We carry ancient knowledge within us – man, the book with 7 seals It is the real, most important task of every human being to decipher this unconscious knowledge, to become aware: Who am I? What is a human being? Getting closer to this deep knowledge requires a lot of experience and incarnations. The human … [Read more…]
It is always enlightening and worthwhile to examine the terms frequently used in spiritual practice.It is surprising and astonishing what discoveries one makes in the process. At the same time, it also instills a sense of humility. One learns that on the path to mastering life, one will always remain a student. It does, after … [Read more…]
There is perhaps no symbol—indeed, no archetype—more sacred to those studying a spiritual tradition than the “Tree of Life.” The “Tree of Life” is an “upside-down” tree. It literally stands “on its head.” That is to say, its roots are in heaven, the realm of the divine/eternal, and its branches, leaves, and fruits extend into … [Read more…]
Many long-time students of AMORC may well have asked themselves, in quiet moments of solitude, just how far they have come in mastering their own lives… When one begins the Rosicrucian path, one often has a few “highlights” in mind regarding what one considers a “successful” life and in which areas one wishes to achieve … [Read more…]
Ultimately, everyone embodies their own understanding of love, depending on the individual’s level of consciousness. This is why it always comes back to the demand that was engraved above the entrance to the Temple of Apollo in Delphi in Greece: Γνῶθι σαυτόν (gnōthi sauton) – Know Yourself – and you will know God and the … [Read more…]
Each one of us can be clearly and distinctively identified by our fingerprints. Are you aware that you also own unique energetic fingerprints – and an energetic signature? Nobody has your energetic signature as nobody has lived your life, had your experiences, dreams, thoughts, insights, dramas, etc. You are also energetically a unique human being. … [Read more…]
In Part1, we talked about our habitual identification with the body whenever we use the word “I”. We say: “I have a body, I have a personality, I have feelings, habits and convictions”. But who is saying that? WHO is this mysterious other “I”. Who is the owner of that which is being owned? Think … [Read more…]
The technique of Active Imagination enables you to dialogue with the unconscious archetypal elements in the psyche. I recommend adding this meditative discipline to your toolbox as a discipline to encourage your spiritual transformation. It is a great opportunity to get help from your inner counselor by way of translating fear, negative emotions and bad … [Read more…]
In Part 1 I talked of the ultimate state of the individuation process, the state of the “unus mundus”, becoming one with the collective unconscious, but not in pathological ways as in certain psychoses where the individuation process has gone astray and everything has been given a wrong twist. When this occurs positively it brings … [Read more…]
The history of the world is none other than the progress of the consciousness of freedom. (Georg Hegel, 1821 Are we still aware of our birthright that an individual is a sovereign over himself, over his own body and mind, as John Stuart Mill proclaimed in his philosophical work “On Liberty “? Or are we … [Read more…]