Sacred Sites

2007-5-6 11:44:00

My Friends,

I just came back from a funeral in the Salt Lake Area. My brother's son was killed in an auto accident. He evidently had been drinking and fell asleep at the wheel on the freeway and his car turned over and he was thrown from the car into the road and then was struck by another car that really did him in. The car kept on going and the driver has not yet been found.

The only thing good about a funeral such as this is that it brings the family close together. My brother and his son are not part of the religious element of my family but I think his funeral was perhaps the most spiritual event my family has had.

My brother mentioned in his eulogy that he realized how important it was to tell our loved ones how we feel about them because we never know when the last opportunity would be. Then after the service he came up to me and told me he loved me. Now my brother and I have always been close and loved each other, but we have never really said it to each other so I was touched, told him I loved him back, gave him a hug and considered it a special moment.

In my family the males have been more like Clint Eastwood than the touchy-feely type, but there has always been an underlying closeness, loyalty and mutual respect.

My brother is nine years older than me and left home to join the Army at the age of 15. He altered his birth certificate so he could get in at an extra young age. Consequently, I never got to spend much time with him over the years, but the time we have spent has been precious, as he is one of the genuinely nicest people I know.

John C writes:

"I have been thinking about making a post about a sacred site. To start off, I am wondering whether a sacred site is discovered or created. In this quote JJ discusses various points of tension. As he says, those points of tension within the disciple are clearly created by the disciple, but what about those points "outside" the disciple, such as points of tension in time and space? Perhaps these points of tension are created by groups of disciples, or through a group mind as a group thought-form. Or, perhaps they were created by a single disciple, through the power of intention, for his own use, or for the use of a group."

JJ:

There are two things that create a positive energy that is picked up by sensitives that impress them as being a sacred site.

  1. Just as the human body has many lines of force that circulate through its etheric body so does the earth. Just as many of these lines converge into acupuncture points so do the lines of force upon the earth. The places on the earth where these lines converge are very vitalized and are stimulating for the heath and vitality of all who bask in them. Even plants that grow in such areas will flourish.
  2. Sites dedicated by sages, prophets and spiritual groups of the past. Apollonius of Tyana was famous for doing such dedications. The interesting thing is often such a site is dedicated because the sage perceives that it is already a spot where the lines of force already converge. This makes it pretty much a sure thing that the sensitives of the future will recognize it as a sacred site.

A possible third category is a falsely recognized site. This is a site that is falsely identified and accumulates around it astral emotional energy. This will be honored by those who are not initiates, but are dealing with the glamour of the Beast. The initiate will feel the astral energy and recognize it for what it is but the devotee will be impressed with a similar reverence as the follower who is impressed by the face of Jesus showing up on a wall or a piece of pie.

Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards.
Lois McMaster Bujold, "A Civil Campaign," 1999