Jen wrote:And pointing the finger of blame at the rapist does not invalidate the understanding that in some way you have attracted that experience into your life (and no, I don't mean by "dressing sexy").
As for the objecctive/subjective dichotomy, I don't think anything that "happens to us" is purely the one or the other.
Let me offer some additional explanation on my part, just because I don't think I am really in disagreement with your views in this thread. I do think there is some dissonance which can, with a little dialogue, result in greater understanding for both of us.
Generally speaking, I stand by the views that were put forth in the "Why Does This Keep Happening To Me?" article. Though remember I feel like that article was more written for me than by me. So I'm not proclaiming it as truth; just another viewpoint.
Yes, we attract our own experience, and this is inclusive of abduction experiences. The balloon illustration given in the article I think works very nicely.
The point is that we don't have to be complacent with regard to the presence and activity of shadow beings in our lives. It's not about placing blame. To the contrary it's about taking responsibility.
So let's say I am abducted. OK I must have drawn that experience to myself. There was a crack in my aura, or a distortion in the balloon, that caused me to be abducted. Now what?
Well I could do some research on the subject, talk to other abductees, read Lyssa's book, etc. This is a good place to start. It can provide me with some explanations and give me a more suitable mental framework to operate from. Maybe I can through this method alone come to terms with the experience, and eliminate the need to ever go through it again.
But that process is long and arduous, and specifically where the topic of abductions is concerned, it's not clear that anybody has landed on a viable mental framework to process that kind of experience.
I could also connect with my Higher Self, and specifically request that I be given love-based experiences that fulfill the same objective. Is it really necessary to be abducted, or is there some other alternative? I'm inclined to say that alternatives exist. Maybe I could meet a guide or teacher that can lovingly point out the flaws in my thinking and offer an alternative view. Maybe I can just learn it naturally through the means of a romantic relationship, or any other type of loving relationship. That sounds a bit nicer to me, but still rather vague, and who knows how long it will take to make the upgrade that way?
A third possibility is that I call the grays (or whomever) out. OK guys! I want to know what the deal is. I want to know what kind of contract I've got myself into, and I want to know what exactly you are trying to get from me. Then at least I can fulfill the obligations on my own terms. Maybe I would rather be abducted next Friday night instead of Saturday. Don't call me. I'll call you. Much more empowering, wouldn't you say?
Finally I could just say this. Sorry guys, the contract is cancelled.
If this post is being monitored by any actual or potential abductors, consider this your official Notice:
In the name of the ONE INFINITE CREATOR, I hereby nullify, cancel, and avoid, any and all contracts for abduction experiences, and request Pardon from any past, present, or future obligation to undergo such experiences on the following grounds:
1. INCAPACITY TO CONTRACT.
A. INFANCY. As a spiritual infant, I do not possess the necessary awareness to contract with extraterrestrials, hyperdimensional beings, or military operatives, for abduction experiences. Therefore any such contracts that I have made, or will make, are immediately revocable, at my sole discretion, unless or until that time when I have reached spiritual maturity.
B. MENTAL IMPAIRMENT. Any consent, actual or implied, to abduction experiences which was given by myself while in an altered state, including, but not limited to, (1) the use or administration of drugs or alcohol, whether voluntary or involuntary; (2) hypnotic or trance states, self-induced and otherwise; or (3) technology-based control mechanisms, such as implants or thought broadcasting technologies such as HAARP, is revocable to the degree that the recipient of such consent was aware of my state of mental impairment and was knowingly taking advantage of such state for personal or professional gain.
2. DURESS. Any contract for abduction which was made by myself while in a state of fear or under threat of spiritual, mental, emotional, or physical harm to myself or any other entity, is invalid and unenforceable.
3. UNDUE INFLUENCE. Any contract for abduction which was made by myself while in a state of awe or reverence to any entity other than the ONE INFINITE CREATOR was made on the grounds of improper persuasion and is invalid and unenforceable.
4. MISTAKE. I hereby assert that any contract for abduction entered unto by myself was made in error and I further assert my rights of recission to such contracts.
5. MISREPRESENTATION. I hereby assert that the terms and conditions to any contract for abduction entered unto by myself were not clearly stated and defined and therefore such contracts are fraudulent.
6. UNCONSCIONABILITY. Abduction is a direct and willful violation of the rights and liberties granted to me by the ONE INFINITE CREATOR, and therefore any act of abduction is inherently unconscionable, and all abduction activity must immediately cease and desist irrespective of the purported validity of any contract made on my behalf to undergo such experiences.
I further request that, to the extent that any harm or restriction of liberty (whether past, present, future, spiritual, mental, emotional, or physical) has come to me, or through me to any other entity, full and complete restitution be immediately made to all parties affected, and that any and all means available to the offending parties be utilized to the greatest extent permissible by the law of the ONE INFINITE CREATOR.
DATED this twenty-third day of October, in the year two thousand and five.
WITNESS my Hand and Seal:
BY: tenetnosce, Authorized Representative
All Rights Reserved.
It is not for us to understand love, but simply to make space for it.