Awakening to the Dream
“An eye cannot observe itself—unless it finds a mirror.”
—Paraphrased from Alan Watts
As I stand before the mirror, I’m reminded of the profound wisdom in these words. The mirror reflects not just my physical form, but the depths of my soul. It’s a symbol of self-discovery—a tool for uncovering the hidden aspects of ourselves.
The Visionaries Who Guided Me
Two thinkers have profoundly impacted my understanding of consciousness and transformation: Alan Watts and Robert Edward Grant. Their work has been a mirror for my own journey, guiding me inward, outward, and everywhere in between.
Alan Watts: A Bridge Between East and West
Alan Watts (1915–1973) translated Eastern wisdom into language that resonated with the Western mind. His insights into reality, selfhood, and the illusion of separation have been invaluable. One idea that transformed my worldview was his concept of “the taboo against knowing who you are”—the societal conditioning that keeps us disconnected from our true nature.
Robert Edward Grant: The Mathematics of Consciousness
Robert Edward Grant is a contemporary polymath—a master of many disciplines—whose work bridges mathematics, sacred geometry, consciousness, and unified physics. He explores the interconnectedness of all things and the fractal nature of reality.
His recent epiphanies on the wall drawings in the King’s Chamber of the Great Pyramid in Egypt had me spellbound. I won’t pretend to grasp it all—much of it is above my current understanding—but I feel the resonance. I’m curious. I’m listening.
The Infinite Essence: A Mirror of Consciousness
In a recent podcast, Robert shared something that stirred something deep in me:
“Life is the Other Side sending us messages to help us on our earthly experience.”
What is the Other Side?
It’s not some far-off place. It’s the unseen layer of existence—the invisible intelligence beneath the surface of all things.
Some call it Spirit. The Divine. The Unified Field.
Let’s call it Source: the infinite essence from which everything flows.
It’s not a person or a place. It’s a presence—what animates life itself.
And if Source is the origin, then what allows it to see itself?
That’s where Consciousness comes in.
We are not separate from Source—we are how Source experiences.
Consciousness is the mirror. The awareness. The lens.
And that’s when it hit me:
Source is what IS.
Consciousness is what KNOWS what is.
From that perspective, life becomes something more than just moments and milestones.
It becomes a sacred exchange between worlds.
A divine echo between what is seen and what is sensed.
Every challenge, every encounter, every breakthrough—
A message sent to help us remember, reflect, and rise.
The Meeting Point
We are both the mirror and the bridge.
The mirror—because through us, Consciousness sees itself.
The bridge—because we stand at the intersection where Source and form meet.
We reflect Source, and we connect the dimensions.
This realization shifts everything.
It dissolves the illusion of separation and invites us to remember who we truly are.
We Are the Mirrors of Consciousness
Think about this: Robert suggests that Consciousness cannot observe itself directly.
Just like an eye needs a mirror to see itself, so too does Consciousness need us—individually and collectively—to perceive, reflect, and expand.
Here on Earth, we live in a simulation of the mind.
We didn’t separate from unity unconsciously—we divided with intention.
We didn’t lose connection. We chose to experience separation.
We broke into mirrors—into form, into contrast—so Consciousness could see itself from every angle: every emotion, every sensation, every perspective.
Joy and grief. Triumph and shame. Ecstasy and despair.
All of it is sacred. All of it is seen.
That’s what we are: fragments of Source peering back at itself through billions of lenses.
The You-Inverse: A Reflection of Your True Nature
“The thing you think you are not, is the thing you are.”
– Robert Edward Grant
What we resist within ourselves doesn’t disappear—it reflects.
The shadow we deny becomes the tension we meet in others.
The parts we reject become the patterns we relive.
There is no universe, only the you-inverse.
I am that. It’s all me. Just like in a dream where every character—every conflict, every joy—is born of the same mind. And I’ve come to accept it: they’re all me.
Even the people who hurt me.
Even the parts of myself I once disowned.
The dream is getting lucid now. We’re all waking up. Together.
As Robert reminds us, Source is on a journey to learn empathy through every possible circumstance of the human life: every struggle, every contradiction, every breakthrough.
And here’s what I now understand—especially as an adoptee:
If I experience rejection and separation in my outer world, it’s because I’ve rejected and separated from my own true self first.
The abandonment I felt “out there” mirrored the abandonment I carried within.
But when I stopped blaming others for my experience and started claiming it, something shifted.
I saw the patterns. I saw the loops. I saw my own design at work.
This is discernment: not judgment, but clarity.
A sacred kind of seeing—the kind that starts within and changes everything.
The Fifth Dimension: Beyond Belief
I believe—along with Robert—that we’re crossing into the fifth dimension.
But this isn’t a place. It’s a frequency.
A subtle realm, like slipping into a dream while still awake.
Like tuning a dial on an old radio until a clearer signal comes through.
In this space, reality softens. Time bends. The heart knows before the mind does.
Here, the only limitation is what we still believe to be true.
Some describe it as a shift from thinking to feeling, from surviving to resonating.
Our beliefs shape our reality.
And when we begin to question them—to see them as optional instead of absolute—we begin to unlock our infinite potential.
The Alchemy of Shadow and Light
Writing Un-Adoptically Me—my story, my truth, my voice—became a massive catalyst.
It pulled back the veil. It laid bare the challenges I’ve endured and the resilience I’ve embodied.
I’ve learned to die to myself again and again.
And to rise again and again—rebirthed in truth, not in trauma.
You can’t be whole without knowing your own darkness.
You can’t be true if you’re hiding from your pain.
Suffering only feels like suffering when you don’t understand the reason behind it.
But suffering, too, is sacred.
It is the soil from which clarity can bloom.
Radical authenticity is where I found my power.
Not in showing up as the version of me others wanted—but as the one who is.
I practice radical self-awareness.
I examine my limiting beliefs.
I question my inherited patterns.
I ask: Are they helping me become the best version of myself—or holding me back?
Because if I want the mirror to smile, I have to smile first.
The reflection follows the choice.
We Are the Mirror, the Message, and the Miracle
We are not broken. We are becoming.
We are the mirror, the message, and the miracle.
And now, more than ever, it’s time to look deeply—and remember.
Conclusion
This dream we call “life” is not an accident.
We made it. We all did.
So take back your authorship.
Inspect your patterns.
Own your frequency.
Raise it.
Call to Action
What will we create in this dream?
What will we manifest?
