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Wounded Angel Child

The wounded child inside many males is a boy who, when he first spoke his truths, was silenced by paternal sadism, by a patriarchal world that did not want him to claim his true feelings. The wounded child inside many females is a girl who was taught from early childhood that she must become something other than herself, deny her true feelings, in order to attract and please others. When men and women punish each other for truth telling, we reinforce the notion that lies are better. To be loving we willingly hear the other’s truth, and most important, we affirm the value of truth telling. Lies may make people feel better, but they do not help them to know love. ~bell hooks

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(Art: ‘The Wounded Angel’, 1903 by Hugo Simberg)

Musical Geometry

The phrase “Physical matter is music solidified,” attributed to Pythagoras, captures a profound mystical and metaphysical insight. Pythagoras, known for his teachings on the harmony of the cosmos, believed that all of existence is governed by numerical relationships and vibrations. This statement suggests that matter, in its essence, is a crystallization of vibrational patterns—an idea that unites music, mathematics, and physical reality.

1. The Primacy of Vibration and Harmony:

Music is fundamentally vibration organized into patterns of harmony. In this view, physical matter, too, is the result of vibratory patterns, albeit on a denser and slower scale. The atoms and molecules that compose physical objects can be seen as “standing waves” of energy, stabilized into forms that we perceive as solid. Matter, then, is a lower-frequency manifestation of the same cosmic principles that give rise to sound.

2. The Bridge Between the Intangible and the Tangible:

Music is intangible—it exists in time, not space. Matter, conversely, exists in space and seems permanent. Yet both emerge from the same metaphysical substrate: the dynamic interplay of energy and structure. This view implies that the material universe is not separate from the spiritual or the abstract but is a concretized expression of these higher principles.

3. The Universe as a Symphony:

For Pythagoras, the cosmos was a grand orchestra, with celestial bodies moving according to mathematical laws, producing the “music of the spheres.” If matter is music solidified, then every object, from the tiniest particle to the vastness of the stars, participates in this cosmic symphony. Existence itself is a divine composition, and our perception of physical matter is but one octave of a multi-dimensional scale.

4. A Modern Resonance:

This idea echoes through modern physics, where matter is understood not as inert substance but as energy bound into specific configurations. Quantum mechanics reveals that particles are waveforms, oscillating in fields of probability. The vibrational nature of reality, hinted at by Pythagoras, resonates with the cutting-edge understanding of matter as energy in rhythmic motion.

In sum, the statement “Physical matter is music solidified” invites us to see the material world not as a dead, static construct but as a living, resonant expression of universal harmony. It suggests that to understand matter is to understand music, and to understand music is to glimpse the divine architecture of the cosmos.

The Bottomless Pit of learned ingratitude- Charlie McCready

Alienated parents often experience a painful dynamic where their children feel they have to “payback” for perceived shortcomings. This belief is instilled by the alienating parent, who paints (projects) a picture of the targeted parent as neglectful or selfish. The child, who has been led to believe these narratives, may come to expect constant compensation for the perceived wrongs.⁠

In reality, the alienated parent has been prevented from giving their love and support. Their attempts to provide for and connect with their child have been limited or entirely blocked. Despite their genuine efforts and desire to be involved, the child has been conditioned to see these efforts as inadequate.⁠

The alienated child often becomes complicit in this dynamic, unknowingly perpetuating the cycle of blame. They carry the belief that they have been short-changed by the targeted parent, even though the reality is that the alienated parent had so much more time and love to give. This disconnect creates a lasting sense of injustice and unresolved tension.⁠

Understanding this dynamic can help alienated parents find some solace in knowing that the problem is not rooted in their actions but in the manipulative influence of the alienating parent. It isn’t easy to be blamed so mistakenly when we know our children truly have been shortchanged – against our wishes and at the instigation of the alienating parent – and we have to, despite all adversity, triggers, injustice, grief …, maintain our patience, empathy, and continued efforts to rebuild trust and connection with their children.⁠

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