Judy is an appearance that pops up within Consciousness.
Everything else that makes up my world -- other people, situations, etc. -- also are appearances within Consciousness.
At first it was quite something for me to wrap my mind around that idea.
Then an image came to me that helped me to visualize the concept.
I thought of a snow globe.
The people in my life and I are like the reindeer, fir trees, etc., in the globe. The snow flakes that fly around when the globe is shaken represent the dramas that my ego gets caught up in.
Consciousness is something like the kid watching the snow flakes doing their thing in the globe.
Well, that's a very crude analogy -- and not a really accurate one either.
Consciousness and the appearance that arises within it actually are One. There are not two things.
Nonetheless, for an extreme beginner on the path towards Non-Duality, the snow globe image feels supportive. When I'm in the middle of a "problem," it helps me to imagine Consciousness watching what's going on in my snow globe world. It helps me to feel just a little more detached from the situation.
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