The Gurdjieffian cosmic principle of mutual nourishment between different levels of reality.
“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 been revealed apart from...
“The idea of reciprocal feeding is very central in the work of Jesus. And this wonderful mirror that Gurdjieff gave us really allows us to go back and look at the teaching of the head of our own particular wisdom stream to hear it with a fundamentally different...
The Hermetic Principle of Cooperation exists in the cooperation of flowering plants and bees, in the cooperation of different cells in an organism, and in cooperation in the human social organism. Cooperation: The Original Divine Design "The Lord God placed the man in...
In the Wisdom way of service, “there isn't a my will and thy will. There is only one will, which you join.” Cynthia Bourgeault. In Service of Love "It's not love in the service of enlightenment. It's enlightenment in the service of love." Cynthia Bourgeault, Claymont...
"The Fruits of the Spirit are all alchemical byproducts of conscious labor and intentional suffering." Cynthia Bourgeault The Calling of Human Beings "My own take, simply in a nutshell, is that what we human beings are called to produce in this planet are what have...
"Giving is receiving is the energetic frequency upon which our universe is aligned, and the pathway to spiritual abundance." Cynthia Bourgeault “In reality, the secret [of Jesus’ metaphysics] is simple. When the heart is aligned with its eternal image, abundance...
The Divine Exchange, represented by the icon of perichoresis, the essence of the Trinity. The Heart of Jesus' Vision "The heart of what Jesus was about, his vision, his way of being in the world, has something to do with exchange." Cynthia Bourgeault, The Divine...
Blessed are merciful, who shall receive mercy—mercy and exchange. “Our role, as most of the great teachings have talked about, is to perceive the divine mercy, the divine qualities, as they wish to come into form and enact them—things like generosity, peace, truth,...
Teachings on Reciprocal Feeding from Maurice Nicoll and the Gospel of Thomas The Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) has a unique strategy for transforming energy that can be viewed through the lens of our spiritual teachings. Rhizobium bacteria infect the root...