The saying “Hocus Pocus” originally comes from Latin and is based on an acoustic misunderstanding that arose in the 17th century in the hierarchy between students and ordinary people. Since then, the Magic words Hocus Pocus often used by magicians.
Just like the spell, however, the expectation of the magical abilities of scholars has persisted. And so it is still often popular today to place silent expectations on the outside world, as in the following examples:
“Why can’t someone on the outside turn off the mind and the carousel of thoughts? Why isn’t there someone on the outside who can constantly open my heart? Why can’t someone on the outside awaken or sharpen my focus on intuition and gut feelings? – Why do we have to do all this for ourselves?” – The answer is simple:
Neither the heart, intuition nor common sense are absolute – they always interact with each other in complex ways.
Each person listens to themselves and perceives freshly from moment to moment whether the current interaction in their inner nature corresponds to a fight, a retreat, an escape or resignation or a harmonious dynamic or coherence. In a retreat, mentoring or in an everyday encounter, we can learn something helpful, exciting or enlightening. And then each person needs their own inner work to integrate the “input” via coherence into all levels of the body (body, mind and soul). That’s why no one can do this for us “hocus pocus”.
For example, it doesn’t do us much good if someone opens their heart wide to us, but we ignore intuition and common sense while wearing rose-colored glasses.
Meditation promotes awareness of inner coherence, which is why it is just as complex and multi-layered. With regular practice, meditation gradually becomes more and more part of everyday life: the harmonious feeling of inner coherence is the basis for celebrating moments with full enjoyment.
With this in mind, we invite you to practise various meditations together free of charge – celebrate life!
Best regards, Angel & Aline with our great SONQO team
