Mystical Activism: Serving Life in Apocalyptic Occasions

By John Robinson 

I’ve been writing and instructing in regards to the mystical expertise for over 25 years – 12 books on the character and influence of this common state of consciousness. In different phrases, I’ve been in love with this materials for over 1 / 4 century. Upon turning 75, I felt the compelling must spend time in solitude, to stay extra absolutely within the mystical consciousness I’ve been writing about. So, I did. I ended doing workshops, talks, papers. For 3 years! 

Because the expertise deepened, I began spontaneously writing mystical poetry within the custom of Hafez, Rumi, Kabir, Gibran. It was an entire shock. A whole lot of poems poured forth, and so they maintain coming from the deep place of Spirit’s residence in my soul. The primary quantity, I Am God: Knowledge and Revelations from Mystical Consciousness, got here out in 2024. Divinity Rising: Past Phantasm, Struggling and Loss of life, my second quantity of mystical poetry printed earlier this yr. You may be taught extra of this work at www.johnrobinson.org and discover hyperlinks to poetry on my IAMGod and Fb pages. 

Mystical Activism in Apocalyptic Occasions

We stay in profoundly difficult occasions. As a mystic, I felt compelled to about what I name Mystical Activism. Mystics are usually not passive. They change into visionaries and prophets in apocalyptic occasions. From Divinity Rising, I supply chosen mystical insights, realizations, and revelations on serving life in apocalyptic occasions.

 

Apocalypse and Rebirth

We stand paralyzed earlier than 

a hard-barreling prepare

carrying the huge freight of

warfare, local weather disasters, polluted landscapes, 

political strife and human desperation. 

Its influence – fierce, highly effective, terrifying –

already disrupts our lives.

We tremble within the face of

multiplying catastrophes.

Maybe a brand new imaginative and prescient will rise from 

the wedding of mystical awakening 

and Earth knowledge.

Hear: The sacred world is already right here,

divine and aware.

Do you see it?

As humanity’s conceitedness fails,

open your consciousness to the steering of

Spirit, ancestors and love.

Prepare to maneuver 

from heartbreak and loss to 

the brand new work of Creation. 

Love in Determined Circumstances

When hatred, horror and cruelty,

set the world ablaze,

the mystic is aware of that society’s fires 

mirror the narratives of 

a number of offended males,

sheer and utter foolishness, 

like two drunks combating outdoors a bar 

over grievances lengthy forgotten.

When males’s brutal fantasies 

widen and deepen,

violence spreads like illness

infecting all relationships, 

inflicting immeasurable struggling.

Social activism tries to assist,

however usually finds itself

caught in warring accusations,

like a wedding heading for divorce,

ending solely when everybody loses.

Humanity begs for one more 

type of response.

Think about…

Walt Whitman,

performing from sacred notion,

devoted his mysticism to nursing Civil Struggle troopers,

in hospitals and battlefields

all of the whereas realizing he had no management over

the end result of humanity’s newest nightmare.

Psychologist Victor Frankl,

imprisoned in a focus camp,

with love and a spotlight his solely assets,

supplied consolation and hope to others 

by discovering which means in love.

Right here’s my prayer…

Might we merge 

mystical consciousness with 

God-as-Creation, 

and love as Creation loves,

therapeutic wounds with tender new progress.

Might we provide ourselves,

as love-in-action

till the horrible value of violence

brings individuals to their knees and

 humanity begins to get up.

The Center Manner

Hate begets hate,

convey love.

Blame begets revenge,

convey compassion

Rage begets violence,

convey peace.

Lies beget confusion,

convey info.

Cynicism begets nihilism,

convey hope.

Acquiescence begets tyranny,

convey resolve.

Despair begets retreat,

convey group.

Denial begets unconsciousness,

convey emotions.

Numbness begets disenchantment,

convey the paranormal Self.

We’re by no means alone or defenseless.

The deepest supply of our resistance to 

oppression and injustice lies in

our frequent humanity and the

mystical expertise of the divine world. 

Carry love, compassion, peace,

info, hope, resolve, group,

emotions, and the paranormal Self.

We’re the creativity of God-as-Creation.

Our oneness begets the power to

proceed for so long as it takes. 

 

The Reply Is Right here

When issues avalanche

over makes an attempt to repair, management or escape them,

cease every little thing.

Be nonetheless, silent, quiet, current.

Let the holiness of the second

settle round you.

No thought, no effort, no targets.

No place to go.

Wait…

Wait…

The reply is right here.

Now.

Ecstasy and Love

All my phrases,

like moths drawn to a single gentle bulb,

starvation to embody

 the ecstasy of God’s being.

Neither politics, betrayals nor assaults

can reduce their ardour for 

the proper utterance that can 

someday unchain your 

ecstasy.

Radical pantheism is our 

strongest

response to actuality in occasions of disaster.

Mom Theresa noticed Christ in every dying

physique lifted from the streets of Calcutta. 

Might we, too, know the opposite

 because the bearer of divinity, and

might these phrases be a part of your love with 

the eagerness of ecstasy.

Notion as Answer

Nothing issues greater than 

the perceptual act of

divinizing each single factor

by means of mystical seeing.

We’ll not hurt Creation,

ignore struggling, or begin wars

when every little thing, 

together with us, 

is straight skilled 

as God.

What Is Mystical Activism?

As you’ll be able to see from these poems, mystical activism is a really particular person factor. Whereas the left mind organizes giant, goal-directed actions, like demonstrations and regulation fits, the best mind reveals what Divinity asks us to do. The 2 approaches can definitely work collectively, it’s simply that, within the rush of huge social actions, we overlook our personal mystical nature. And, because the Center Manner suggests, there are numerous methods we are able to embody the sacred. You is perhaps work in an animal shelter, homeless shelter, group backyard, knit sweaters to donate, or stand in entrance of a line of tanks in Tiananmen Sq.. In mystical communion, you are feeling animated by one thing bigger than you, outdoors of time, and dissolve into the doing just because it’s proper. It’s the way in which I really feel writing poetry. It’s Holy Work.