Perhaps you saw my recent reddit post about the same topic.
As oft as this phrase has been used, is it time we clarified what it is, looks like, and how to emulate and embody in our incarnation?
My working hypothesis is a Being who sees the love in every moment, and utilizes that awareness in polarized service.
Note that it can be either polarity, depending on which love you are choosing; concentrated power of will, or radiance of compassion, acceptance, and forgiveness.
Has anyone else a hypothesis? Is this as simple as it needs to be, or can it be refined further?
I think my first provocation on this would be: what are you going for in leveraging the Christ concept? Can you define this in terms of Confederation philosophy?
I know what I think, but it’s based on my idiosyncratic reading over the years. To me, the concept of the Christ is the ideal of the individual self: yielding mind over to spirit. Letting the Creator work through you, and using the individual as a kind of manager of material concerns such that the greater project can flow through. Bending as a reed in the wind, to use the biblical analogy, while conserving individual responsibility and duty in a self-conscious way.
Is this what you mean? I would be astounded if that is what you meant, because it seems so personal to me. I would love to know more specifics, not to browbeat you for definitions, but to understand why this is such a meaningful concept for you. It’s not just you of course – Jim McCarty talks about this a lot. It’s also one of those concepts that come our of the 60s and 70s that I think was responsive to a different culture than we now have, so some kind of explication is a good idea.
Also: keep in mind that this category, “The Alley,” is publicly viewable. Just reminding in case that isn’t clear. I’m very happy you’re having this discussion here.