The current human civilization seems to define humans as predominantly consumers or, in other instances, as victims. There is a polarization: of the colonizers and the natives. This polarization is also the divide between those who are actively consuming planetary resources, and those who are serving those needs off their land. Another way the division runs is workers versus those who employ them. Another way the split runs is government that appears to “rule” the citizens. And yet another way this division runs is the exploitative and abusive (and not natural and benevolent) dominance of the Masculine over the Feminine, that has moved away from being supportive, loving and kind as it ought to have been.

From the Muslim perspective, these splits are not correct or healthy. The Muslim perspective grants the human another station: Guardian.

Arriving at this stage is a process of maturation and takes raising humans right, with children being loved, nurtured, honored and respected and given to until they can give. Tradition (Muslim, spiritual) stipulates 40 as the age of emotional and social maturity–the age of the apocalypse when perspectives shift, the journey towards world becomes the journey out of the world; and a person steps out from the inner hidden realms of spirit and home into the realms of society, economy, and politics.

Raising humans right so that they arrive at this station better is a monumental task for the society and the ones who design and keep it.

Art by: Arte de Sofia

The world is waking up, they say. Everywhere, everyone, all at once. Finally, the era of reckoning and awakening and connection and calibration is here. What is taking place right now is a mass divestment movement — people are moving away from the Empire and its evil, an event well anticipated by aspiring workers and citizens in the world.

The pace had, of course, accelerated after the tragic events of 9/11 which, despite their folly and machismo, signaled to the Empire and the people of the Empire that something needed to change, or the people of the world will impose change which they did violently at the time due to the absence of discourse and connection, and hence, power.

So far, so good.

However as more and more people begin to divest, we may realize that there are gaps being created where the new demand for right goods and services is not being met sooner. Or that, while we are looking around for alternatives in the economy, we are only going from that which supports the Empire to that which is inherently void of goodness. In fact, what is troubling is the excellence of some of the products and produce of the Empire. And this is when you awaken further to the fact that our excellent production is sometimes the product of cruelty and control.

And that is when you look at not just the entire supple chain, but also the paradigms held by the humans engaged in supply chain. Question of ethics and integrity arise. Issues of design arise. Health and mental wellbeing get center stage. This leads to the realization that the entire matrix needs to be shifted, and that our only way out is to return to the patterns of our nature, and seeing things for what they are, and choosing to serve them.

The socioeconomic vacuum that will be created when the Empire falls apart will make fulfilment rush in to fill the gap. Are we ready? Do we have frameworks for shift and change? Do we have a new outlook? New parameters?

The Salaam Matrix is one tool that can help at this time, to create a sense of grounding and connection. To return attention back to serving human needs, and helping humans fulfill their roles as guardians.

SALAAM.

^^ This is the Muslim greeting. When we see each other, we say, “Salaam” (As-Salaam o Alaikum: May Salaam be upon you!)

But what does it mean?
And why do a billion Muslims say that to each other (and occasionally to others) each day?
What energy does it evoke?

…

Normally translated as “Peace”, Salaam is not “peace”. Peace is the OUTCOME of Salaam. In fact what Salaam means is something so complex and so beautiful, it makes you shatter in grief, aha and disbelief and surprise and wonder all at once, like when you find a diamond wedding ring that you lost thirteen years ago somewhere in the garden bed or behind a sofa… and you are shattered and amazed ALL AT ONCE. A-ha.

Where have you BEEN all my life or all along?
Why or how was I looking all over the place while you were here?

Here are all my voices and my concerns and my hopes and dreams and thoughts and parts and pieces… validated! Answered! Held! All-at-once! Together! In one place and peace!

Integral. Whole. Collected.

And this is the meaning of Salaam, which literally means, integral, whole, safe, together.

As I wade through the dictionaries, such as this one from Project Root List, I see that the meaning of Salaam has been tied to safety, but INTEGRAL and WHOLE is nearer to the meaning and concept. Sometimes, what a word truly means is found over time as human consciousness evolves.

س ل م = Siin-Lam-Miim = safety/security/freedom/immunity, to escape, salutation/greeting/peace, deliver/acknowledge, pay in advance, submit, sincerity, humility, submission/conformance/obedience, resign/quit/relinquish, to be in sound condition, well without blemish, gentle/tender/soft/elegant. Solomon/Sulaiman.

Source

(To read more definitions and word discoveries and inventions by me, please head to my project First Came The Word.)

It is be focusing on and exploring this meaning that we also find the blessing that the word, which is also one of the Good Names of Allah (God) as per Muslim tradition, invokes. So come with us on a journey that takes you through the inner and outer realms of Salaam’s soul and meaning. Amen.

~Ramala Hubb’Allah

Welcome to the official blog of The Salaam Matrix.

We shall soon go live, and bring you teachings, articles and essays of interest and insight about the study and application of The Salaam Matrix.