“16” – The Lightning Struck Tower, Destruction of Illusion, and the Dark Night of the Soul
The major Arcane of the Tarot, also known as the “Hermetic textsâ€, is comprised of 22 Universal Archetypes that operate simultaneously on multiple planes through the “creative process†conducted through the utilization of the 10 primary Universal Laws that govern all material manifestation. The first 11 principles involve the...
Learning how to Work with the Subtle Body
Working with what we refer to as the subtle body in an intelligent and effective way can be difficult in the most basic sense, because, like the mind that produces it, it’s invisible to the physical senses and operates according to complementary laws. The most fundamental universal law that...
“11” – Universal Justice, the Law of Cause and Effect, and the Nature of Karma
In occult sciences the number 11 represents the principle of universal justice as the equilibrium of complementary opposites to establish balance and harmony. It’s symbolic of what’s commonly called “karma†as the absolute law of cause and consequence, also referred to traditionally as the “golden ruleâ€. Its purpose is...
How we Progress as a Soul through Employing Higher Knowledge
Our true spiritual development can seem a bit elusive because we’re often not clear on the difference between acquiring knowledge in its theoretical form and bringing it into practice as a means of “creating ourselves†by way of it. Many people can discuss what we can think of as...
The True Nature of the Soul’s DNA and Bloodline as Evolutionary Self-Design
Unfortunately many of us have been so detached from our true origins as spiritual beings and taught to think of life from a purely material and very limited perspective, that we don’t understand the true nature and origin of our own genetic makeup. Many believe our genes only determine...
The Secret to Understanding how Spiritual Guidance Works
The premise required for truly understanding how life works and how we successfully communicate with what we call the spiritual realm (which is really our self on a higher plane), is to start from the idea of unity rather than separation or dividing ideas up into separate parts that...
Penetrating the Secret Nature of the Soul and the Four Worlds or Planes of Existence
Throughout the major Spiritual texts of the world, we’re given higher knowledge in its symbolic form as the universal laws that form the keys to the origins of our Soul and the creation of the universe as a unified whole. The same laws that are used to create us...
Gaining a Practical Understanding of the Principles Involved for Our Soul to Transcend the Material Plane
This idea can be difficult to fully grasp in practical terms because it’s very esoteric in the sense that it requires a true shift in awareness in order to be able to employ intentionally. It requires an in-depth understanding of the Universal Laws involved along with a realization of...
The Intuitive Art of Interpreting Dreams
What we experience as dreams, whether nightly as we sleep, or as a form of daydream or internal vision as an intuitive mental impression, are formed naturally out of our subconscious mind. Our subconscious mind is both primitive and instinctual, and universal and intuitive in nature. Unlike the self-conscious...
The Nature of the Soul – The Kabbalah Tree of Life and the Process of Self-Creation
The Kabbalah Tree of Life provides us with a symbolic diagram for understanding the true nature of our soul and how we can consciously create ourselves through the understanding and utilization of universal laws. It’s created as a hierarchical structure of “spheres of consciousness†as “states of mind†(Monads)...