Wednesday, November 09, 2005

Cabin 30 miles from Cheyenne


cabin
Originally uploaded by Popokiknut.


Now in the town of Cheyenne, it's flat. Pretty much. In the distance are mountains, but nothing dramatic like down Denver way. But, hop in your car and drive west toward Laramie on I80, and soon enough you are in as wild and bumpy country as you can desire. We got billions and billions of 'photo op's' in the roadside -- from micro view to magnabig. Sorta like a time-pocket, where there hasn't been much change in 100 years or so. Out here you can easily imagine such desperadoes such a Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid riding by.

Got to talking about Psychics today. Lately thanks to Halloween, there have been TV programs about paranormal and other spooky stuff. Imagination. Such a maligned title for a little understood ability! We, as a species, look upon 'imagination' as something a bit unsavory. Its not the truth. When you realize that the table you are sitting near, and can rap on, isn't as solid as it appears, or that the air we breathe has volume and weight, we should know better than to accept proof of our five senses as a reliable gauge of 'reality'. Psychics are. We can all be psychic at one time or another, and some are much better at it than others. The reality of an artist existing, producing fine paintings to stir the souls of others, or of a signer able to transport an auditorium into the sublime -- proves that our species is, multidimensional in ability.

And that means knowing the 'unknowable'. Psychics are. Unfortunately, it is a skill that is uncertain. It is known that psychics rarely are psychic about themselves. They cannot rely on their talent for their own gain. It's hard to measure. It's hard to prove. But nevertheless, it does exist! Imagination cannot be spun out of whole cloth. There must be a seed or starter in it somewhere. Just as sure as there were once dragons! Of course there were, can't you believe it? We find bones all the time.

People do me a favor. When coming upon imagination in flower, in a child, in a story, in a person -- do not squelch it! Do not put it down, bad-mouth it, or degrade it in any way! Touch not the rare thing! It's probably the most -real thing one can come across in life. It's bad enough we grind down on psychics! Nearly lost that gift, what price will be paid if we lose imagination?

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