162. When dealing with engaging the spirit, it is helpful to
remember that the words written on paper are not what invokes power, but the ritual—whatever
it may be—itself.
163. The mind (separated from the spirit at the moment for
convenience) is one of the best examples we have of a network. Denying the gray
mass in our heads as a limitation, it is continually leaping ahead and behind
in time, around the globe, or around the universe. It is in constant motion,
playing out a multi-dimensional design.
164. Typically, we communicate two dimensionally to the
multi-dimensional minds of others. We use sound waves moving through the air.
That is a limiting effect and connects only on the two dimensions (words and
sound) with another—or in some cases more than one—mind. (50)
165. Only our own inhibitions stop us from engaging other
minds multi-dimensionally. If we are networking, we need only open our personal
networks to the influence of others.
166. Keep in mind that all things are made of relationships
of connections or patterns of movement. Picture a busy freeway system as an
illustration. Automobiles are traveling east and west on one freeway, north and
south on the other. Where the two freeways intersect, some autos continue the
directions they were going and others take, for example, the exit from north to
west. Let us say that the car entering the westbound traffic does so next to
another already traveling west. They travel side by side for a mile or two
until another exit and one or the other of the cars turns off.
167. This illustrates two-dimensional communication—traveling
parallel to each other, but never merging more deeply.
168. What would happen, however, if the car from the
northbound lane actually merged with the car in the westbound lane and became
one car while they traveled westward and split again when the appropriate exit
arrived? The drivers would be joined by a common direction of travel, by a
common environment, and a common velocity. They would share the same experience
and end their relationship “knowing” something of the other person.
169. This illustrates the next stage in communication, which
I will call three-dimensional. Simply put, it is sharing the same vehicle with
another traveler. (51)
170. Three-dimensional communication is most frequently
found between spouses, lovers, twins, close friends, business partners, etc. It
may also be found in small and isolated groups, primitive societies, etc. where
the corporate body functions virtually as an individual or single entity.
Editor’s Note: It may seem that Wesley has departed from his
unity and oneness theme when he starts talking about the mind separately. The
evidence, however, is that he merely lacked the vocabulary to make sense of the
oneness. He separates the mind “for convenience” in order to express a
functional aspect of the entity. There is no evidence here of Wesley actually
believing a difference between mind, body, spirit, and any other aspect of the
person is separate from the others. As Wesley moves on toward multi-dimensional
communication in the next ten, he also moves closer to a unity not of the
individual, but of all people.
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