Choosing Doesn’t Create Value

A simple seeker of enlightenment was meditating on the Tarot’s Eight of Cups and comparing different interpretations. But her emotional response was always the same, a sense of distress and excitement, at one and the same time, or of one mood rapidly replacing the other, in her mind. Why? “Are you asking me?” “No. IContinue reading “Choosing Doesn’t Create Value”

Beauty and Evil

A simple seeker was meditating on something that St. Augustine was supposed to have said, that all evil has a reason. “You seem to have difficulty accepting that reality, chela.” “Reason sounds so overly deliberate and intentional.” “Is there a difference?” “Intention sounds predetermined.” “And, deliberate?” “Perhaps in the heat of the moment.” “As aContinue reading “Beauty and Evil”

Awareness of Personal Power

A simple seeker had randomly chosen and was now studying her daily, personal relationship Tarot card, The King of Wands. This authority figure presented as having a firm grip on power. “Is it possible?” “Is what possible?” “To possess a firm grip on authority.” “He seems ready to do battle to maintain it. Beneath hisContinue reading “Awareness of Personal Power”

A Simple Seeker Tries to Teach Spirit

A simple seeker decided it was time to teach her spirit guru about life in the world of physical reality. “There is no physical reality.” “It looks pretty real to me.” “It’s an illusion.” “As in a dream?” “Yes, and no.” “Surely it is or it isn’t.” “What?” “A dream.” “It is, and it isn’t.”Continue reading “A Simple Seeker Tries to Teach Spirit”

As Above – So Below

A simple seeker was meditating on the concept of “as above – so below”, and how it might express itself in human society. “Is there a human society?” “Perhaps the sum total of all human communities could be understood as an all-inclusive human society.” “Would the same principle ..?” “Is it a principle?” “It’s moreContinue reading “As Above – So Below”

Are You My Shadow?

A simple seeker was deeply engrossed in reading “The Shadow’s Gift” by Robin Robertson, in which the author shares and discusses his personal experiences with psychic mediums, while maintaining an open mind as to their authenticity. “What exactly would an open mind look like, in this instance.” “Neither absolutely believing nor absolutely disbelieving, but keenlyContinue reading “Are You My Shadow?”