Many people have asked me if I believe there are beings with special powers, able to do magic. Everyday I learn that we are all capable of much more than we realize. The less we think we can do, the less we do and it becomes an ever limiting circle or spiral of power. If we believe we can do or learn to do almost anything, then we seek out ways to accomplish things that were previously believed to be impossible - and not only by inventing things but nurturing and accessing abilities within ourselves.
All we have to do is look around us and we learn that there are 'beings' who do absolutely magical things. For example, I just saw a NOVA special on cuttlefish - yes, those weird looking molusks that live in the ocean! But researchers are finding out that they have been practicing their "own brand of magic for millions of years". They are genuine shapeshifters that have skin that can change colour, shape, and pattern at will. They are probelm solvers that can hypnotize their prey - as well as potential mates. These are not supernatural beings but beings created by nature who have the power to do things we would previously consider impossible. Check it out at:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/nature/kings-of-camouflage.html
We have recently learned that there are dogs that can sniff out cancer, dolphins that use sonar to find lost items or even people, and insects that communicate without making a noise. These are not tricks but instinctive abilities that inform their knowledge about the world and allow them to function in nature in a way that is very different from us- perhaps making us rethink how we measure intelligence and even our ability to harmonize with nature rather than trying to dominate it. Who knows what we could do if we trusted in and reconnected with our instincts and nurtured the abilities to which they were connected.
So do I believe? Yes! I absolutely believe in the unlimited potential of human beings and the magical things they are capable of achieving.
How about you? What do you think?
All we have to do is look around us and we learn that there are 'beings' who do absolutely magical things. For example, I just saw a NOVA special on cuttlefish - yes, those weird looking molusks that live in the ocean! But researchers are finding out that they have been practicing their "own brand of magic for millions of years". They are genuine shapeshifters that have skin that can change colour, shape, and pattern at will. They are probelm solvers that can hypnotize their prey - as well as potential mates. These are not supernatural beings but beings created by nature who have the power to do things we would previously consider impossible. Check it out at:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/nature/kings-of-camouflage.html
We have recently learned that there are dogs that can sniff out cancer, dolphins that use sonar to find lost items or even people, and insects that communicate without making a noise. These are not tricks but instinctive abilities that inform their knowledge about the world and allow them to function in nature in a way that is very different from us- perhaps making us rethink how we measure intelligence and even our ability to harmonize with nature rather than trying to dominate it. Who knows what we could do if we trusted in and reconnected with our instincts and nurtured the abilities to which they were connected.
So do I believe? Yes! I absolutely believe in the unlimited potential of human beings and the magical things they are capable of achieving.
How about you? What do you think?
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