Meanings

Posted on April 20, 2007 By OneMysticalMonkey

If you’re on the spiritual Path, you are probably inundated with all kinds of colors, symbols, rituals, and their various and assorted meanings, trying to sort through it all and discover for yourself which ones work for you (I know I am!). There are so many options! And there are so many experts available, willing to tell you exactly what each thing means and why. But why are there so many discrepancies in the meaning of the same thing – especially when some of those meanings are quite contradictory to each other? Is it a cultural thing? An evolutionary thing? Or is it that ultimately meanings are determined through the shade of our own individual perceptions?

Sometimes, accepting the given, common meaning of a thing is the easiest thing to do; it’s the one that most people believe, and with that belief, held by so many people, a certain power or meaning of the thing is created. But does it make sense to you? Do you even question whether the common meaning applies to your experience of the symbol, color, etc.? Should you?

I believe that ultimately, symbols and colors have whatever meaning you bring to them – that it’s a personal thing, based on our personal experiences and dealings with the color, symbol or what-have-you. There may well be some things of this ilk which have a certain inherent power, aura, meaning… some of the sacred geometry or other things which have developed in various cultures and countries independently, perhaps… but does it mean anything to you personally? Not unless you are in-tune with the higher levels on which these things naturally operate and perhaps not even then. Hmmmm.

So what’s a poor metaphysician to do? By all means, read and learn, but question everything, and realize that your best judge of things is yourself. What meaning may apply to one person may not apply to you, and your experience of -and with- the color, shape, symbol, etc., may be vastly different from that other person’s experience. Ultimately, it’s your experiences that determine the meanings behind things for you, and they mean whatever it is you bring to them.

Metaphysics • Spirituality

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