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“The “Intelligence of Will” denotes that this is the path where each individual “created being” is “prepared” for the spiritual quest by being made aware of the higher and divine “will” of the creator. By spiritual preparation (prayer, meditation, visualization, and aspiration), the student becomes aware of the higher will and ultimately attains oneness with the Divine Self—fully immersed in the knowledge of “the existence of the Primordial Wisdom.” The Hebrew letter Yod means “hand,” and it refers to the hand of the divine, extended to assist us. Yod is the primary letter whose shape forms the basis for all other Hebrew letters.”
― A Garden of Pomegranates: Skrying on the Tree of Life
― A Garden of Pomegranates: Skrying on the Tree of Life
“But he doesn’t open the box anymore. It sits, firmly closed, in the tree. He thinks maybe he should throw it away, but he cannot bring himself to do it. Perhaps he will leave it in the tree and let the bark grow over it, sealing it inside.”
― The Night Circus
― The Night Circus
“When one realizes one is asleep, at that moment one is already half awake. –Ouspensky & Gurdjeff”
― The Seven Initiations on the Spiritual Path: Understanding the Purpose of Life's Tests
― The Seven Initiations on the Spiritual Path: Understanding the Purpose of Life's Tests
“believe that your tragedies, your losses, your sorrows, your hurt happened for you, not to you. And I bless the thing that broke you down and cracked you open because the world needs you open.”
― Light is the New Black: A Guide to Answering Your Soul's Callings and Working Your Light
― Light is the New Black: A Guide to Answering Your Soul's Callings and Working Your Light
“We welcome you to this moment in your lives and to the place you have come to in each other’s hearts. We join with you on this day, as you commit before God and humanity that from this point forward you shall live as one. I remind all of our guests that you have been invited here for a holy purpose, not just to witness, but to participate fully with your thoughts and prayers, asking God to bless this couple and their married life. You are here because this couple feels close to you and asks that you join with them in this dedication of sacred purpose. You represent symbolically all the people in the world who will be touched in any way by the life of this couple. You represent their friends and family, now and forever. They have chosen this act of marriage and this public, holy ceremony in which to proclaim it. Together we all thank God who brought them together and ask Him always to guide their way.”
― Illuminata: Thoughts, Prayers, Rites of Passage
― Illuminata: Thoughts, Prayers, Rites of Passage
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