Through the Looking Glass
Recording 12 of 20
The purely energetic World on the other Side of the Mirror
Barry Long guides listeners through the metaphor of stepping through the looking glass, drawing from Alice in Wonderland, to illustrate the journey from sensory attachment to realisation of immortality and energetic oneness.
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LENGTH: 2 HOURS AND 1 MINUTE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
YEAR RECORDED: 1994
PLACE RECORDED: CABARITA, AUSTRALIA
MAIN TOPICS
Knowing mans sexuality, Raising children, Emptiedness and emptiness, Existence as a mirror of the psyche, Ruthlessness in truth, Now, Life without form, Psychic phenomena
SUMMARY
The talk addresses facing inner chaos and psychic experiences, emphasising command over personal emotions and the courage required to move beyond the self toward mastery. Barry stresses the importance of dying rightly—letting go of attachments, facing mortality with honesty, and preparing for transition by cultivating love and stillness.
The interplay between individual experience and collective psyche is explored, with Barry warning against therapies that indulge anger, and instead urging individual responsibility for one's inner state. Questions arise on love, sexuality, and generational patterns, and Barry advocates innocence, openness, and honest connection as the pathway to deeper union in relationship.