Living from Good
Cynthia Bourgeault talks of causality meaning in the Imaginal Realm. “Because of the fundamentally spatial aspect of imaginal causality, the bits and pieces inside the frame do not usually hook up in a linear fashion. More often they appear as simultaneous,...
The Gurdjieff idea of Making Moon is an illustration of being steadfast. “Making Moon in myself is really about making sure that consciousness is not left unattended.” Cynthia Bourgeault, Rebuilding Trust WS 3.2 Crucible of Struggle 02:25 “To behave as you always...
Illustrating how a person cannot serve two masters. “Nostalgia and envy are two of the biggest spiritual saboteurs.” Cynthia Bourgeault, Holding our Planet Wisdom School, 2024 “No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the Kingdom of...
Cynthia Bourgeault characterizes the Imaginal Realm, or World 24, as the spiritual, interpenetrating Kingdom of Heaven within. Defining the Imaginal "A realm is not fundamentally a place; it is more like a set of governing conventions that make possible a certain kind...
The Conscious Circle of Humanity, sometimes called the Communion of the Saints, is a realm of service offered to those who seek it. The Trans-Cerebral Region "The books comprising [Sacred Book of Thoth] were engraved by 'perishable hands, but have been anointed with...
The Parable of the Tower of Babel is used to illustrate the need for Good as a common language. “Good is the only power that can unite. All harmony is from Good. As long as Good came first, everything else did not matter. A man might hold this view or that, as best...
Blessed are poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Good is the alchemical property resulting from struggle. It’s the quality of your Being that you offer up.” Cynthia Bourgeault, Encounter with Evil Wisdom School in Valle Crucis “The deep...
Spiritual heart, eye of the heart, as the gateway to higher realms. “Attachment to matter gives birth to passion without an Image of itself because it is drawn from that which is contrary to its higher nature. The result is that confusion and disturbance...
Maurice Nicoll teaches the spiritual unity that comes from uniting Truth and Good. “The words Christ and Jesus have different meanings in the Gospels. Christ refers to the side of the Truth of the Word of God—that is, the Truth that can guide a man to inner...
Quotes from Cynthia Bourgeault, Maurice Nicoll, and the Gospel of Thomas on the Philosophy of Time. “This particular dimension that we live in seems to be governed by the laws of linear time and linear causality. It looks like things come to us from a place that...
Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. The Psychological Account-Book Maurice Nicoll talks of a "form of identifying called making accounts. A man begins to feel that people owe him, that he deserves better treatment, more rewards, more recognition, and he...