Kings and Inspiration

From today's POF: (also posted in the 2011 review/2012 preview transcript thread)

In the January and February energy report, you mentioned that "Kings have had a very difficult time sustaining a sense of inspiration over the years since 2005," which I gather is related to the divergence in 2005. Why was this the case? I started working in 2005 and have definitely had a hard time sustaining a sense of meaning in most kinds of work

[MEntity] In response to your first question, we think that the pattern is related to the lack of positions available for Kings, and the lack of appreciation and integrity for many positions of authority.

[MEntity] In the same way that an "obnoxious Sage" is not wholly representative of the Old Sage, who has refined the process of communication beyond mere performance, so are the "bully Kings" not wholly representative of the Old King, who has refined the process of leadership to something far more subtle.

[MEntity] Old Kings tend not to want to be in positions of authority, or responsibility for others, but still find great satisfaction in positions that subtly lead others toward their greatest potential and greatness.

[MEntity] Kings lean toward Mastery, not necessarily leadership.

[MEntity] Sometime in 2005, a pattern emerged among our King students (and non-students) who finally surrendered or resigned from the sense of obligation for positions of leadership and authority, and moved forward toward Mastery.

[MEntity] Everything moved INWARD. A mastery of internal processes, not external management and appearances.

[MEntity] Because Kings cannot (or will not) simply work on a project or hobby or self-development, it can easily become a wildly-consuming path of Mastery that does not let up, and becomes a source of self-criticism and scrutiny that is exhausting.

[MEntity] The DOING becomes so emphasized that the BEING is lost.

[Diane_HB] lol. That sounds like me.

[MEntity] Doing is a natural inclination because it is Action, or Moving, but Being is Emotional, or Inspirational.

[MEntity] Not only that, but it is often disregarded, dismissed as being too amorphous and whimsical to worry about one's Being, when what one is DOING is one's definition.

[MEntity] And so the Doing becomes a kind of treading of water, and the King will do-do all over the place, pun intended, until he or she decides to "clean up" his or her Being again, and add Inspiration back to the equation.

[MEntity] This return of inspiration appears to have come toward the end of 2011, and though some of our Kings are still addicted to the Doing, there is generally "something" that has softened, in most cases, this has come in the form of allowing or embracing intimacy.

[MEntity] So we think that much of the branching of 2005 for our Kings may have been as a result of rejecting Intimacy, and going down a path of emphasis that demanded the life and self be in a "better place" before allowing intimacy. Now, many of our Kings have realized that the personal path is greatly enhanced by the sharing of it.

My Comment:
I very much resonate with this. They pretty much described me for the last 7 years, more or less! I pursued internal mastery all those years, and now I see that it wasn't until I gave it up and let myself just BE that I gained some semblance of mastery. The irony!!

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Comment by Tim on February 23, 2012 at 6:24pm
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wow. I can say with complete certainty that I definitely felt a shift away from wanting to be in charge. I noticed it sometime in 2005/2006. This whole thing just has me shaking my head. I'm judging me again, lol. it brought tears to my eyes. I have the absolute hardest time just letting myself be. That's what I've struggled with. I spend so much time inward, criticizing and trying to improve myself that I don't allow myself much time just to be. That's what I've been feeling since moving to California - the strong desire to just be.
Thanks for posting this!
Comment by AL on February 23, 2012 at 10:04am

"Old Kings tend not to want to be in positions of authority, or responsibility for others, but still find great satisfaction in positions that subtly lead others toward their greatest potential and greatness."

The above makes a lot of sense and explains a lot of the ambivalence I have been feeling around my job; I'm just tired of feeling responsible for other people. A change is due.

Thanks for asking the question Diane.

Comment by Diane HB on February 20, 2012 at 5:01pm

Kerrin,LOL. In order to BE, you just have to BE. There is no TRY (to quote Yoda). Trying is another word for Doing. You're trying to turn Being into something you can Do, and it doesn't work. I spent a lot of time "doing" meditation, healing, etc, so I can "get somewhere". They did get me somewhere, but I didn't find the peace I was looking for until I let myself be Who I Am. So a good reminder would be if you have an agenda behind your Being, you are not Being. LOL

I took "intimacy" to mean letting others in or getting close to them, not necessarily in a relationship sense. I had three relationships in the last 7 years (the third being Tex), and I didn't avoid relationships so much as avoided really letting them in (particularly with the earlier two) -- something I did with most other people until my first long-term relationship ended in 2007. I didn't even know how to talk about my feelings until then, when I started working with a healer that led me to finally get to some deeper issues.

Comment by Kerrin on February 20, 2012 at 1:18pm

Omg, thank you Diane, for sharing this.... Michael has given similar info to me this past year, in my yearly Platform and the 2011/12 review.  I have definitely felt a profound lack of Inspiration across the board in my life and really felt the burden of being a Human Doing by the end of 2011.  I am one who chose to "put off intimacy" until I finished school and felt I had the free time to share with another person and was into the process of shifting things- until a few weeks ago....    

    The company I have been with for almost 12 yrs filed Ch.11 and laid off most of the company-  I was one of the few kept to try to rebuild things (surprise!).   I had planned on finding a new job this year anyways, but would have preferred a more solid foundation underfoot (I have Security as one of my top 3 Needs).  Now I have the pressure of creating a new portfolio and job-hunting while doing the job of 3 people, not knowing if and when the floor will collapse beneath me (SUPER-Human Doing!).  Interestingly, I had started seeing someone shortly before this all happened, in an effort to start allowing intimacy back into my life-  and I found myself feeling very guilty about "dumping"all the crap that was going on into our new relationship.  I actually ended things with him last night (for other reasons)-  and was thinking today that it would be best to put OFF seeking any new relationships until I get my stuff together and find new, stable employment.  Now I am not so sure that is the best path. 

     I do feel that 2012 will end up being a good year-  but it has started off very unpleasantly.  Can't the universe throw the old kings a bone now and then?  We're trying to become Human Beings again, really....!

Comment by Nicholas on February 20, 2012 at 12:10pm

Diane, I have a good King-friend from c1e7 who lives in NYC.  I think this would resonate very strongly with him, as well.  Thanks for asking this question! :-)

Comment by Heidi Taylor on February 20, 2012 at 11:39am

I'm no King, but I also found much resonance with this.  Thanks for the share!

Comment by Maxim on February 20, 2012 at 12:24am

Lovely Diane.  What you say about letting yourself just BE has done well by me too.  I get a lot of joy out of doing and it isn't always to easy to just be mellow and be.... I still may be unpacking the imprinting of my dad who was the quintessential doer.    

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