Give Light

I’ve been working mostly “behind the scenes” here at ESP Lab since the board unanimously voted me in as treasurer and the president-elect of Spiritual Science and by extension, naturally, ESP Lab back on October 31, 2024.

Before I dive into my thoughts to Give Light, there’s just a little backstory. And introduction for those that don’t know me. My Memorial Day weekend wasn’t much of a holiday but it was a lot of fun with all the Lab work I did.  As a faithful Al G. Manning student I wholeheartedly live by his motto “If I can’t have a good time I ain’t going”. That includes going to work on something or to somewhere.  It was a total blast completing the milestone task of publishing all of the Al Manning occult courses yesterday. Astral Al’s magic lectures haven’t seen the light of day for nearly twenty years. Except for The Light course

See what I did there? [grin]

Today I put up two more Al Manning books for publication in eBook format – Real Ritual Magick and Rainbows Falling on My Head.  There’s a snag with Rainbows which I’ll clear up quick but the other one is hot off the presses so to speak.  Kindle format coming in a few days. But I digress…

After a super-productive morning and early afternoon I knocked off the rest of the day and went with The Memorial Day spirit; first and foremost blessings on our fallen soldiers and sailors who gave their all to this great nation. Then I hit the pool then barbecued while watching a ball game.  Catching up on TV I watched the last two episodes of Doctor Odyssey – a two parter called The Wave. At the outset I didn’t like how far they leaned-in on amorality, only to be surprised, indeed impressed, by the hard-to-starboard turn in the opposite direction. A total 180 and on course in the right direction at flank speed. A ménage’s a trois led to monogamy. Somebody self-absorbed became selfless. And here I was thinking of having Doctor Odyssey walk the plank! Shiver me timbers!

See what I did there too?

OK time to get on point. During the second part of The Wave, a woman was in the ship’s infirmary going through a difficult labor under very difficult circumstances.  The midwife assisting told the frantic mother-to-be, howling in pain, to focus on giving her new baby light. That’s what mammalian moms do; they carry their babies in darkness until they are ready to go to the light and enter the world to start their life.

Paradoxically when life is ending there is often talk of going to the light too.  An ironic point to ponder.

What about that lengthy period of time between we call living?

That’s when we should all give light.

Is a co-worker having a bad day? Give light to them and see if that helps.

Ditto friends and neighbors, family and foes even. Negative people who are bent on evil get really pissed off – which I find very funny.  Good people tend to turn around.  That’s the good stuff.  That’s the heart of the matter.

You’ll find most total strangers receptive too.  I made a driving faux pas in my Ford which ignited angst in a driver behind me… who suddenly sped up to come up on my left – parallel to me.  I immediately yet slowly pulled back.  She did too but I felt no animosity.  I picked up no aggression.  I lowered my window.  Then she did.

”I’m so sorry for getting aggressive. I thought you were just another asshole on the road!”, or words to that effect. I smiled and said something like “No, I’m just a clueless driver in China Town for the first time.” We both laughed then I added “Thank you for being so reasonable. Working together you and me made Las Vegas a better place today.”

We went on about our business each of us  in a better mood than before.

I’m reminded of the muscles needed to smile vs frown cliche and posit it’s easier to give light than a middle finger.  Far more rewarding for all concerned as well.

Most forms of life love light; cats and dogs stretching out in the sun for a snooze, plants that literally grow in the direction of sunlight, frigid water warmed up to a fantastic friendly temperature.

How about that figure of speech of being in the dark…? Aren’t we all much more comfortable in the light?

When you get right down to it there really is no such thing as dark; it’s just a lack of light.

Artist Scott Adams

Ditto cold as the mere absence of heat.

When you give light you give warmth too.

One of my favorite songs of all time (by one of my favorite groups of all time) is Available Light.

It’s epic. It’s powerful. Play it for a boost. At full blast for maximum effect. Want to level up? SING IT as loud as you can. Spell singing is a thing. I’ll get to that. Stay tuned for more.