Purification, illumination and union represent the universal pathway of spiritual development found across all wisdom...
Valentin Tomberg weaves together Christian mysticism, Hermetic philosophy, and esoteric Wisdom traditions to illuminate the path of spiritual development.
Real Miracles
“Real miracles are brought about by attracting the laws of a higher world to act in a lower world." Maurice Nicoll...
Transaction to Revelation
“The fruit of your own inner work is non-transferable. You can’t make your eyes radiate kindness by trying to copy it...
Faith That Moves Mountains
“The faith that moves mountains can neither be an intellectual opinion nor a personal feeling, no matter how intense.”...
Hunger and Thirst
"You really see this in the 'blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness'. Because as so many of those...
Truth Beauty and Goodness
"To specialize oneself in order to gain temporary advantages or to be moved only by the hunger and thirst for truth...
Blessed are the Poor: The Paradox of Active and Passive
Blessed are the poor. Surrender is a creative act and is an act of your inner strength. Cynthia Bourgeault The Paradox...
Good Conscience
“The joy of good conscience is the accord between the moral rhythms of the lower self and the higher Self.”...
Chastity is Being Emotionally Present
On chastity and being emotionally present: “The purifying of the emotional center corresponds directly with a monastic...
Joy and Blissfulness
“Blissfulness is the state of the human being where spirit, soul and body are united in a comprehensive rhythm.” "What...
Temperance: One of the Four Cardinal Virtues
Exploring one of Plato’s four cardinal virtues: Wisdom, Courage, Temperance (sobriety or hygiene), and Justice. [The...
Spiritual Discernment
“It's very, very good to be a hanged man vis-a-vis a spiritual discernment, because the head is going to be the last...













