The two rites are changes in the state of being, from a symbolic death leading to rebirth. These are changes of state and not of degree. They are part of long traditions, but can be accomplished freely and individually. Rites of passage are changes in social status...
“A single system of celestial metaphors is found in every sacred text and tradition, from Australia to Africa, from the Americas to the Pacific Islands and ancient Egypt, ancient Babylon, ancient Greece, ancient China, ancient Japan, ancient India , and testaments...
Judgment and discernment are both created by our mental faculties. These are psychic acts through which we look at the world. The judgment is relative and aesthetic: of beauty or ugliness, of good or bad… It has a scope of positioning, classification, hierarchy....
A spiritual life implies interiority as the cause of reality. There is never conflict or tension against people or situations, but rather a mental concept about people, circumstances, conditions. The source of anger and conflict is within us, the solution is also...
Jesus said, “Let him who seeks not cease searching until he finds.” And when he has found it, he will be troubled; when he is troubled, he will be amazed, and he will reign over All. » Gospel of Thomas Mystery schools appeared during Greco-Roman civilization at...
