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January 14 - January 20, 2022
Instead of Alchemy representing a literal transformation of a base metal like lead or mercury into gold, I believe it represents the transformation of a base human being, ignorant and full of ego, into something of a higher nature- a spiritually matured, knowledgeable, compassionate and enlightened human being.
These inner teachings were typically more advanced studies on the ultimate reality of life as opposed to the simple instructions on proper behavior as taught to those outside of the inner circle.
the inner teaching is that the jihad is actually a war within you- a war between what is good and right within you versus your inner darkness. Another way of expressing this idea is that the inner war is between your self-centered ego and your higher self.
Actual experience is proof beyond a doubt, whereas faith alone is simply taking the word of another- it is secondhand belief.
Hermes taught that in his vision, he saw directly that at least part of the purpose of human life was to create and explore, as the Intelligence that created this world and us also creates and explores.
when the teachings of Hermes were allowed, society flourished, as happened in the Renaissance, where spiritual and scientific curiosity was encouraged.
The Emerald Table is reported to have been buried around 400AD to protect it
According to Heremetic teachings, we as humans grow in consciousness and compassion over time.
Over time, and possibly over many lifetimes, we eventually ripen and mature into a being of higher nature. This is Alchemy. Once we ripen and mature to a certain point, it is time to move on to the next realm after death.
By this philosophy, there is no good or bad, there is only mature and “not-yet-mature”. Those of us who seem good have simply matured more. Those of us who seem bad are simply not yet ripened. We all make this jour...
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The ultimate goal of the Hermetic teachings is to speed up this evolution so that we may pass on to the next realm sooner.
“Seek not to walk in the footsteps of the wise, seek what they sought.” – Basho
The swirl of the negative electrons Around the nucleus of an atom Is the basic battery of Life Producing Energy unending
Future generations Will call this Life Force, This Energy, Many things- Ki and Qi Prana and Mana
The truth Is that we have a body, But are not that body- What we are Is the Consciousness (fire) Within that body (earth), Infinite and immortal
As your body moves And as your thoughts rise and fall And the world and all its dramas and dreams Seem to spin chaotically around you, Stay calm in the Center Within your core And simply watch There is nothing else For you to do,
Observe! Contemplate these things Well and often And gradually The Truth will build up Within your understanding
When I awakened It was as if my Mind, The Consciousness within Me, Separated From the body
I was overcome, Filled to the Core With Light And Peace And Love And Knowledge
Awaken And the Truth of this world Will open up before you And all of this will change, Forever
When that Light Illuminates your Being All darkness recedes, For darkness is not equal To the Light, But merely the absence of IT
Darkness, ignorance Is but a lack of knowledge- It breeds feelings Of separation and fear,
The Truth Fills us with a compassion And an understanding And an empathy And a feeling of kinship For all living things
Once Illuminated You will see only eternity, Only infinity, Immortality, Unity
You may think That you are powerful Because you have money Or possessions Or status, Or because you have sway Over other people But these things are as nothing Compared to the Power That animates The living world
Awaken to ITs presence And then you will know Power, Real Power- You will bear witness To the greatest Force Ever known
The positive and the negative, Reunited through attraction Thus was born the Holy Spirit, Or Life Force, or Qi That enlivens And animates This living world
This world And every square inch of it Is a miracle- Alive, And filled with Intelligence, Consciousness, Awareness
Even now As you read these words, New life is forming Out of The One Thing And being imbued With Essence And Intelligence And Awareness Even now As you read these words, Old life is being broken down, And reabsorbed And redistributed
The Father, The Son, And the Holy Spirit This is the Trinity Or the Tri-Unity Of Life-
The Great Light of Consciousness That exists beyond this realm And creates and animates This living world The same Light, The same Consciousness, Exists within you as well Study, Observe, Awaken…
The world of matter emerged from this Intelligence, this Energy, and then split into two opposing charges- the positive particle and the negative particle. From the attractions and repulsions of these two charges did this world reproduce into infinite forms.
The Ultimate goal of this Life Force is to inhabit matter, imbuing it with life, consciousness, awareness, intelligence.
With an open mind, intense study, an indomitable will and regular practices of deep contemplation you will be able to witness the separate existence of your body and the immortal Consciousness within it.
All ignorance will leave you and you will become free and wise, filled with a deep and enduring compassion for all living things.
IT is beyond your ability to imagine, comprehend or fathom.
the Triunal composition of this world, consisting of The Father (the One), the Son (the Universe, made from the One) and the Holy Spirit (the Life Force).
