by William Britten | Attention, Cynthia Bourgeault, Gospel of Thomas, Meditations on the Tarot |
The paradox of spiritual discernment through sensation is at the heart of these teachings. What seems most material and worldly (our physical sensations) becomes a refined spiritual instrument. These passages reveal sensation as both ‘wound and healing’–both...
by William Britten | Meditations on the Tarot, Cynthia Bourgeault, Maurice Nicoll |
The Christian hermeticism of Meditations on the Tarot. This Mt Everest of mystical Christianity had remained shrouded in mist and mystery whenever I approached. After I began this project of writing Impressions, however, I approached by searching for themes,...
by William Britten | Attention, Cynthia Bourgeault, Gospel of Thomas, Meditations on the Tarot, Wisdom Teachings |
“Contemplation happens when silence morphs into presence.” Thomas Keating The Nature of Silence as Presence “Silence is the sign of real contact with the spiritual world and this contact, in turn, always engenders the influx of forces. This is the foundation of...
by William Britten | Non-Identifying, Georges Ivanovich Gurdjieff, Gospel of Thomas, Maurice Nicoll |
“Identifying is the greatest enemy that we have to overcome. It is through being always identified that we are kept asleep.” G Gurdjieff quoted by Maurice Nicol The Nature of Identification “Inebriated, as the Gospel of Thomas says. What are we inebriated...
by William Britten | Consciousness, Being, Cynthia Bourgeault, Gospel of Thomas, Imaginal Realm, Maurice Nicoll, Meditations on the Tarot |
“The long arc of evolution bends toward human consciousness.” Cynthia Bourgeault The Nature of Consciousness “Consciousness and Conscience are similar in their respective spheres, one being in the Intellectual Center, the other in the Emotional...
