Diagram 028
Re Talk: 40, 58, 86, 87
Diagram # 028 illustration
Look again at the diagram. The Primal Flow enters the nervous system at the base of the spine. The current travels through your system, feeding the body, feeding the emotional tenor of the system, and feeding the intellect, before it culminates in Line-level consciousness.
The eternal dream of being enlightened has a simple reality: it is the physical activation of a portion of the nervous system which has no business being alive today. This part of the nervous system, above the Line of ordinary consciousness, serves no purpose as far as most of humanity is concerned. It is the level where man will be tomorrow. But your connection to tomorrow sits right there today. And if you are properly attracted to This Thing -- if you have that loose wire -- you have a conduit to carry energy above the Line. The current can move through your weak spot to activate unactivated portions of the nervous system.
The reality of getting above the Line is a physical one. It is more practical than anyone wants to believe, and it is stranger than anyone can imagine. You're quite correct to expect the unexpected. But if you're waiting for something that fits any ordinary notion of weirdness, you're in for a long wait. You are not going to one day experience an explosion in your head and forever "become enlightened."
The ordinary nervous system continues to function. If it's any comfort to you, you will always have the possibility of staying home on Saturday night with a cold cup of coffee waiting for the phone to ring. Who knows why it happens? Maybe the humidity's too high -- but there you sit, suffering, back in the hands of Line level demons. When this happens, you will have a better understanding of the old story about a demon tempting a prophet. This demon appears and says, "Come over here. If you'll stop what you're doing, I'll give you all the money and power in the world." Notice that, in the story, the prophet does not immediately say, "No." He does not say, "I'm too far above Line-level consciousness to be tempted by that." The truth is that he probably sat down, smoked a cigarette, and gave every appearance of thinking about it before he answered.JC Talk 40
