The sea is a great metaphor for our emotional state.
Like our brain, the ocean runs deep with currents and flows in waves. These waves break upon our shores of consciousness.
Sometimes it is only then that we become aware of them.
Our dreams run in cycles and sometimes disturb our awakening as they crash upon our conscious mind. Like the sun and the moon, day and night are ruled by different bodies of thought. The events of the day come to the ocean of the subconscious.
When there is a great disturbance, a massive tidal wave is unleashed upon the day. The emotion draws in its force like a great tsunami, and then spews out upon the shores or surface of consciousness. The disturbance is felt outside of self and can be deadly.
When one sleeps and dreams, the disturbances of the day join the ocean of higher consciousness. There the Mind eases the eddies and currents, until the force is calmed. This is what happens as brain waves progress from the waking beta state to the alpha or meditative level to the theta or dream state.
It is one thing to be the Captain of your ship and quite another to control the sea. Emotional power can be directed or harnessed to achieve your dreams. Unleashed with fury, a raging storm can destroy the ship as well as the port.
The good Captain knows to avoid the storms. He respects the power and admires the beauty of the ocean. The Captain is the mind. The Ocean is Mind. The greatest Captains become One with the Sea.
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The Circle of Infinity
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