wisdom texts

it is not with our eyes that we see reason or appreciate beauty

 For centuries, mysticism has  concentrated  on sensitivity, while occultists have concenrated on mind.  Wisdom requires the  unification of both.  First comes learning, which turns into knowledge, then knowledge is transformed into wisdom, when combined with insight and experience.  

To enter into The House Which is Holy, (Solomon's Temple), we must pass through the two pillars of Joachim and Boaz, symbolizing the strength of universal  support and the beauty of all creation.   The Light shines upon Us all.  Some of Us have merely had our backs turned to it and have become mesmerized by our own shadows. 

The pillars are not as some of us have imagined, symbols of black and white, representing duality and polarity.   It is not a question of what is right or good, for qualifications of "right" and "wrong" or "good" and "bad" are what form the foundation of duality and conflict.  The Whole of Creation divided and separated into conflicting parts.  

The pillars are symbols of transcendence, of  Integration and Understanding, leading to the recognition and realization of the Power over Reality.  

But it is not as many of us have imagined.  I would say "thought" but thought requires devotion to a process of reason.  Reason is a process of integration, of adding one idea to another without creating any contradictions.  
I could also say "believed" but whatever we believe to be true, is true for us, for that is the nature of believing.

Knowing is not a belief.  It is belief proved beyond a shadow of doubt.   It is a known beyond question.  

A spiritual path is an inner path that requires passing through mindscapes where reality is plastic and mutable, glamors and illusions abound.  It is a strange land, created by our thoughts, emotions and desires, both
individually and collectively.  Anyone who examines the content and quallity of "spiritual teachings" over the last century, especially over the past 20 years, will find the nature and tone of the communications to be extremely variable: mediums, psychics, UFO contacts, space brotherhoods and discarnate inner masters.  There are many hoaxes perpetrated through ignorance.  To distinguish the genuine gold nuggets from fool's gold requires discernment.  

Those of us who walk the transpersonal path do not often fit the preconceived notions of a mediating priesthood,  which is rooted in many of our religions.   Instead, we assert and express the potential of personal gnosis, of Knowing, that lies within us all.  And in teaching techinques for achieving this "exalted" state, we often find ourselves in uneasy relationships with Society at large, who's security is dependent upon maintaining the status quo.  In Tibetan, Zen and Taoist traditions, we are the "rascal masters" for we do not discount or deny the value of individuality, insisting instead, that All That Is, means All That Is. 

Always embraces all ways,

Sue Ann  Edwards

The Divine Feminine - Introduction