#mystic teachings

[compassionmattersmost]

Carried Through the Storm: Trusting the Divine Footprints in the Mystic Journey

On the spiritual path, we often find ourselves in moments of struggle, isolation, and uncertainty, wondering where the Divine is in our darkest hours. The old story of Footprints in the Sand offers a timeless reminder: even when we feel most alone, we are never truly abandoned. The footprints that carry us through the storm are those of the Divine, supporting us in ways we may not recognize in…

[thespiritualparrot]

Ancient Wisdom: Spiritual Meanings in Historical Texts

Welcome to a journey through time and spirit! In this article, we’re going to explore the rich tapestry of wisdom woven into ancient historical texts. These texts are not just relics of the past; they are living documents that continue to offer profound insights into our spiritual journey. From the cryptic symbols etched on temple walls to the profound verses of sacred scriptures, every line and…

[hiddurmitzvah]

I made this print by using an old archaic photographic tecnique called cyanotype (or sun/blue print) for the phylosophical and mystical poem by Szilárd Borbély, the The Sequence of Three Secrets (A Három Titok Szekvenciája), which is a part of his series called Hasidic Sequences, where he reflects on Hasidic teachings and beliefs in literary form.

You can purchase this original and only one, signed copy through my Etsy if you like it.

Here's my english translation of the poem, below there is the hungarian original.

Taub Eizik from Kalev, a pupil of the Seer of Lublin said that there are three types of secrets in the world. One is is like this Self-Consciousness, which

that everyone carries within himself because of their previous lives. And have no idea what it is. And don't understand why hide it from others, because it is

hidden from itself too until he dies again. The second secret, is like a light hiding in the mind, nesting in the depths of the skull

until it knows the essence of speech: in the letters of writing the faint glimmer of the primordial light that has come to us from the beginning of creation

that gleams in the depths of life. When the Self begins to read a book written in human language, Finally, the third secret is that of the

one who says: I. While he sorts the stones at the beginning of the path waiting for you, already prepared the unturned stones by the entrance gate

and then reads the engraved for the greatest secret is the stone that only means the Self. And it does not say, Amen.

[soullessseraphim]

SHUT UP I WANNA- I WANNA DRAW BODY HORROR!!!- (below cut)

^here's this for those who don't want the body horror

[norigohan]

siblings au, prelude: clotted becomes a dad?

pt. 1

[chicagognosis]

A zoom lecture for anyone to attend on Thursday, October 3rd at 7 PM CT. Beginners welcome!

Lecture Topic: Liberate Your True Self

After working with energy, the consciousness becomes enflamed and awakened. However, this type of birth is only one side of a spiritual equation. The rest of the work necessitates the comprehension and death of psychological contaminants like anger, lust, and pride. By directing energy towards the purification of the mind, it becomes possible to be fully rid of repetitious and harmful internal states, thereby enacting lasting, profound, and radical change. See how through a practice known as retrospection meditation.

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[breathofgod]

[thatwhichdoesnotsuffer]

"We also have mechanical patterns in how we have an attitude towards our own divinity. That also must change. Many of us do not believe in God. We might like religion, we might like spirituality and study, but fundamentally and truly we just do not believe. In some ways, who can blame us? We never experienced God, we have no conscious knowledge of God, and no awakened experience of seeing reality. How can we believe in something we never experienced? It is understandable, nevertheless that tendency, the mechanical tendency of doubt, of disillusionment, of the way of critically thinking that “I do not believe in that, or it wont happen to me anyway,” or “I do not deserve it,” or “God does not listen to me,” is all very negative and very harmful. We need to cultivate a hopeful attitude, an open mind to awaken. If you work sincerely with techniques that we teach, the practices that we teach, but more specifically with awakening from moment to moment, it is inevitable when the conditions and karma allow, you will see reality. It is up to your efforts, compared to your karma, when you will achieve it. Some achieve it the first day, some it takes 10-20 years, and most of us will be in the middle. It will take time to develop equilibrium until one day you will have an experience, then you will have a new surge of enthusiasm from that. It is a very useful experience."

—Gnostic Instructor

[danzinora-switch]

What if... WHAT IF

What if it’s not entirely the use of mystic energy that makes Mikey age? At least, not by itself. How did he come to discover that he could open time portals?

What if he got stuck in a different time?

What if he vanished one day during the Kraang War and found himself back long ago? What if he encountered Hamato ancestors who could actually teach him how to use his ninpo?

He becomes a great mystic warrior because he was being properly trained by other great mystic warriors.

But he spends DECADES there... learning, working, living, missing his brothers, and trying every day to understand his power so that he can return home.

And then finally, one day, he does.

It works.

After half a lifetime, he returns to the moment he vanished.

For his brothers, it’s been a blink. They never really lost him, just one moment he’s their kid brother and the next he’s got wrinkles and hair, a hell of a mystic level-up, and eyes filling with tears of grief, relief, and hope

Because Mikey never gave up on the hope that he would return to his brothers. And hope DID bring him back. It was successful.

So he’s older, wiser, and has grieved before. First his brothers, while he was stuck in the past. Now the new friends and family he made while in the past that he won’t see again until the end of his lifetime. And so by the time it’s just him and Leo left with one last hope...

... he can give it everything he has.

[teenageascetic]

"Then Peter said to Mary, "Sister, we know that you are greatly loved by the Saviour, more than any other woman. Tell us those words of His that you remember, the things which you know and we don't, the teachings we never heard."

Mary answered, saying: "What is hidden from you I shall reveal to you. Whatever is unknown to you, and I remember, I will tell you."

And she began saying these words to them.

She said, "Once I saw the Lord in a vision and I said to him:

'Lord, Rabouni, now I see you in this vision.

He answered me and said: 'Blessed are you Mary, for you do not waver at the sight of me. How wonderful you are! For this is where the treasure lies - in the nous, that place where heaven and earth meet, where deep understanding arises in the heart and mind."

I asked him this: 'Now tell me Lord, how does a person see such a vision, is it through their soul or through the Spirit?

asked him this: 'Now tell me Lord, how does a person see such a vision, is it through their soul or through the Spirit?

The Saviour answered: 'It is neither through the soul nor through the Spirit, but through the nous, the understanding which arises between the two, that is how the vision is seen."

-Gospel of Mary page 10.

[chocochipbiscuit]

New niche rare pair of the day:

Marie Lambeau/Diana Stanley because I just want the pretty shiny lady to kiss the pretty goth lady!!!!

[ssummermemoir]

sorry for being the most esoteric girl at the function

[sansbyshipper]

Kore!

Here is Kore's character sheet. She is going to be very important in my fic "Trouble in Paradise?".

[thomashewittslover]

Heal your mind and your spirit and the rest will follow. ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

[sagescented]

Rejecting the legalistic approach of traditional rabbinical Judaism, the Baal Shem Tov [Israel ben Eliezer] and his followers emphasized the power of simple, heartfelt prayer. This attitude is reflected in teaching stories regarding the Aleph Beit.

In one of them, a poor Jewish farmer was riding his horse into town to pray at the synagogue for Yom Kippur. But a heavy fog settled on the countryside and he could not find his way. As darkness fell, he was lost in a forest and was going to spend Yom Kippur night there by himself.

This farmer didn’t have a prayer book. And he didn’t know the prayers by heart. Filled with anguish, he cried out, "Oh, God, what can I do? How can I pray to You"? Then he remembered the alphabet he had learned in his childhood. He said, "I know. I will recite the letters of the Aleph Beit and You, Holy One, You know all the words, You can put the letters together to form the right prayers for Yom Kippur". So, all that night he repeated the letters over and over.

From A New Oracle of Kabbalah: Mystical Teachings of the Hebrew Letters, published 2015; Richard Seidman (My Ko-Fi Here)

[chicagognosis]

We perceive with more senses that mere sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch. Rather than exclusively depend upon empirical data, it is possible to explore, with psychological senses, the roots and origins of numerous internal states. While openly denigrated by modern society, the faculty of imagination is actually the means by which to investigate non-physical or metaphysical phenomena such as thoughts, feelings, and desires. Through understanding five forms of imagination, it becomes possible to distinguish reality from illusion, the truth of cosmic being from the clever machinations our own mind. Learn also practical techniques to develop positive forms of imagination for the awakening and liberation of self.

New Lecture!