by William Britten | Consciousness, Cynthia Bourgeault, Gospel of Thomas, Meditations on the Tarot |
“The states or stages of the soul corresponding to concentration, meditation and contemplation are those of purification, illumination and union.” Meditations on the Tarot The Nature of Contemplation “What is the gnostic sense? It is the...
by William Britten | Conscience, Cynthia Bourgeault, Gospel of Thomas, Meditations on the Tarot |
The Angel and the Lion constitute the other pair of opposites on the cross of man’s instinctivity. The Angel’s moral conscience unites with the Lion’s moral courage. The Nature of Courage “Exploring Plato’s four cardinal virtues: wisdom, courage,...
by William Britten | Consciousness, Attention, Being, Cynthia Bourgeault, Gospel of Thomas, Kingdom of Heaven, Meditations on the Tarot |
“These laws of the Work cannot remain forms of blind external obedience but become things that you acknowledge and understand and eventually will for yourself.” Maurice Nicoll The True Nature of Obedience “Obedience means ob-audere, listen to the depths, or...
by William Britten | Wisdom Teachings, Cynthia Bourgeault, Meditations on the Tarot, Reciprocal Feeding |
“It’s not the nature of the Divine providence to lay on us more than we’re really willing to bear. You won’t be able to hear what you’re not yet able to live.” Cynthia Bourgeault The Nature of Revelation “No real truth in the world has ever...
by William Britten | Consciousness, Being, Cynthia Bourgeault, Gospel of Thomas, Maurice Nicoll, Meditations on the Tarot |
The idea of justice on this Earth is illusion. All of sleeping humanity belongs to a tiny planet which is a kind of lunatic asylum. There is no justice, no spiritual justice. The Classical Understanding of Justice “Plato’s four cardinal virtues: wisdom,...
