Still more on the God Box

February 6, 8:41 AMSF Spiritual ExaminerTosha Silver

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A few days ago I was writing about creating a God Box to help solve seemingly insurmountable dilemmas.  I realized there was more to say.

The whole idea behind the Box is simply that the ego itself (often in a state of fear, panic or frustration) is rather useless in finding solutions to big problems during extraordinary times.  And lately doesn't it seem as if practically everything is  rather intense and extraordinary?  So when things get really really weird, sometimes the most solidly practical thing to do is call in a miracle.  Summon the Divine paratroopers.

The key is to put your focus on the problem being in the Box for at least 21 days.  You can't just offer it over and then go back to worrying all day long.  Well, you can...but you won't invite change efficiently.  You can actually put the problem in the Box, and when worry begins you affirm, "This has been surrendered; this is being handled".  This way you ignite the full energy of transformation.  You let go of the pressure to push the solution with your ego and you release any attachment to having the problem in the first place. The alchemy of change will begin. The 'leads', the steps for action, will start to be revealed.

I've used the God Box forever to get answers, often in surprising ways.  A few years ago one of my cats, Tiggy, was driving me crazy.  Though she had been clearly litter-trained, suddenly she began to leave glistening brown stools at my front door.  This was a true nightmare since  I would often open the door to spread her latest offering against a beige rug.

The problem seemed intractable.  No amount of kitty communion was useful.  Repellent oils, tin foil, barricades, none of it worked.  Even the over-priced Marin-based cat psychic struck out.  As the weeks wore on, I remembered I could offer this to the Box.  I couldn't believe I forgot.

Two days later my friend Che and I were having a work meeting, typing away on the computer.  Suddenly Tiggy jumped on the keyboard, erasing with one elegant pawstroke all work on the page and leaving just three letters:

"ASS"

The iBook G4 as oracle.

We were dumbstruck,  falling over laughing.  But quickly Che had an idea.  Maybe Tiggy had anal parasites?   Maybe her little kitty ass hurt?  Maybe she had no other way to tell us?

We quickly took her to get a stool sample, and that, indeed, was the problem.

Tiggy was back to using the box within a few days.  

No, not that one.

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