripe that comes to mind

:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

40. ROFLMAO!

Good morning, (to me) and good afternoon to you, my dear billy!

You do NOT either! Funny guy.....you made me laugh!

Tripe, my ass!

Hope your day has been a good one, sweetie!

:loveya: :hug:

[BikeWriter]

43. My Dear CaliforniaPeggy, I feel it only fair to warn you...

You've been copycatted, Sweety! :rofl:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

45. My dear BikeWriter........

I did see that! And I am truly honored!

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, you know! :rofl:

[BikeWriter]

46. Ha ha ha ha ha! Love you, Sweety!

:hug: