Master & Student
Theosophy, Zanoni, the Occult Law and the Golden Age
Did H.P.Blavatsky actually just plagiarize ideas from Bulwer-Lytton and his esoteric novel Zanoni? This question is being mulled over again by an American grad student in Religious Studies. What religious studies students do not know about is the real process of initiation. They do not understand the ending of Occult law and the blessing to […]
Wesak Dream: A Personal Meditation
A large golden Buddha who wasn’t a statue, but living somehow. There were flowers all around, though I can’t tell you what kind. When I sat next to him the golden glow extended to me as well, though I wouldn’t say it was mine. And when we spoke the ideas that would form in our hearts , it was flowers that would leave our mouths instead of words
Friendship and the Spiritual Life
In friendship our shortcomings and flaws are only passing shadows, a source of humor and pathos. We are reinforced on our journey by the true bonds of friendship– those formed by our aspirations for transcendence. Here in the living world, we are blest to find friendship and to discover in it a deep well– a profound source and activator of psychological insight and spiritual growth.
A Story of the Spirit of American Culture and Art
In 1943, during the Second World War, Norman Rockwell painted the Four Freedoms series. (In addition to Freedom from Want were Freedom of Speech, Freedom to Worship, and Freedom from Fear). That same year a fire in his studio destroyed numerous original paintings. Norman Rockwell’s works enjoy a broad popular appeal in the United States for […]
The Soul of Saint Francis and the Master Kuthumi
Today is the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi, the spiritual reformer of the Catholic Church. Saint Francis created a revolution in spirituality and guided people to purity, the acceptance of poverty rather than the pursuit of power and authority, and the pursuit of a truly Christ like life for all Christians. Francis created […]
Freedom for Souls of Light Rising
Happy Independence Day Souls of Light! The celebration of the American Independence Day on July 4th is truly a spark of freedom that is fanning into a world wide flame during this transition of the ages. Freedom is rising in many countries around the world. And with that freedom comes the reinforcement of the freedom […]