April 23, 2008

Shams-Tabriz (ST): I had an interesting experience yesterday here. I’m in Bombay as you well know but for purpose for those of you who don’t, and the traffic here on the road is absolutely crazy. There are more than 20 million people in this city and many of them are out driving at the same time each day. And when I say driving, they’re out on their scooters, they’re out in these little three wheeled cobblered cycles, which they refer to auto-rickshaws, they’re out in the vehicles, taxis and they’re out walking, and there are very few traffic signals.

POSSE (pronounced poss-ee) is a term from the American West ­ from the days of the Old Wild West ­ to describe a gang of cowboys summoned to uphold the law. I use this to describe our friends in this dialogue because it was a blend of 5 that were present: Michael, Uriel, Elmarilla Bailey, Jeshua, and another as-yet-unnamed Archangel. And I do believe that they have been summoned to uphold the highest of all laws. I use the term playfully, as this is how I choose to experience them. It is through my light-hearted experiences of them that I find it effortless to view myself with amusement and forgiveness.