To Remember Being Human

We say of some spirits that they remember what it is to be human. Others do not remember, or were never human. Those phrases tend to make people a bit nervous, which makes for a good post topic.

Being human means accepting a lot of limitations: the body’s capacity for movement and energy, the mind’s capacity to notice and explain, the emotional limitations of the person and their willingness to accept. Many of these limitations are artificial or self-imposed. A great example of this is people’s stated belief that they need 8 hours of sleep per night. You can function for some time on less, and some people thrive on less. It’s just uncomfortable and can have an impact on performance. There are plenty of reasons to put up with the discomfort, among them reminding yourself that comfort is not always the best guide for how to make decisions.

Spirits who are said to remember being human are willing to work with human limitations. They recognize that you might think of yourself a certain way or believe yourself only capable of so much. The spirit might challenge those limitations, but it’s willing to recognize that you might not be able to meet that challenge. You can more easily negotiate with a spirit that remembers being human, in part because the spirit is positively inclined not just toward your spirit, but toward your consciousness, the part of you that is currently responding to the world around you.

Spirits who are said not to remember (or to never have been human) have much higher standards for behavior. They either simply don’t care if you have limitations, or they know the limitations you’d like to honor are self-imposed, and the consciousness that imposes those limitations has little to do with your elevation or healing. They’re not terribly interested in negotiating, and while your priest might be able to negotiate with them, it’s likely they are not very interested in what you might want or think you need. Some of those spirits are more interested in your healing or elevation, and others simply aren’t interested in your well-being at all.

Spirits whom you’ve lied to or tried to get out of an agreement with tend to also be less interested in negotiation around your limits.