Parables
Lost sheep

Jesus’s teaching stories, interpreted as maps for inner development and transformed perception.

Esoteric Alchemy

Esoteric Alchemy

“Esoteric alchemy was based on the idea that Man as base metal could be transformed into gold—i.e. that Man could...

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Lamp Oil

Lamp Oil

The parable of the wise and foolish virgins must be understood beyond its literal meaning - the lamp represents...

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Parable of the Tares

Parable of the Tares

“The roots of evil go deep down into the same bedrock as the roots of evolution. They grow like the tares and wheat,...

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Selection

Selection

Again the Kingdom of Heaven is like unto a net, and "is not attainable by everyone in any one particular cycle of...

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Aeons

Aeons

“We are coming into a new aeon, a new age. Aeons lasts about two thousand years and then its truth wears out. Then it...

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Unjust Steward

Unjust Steward

The essential meaning of the parable of the Unjust Steward is that if a person fails in their highest purpose, they...

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Good Samaritan

Good Samaritan

The Good Samaritan parable, with commentary from Cynthia Bourgeault and Maurice Nicoll. “To a certain extent everyone...

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Wedding Garment

Wedding Garment

The meaning of the wedding banquet parable: a wedding has to do with conjunctions, and not having a wedding garment...

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Parable of the Sower

Parable of the Sower

The strange idea that men are differently sown into the earth, in the light of the Parable of the Sower. “You must...

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