Two Stories
This poem by Bill Slon, a Seescapes visionary, captures the spirit of the Loveburst video series. Ongoing creation recognizes the Creator’s use of evolution to bring all levels of matter to higher realms of being and creativity.
The Loveburst Cosmic Calendar
Our Universe, and everything in it, began with what is commonly called the Big Bang. We can also call it the Loveburst — the eruption of overflowing love that could not be contained. The story of ongoing creation is a cosmic love story.
From the first helium atoms to the stars, the planets, and life — all creation has collaborated in the 14 billion year history of ongoing creation.
For a better perspective on the depths of time from which we emerged the Cosmic Calendar maps the 14 billion year story of ongoing creation into one calendar year. This is an extract from The Loveburst,a five-part video series, at http://www.seescapes.com/ Also available on DVD.
Cosmic Calendar
One of the projects I’m now working on is a DVD video meditation entitled The Loveburst The Story of Ongoing Creation. It’s my attempt to tell what many call “The Great Story” of our history from the Big Bang to today.
I recently came across this video from Carl Sagan’s Cosmos series that inspired my approach to the last segment of The Loveburst. I’ll share this with you, until I can get my efforts up on YouTube.
Sagan compressed the history of the Cosmos into one calendar year. The Big Bang of creation takes place at the ist second of January 1. Today is at the last second of December 31st.
The Pressures of Stardom
Our sun, like any other star, is held together by the constant push and pull of complementary forces. Without this ongoing tug-of-war, stars wouldn’t be stars at all.
It takes the constant outward push of a star’s inner fires to keep it shining.
And it takes the restraining force of gravity to keep these energetic balls of fire in shape.
If a star gets too pushy, it can blow itself away in a supernova explosion.
If a star caves in to external pressures, gravity crushes it into a lightless space cinder.
Without doubt, we need our inner energies to fire our enthusiasm. But to keep us in creative balance, we also need to accept the restraining pressures of life.
Another Leaf on Life
Compared to leaves like the maple or oak, pine needles couldn’t be more unimpressive. Yet these humble creations can keep their green, long after other leaves are becoming compost.
The hearty pine survives where no other trees can, because their needles are designed to stand up to all kinds of privation. Since they’re long and thin, snow can’t weigh them down. Since they contain little sap, they don’t freeze. And the groove along the bottom of each needle insulates the pores through which the pine draws breath.
That’s why, from a mountain’s barren peaks, the first trees we encounter are the pines. In the near drought conditions of high altitudes, pine needles live full and productive lives for as long as seven years. It’s a tough life out there for all of us. But we’ve been designed to take whatever this life throws at us, because we’re destined to outlive it.