You are the Cosmos
I don't know if you've been taught this: the idea that you are part of the cosmos—that the Earth is just a mere speck in an endlessly expanding universe. Well, that was my worldview: scientifically brilliant yet mechanistically cold...until I was 25.
Oh, how a shift in worldview can transform a life! Everything about how I moved through the world changed when I realized I was not just part of the cosmos, I was the cosmos in human form. It's a tiny yet mighty detail. As William Blake once wrote, “If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.”
Stepping into the archetypal cosmos—seeing the correlation between planetary alignments and human affairs—cleansed the doors of my perception. I began to feel like a character from X-Men, with cosmological powers flowing through me.
I was not separate from the Sun, the Moon, or Saturn. I was all those planetary archetypes—that is what Somya, her psyche, is made of. By awakening to this reality, I have been able to express myself with greater creativity and clarity.
And so it goes for you. Next time you look up at the sky and see the Moon and stars, notice how there is actually no separation. Yes, I know—it appears as though there is. But when science tells us that atoms are 99% empty space, then what is separation, really?
Perhaps this Zen poem by Ryōkan can shed some light:
Relying upon a finger, we see the moon
Relying upon the moon, we understand the finger.
Moon and finger
Are neither the same nor different.
This expedient analogy is for guiding beginners.
Having seen reality as it is,
There is neither moon nor finger.
In Mystery,
Somya Desai
People's Choice Award 2025
Voted Most Inspiring & Enlightening Presentation
We’re delighted to share that Somya’s presentation at last week's (R)Evolution Rising: Astrology for the Zeitgeist, a 3-day online summit, was voted Most Inspiring & Enlightening Presentation.
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