Growing old, the introverted senses can blossom.
When I was 20, I was sure I wouldn’t live past 30. I’m 70 now, and surprised at what age can mean. When I look back at how I’ve managed to do well for the last five decades, this growing old, I’m very pleased.
In old age, life automatically shifts to the inner dimension. The outside world slowly fades away. However, if there is no inner dimension that one has developed and matured, wisdom is also missing if this depth dimension is missing. Wisdom does not come from accumulating knowledge; that is only constant repetition of the past. Either one becomes wise in old age or finds oneself in habitual patterns or mental loops that keep imposing themselves.
When life is young, all the senses rush outward. Life wants to be discovered; children want to have these experiences of this three-dimensional density. When old, one says goodbye to outer density and prepares to travel into the subtler dimensions of less density from which we all come. Children come from the astral plane, the subtle plane and the plane of light to which we return when we leave the body. The Dagara tribe in Burkina Faso has a clear understanding that the children and the old have this natural connection to the higher dimension. The young come from it, and the old return to it. The children exchange with the old in a culture of spiritually very conscious beings. They bring news from the astral plane while the ancients prepare them for what to look for in their incarnation. Both create an energetic arc so that the ages in between do not go crazy. Unfortunately, since Western culture has completely abandoned this dimension to ridicule or ignore it, those in between have finally lost their minds. Otherwise, it cannot be explained why politicians and business people are about to make this planet uninhabitable for humans.
The other day, I asked Tamino, my eight-year-old grandson, whether it is worthwhile to continue thinking negative thoughts, and he answered with great clarity: “No, it is not worthwhile.” To my next question regarding negative emotions, he replied just as firmly that there would be no point in getting lost in negative emotions. After a short pause, he came back to me with the statement that he would like to pick up the thread again and continue the conversation!
When the external senses diminish, the internal, subtle representations of the senses can potentially be activated, giving the outward senses their acuity and awareness. They are now no longer tied to the external stimuli. Hearing suddenly comes more strongly from within without external sounds. Seeing comes from within without the visual offerings of nature or the environment. A feeling comes from within without the touch of others. In meditation, you are suddenly held by invisible hands of beings from higher dimensions; they inspire you, whisper something to you, and let you experience scents that do not exist in the outer world. You see landscapes and dimensions that are on a different frequency band than our 3D world. The decline of senses and physical functions in old age should be balanced with the lightness and wisdom of the soul, which has already experienced many incarnations. The shift of attention into the cultivation of inner sensuality is the natural preparation for the leap from three-dimensional density into the dimensions beyond physical incarnation.
