Villagers vs. Voyagers

[FirstLight]

This term/concept was given to me last week thru my guides and my mentor...That some people are villagers and some are voyagers and that they often cannot be both.

I think about it this way, that the horizons of the villager are comparatively small. They like routiine and clinging to the rocks at the bottom of the river because it is the life they KNOW. and because it is known, even if it is uncomfortable or downright crappy, they will remain there....for generations, lifetimes even.

Voyagers, on the other hand, look at the horizon, and think "i wonder what it would look like from THAT point of view...?" and they pursue the newness and the unknown, because they have a need to find what lies beyond. They know it gets better ;) They are the ones that would go crazy if you put them in a cubicle (hehe, like ME!) They find the status quo to be unbearable, they need to find the answers, they need to express their own souls purpose, and they need to figure out what that purpose IS, no matter what.

It is sad when the voyager is surrounded by villagers, often they were the ones burned at the stake or sent packing by the rest. Exile and loneliness are part of the hero's journey, is it not?

What happens though, when there are more voyagers in the scenario? what happens when the voyager is encouraged to look farther? what happens when we all start living our purpose and sharing that and growing the world of 'what could be'...?
I think that world is nigh.

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I am musing this morning as i get off the phone with my mother. God bless her, she is a villager and very afraid of life in so many ways. you need a man to care for you and need a 'real' job to be okay...
I just told her that i was going to continue to pursue my talents and ideas while still 'looking for a real job' but that it may look like something from home (virtual assistant gigs) so i can continue to create my community garden projects (non profit and unpaid, but still good networking) and host sacred hikes for tourists as extra income... which looks nothing like the real world to her. and she wants me to go back to my old job and grovel for office hours...
*sigh*
thanks for being supportive, mom

[villager]

1. Now wait a minute...

;-)

[FirstLight]

2. d-oh!

:rofl:

that was epic!

[OneGrassRoot]

3. LOL!

:spray:

It took me a few seconds to GET it, then I literally laughed out loud!!!

:rofl:

[MorningGlow]

5. OMG!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Fire Walk With Me]

10. ...

[southerncrone]

11. Uh, Oh!

:wow:
:rofl:

[MorningGlow]

4. Totally hear you

My aunt is VERRRRYYYYY traditional and I get the same thing from her. She cannot understand that these days it's okay not to stay in a job very long (she's of the era of "work at the same place for 40 years and get a gold watch and a pension and then retire" and doesn't understand that that's even been yanked away by the businesses themselves), that people creating their own careers are not freaks, and that doing something for no pay or very little pay works to your advantage for networking and also for good karma (and simple enjoyment ;) ).

Anyway, what I've learned is that if someone is closed to the new paradigm, there is no way to open them up to it. I've learned to tell my aunt very little about my career, and if I do a speaking engagement on a voluntary basis and she asks "You getting paid for that?" I just smile and change the subject.

You've got to get your support from people who are on the same wavelength, for sure (like us! :) ) It sucks that our elders, whom we respect and often rely on, can't "get it", though.

Hang tough, FL. You're ahead of the curve and riding the wave! It's the people who try to cling to the old ways who are going to have a tough time of it pretty soon.

[FirstLight]

6. really looking forward to

getting out from under the old paradigm

Wouldn't be so bad but because I am on assistance and my mom helps with some bills, it seems like part of the deal is somehow that i have to try and be 'normal'...otherwise, i am a failure i suppose...

it's NOT going to stop me from doing what i need to do. I know now after that last 'job' that i need to follow my instincts more than ever and stay true to my talents.

[LiberalEsto]

7. Some of us earthbound villagers

voyage in our dreams, our thoughts, our writings...

[FirstLight]

8. true...

but i think that makes you more of a true voyager or visionary...
even if on the outside you are walking in the old paradigm, you have the open mind and heart of one with a broader vision.

:hug: and I am grateful for that!

[FirstLight]

9. but seriously follks...

:D

more than anything, i wondered if you all get the idea of 'what would the world look like if there were more visionaries'...?

or maybe...what would it look like of we who have that open mindedness and expansive nature were supported instead of squelched?

i see things like wishadoo, and so many more movements happening, i think the critical mass is really happening...

and i know that i persoanlly come HERE to asah to feel like i am not 'alone' ;)

:grouphug:

[villager]

12. indeed -- I think it takes both a village (tho' that's where my user name came from! ;-) and visions

One needs rootedness, a place (physical, a core set of beliefs, etc.) from which to voyage, or journey from.

It's no accident though that voyagers are met with "accidents," "lone nuts," and other means to shut them up, when they appear on the scene. It's a high risk vocation.

And, of course, more necessary than ever.