Metaphysics 101 - The Mountain of Spiritual Growth

Frequently metaphysical growth and progress arebase and start up the mountain. The few grow in
described as climbing a spiritual mountain. This is yournumber, and the mountain grows in stature. Now
own personal mountain of growth and evolution. If youreaching upward is an internal drive and not just a
wish, you could call it Mount _____ (fill in your ownnudge from the universe. Falling back into the primordial,
name). I will guarantee you that it is a very tall mountainundifferentiated sea of humanity is no longer desirable
and will take a great deal of your personal effort tofor those climbing that mountain of emerging
master the climb to the top. The top of this personalawareness.
mountain may be crystal clear to your view or it couldThis surging cadre of climbers exhibit their emerging
be shrouded in fog or clouds, mysterious yetawareness at various levels, some as individuals or
beckoning. As inviting as this personal spiritual mountaingroups who have climbed higher up the humanity
might be to you at this moment, we need to back upmountain than others, yet all are in the process of
for a moment to see a wider perspective.awakening. Occasionally one will reach back to aid
Think of a different tall mountain with an extremelyanother in their climb. Occasionally a teacher, a leader,
broad base: the mountain of humanity itself. In aor an avatar will light the way up that mountain for
previous article I described humanity as a primordialhumanity. We as a collective are making that climb for
sea of human potential. That sea of human potentialthe evolution of humanity itself. But the story doesn't
that exists comprises of all the nearly seven billionend there.
humans currently in incarnation is the actual base ofThat humanity mountain starts to change shape as a
this humanity mountain. Because the base of thisgroup or an individual moves far enough into their
mountain is a metaphor for human potential in itsemerging awareness to support a mini-mountain of
collective form, it is undifferentiated at this point. At thistheir very own. As these mini-mountains develop and
level humanity is deep asleep in matter and confined tomultiply, the humanity mountain becomes a range of
a collective concrete reality. At some point themountains all connected to the base or core of the
universe gives this undefined mass a nudge and a fewhumanity mountain. As you climb your own personal
sleepers start to emerge from the cocoon ofmountain, you contribute to the all-ness that is humanity.
unrealized being-ness, slowly, one nudge at a time untilAs others climb their personal mountains, they
they are sufficiently awake to see beyond thecontribute into that same all-ness and we all benefit
concrete reality in which they have been trapped.and grow. You are completely and totally responsible
As they perk up their heads and rub their disbelievingfor your climb and your mountain. But you are not
eyes, they begin to see the possibility of more. A fewisolated in your experience. You influence the collective,
of these awakening sleepers rise to their feet, lookwhich in turn influences you. Those who are
around, and begin to move. This process is continual, aawakening are all climbing personal mountains, a
little nudge, a slight awareness, which grows astremendous feat by itself. But we are universal in
universal nudges push those sleeping minds to awaken.nature, not separate. We are in this together. We
Those few become more over time, all in variousinfluence one another. We learn and grow from one
stages of awareness and now the breadth of thatanother. As you climb your own personal spiritual
humanity mountain gives way to become tall as themountain, know that you are also building and climbing
humans emerging into awareness climb out of thethe humanity spiritual mountain as well.