Season’s Greetings! Toady we are visited by the pegasi, a mythical being who has been working with us since Ancient Greece. With their presence here, they have come to elevate our concept of what justice means. The pegasus’ origin story makes them a vibrational match to these teachings.
Originally, the pegasus was born when the blood of Medusa (condemned woman, turned into Gorgon – head full of snakes, who could turn anyone to stone with a look) and the sea (God Poseidon) merged together. This unique blending of purifying, wild sea with the blood of one who was both victim and perpetrator crafted the pegasus.
A being of magic, devotion, power, wildness, and loyalty. It is from these qualities, the pegasus’ own past, and their capacity to fly up and see the bigger picture which enables them to help us elevate our own comprehension of justice.
Justice from a Fear-Based Life Perception:
For many cultures, traditions, and systems the term justice is often an elevated form of revenge and punishment. Yet, as we human beings evolve what we are capable of grows. With the additional aid of the Anahata (heart of Creation), we can learn to bring radical improvements to how we approach both victims and perpetrators of trauma. But before we can see the possibilities, we need to look at what we have and the negative impact associated with it.
At present, we are often taught (myself included) that when a perpetrator (bully, criminal, narcissist, etc.) enacts hurt upon us, we become the victims. Then a script begins to play out. Where the victim is in pain, someone is found to be at fault, then a punishment is enacted upon those we blame. However there are two dangers that take place when we follow this social script.
The first danger is actually to ourselves. The term “victim” like all things serves a purpose. During the initial moments of trauma and pain, identifying that we have been harmed is powerful. That being said, if we choose to align with this identity we stall our own healing and further development. Such stagnation is not only dis-empowering for us, but we run the risk of becoming the perpetrators to others. We also risk the quality of our lives, since energy (the flow of life) is healthiest when it is in movement. Stalled evolution, blocked chakras, and clogged emotions damage our personal health as well as our lives.
The second danger that takes place is what we do to those who have hurt us. Modern day punishments, prison systems, and even how we condone the public treatment of people who have hurt us…all of this is not justice.
Firstly, a perpetrator of pain does so, only because they themselves are wounded. Put simply, happy people don’t act that way. Happy people are busy in life being happy and occasionally experiencing bumps along their life path. A perpetrator is already wounded, traumatized, abandoned, and screaming out in pain.
Secondly, we are a co-creation; our interconnectedness in Creation means that when one of us is in pain our collective has pain. To further abandon someone does not resolve the pain in the world, nor will it keep suffering from being further created in the future.
Lastly, human beings are born ignorant. We are imperfect and have a right to imperfection. One of the implications of this truth is that we make mistakes. There are things we don’t know and sometimes to address our pain we don’t choose healthy coping mechanisms. The wrongs of the world and the people who inflict this damage, be it a person you know or some big boss in government or business – they are ignorant, wounded, angry, self-centered people.
The greatest damage and danger we can do is to punish those who hurt us. It cannot re-write the past, it does not heal the present, nor will it keep bad things from happening in the future. True justice acknowledges the nature of humanity, the design of Creation, and blends it with the values of our present and desired future. To guide us in elevating our perceptions, the pegasus are here to help us…
Justice the Heart-Centered Way:
I personally live my life from a Heart-Centered lifestyle. Adopting the values of: love (in its many forms), healing, happiness, spirituality. In this instance, this love-based lifestyle will address the reality of our situation and consider what path moving forwards will help us create a life we want to be living.
To begin with, we acknowledge our interconnectedness and also our personal power (free-will). Justice in this instance means that we cannot abandon anyone, ourselves included. We are required to do the work of healing, learning, strengthening, and as a by-product we will reach a place of forgiveness.
In addition, we cannot abandon the people who have hurt us to a sentence of pain and torture. Our future personally and collectively would suffer. This does not mean that we must become personally responsible for people who hurt us, it means that we stop advocating for their punishment. For example, if someone took a dog and hit the animal repeatedly, eventually the dog would bite back. Humans, also mammals, cannot be placed into environments designed to make them suffer and then not come out biting. If we want a world of increased safety, healing, support, and happiness, maybe even harmony and moments of peace – we must care for our species. ALL our relations within Creation.
Alternative forms of Justice:
As I said, the change to true justice begins with ourselves. We cannot use the title of victim as a power-play to take control of our lives and manipulate others or justify our future behavior. Nor can we use our pain to justify the harm of others. The work begins with us. Because if our chosen value is a higher form of justice, we need to live that truth for it to be real. Integrity means not preaching but rather living in accordance with our beliefs.
Structure & Education:
As I mentioned, we are born ignorant. Now, this sometimes means that people don’t know better. We are all doing the best that we can, and sometimes a person’s best isn’t very good. But if we further abandon them, they will never learn; there will be no hope. Or we can choose to pass on what we know. Whether we’re experiencing hurtful behavior from a friend, lover, or co-worker. The people we are in contact with.
Maybe they really don’t know that what they did was hurtful. A lot of the cruelty in the world is actually ignorant and not intentional. That being said, it doesn’t stop the pain though. But it does mean there is hope for education, learning, and growth. In this instance we are choosing to not abandon someone in a huff, but taking a moment of energy, time, and inner strength to say, “you know what….when you ____________, you hurt my feelings/I don’t feel safe, please stop/please change this behavior.”
Like children in school, people do best when they have a clear, comfortable, and accountable structure in their environment. And just like that school teacher, we need to speak clearly and plainly about what behavior we are seeking to create/foster and what behavior will not be tolerated. We also need to repeat ourselves more than once. Kind reminders are helpful for all of us, even making a list and posting it somewhere.
Taking Care of Ourselves:
While being mindful of our own healing and helping others to do the same, there are times when walking away, cutting ties, calling for help, and putting your foot down is the right and healthy call. True healing cannot be done until the person in pain is ready. Which means that sometimes we aren’t safe to stick around. When these instances happen, I like to use that “and” consciousness that we’ve been talking about.
Firstly, begin your decision making with reminders about the nature of Creation. That we are co-creating, we are interconnected, and that we are all loved unconditionally, even in this painful and confusing moment. This personal reminder is not an act of shame, but rather helps us tap into our own compassion, generosity of spirit (the G in BRAVING, acronym for trust), and also exhibit some grace. In doing so, we help keep ourselves out of the lower vibrations of punishment, blame, fault, and adding further suffering to the world.
Then, we need to be honest about what we need, who these people are, and what we are capable of. Conditional love when healthy is a form of self-love. We will not help make the world a better place if we become too wounded trying to help others. Draining out resources, growing resentful, and endangering ourselves isn’t the answer. In these instances, boundaries, self-advocacy, calling for help, and taking care of ourselves is still important. We still matter, and the truth about what we can handle is real. Sometimes the healthiest answer is to walk away.
Justice In Action:
Example 1: “Most benevolent outcome for all involved.”
We are in a world made of energy. Our thoughts, choices, words, and actions (even the foods we eat) shift our specific energy vibration from higher and lower states of being. Like leveling up in a video game, the higher our vibration the more possibilities we can tap into. But sometimes (or if you’re me, most of the time) we don’t know what the best option is.
In those instances we can tap into that vibration of energy, without knowing which equivalent action/option is the same. All by speaking the prayer/affirmation/mantra of “most benevolent outcome for all involved.”
When we do, we are calling out for support from Creation, the Universe, Mother Earth, our spirit guides, and even mythical beings like the pegasus and healing unicorns. Due to our co-creation and in light of our personal needs, we are asking for the most benevolent outcome. We don’t need to be all knowing or all powerful, we only need to ask and be open to what the answer will be when it is presented.
As a personal favorite, I use this mantra weekly if not daily, depending on what I have going on with my life. Sometimes I don’t anticipate what outcome I receive, but I haven’t regretted my prayer once. Sometimes things are better than I thought, other times even in the discomfort or pain I know it’s the least painful option available to me, so imagine how much worse it could have been. In either case, I feel empowered, healthy, and advocating of true justice when I ask for the most benevolent outcome for all involved.
Example 2: Ubuntu
In regions of South Africa, when someone does something wrong, he is taken to the center of the village and is surrounded by his tribe. For two days they speak of all the good things he has done in his life, all those moments he was helpful. These tribes believe that all people are innately born of goodness, and also acknowledge the human imperfection which means that sometimes mistakes are made. Which they see as a message, a cry for help. They come together to unite in this ritual, to encourage the person to reconnect with his true beautiful self. These tribes adhere to the value that unity and affirmation are more powerful to positively change a person’s choices and behavior, as compared to shame and punishment. This ritual is: Ubuntu – humanity towards others.
In our personal lives we can also open ourselves up to this ritual. Pulling together around someone who is wounded and bringing healing to them through community, connection, love and affirmation. If you were the one who made a mistake, which path would you want?
Ideally, as more people awaken to this higher form of justice, we can expand these customs from our personal lives and into our collective societies and cultures. To craft traditions that do not abandon people but help to re-unite them with their own soul/self, and also re-unite them with us. Our co-creation means that our world is the reflection of the people. The more people heal and help others to heal, the more our world will reflect those Heart-Centered ideals and values.
Thank you for flying to higher perspectives with the pegasus and me. I look forwards to seeing you guys tomorrow as we enter the single-digits of our Christmas countdown, and meet a new mythical creature!