Unease → Intuition → Clarity

GENE KEY 57: A GENTLE WIND

Spectrum: Unease → Intuition → Clarity THE SHADOW — Unease

DISSATISFACTION

DIVINE DISSATISFACTION

In the original Chinese I Ching, the inspiration for these 64 Gene Keys, each symbol or hexagram is represented by the combining of eight different types of natural phenomena such as thunder, wind, earth, fire and so on. The 58th Gift is symbolised by the single repeated figure of a lake. A lake is a beautiful and simple symbol on which to meditate because it immediately captures the very essence of calmness. Lakes signify emotional calm as well as mental stillness. Moreover, when you study the 58" Gene Key’s programming partner, the 52" Gene Key, you will discover that its highest and most natural manifestation is stillness. These themes of joy and stillness are therefore intimately and genetically linked. In contrast, the 58‘ Shadow — Dissatisfaction — is very unspecific. It is a lack of fulfilment rooted in the programming partner of this 58' shadow, the 52"4 shadow of Stress. It doesn’t refer directly to a particular emotional state such as sadness, boredom or frustration, or to a mental state such as anxiety or worry. It simply implies a lack of joy and a deep sense of restlessness or unease. Whenever the 52 shadow of Stress breaks the surface of the still inner lake inside you, your natural state of being is lost. The question contained within this 58 shadow then is: how does this happen? How and why do human beings so easily lose touch with their natural state? The answer lies in a single concept— the future. As you peruse and contemplate these 64 Gene Keys you will see that there are entire Gene Keys— for example the 10 and the 20' — which are dedicated to the experience known as living in the now. This simple expression is the core principle of almost all great mystical and spiritual systems and paths. So how on earth do you live in the present moment? One way to bring greater awareness to this conundrum is to understand why, how and when you leave the present moment in your own life. In this respect, the 58" shadow and its Gift can lend you considerable insight. Most people drawn to reading this work will already know that the main culprit within human beings is the mind. If you are at all interested in spirituality or self- improvement you probably have heard this over and over again — the mind is the problem. Out of this truth countless systems have been born — meditations, practices, affirmations and modalities — all with the single purpose of helping you transcend the mind and find inner fulfilment. Although it is indeed true that the mind is the root of the problem, there is great danger in directly confronting the mind because it is such a slippery mechanism. The problem with the mind is that it hankers after self-improvement, the very core of the 58' Shadow. It wants more than anything to give you the feeling that you can do something to bring about the state of joy. Unfortunately, in this respect, anything you do — any technique, any system, any strategy — can only bring about continued ... THE SIDDHI — Clarity