Storytelling is the Trojan Horse of Wisdom

Inside “Once upon a time” is “Once upon a timeless”

Most people, sometime in their life, enter into a period of seeking. The language they use to describe their quest may be different, but the intention is the same — to tap into a higher dimension of knowing and become self-realized. The specific form their seeking takes is quite variable. Some go on pilgrimages. Some retreat to caves or mountains. Others join ashrams, read holy books, meditate, practice yoga, or try to find a Great Teacher.

But no matter how you slice and dice it, the underlying assumption of all these seeking strategies is pretty much the same. “There is something I don’t know. There is something I’ve not yet experienced. There is a deep wisdom I need to find.” And so begins the hero’s journey. Or the heroine’s.

And while all this seeking sometimes leads to the kind of awakening the Great Masters have been talking about since the beginning of time, methinks there is a complementary, start-where-you are strategy that also needs to be considered — not to replace the classic quest for Knowledge, but to help seekers understand that they already have, within them, much of the wisdom they are seeking. It’s just hiding.