May 2, 2025
A hundred demonstrations would have no effect in showing you who you are, should you cling to a dead story. Only when we choose our story can the 'evidence' be recognized and utilized. That beliefs come before knowing may seem strange, but if the creator is the truth, that is to say creation determines what is within this cosmic vignette, then story is how she crafts desire.
If a child wants a pony, we might ask what kind of pony? How does the child know? She might imagine petting the pony, riding the pony. The adventures with the pony, the bond between her and the pony, the pleasure of feeding the pony, the places they would go, the chance to meet new friends far from her home... her pony story crafts the desire for a pony.
The story tells her specific details about the pony, grows the pony so to speak. It's not a dead pony or a tiny plastic pony, because these do not fit her story. The story blooms the desire, begins to nudge the pony into her actual experience by flowing more and more attention and energy into the desire. If the story becomes compelling enough, desire is free and a pony must manifest.
Desire initially is an if, 'If I had a pony'. Story converts the if to when. Magic.