Cindy Griffith, Psychic
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What Is Truth?
By Cindy Griffith
Truth? ... Which one? Well as I see it, you’ve got your three basic truths; unless of course you’re Buddhist, then there are the Four Nobel Truths, but those aren’t the truths I’m talking about. I mean your Personal Truths, your Relative Truths, and your Universal Truths.
I decided to write this article because I find that many people have trouble separating other’s truth from their own. The best information comes from within. I find that we, as a human race, have a tendency to feel that if information comes from the outside, be it channel, psychic or neighbor, that it must be true. I will later discuss what Hawaiian Kahuna, Serge King, has developed to assist us to determine what is our truth.
I find that everyone is okay with the Universal Truths. Even the different religions agree on most of them. Take for example Karma, the Eastern’s version of the Christian’s "you reap what you sow", or the Pagan’s "what you put out will return to you three fold". This truth we all agree upon.
We won’t go into all of the Universal Truths here, but you get the idea. There are just some things that are always true, no matter what. It’s like these things were proclaimed by the Great Pumpkin and now, no matter where you are or how you look at them, you can’t prove them wrong. So that covers Universal Truth.
Now there is Relative Truth. Basically this means that this kind of truth depends on something else, if "this" is true, than "that" is true. You have heard the expression, "everything is relative". Being poor is a relative truth. I found this out in Egypt. I went to Egypt thinking I was poor. This was definitely truth for me. I had to watch my pennies. I knew others thought me extravagant for taking a month off, so to me I was very poor. Well! I got to Egypt and there I was rich! What I usually spent for lunch in the States would feed a family for a week. You could buy a whole camel for what I made in a week or two! Now my truth, that was very true to me before I left home, was not true in Egypt.
A Relative Truth can fool us in this way. It is only relative to the surrounding that it was formed in. Take a Relative Truth out of it’s relativity and it loses its validity. It’s like when your skinny girlfriend says "I am soooo fat!" It is truth to her because she just gained 10 pounds and for her, she’s fat! Now you on the other hand just lost 20 pounds, with another 20 to go. You would seem fat relative to her, but for you, you’re sooo thin! Everything is relative, so when your skinny girlfriend thinks she’s fat, be compassionate. (Guys: this doesn’t necessarily mean agreeing with her!)
Personal Truth. This confusion is what holy wars are made from. Now Personal Truth is just that: personal. I love to tell the story of the guy who goes to live with a Guru and after a few weeks comes up to the Guru and tells him that he is leaving. The Guru asks why and the man proceeds to rant and rave about the fact that the Guru isn’t consistent, he gives different people the opposite advise! "How can one learn the "true" way, when the truth keeps changing!?" The Guru calmly explains to the man that the goal is to walk the middle path, to stay in the "middle of the road." "Sometimes one person is walking too far to the left and to that person I will say, "go right, dear one, go right" and another might stray too far to the right and I say "more to the left, move to the left!", and for each the instruction is perfect." For each it is their own personal truth. It is what works for them.
It can become a serious problem when people insist that what is truth for them must be true for you. Whether it is religious fervor, new age fervor or the nosey know-it-all down the street. What works for someone else may not work for you.
It is very important that when you receive any advise, be it psychic, channeled or from the nosey neighbor, that you weigh it against your own heart. Even this article, if it feels like garbage to you, throw it away. My advise to all my clients is that insight is like a hand-me-down. It comes from some place else. If it doesn’t fit, don’t wear it. We tend to get caught up in thinking that the best wisdom comes from outside of us, from this great channel, that great teacher, or the wonderful psychic. Not that I am trying to write my way out of a job, but it is very important to realize that the greatest truths come from within, from our Higher Self. A channel or psychic is only as good as they themselves are clear and their message rings true for you.
So it is important to remember that what is true for you might not be true for someone else. Your new belief system or something that you just read in a book that is really perfect for you might not be right for your friend. It worked for you and that is great. It is wonderful to share new insights and experiences. Just remember that the one you are sharing with might be in a different place than you. Not higher or lower, but just different. There is so much information out there that is valid. And, as with religion, there are so many because there needs to be something for everyone. I learned from Joseph Campbell that there are a lot of spiritual paths that all lead to the same place. Pick one that works for you and don’t let anyone tell you they have "The Only One!" Just as important, please respect other’s truths. Allowance and acceptance of other’s truths is key here, just don’t blindly accept them as your own.
Take all information you receive and weigh it against your heart. Serge King teaches a good way to test what is truth for you. Say something to yourself that you know is a lie for you. See how that feels inside. Now say something to yourself that you know is true for you and see how that feels. I’ve added to now say something to yourself that you know is true for you, but scares you to think about or you don’t want to admit. This last step helps you to understand what fear of what is true feels like. Practice that for a while until you can use your "inner barometer" to weigh what others tell you against what you "feel" or "know" to be your truth. Now weigh this article and take what is true for you, and please, throw out the rest, or pass it along. It may ring true for someone else.
To me, Christopher walks on water!
Cindy is a psychic in Skaneateles, NY who is now tweeting under the name of Tarotheals. You can visit her web site www.PsychicSupport.com to read her daily Tarot Numerology tweets, find out where she is reading and teaching as well as read other articles she has written!
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