Omega Project

Realization Towards Individuation

"Know ThySelf" --Eucliedies

Statement of Intention

The Omega Project (½) has been initiated in the tradition of a man coming to know himself. Self-knowledge is said to be (the harbinger of?****). Given the proverb* that constitutes the relation of all things, ÒAs Above so Below,Ó we may also understand that this works in vice versa, ÒAs Below so Above.Ó In a single leaf we may find the nature of the entire tree--or even of the cosmos. So, to Òknow thyself,Ó is to know about all things. Self-knowledge is universal knowledge.

The Omega Project (½) is aimed at assisting my life-long quest to know myself. ÒOmegaÓ is the ultimate end point of things--designating that a conclusion to self-knowledge, a final self-realization, is inevitable. This is, however, in no practical or realistic sense, the Omega Project goal. Can one even know themselves completely by the end of a life-time? Can one ever know themselves completely? Indeed, it is the process of coming to know oneself which is most essential. Omega exists simply in assisting myself through the continual process of self-knowing.

Surely, in the pursuit of self knowledge, one must not rely strictly to outside rescources--such as books, idols, or any other external* perspectives. Ultimately, self-knowledge must come through oneÕs own unique intuitions and observations. Breaking free from social conditioning, stilling the mind through meditation, and cultivating clear perceptions; these are but a few tools which might assist in producing the conditions required for an intelligent insight to emerge. There are books which may assist me in developing these tools --but in the end, deep self-knowledge will come about through my own means and discipline. The goal behind the Omega Project is to provide a kind of system for directing my discipline, and keeping track of the tools available.

The Omega Project will make use of many outside rescources. In fact, a wide range of prescribed systems will be utilized for the information required to build a foundation upon. Such systems will include the enneagram, western and eastern astrology, numerology, the tarot, palmistry, personlity typing, graphology, astro-cartology, past-life exploration, dream and vision interpretation, and exploration into my personal journal and life experiences. The accumilation of this knowledge, and a studied synthesis of the information--will constitute a formulation of who I am, based on a multitude of outside perspectives.

This is the obvious problem involved with the Omega Project: it may seem to be leading me away from self-realization. Since the information involved is not true self-knowledge, but knowledge attained from outside of myself--self-realization could never emerge through this study alone. If fact, the Omega Project may have absolutely nothing to do directly with cultivating self-realization. Even now, as I write this statement--I may be better utilizing my time and energy towards self-realization through meditation or intuiting upon some other direct experience involving my inner nature of being. The fact is that the accumalative knowledge of the Omega Project is not direct, experiential knowledge--the kind of true self-knowledge required for self-realization. But, what I am doing here, in writing this statement, is laying down a foundation (if only for the project), and in the same sense--the development of the Omega Project itself will be a kind of foundation upon which to build a structure of discipline, and a background upon which to associate my direct experiences with now, and in the future.

J. Krishnamurti, renowned spiritual teacher and sage (though he would deny these labels), speaks eliquently of the nature of following the path towards self-realization:

So, to understand the innumerable problems that each one of us has, is it not essential that there be self-knowedge? And that is one of the most difficult things, self-awareness--which does not mean an isolation, a withdrawal. Obviously, to know oneself is essential, but to know oneself does not imply a withdrwal from relationship. And it would be a mistake, surely, to think that one can know oneself significantly, completely, fully, through isolation, through exclusion, or by going to some psychologist, or to some priest; or that one can learn self-knowledge through a book. Self-knowledge is obviously process, not an end in itself; and to know oneself, one must be aware oneself in action, which is relationship. You discover yourself, not in isolation, not in withdrawal, but in relationship--in relationship to society, to your wife, your husband, your brother, to man; but to discover how you react, what your responses are, requires an extraordinary alertness of mind, a keenness of perception.

And so life itself, and the relationships therin--embody the greatest book on self-knowledge. Certainly, all the work involved, and the knowledge aquired through the development of the Omega Project will, at some time, need to be forgotten--released with all other authorative conditionings. which hold back a true method towards self-realization, and self-transformation. &&& jungÕs ÒindividuationÓ from Òstatement of puposeÓ: The quest for answers to the mysteries of life has always interested me more than living life, in itself. Back in my younger years, I recall lying in the grass on my back and gazing, mezmorized, up into the star-sprawled, night sky; I became enthralled in an awe and wonderment that now seems to have been greater than my youthful age should have allowed. More often than other children, it seems, I would ponder the scope of the universe, imagine alternate realities, and exercise my beliefs in a higher purpose beyond the mundane. ÒInfinityÓ was perhaps one of the first ÒadultÓ words that I spoke with the kind of premature certainty affiliated* with a feeling of understanding. Yet, today, I find myself no closer to a true understanding of infinity, beyond the initial concept and definition IÕve always known. And still, the mysteries of life continue to intrigue me. The bigger questions: ÒWho am I?Ó ÒWhat is my purpose?Ó ÒWhat is my relationship with reality?Ó --are questions I ask myself every day. But as I grow older, a tension is developing between my innate yearning for the answers to these questions, and the responsibilities which draw me towards an adult life. The idea for the Omega Project first developed sometime during my stay in the San Francisco/Bay Area, during 1996. This year had been marked by a particularly strong yearning for personal direction and understanding of myself. Certainly, this yearning should been significant during all the years of life; the proverbial challenge to Òknow thyselfÓ is, I believe, the greatest challenge, and the most obvious meaning behind the purpose of our existence as sentient, self-reflective beings. The yearning which IÕm experiencing this year may be more acurrately understood as a yearning for direction in regard to career orientation, discovering what my aptitudes are, and developing an overall sense of direction so I might search further towards personal enlightenment wih a greater degree of focus. My intention is that, in designing and completeing the Omega Project, I will have covered such a wide array of information pertinent to my individual challenge in life, and worked to hone the informtion into more concrete patterns and axioms*--that, in the end, I will have refined my aptitudes and life patterns* into a final synthesis which will be helpful* in guidence, and in remaining focused towards a more dicsiplined life study and work. And that definition is what I reach after now--the unknown variable of my lifeÕs equation--Omega (½), the end result of things (or, at least, of things before what is yet to come). Design be left with a sort of blueprint of

link to Sailboat Letter (1995)

Perhaps that is why I am the person I am: a scholar, a scientist, artist, . . .

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