Ешь, молись, люби

Chapter 18

           

           I’vedecidedtoletmyselfoffthehookfromworryingthatconversingwithmyselfonpapermeansI’maschizo.MaybethevoiceIamreachingforisGod,ormaybeit’smyGuruspeakingthroughme,ormaybeit’stheangelwhowasassignedtomycase,ormaybeit’smyHighestSelf,ormaybeitisindeedjustaconstructofmysubconscious,inventedinordertoprotectmefrommyowntorment.SaintTeresacalledsuchdivineinternalvoices"locutions"-wordsfromthesupernaturalthatenterthemindspontaneously,translatedintoyourownlanguageandofferingyouheavenlyconsolation.IdoknowwhatFreudwouldhavesaidaboutsuchspiritualconsolations,ofcourse-thattheyareirrationaland"deservenotrust.Experienceteachesusthattheworldisnonursery."Iagree-theworldisn’tanursery.Buttheveryfactthatthisworldissochallengingisexactlywhyyousometimesmustreachoutofitsjurisdictionforhelp,appealingtoahigherauthorityinordertofindyourcomfort.

           Atthebeginningofmyspiritualexperiment,Ididn’talwayshavesuchfaithinthisinternalvoiceofwisdom.Irememberoncereachingformyprivatenotebookinabitterfuryofrageandsorrow,andscrawlingamessagetomyinnervoice-tomydivineinteriorcomfort-thattookupanentirepageofcapitalletters:

           "IDONOTFUCKINGBELIEVEINYOU!!!!!!!!"

           Afteramoment,stillbreathingheavily,Ifeltaclearpinpointoflightignitewithinme,andthenIfoundmyselfwritingthisamusedandever-calmreply:

           Whoareyoutalkingto,then?

           Ihaven’tdoubteditsexistenceagainsince.SotonightIreachforthatvoiceagain.

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