(B01C26) Chapter 26: Fortress in a Solid Dude

Heir-Raising Expedition

JOR-EL (SUPERMAN'S FATHER): ”YOU WILL TRAVEL FAR, MY LITTLE KAL-EL. BUT WE WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU... EVEN IN THE FACE OF OUR DEATH. THE RICHNESS OF OUR LIVES SHALL BE YOURS. ALL THAT I HAVE, ALL THAT I'VE LEARNED, EVERYTHING I FEEL... ALL THIS, AND MORE, I... I BEQUEATH YOU, MY SON. YOU WILL CARRY ME INSIDE YOU, ALL THE DAYS OF YOUR LIFE. YOU WILL MAKE MY STRENGTH YOUR OWN, AND SEE MY LIFE THROUGH YOUR EYES, AS YOUR LIFE WILL BE SEEN THROUGH MINE. THE SON BECOMES THE FATHER, AND THE FATHER THE SON. THIS IS ALL I... ALL I CAN SEND YOU, KAL-EL.

Whenever Superman needed a break from his social environment, he would fly to a secret place that nobody knew about. This was his aptly named “Fortress of Solitude.” Far away from civilization, hidden amongst the glaciers near the North Pole, Kal-El used the crystals from his home planet to create a place where he could go to consult his greatest sources of wisdom: the core archetypes of his parents. Whenever he was in doubt, lacking faith, or frustrated by the inability for humans to see beyond themselves, he would summon upon the interactive holograms of those who could return him back into balance.

Though this Fortress of Solitude was—for Kal-El—a physical location, each and every one of us had created such a place long ago. Many of us, before we can even remember, created a place in our hearts and our minds that still stores the core concepts and first impressions of the physical world. When we become still and quiet our minds, we can draw back the illusory distractions of the external world and reclaim the perfected memory of our first impressions of our current incarnation.

In the quiet still spaces of our mind, behind any concept of circumstance, memory, identity—before any discernment between good and evil, and even preceding any definitions—each of us has established a personal Fortress of Solitude: the id. In this nonphysical location, created solely from brain waves, we hold an image of a world where only we exist. In the location of the id, there are no comparisons or competition, nor is the definition of solitude even capable of being identified to contrast that which does not exist. This is the location of the spark of our soul, before even being birthed into linear existence. The spark of our soul is the original seeded tone—the Throne of God—which vibrates outwards a silent broadcast of natural law. It is the same tone for everything in the physical world. It is the instructions necessary to create light from the darkness, before color can even be conceived.

“EACH OF YOU, AN ABSOLUTE PRODUCTION OF PURE SERVICE. TRUTH IS, YOU WERE CREATED ON PURPOSE.” – “INTELLIGENT DESIGN” BY JD STAHL

What many perceive as death is merely the source of all life. The only thing/concept that must die in order to enter this Fortress is our identity, our ego, or linear concept of self. Before this shadow can even be conceived, we must identify our unique perception of that which is natural law. Our image, our identity, our personal perspective, and the unique reflection of solar energy from our soul is guided by how each of us are intended to balance out a singular moment in time. As we are born, time pauses, and in that moment we are created from the highest and lowest energies that are channeled through us by the quantum forces of the universe. Each of us has been created on purpose, as the true law of nature, but also as a physical establishment of justice to every atom that exists in the physical world.

Pictured: Neurons in a human brain.

From this spark, light is then channeled through electronic signals of our body's RNA. This lighting of our being later amasses into our nervous system. Similar to fiber optics, this system then vibrates out our unique vibration, electro-magnetically pulling matter towards every nerve ending. As the methyl crystals synthesizes with a source of energy, it produces bone, tissue, muscle, and skin. As we gestate in the womb, we accumulate mass from a single seed of information into a multicellular composition that we identify as our physical body. Our anatomical design is the physical manifestation of this uniquely authentic vibration. Another branch of this energy fragments into personality. Each one of our designated chromosomes contains instructions for a specific set of characteristics and qualities—both physical and nonphysical.

Kal-El's experience with these vibrations was delivered through verbalized instructions that were spoken to him while he was traveling in his spaceship on his way to the Milky Way. The moment we are born—or when our crystalline “spaceship” finally reaches a source of radioactive consciousness (The Sun)—these electrical signals are satiated and then catalyzed by the combination of these nutrients. The conversion of high-frequency solar consciousness into physical matter creates the potential for growth and development. Behind our solid mass is but light—straight from the source of all in existence. As our unique vibration creates a deconstructive interference pattern with the seed tone (Throne of Omega/Om), we establish our own personal fortress that keeps us connected to our “crystal-clear” understanding of who we truly are, even before we arrived in time and space, by way of a crystal “space ship.”

The "space ship" that brought Kal-El (Superman) to Earth.

Though it is invisible and non-physical, each of us can conceive of this “place” much like Kal-El's Fortress of Solitude. Stored in the purest vibrations at each our core, our id “speaks” the silent voice of our unique expression—a deconstructive interference pattern. This pattern/vibration is the purest organization of our genetic code, forever locked in our RNA—even before our DNA was amassed from electromagnetic forces. This deconstructive interference pattern is also our authentic identity—both as a soul and our singular incarnation. As we experience life, we add to this incarnation's database, further developing our body (space suit) so that our light may experience both creation and creator in this world. The voice of our own personal id is quite similar to the entire world, for it stands at the threshold between the singularity and the fragmentation of the external world.

LEX LUTHOR: “SOME PEOPLE CAN READ WAR AND PEACE AND COME AWAY THINKING IT'S A SIMPLE ADVENTURE STORY. OTHERS CAN READ THE INGREDIENTS ON A CHEWING GUM WRAPPER AND UNLOCK THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE.” – SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE (MOVIE)

Similar to how computers operate, our hardware, prior to programming, is what gives us all the equal capacity to establish ourselves in harmony with the world. Deep in the hardware is a basic set of instructions (BIOS: Basic Input/Output System). These BIOS instructions will perpetually broadcast out the echoes of our quantum designation, from the very second our consciousness has been established in our brain stem. In a sense, we are all “aliens” to this physical world. Because of the confusion we have accrued in the external world, not many of us can recall these silent conversations that first taught us the laws of nature within.

Much like Kal-El's Fortress of Solitude, we occasionally visit our personal haven (The Kingdom) to remember who we truly are, our reason to live, and what rules govern how we perceive the world around us as an interdependent creature/environment. When we draw away any concept of separation, competition, comparison, or duality, we are repeatedly baptized by our own waters of truth, purified by the fire that borders the spark of our soul. In the inner chamber, womb, or “Holiest of Holies,” we can reclaim the throne of creation, beside the Mother (space). In this chamber we decide whether we are all powerful and sovereign or if we again establish ourselves as dependent on our environment, only complete when we are in combination with another or as the product of external validation.

When we are at our lowest moments, we release our dependency on the external world; only then are we capable of returning to this inner chamber to be restored to our purity. As we resurrect our “super” or “alien” energies, we release the distance between our crystalline purity and our accrued masses of confused energy. The more we release the control mindset that houses our confusion, we are immediately pulled backwards towards this source. Like Superman, we are bathed in the pure light of the sun—the Milky Way's source of solar consciousness. As we are “bathed in milk,” we are born again and again.

From this state of purity, intimately connected with the electronic/alien energy of our base nervous system, our senses are without border or restriction. In combination, our 5 physical senses unite and become capable of receiving and decoding energy that exists outside of space and time. Standing on the rungs of this transcendent experience, we peek over the veil and are again capable of “knowing” who we are and who we have been from every cycle of time. If we allow ourselves to believe in this knowing, we are resurrected and transfigured back to our initial perfection, drawing back both time and space. Increasing our vibration in this way will heal us physically, psychologically, and spiritually.

SUPERMAN: “I HEAR EVERYTHING. YOU WROTE THAT THE WORLD DOESN'T NEED A SAVIOR, BUT EVERY DAY I HEAR PEOPLE CRYING FOR ONE.” – SUPERMAN RETURNS (MOVIE)

There is state of awareness deep within all of us that is equally a part of everyone. Since there is no separation, we are able to “feel” other people on an emotional level. When our language fails us, we claim that we can “hear” other people—at least when we allow ourselves to love them unconditionally. Identifying ourselves as this unconditional love is the same as experience this vibrational “place” when we cry so much that eventually we cannot cry any more. As our light attempts to reconfigure itself back into purity, it magnetically “squeezes” our bone, muscle, and tissue—ever so slightly. Our tears are squeezed from our eyes, our bodies clench, and our mind focuses as purely on a single source. We think this catalyst is the cause of our pain, but it is the reason for our return to our personal fortress so that we may be born again, “bathed in milk.” When we cannot cry any longer, it is because we have squeezed ourselves clean of the confused distance between our light and our physical existence. These are opportunities where we are capable of believing in ourselves so that we can begin life anew or we continue to cling to the security, victimization, pain, suffering, and limitations of our previous cycle so that it will inevitably repeat again and again.

However, if we release these patterns of confusion and suffering with unconditional love and impassioned forgiveness, we can begin our lives again, free to transfigure ourselves back into perfection. It is only when we are in harmony with ourselves and our environment that we can truly “know” who we are: the “I Am Presence,” the Brahma, the creator/creation, the Truth and the light. Just like Superman—who gets his power from the Sun, each of us receives our personal sovereignty and “super” nature from our inner light. Whenever we are restored to this state of simplicity—by going out in nature, taking time away from society or technology, or even having an emotional breakdown, we are retuning ourselves back to the primary vibration that initially spurred us into existence.

When we stop identifying ourselves by our personal “Clark Kent” costumes, we can then release our dependence on the external world's validation. This method of transcendental meditation—however we choose to practice it—prompts us to “re-member” us at the pinnacle of our innocence. Each of these methods (plant medicines, therapy, artistic expression, exercise, meditation, etc.) are all yogas that create a union with the divine. These methods increase our vibration and take us back to the states of awareness that have preserved every moment of our lives.

Until we recognize that we are equally a product of our environment as much as we are a product of our interpretation of that environment, we will experience the “Face of God” as our complete opposite. Until we are in balance—internally and externally—our creator is the foil of our perception of ourselves. When we lack harmony or place conditions on love, we will allow our attachment to preferences to designate certain energies or individuals who challenge us as “devils.”

However, if we can release our attachment to these preferences, then we can draw our awareness back to our state of innocence—the source of our purity. When we become consciously attendant to this part of ourselves, we alter our brain waves. As we transition through these brain waves, we are able to access all of the information we have ever observed in those states. Stored in these brain waves are all of our memories. Crystallized in our brain is every single sensory experience, waiting for us to uncover the secrets and lessons from every moment of our lives.

When we don't limit our dream to perceive of just a singular, linear incarnation, we are able to connect our spark's vibration to every life we have ever lived. The further we go into this “source,” the more we are able to recall our unification to everyone who ever existed, all the way to the source of existence itself. Deep inside a cold ice fortress is the lossless frequency of each of our Om state—transcending both time and space, holding pieces of ourselves and our ancestors that will always bring us back to our truest identity, never to be diminished or undermined by anything in the physical world.

The Way

JD Stahl (05/23/2020) Away from the sights, the sounds, The rigid schedules—the frowns, Expectations, labels, copies of passers by There is a place where I go that Nobody seems to know. Just leave yourself behind. You may quiet the voices. You’re free from all of their choices For you. They cannot see the places of peace in the light When they clamor around the joker at night. Where you will be from, nothing is lost. And the faithless to you May never know the cost. But nothing sits between The shadows of them and me. We are all divine company— For you. Rise above the problems and fights. This immaculate channel seems tight. But impossibility only lives down below. And most rainy days will slow the show. And you know the way us near. Disconnect from unclear. Confusion is the anchor— For you. So put down the fear when there’s nothing near. I have been saving a perfect space for you here. Because I know you when others seem not. Safety is something you’ve got To offer those who sit in doubt For vulnerability is a luxury They’ve gone on without. It’s where lies the power— For you. All of you. There is truth. And the way to you.

Shadow of the Son

JOR-EL: “YOUR HELP WOULD BE CALLED FOR ENDLESSLY, EVEN FOR THOSE PROBLEMS WHICH HUMAN BEINGS COULD SOLVE THEMSELVES. IT IS THEIR HABIT TO ABUSE THEIR RESOURCES IN SUCH A WAY.” – SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE (MOVIE)

Clark Kent was Superman's non-assuming, humble, and quite clumsy alter-ego. He was given the name Clark by his adoptive human parents. When he lived with them in Kansas, Kal-El slowly developed and shaped his false persona in order to ensure that his true identity would be kept in secret. The moment that he aligned himself with his primary purpose (unconditionally loving humanity), Kal-El recognized that his public exposure would be more of a distraction than a blessing. Not only was he told that the world would probably demonize him because of their own fears, he also wanted to see people empowered for who they truly were—without constantly comparing themselves to an impossible standard.

Superman wanted to help people, but he also wanted to exist among them—because he cared about them as much as he did. In fact, one of his biggest wishes was to stand side-by-side with other humans as an equal—not as a planetary god or superhero. If Clark were to completely neglect his power and abilities, he would have done those he loved a disservice. On the other hand, if he publicized his existence, he would no longer be able to exist among them and live out his dream: to be human. Superman's entire identity would be accredited to his powers and abilities. To the ones he loved, he would have been treated like a tool or a machine instead of being considered as a human being with similar vulnerabilities and emotions.

“I CAN FEEL THE EARTH SPIN, SITTING ON MY SHADOW. WHITE LIGHT WAVES IN A LONG HARD STARE. RESOLUTIONS SO STRONG, THEY CONQUER EVERY CARE. I'VE NEVER MET MY FATHER. I'VE NEVER HAD A SON. THE WORLD RESTS ON MY TALL SHOULDERS. LEFT INSIDE MY HEAD IS THE ONLY ONE.” – “CODA” BY JD STAHL

The difference between Clark Kent and the rest of us is that he was consciously aware (awake) that he was not restricted to his ego. One of Superman's greatest challenges was attempting to balance his existence in the external world while still being true to the purest part of his being: Kal-El. Similarly, many of us have developed an ego persona to protect our innocence from having to experience pain. Instead of recognizing our soul's invincibility, we fear our vulnerability. We often fail to realize that our perceived weaknesses can only be associated with this false identity. As a result, we have traded our superhuman sovereignty in order to establish an identity as someone OF the world instead of one who is merely IN it. The difference between these identities is that only one of them is affected by the external world; it is the same part of ourselves that believes hope is something outside of ourselves, rather than a power sourced from within.

Until we lose hope in everything other than ourselves, we will continue to lack trust. If we cannot face ourselves without flinching, then how can we expect anyone else to be able to match the purity of our spiritual self—our pure soul. Until we have learned to keep our self-identification separate from our shadow/ego persona, we are relegated to confusion. If we cannot release our attachments to our desires, those desires will consume us. Eventually, we will identify ourselves with them—as them—solidifying our role as a potential victim OF our environment.

Since birth, we have copied and pasted various different pieces of the people we both love and hate in order to create a cloak of armor around our most precious gift—our innocence, the child and father of our present experience. After years of experiencing the growing pains of disappointment, disillusionment, heartbreak, betrayal, or abuse, many of us have forgotten who we truly were beforehand. There is a super-being within each and every one of us, waiting to be resurrected by the solar warmth of our unconditional self-love and forgiveness. All we have to do is believe in ourselves.

When we don't believe in ourselves enough to “trust the process” or release our attachments to control, predictability, power, rational understanding, or favor, we are unable to transfer our identification with that part of us that created this patchwork persona (Brahma). We are not even able to clean our costume garment/blanket until we are able to release our grip long enough to cycle it through a wash. Our greatest addiction as human beings is not something that we can consume—but that which consumes us entirely: our chosen (human) identity. These identities chain us, preventing us from flying or acknowledging our true power and sovereignty.

Standing at the door, before we are able to transcend our ego personas and return to our innocence, is the darkest part of our shadow. This darkened portion of our subconscious is the condensed mass of all of our unacknowledged pain and suffering—everything we have ever experienced in the world that we have not yet been able to process. When we are unable to process these traumas, these energies remain in limbo, stuck between self-hatred and a general distain for humanity.

This self-created duality illusion is what we use to cope with our confusion. Not only do we fear our vulnerability being violated by the external world, we also fear blaming ourselves. Believing that we have to choose one or the other—instead of seeing them as interdependent and balanced opportunities for growth and development—is what forces us to create separation within ourselves. The more of these traumas that we accrue, the less power we have to release our identification as victims.

Humble Beginnings

YOUNG CLARK KENT: “IS IT SHOWING OFF IF SOMEBODY'S DOING THE THINGS HE'S CAPABLE OF DOING? IS A BIRD SHOWING OFF WHEN IT FLIES?” – SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE (MOVIE)

Not only did Kal-El create a false persona that would keep his true identity hidden, he developed his version of Clark Kent to be an insecure, clumsy simpleton. While at first he may have settled on this personality as a disguise, eventually it helped him to see the true nature of others. It's one thing to identify yourself as a klutz; it's a completely different learning experience when you know you are playing dumb in order to help people feel better about themselves. The way that people treat you when they believe they are better than you is very revealing about their character. All of our weaknesses, fears, and resentments often come to the surface the very moment we are in the company of someone who doesn't cause us to protect ourselves.

Even though Superman was physically indestructible, that didn't mean that he wasn't still developing his strength. One of the things that he faces throughout the movies was a looming sense of loneliness or separation from the outside world. It just goes to show us that no matter how capable we are, our hearts will always yearn more to be understood than to just to be known. I watched Clark Kent struggle with his own questions about humanity, mainly love. Unfortunately, in order to be able to understand a part of ourselves that we have not yet faced, we have to allow ourselves to be consumed by it. Looking for love externally, we will inevitably experience both desire and heartbreak.

In the Superman movies, Clark Kent fell in love with one of his coworkers, Lois Lane. Lois was no Camelot princess. She was real, rough, a smoker, hot-headed, egotistical, and opinionated. Lois was curious, brave, reckless—all of the qualities that Superman felt he had to give up in order to take responsibility for himself. From his perspective, being able to accept yourself for these human fallibilities was a superpower that even he had not yet mastered. Clark/Superman eventually fell in love with these human qualities, just as anyone would be attracted to their opposites as a means to achieve greater balance.

Taking a Walk Down Lois Lane

LOIS LANE: “DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO HEAR BIRDS SINGING AT DAWN, AFTER YOU'VE JUST SPEND THE WHOLE NIGHT CRYING...? DON'T YOU KNOW THIS IS KILLING ME? HAVE YOU ANY IDEA WHAT IT'S LIKE...TO HAVE YOU COME IN HERE EVERY DAY, AND NOT BE ABLE TO TALK NORMALLY TO YOU, OR SHOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT YOU, OR SPEAK TO ANYBODY ELSE ABOUT YOU?”

Before I had ever even considered having a girlfriend or female partner, I learned from Superman's personal experience being in love with Lois Lane. Unfortunately, from the movie, what I actually took away was that just because you love someone and the other person claims to love you, that doesn't' necessarily mean that the two people belong together. Instead of viewing intimacy or love as a designation that two people make together, I was presented with the perspective that love and desire are often confused with one another.

Superman had fallen for Lois so much that he was willing to sacrifice all of his powers to be with her. Not only did he literally turn back time to save her after she had died during the earthquake, he was willing to give up everything in order to be with her. Throughout all of this, Clark never expected Lois to change who she was. Lois, however, communicated that she was jealous of the world; she didn't want to share Clark/Superman's attentions with anyone. In a way, you could say that she wanted to possess Clark, preventing Superman from doing and being everything that she was initially attracted to.

The power dynamic in the relationship, however, was not one-sided. Both Lois and Clark saw the missing pieces of themselves in each other. The curiosities of both of them transformed into attraction and then eventually degraded into emotional attachment or codependency. While Lois looked at Superman as her personal savior, Clark looked at Lois as his salvation in his own humanity. The match was equal; but, as I said, these relationship attachments often are presented in our lives, not as a final designation, but more as an exchange of energies, specifically meant to reveal parts of our lives that we would never be able to experience otherwise.

“YOU DON'T KNOW ME AT ALL. YOU COULD HAVE JUST PROPPED ME UP ON THE TABLE LIKE A MANNEQUIN, OR A CARDBOARD STAND-UP AND PAINT ME ANY FACE THAT YOU WANTED ME TO BE SEEN.” – “YOU DON'T KNOW ME” BY BEN FOLDS

While Lois was unaware of his true identity, she treated Clark very much like a child. Though her job was investigative journalism, she rarely asked any questions about who Clark truly was behind his personality. Not only did she prove to Clark that she was not really interested in him, but she also failed to even respect him as an equal. Much of the time, she actually treated him like a child. Though many may perceive these narcissistic traits as a disguise to cover up an incredible sense of insecurity, Lois seemed more to struggle with her own ability to “let go.” This absence of faith was displayed during her first flight with Superman.

In a similar way that she wanted to have control over her mood by smoking cigarettes and strong-arming her boss into getting her way, Lois revealed her insecurities every time that she tried to control/manipulate her environment to better serve her own self-interests or perspective. These fears were a direct product of not being able to trust herself—which she then projected on the entire world. Because Lois was never consciously aware of these character traits, they extended into her relationship with Clark.

Even after Superman was willing to commit himself to Lois, she convinced him to pull his love away from humanity so that she could have his love all to herself. However, when he gave up his powers to do so, she almost immediately lost interest. As a child, this dynamic was pointed out to me that even though people may say they love you, that doesn't' mean that they can see you beyond what you can do for them or how you make them feel when you are at your best.

The Superman movies taught me the difference between conditional love and unconditional love. More than that, after learning that lesson, I was still able to maintain the same level of love and respect for the people who caused my greatest heartbreaks. Superman knew who he was behind both of his personas (Clark and Superman); because of this level of self-awareness, he was also able to see people behind their own present level of self-acceptance.

X-RAY Recision

LOIS LANE: “CAN YOU READ MY MIND? DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT YOU DO TO ME? I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE. JUST A FRIEND FROM ANOTHER STAR. HERE I AM, LIKE A KID OUT OF SCHOOL. HOLDING HANDS WITH A GOD. I'M A FOOL. WILL YOU LOOK AT ME? QUIVERING. LIKE A LITTLE GIRL, SHIVERING. YOU CAN SEE RIGHT THROUGH ME. CAN YOU READ MY MIND? CAN YOU PICTURE THE THINGS I'M THINKING OF? WONDERING WHY YOU ARE... ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS YOU ARE. YOU CAN FLY. YOU BELONG IN THE SKY. YOU AND I... COULD BELONG TO EACH OTHER. IF YOU NEED A FRIEND... I'M THE ONE TO FLY TO. IF YOU NEED TO BE LOVED... HERE I AM. READ MY MIND.” – SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE (MOVIE)

Lois wanted to know what it was like to be overpowered—psychologically and physically; she did not have much faith in the world, outside of what she could control. On the other end of the spectrum, Clark wanted to know what it was like to have faith him himself that didn't involve strict discipline and isolation. Spiritually, Clark had plenty of faith and love for the world—not in spite of their weaknesses, but because of them. Yet, even though his heart was open to the world, it was difficult to see himself in the same manner, causing him to constantly yearn for inclusion into their world without fear of ostracization or abandonment. Without forcing himself into isolation, Clark was not able to establish boundaries.

Though he was an invincible superhero, Superman was still susceptible to pain. Even though his father's words may have helped to guide him towards understanding humanity, empathically relating to them required an actual experience with their pain and suffering. Falling in love with Lois was how Clark accepted the “sin” of humanity. It was only by enduring heartbreak was he able to truly understand what it was like to be human—for that was the only part of Superman that could be broken.

Though many may attempt to take one side or the other, the matchup between Lois and Clark was a gift—for both of them. The two reporters were able to see their own personal God in the mirror image of one another. Unfortunately, while the roles were reversed—when Clark became a victim of a fight in a diner, he was able to see how Lois treated people when they were at their weakest. After losing the fight, Lois immediately lost interest in Clark—proving that she cared more about what Superman could do for her than about who Clark was in the core of his heart. Not only could she never tell him that she loved him—even right after giving up his powers—she rolled her eyes at him when he was at his weakest.

Though he had given up his powers, it doesn't take a superhuman to recognize when someone's love is conditional. When Clark saw this, he realized that he was not only betraying his purpose by choosing to be with Lois, but he was also disrespecting himself in the process. Though he may have been able to handle this self-sacrifice, he was unable to respect himself by turning his back on all of humanity for such an insufficient exchange.

Kryptonite may have been one of Superman's weaknesses; however, the only thing that seemed to kill both aspects of Kal-El (Clark and Superman) was conditional love. Fortunately, after the short relationship with Lois, Superman was able to see that the failure of conditions was of his own responsibility—to himself—and could not be blamed on anyone but himself. Instead of confining himself to a victim mentality, he took responsibility for how he reacted to someone else's present lack of awareness. This practice of unbearable compassion is what led him to unconditional love and forgiveness—for himself and for Lois. Instead of changing the way he saw her, he instead changed how he saw himself, empowering him to learn and grow from his experience instead of externalizing blame or judgment.

Unconditional Superposition

To truly know what it is like to be a victim, we have to place ourselves into certain situations. In those moments, not only do we get to see who we are, but also who others are by how they treat those who appear to be lower than they. It is difficult for all of us, while we identify ourselves with our limited personas or egos, to look hopefully at the world without seeing that we are equally a product of it. Until we see that all things are intentional, balance can never be reached. Until this happens, we will rely externally on our physical senses; we will be attached, addicted, dependent, and desirous of everything around us until we see that our truest savior is our own face in the mirror.

While seeking salvation, if the face we seek or credit is that of anyone other than our present selves, then we can immediately assume that we still have a way to go until we step into our true power. By viewing each and every relationship as an opportunity to increase our own self-awareness, we can experience all events in our lives without claiming a victim mentality. We must also be careful that the face we see is not of our greatest potential, but whoever we are in the moment. Lois cheated on Clark with Superman during their relationship. Sadly, we can cheat on ourselves with a version of ourselves that we have not yet realized. Both of these infidelities act like kryptonite to our superpowers.

However, just because Lois and Clark eventually separated and returned back into the secrecy of a lower dimension of awareness, that didn't mean that they turned on one another or attempted to spite each other after what had happened. Instead, Superman maturely returned to his previous persona as both Clark Kent and Superman, resuming his purpose for humanity. Lois, after their final kiss, was unable to remember what had happened at all. Only those who are capable of seeing themselves behind their human persona (ego) are able to retain information between the veil of duality.

Not only was Clark/Superman able to experience heartbreak and disappointment from the hands of his one true love, but he was able to endure it without changing the way that he saw Lois. For Clark, this proved that he was able to be less dependent on his own false persona. It was after this point in the movie series that Clark's personality became less clumsy and more confident. What he realized was that it didn't matter who he was or who he pretended to be on the outside; people only understand people as well as they understand themselves. As a result, though he was still hiding behind his glasses, Clark no longer hunched over or overplayed his humanity. Even though the whole Clark persona was an act, Kal-El was still able to develop it to attain better harmony within his environment.

Messages

JD Stahl (06/12/2016) I'm not the only one of us who feels what's there. The words left unsaid have transferred heads, And I can hear the love, loud, in the silence. And it seems like a dream when I close my eyes. And it just gets more beautiful in my mind. And while you play your days away, In the city, by the buildings, with the people, Not so far away, we are up to no good. Hiding from others, tossing with trouble. 1 through 6, losing breaths, make it double. Now I'm quite good at changing reality, or the perception of personalities. It kills me to wake up from a dream That I can no longer seem to find No matter how hard I close my eyes. Now you can try to run away, And I will try to hide.. But every day is just another game called "Who's in the spotlight," ain't it? But you're always close inside the shadows. Holding those words you haven't said, Inside the messages you'll never send, Is our life that we know we cannot live. So I'm holding on to those golden moments That I grip so tight when each day is over.

I Believe, So I Can Fly

“THE SUN SHINES AND PEOPLE FORGET. AND PEOPLE FORGET; FORGET THEY'RE HIDING. THE GIRLS SMILE, AND PEOPLE FORGET. THE SNOW PACKS AS THE SKIER TRACKS. PEOPLE FORGET; FORGET THEY'RE HIDING. BEHIND AN EMINENCE FRONT.  EMINENCE FRONT, IT'S A PUT ON.” – “EMINENCE FRONT” BY THE WHO

By being able to establish boundaries, he was able to “turn the tables” on his enemies—the darker aspects of himself in a lower dimension (portrayed by Zod, Non, and Ursa). This dark-matter IF, THEN, ELSE trinity was then able to be disempowered following Superman's new level of awareness and self-respect. Since he no longer was codependent upon the acceptance of the world or a female, he became conscious of his own insecurities and defeated his own demons.

In order to kill his own ego, he had to let go of everything—all of his superpowers—in order to truly know what it was like to be human and not have control or power over anything or anyone. The moment he was willing to give it all up and accept whatever fate awaited him, he was then returned all he had lost—taking the power away from his demons as well.

After he established this internal/external balance, he recognized that establishing boundaries was not something that he felt forced to do, but did as a practice of his own self-respect. No longer was he plagued with questions about humanity that previously caused him to seek the wisdom that is stored in his father's crystals. Instead of questioning his experience, he established authentic harmony with his father's wisdom, like customizing our genetic mirror neurons to adapt to our personal experience.

Superman was saved, not by his abilities, but by being able to trust that his unconditional love was not a discipline but more a recognition of a part of himself in everyone he previously struggled to understand. It was only by unconditional self-acceptance that he was able to establish harmony without being resentful or imposing judgment on others. Even though the rest of the world had yet to reach that same plane of awareness, he still loved them for who they were—being their guiding light to show them the way to themselves, no matter how long it took.

The moment that we fail to recognize the part of ourselves that is in each person, we forget all of the lessons that we have learned on higher planes of awareness. This loss of union (yoga) with the singularity (God) does not alter our physicality or geographical location, but it changes our costumed personas as if we had just slipped through a phone booth. Unfortunately, as long as we are unable to see beyond our linear identities, the moment we return to our Clark Kent-ness, we will forget that we ever flew.

The only person who is capable of being faster than a speeding bullet, leaping buildings in a single bound, or being more powerful than a locomotive is the part of all of us that is invincible. Though that part is the same for each and every one of us, it is our life's gift/purpose to manifest that inner light through the veil of our own personal authenticity. In order to do this, we need to establish balance and harmony within our environment. We don't need to change who we are, how we act, or what we do in order to “fit in.” Instead, we can rather choose to see beyond the details of every experience and recognize that all that we love (and have yet to love) about ourselves is a direct product of our definition of agape (unconditional love of self and the world).

If we truly love ourselves, then we must be willing to admit that we love all which has shaped us. We are all a patchwork collection of our environments, stitched together by how we empower our perspective to respond to our experiences. Our superpowers are therefore dependent upon our level of reciprocal faith in our internal and external worlds. Depending on how we choose to see the world, the reflection in the mirror will always reveal our personal commitment to truth and justice. When we can look into the mirror and not only see ourselves, but our superhuman selves, that is the day we learn how to fly.

Lose Your Mind

JD Stahl (04/10/2018) Listen to me and close your eyes. Picture the world with faded lights. This is the story of broken fences, Like the first fish that took to the skies. Invoking frequent coincidence, Watchers cover their copied faces. Long roads full of blistered memories. Get a glimpse from behind plain spaces. Time and season from ages washed away. Cool, black forests of fences deletion. Copied in the instance of description. Purity of decision on the eve of completion. Have you yet remembered who you are? When did you live? Where have you gone? Think as if you know and you’ll go far. Look inside your window and find the one. Don’t be fooled by your own complexion, For your spirit is the one who hides you. Read the story, find your mark and slide. Follow the rhythm of the song inside you. You should be so lucky to lose your mind. You should be the one to walk alone. What you haven’t known locks the door. Time to open the door and find the one. This is what has been waiting for you all. See the bright colors that burn in your dreams. There’s a world that’s only made of love, And it’s easier to find that it seems. Things will make sense when you cross over. Feel what you know from spirits you hear. Guide the broken hearts on your shoulders. One of them believes that you are the one.