As Within: A Perspective on Grounding

There is that precept in many spiritual and esoteric traditions, I believe all sourced from The Emerald Tablet, that states, "As above, so below.  As within, so without."  It describes the mirroring principle of the Universe and, in total context, encourages us to work from the inside out in that whatever we say or do we should first "do the inner work" or engage with it energetically, even prior to the rational-planning stages. 

​The idea and practice of this concept is something many of us aspire to accomplish in our self-mastery process, it's fundamental and basic... and often taken for granted.  The experience of this concept is quite different from understanding it, knowing it, and practicing with it.  And, to experience it consciously & conscientiously, on purpose, at-will, presently, while operating from it... that's the magic.  

One meditative visualization that has served many well is during a grounding and centering practice, which is when it consciously dawned on me that this is what was happening.  It may seem rudimentary and basic, but did you ever learn something or have one of those revelations that hit you like, "Oh! That's what I've been doing this whole time!"  And that is exactly what prompted the writing & sharing of this article.  

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