I’ve never felt drawn toward scary movies the way some people are. They’re not my cup of tea. But for some, a suspenseful thriller is fun, exciting and positively… well, thrilling. During this season of Halloween, I’m inspired to give them another look.
My neighbor loves Halloween. Each year she puts out an assortment of spiderwebs, headstones, half-buried bones, bats and rats. Each year, she adds something new to her collection. This year she added a giant spider sitting on top of something unidentified encased in webbing. Another neighbor and I noticed the new decoration at the same time and were both leaning over for a close inspection when… it moved! Suddenly, it was floating directly at our faces, and we both squealed like little children and actually ran several paces before we stopped to laugh so hard we could hardly breathe. The webbing under the spider hid a motion-activated hydraulic press that caused the spider to rise up whenever someone came near. It also played creepy sounds for added effect. Question answered.
After we dried our tears of laughter, I thought about what is so enticing about surprising ourselves like that and I heard, “For the fun of it- just like the experiment.” Oh, that’s right. We collectively chose to create the Experiment in Duality for the experience of believing we are separate by forgetting our Oneness. The purpose of the experiment wasn’t actually to scare ourselves, but it was to grow and learn as creators, explore unique experiences and perspectives and expand our love and wisdom.
As we heal the illusion within, we all go through layers of judging what we’ve created and wondering why we ever chose to do this in the first place. When we get stuck in the judgment and struggle, it can be helpful to take a breath, take ourselves a little less seriously and re-connect with why we created all of this in the first place- Oh! For the thrill of it!
Image by Alexandr Ivanov from Pixabay