Money

During the past few months, while following the developments of cultural events, I have accumulated a fat file about “Money.“ This is a folder I didn‘t take to the basement recently from studies of the past, because it is so actively current—and globally volatile! Overall, I think the money picture is very entwined and complex!

Translating what I‘ve learned about the complementary nature of logos and mythos to money, I think in logical terms money is a factual medium for transactions: I give you so much money for what you are selling—goods and/or services—money that you can use as you choose. Then symbolically/mythologically-speaking, in addition to direct buying power, money can give a person potential prestige and esteem in other people‘s eyes.

Moreover, there is the very practical reality here in the United States and in other places around the world—that it is necessary to have enough money to support oneself as an individual and as a family. In the U.S. and elsewhere, people are saying, “We need and want jobs!” (hopefully jobs that pay enough). But again, I See all this within the context of a disintegrating spirit-being experiment—of separations from Oneness, from unfettered Love—and from the natural world itself, which has resulted in large-scale environmental problems.

Personally-speaking, in addition to our own endeavors, as only children Jim and I both inherited enough money when our parents passed on, to be able to live comfortable and modest lives, debt-free. But we too are part of the demise of “the experiment.” Even though Jim has a lot if experiential background in the area of finance, we have never been invested in the stock market. Instead, we have been putting our money into bank CDs, primarily because we wanted it to be as safe as possible, and for many years we both wanted to use the majority of our time and attention amongst other Life choices. Also, neither one of us wanted to put forth the efforts to achieve the life-style and the potential symbolic prestige that money can give one culturally.

For decades, we both have been mindful of who and what our money supports. In the present, our checking account and bank CDs are “all in” a regional bank, that wasn‘t involved with federal TARP funds. But, in many ways Jim and I are like other Americans today, people who live primarily on our social security checks for our monthly expenses.

How does all this relate with my integrated Being‘s explorations with The Tree of Life in 2012? That will be part of our forthcoming discoveries and adventures.......