But the sensual, or natural, man perceives not these things that are of the Spirit of God; for it is foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. But the spiritual man judges all things; and he himself is judged by no man. ~ 1 … Continue reading
And it will come to pass after these things that I will pour out My spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams and your young men shall see visions. (Joel 2:28) Mundus Imaginalis Elijah’s Dream The visionary Emmanuel Swedenborg … Continue reading
Thou hast entered the immeasurable region. I am the Dweller of the Threshold. What wouldst thou with me? Silent? Dost thou fear me? Am I not thy beloved? Is it not for me that thou hast rendered up the delights of thy race? Wouldst thou be wise? Mine is the wisdom of the countless ages. Kiss me, my mortal lover. Continue reading
Since the shadow is unconscious for most people, the snake corresponds to what is totally unconscious and incapable of becoming conscious, but which seems to possess a peculiar wisdom of its own and a knowledge that is often felt to be supernatural. Continue reading
Mejnour was able to know and Zanoni able to love. Few men can do both. Most men can do neither. Continue reading
The Person exists in multiple states of being, of which the human state is but one of them. Rene Guenon explains it like this: almost everything that is said theologically of the angels can also be said metaphysically of the higher states of the being. Continue reading
Quaternity That you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have power to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. ~ … Continue reading
The idea that nature is a closed system of natural causes and that natural causes provide a complete account of everything that occurs in nature is deeply entrenched in the West. ~ William Dembski The common sentimental idea is that the Garden of Eden was set up perfectly for Adam. … Continue reading
The present age must come to terms drastically with the facts as they are, with the absolute opposition that is not only tearing the world asunder politically but has planted a schism in the human heart. We need to find our way back to the original, living spirit which, because of its ambivalence, is also a mediator and uniter of opposites, an idea that preoccupied the alchemists for many centuries. ~ C G Jung, Aion Continue reading
For some reason, we think that our experience of the world out there, right now, is “objective” while our inner life is “subjective”. The opposite is the case. Our knowledge of the external world is a matter of opinion, subject to change. We create a representation of the world, which may be called the “collective conscious”. Whatever doesn’t fit is our unconscious; e.g., black holes, the centre of the earth. Continue reading