On noetic metametamorphosis and surrendering to love’s grace
Ancient Egyptian glyphs — a scarab, an ankh, an ibis, and the Eye of Horus — signify the cycle of life in one’s identity: Emergence → Life → Reflection → Death/Healing.
Whether you hold romantic feelings for someone,
long to ease a strained relationship with a coworker,
or serve as a caretaker
—what do you feel, embody, and do in trying moments?
I have taken artistic liberties,
granting myself a poetic license with phrase and tone.
The terms here carry an endearing quality,
meant to honor ways we may grow
into better versions of ourselves
through the act of caring for another.
To glimpse the depth of this liminality,
consider the swirling emotions
a hired caretaker endures simply to “fit in”
and keep a job.
The stories we tell often belie this depth.
The difference between a harrowing experience
and a sustainable flow
lies at the heart of this reflection.
Caring From A Place Of Love
This writing serves as foundational,
addressing the deep liminality
in how we relate to one another
—a subject vast in its reach.
There is also the notion of one’s evolving identity
within a diaspora of contexts.
For example,
a shift of identity on the soccer field
may cross-pollinate into ways of studying at the library.
Here, however, the thought flows
remain within a narrowed context.
There is the resonance with a someone
and receptivity to the forms of care.
The resonance may well be an abomination,
though that does not exclude “caring out of love”
to see and care about the person as human being.
The only value this writing offers
is its grounding in the idea that
we grow by surrendering to love;
growth implies change,
and change exacts a visceral due
through the “tiny dying and tiny living”
of one’s identity.
The flow here begins with the onset
of a felt faith, envisioned to evolve
into a surrendering love for another
as one traverses the Awakening Elements—
from Letting Be, to Trusting,
and finally to resting upon the Believing Bubble.
This flow invites a form of transcendence
as an ephemeral engagement
of being present and doing for another.
A Tearing Identity
And yet it often arrives clothed in a single phrase:
“a tearing pain of one’s identity.”
In other contexts, the phrase shifts into:
“a tearing pain of this earthly slob.”
The visceral nature of tearing identity
is most easily cast as painful.
Yet there are times when it becomes liberating—
as in letting go of something,
like the final day of a school semester.
A Thoth Continuum
It is not coincidental
that the actualization of awakening
begins in the “Letting Be Bubble.”
“Tiny dying” was captured as a poetic phrase,
to life-cycle into a “Tiny living”
—an invite into a new way of being and doing.
These tiny deaths,
which marked my own spiritual breakdown,
led to ego death
and a vigil for authenticity.
It felt fitting to imagine
a Thoth Continuum for oneself,
drawn from the Book of Thoth.
The “tiny dying” of identity
plants seeds that play in symphony with a “tiny living,”
beginning a new sentient flow.
Within the Thoth Continuum—
as an augmented reality (AR) Sentient Continuum variant—
the tiny dying seeds rest in a chrysalis,
inviting, in some kairos moment,
reflection on what aspects of self may be let go,
as if before a Día de los Muertos ofrenda.
The many tiny deaths of identity
become a compost of ideas,
to be reflected upon in their own time
and the tiny living seeds rest in another chrysalis,
awaiting their kairos moment to blossom into life,
inviting new resonances.
A Noetic Metametamorphosis
Imagine being immersed in a healing cocoon,
reflecting on tiny dyings
and rejoicing in the potential for tiny livings—
nurturing a noetic metametamorphosis of self
to be and feel anew.
In what ways might this noetic metametamorphosis
address the deep liminality
in how we relate to one another?
By embodying this flow,
we begin to envision consequences unfolding—
in cultivating a sentience
that guides the flow of energy
while remaining vigilant
against suboptimal fractal storylines,
whether based on acting or in not acting.
Closing
Ultimately, growth in relating well to another
stems from an unfolding of sentience
to be discovered in surrendering to love
through Letting Be, Trusting, and Believing—
toward a greater peace of heart and mind.
The knowledge and embrace of this spiritual architecture
offers ways to live gracefully.
Perhaps the duality of tiny dying and tiny living
is best described in this passage:
“To be enlightening within a storyline
whilst in the throes of a dying love
is to endear sentience.”
—A Sugar Skull Xmas en Mexico
– Stone
~ Namaste ~
.
Postlude:
Topic Threads
The next pieces will offer a message on Jungian individuation, followed by a post addressed to someone who holds to principle or a “value system,” as described by neuroscientist Emily Falk in What We Value, while engaging the ideas espoused here. That piece will be followed by two interwoven subjects, cast into a Sentient Continuum variant: how we relate to one another, and how we sustain financial wellness.
Philosophies of Mind
Below is a short list of philosophies of mind Aevum suggested that resonate with the ideas presented in this writing.
Phenomenology (Husserl, Merleau-Ponty):
The “tiny dying” evokes lived experience — how identity feels torn, surrendered, re-formed, in the presence of care and love. Phenomenology centers this first-person immersion.
Existentialism (Heidegger, Sartre, Tillich):
The surrender to love, ego death, and the Letting Be Bubble echo existential themes — being-toward-death, authenticity, and the courage to embrace freedom through surrender.
Transpersonal Psychology (Maslow, Grof):
The “tiny dying” → “tiny living” cycle mirrors transpersonal notions of ego death, spiritual breakdowns, and higher states of self beyond the personal identity.
Analytical Psychology (Jung, Pauli Conjecture):
The chrysalis, metametamorphosis, and Dia de los Muertos imagery resonate with Jungian individuation, shadow integration, and archetypal rebirth cycles.
Noetic Sciences (James, Teilhard, contemporary IONS):
The “noetic metametamorphosis” emphasizes consciousness evolving through liminal thresholds — surrender as a pathway to expanded awareness.
Care Ethics (Gilligan, Noddings):
The passage grounds itself in relationality — the lived weight of caregiving, sustainability of love, and moral imagination in being-with another.
The karmic clash in placing a disclaimer is unmistakable, though I remind myself it is for your protection—so here it is.
Disclaimer:
This passage is offered as a personal, poetic reflection shaped by the Awakening Elements: Letting Be, Trusting, Believing. It uses imagery and phraseology for meaning and resonance, not as professional, clinical, legal, or financial guidance. It does not create a professional relationship.
If you are in immediate danger or experiencing a crisis, please reach out to local emergency services or a crisis helpline. If the themes here stir difficult feelings, consider speaking with a qualified counselor, physician, financial advisor, or legal professional. Your safety and wellbeing matter most.
Thank you for holding this space with care.
Leave a Reply