Easter, also called Pascha, or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead.
It is the culmination of the Passion of Jesus Christ, preceded by Lent, 40 days of fasting, prayer, and penance.
Easter-observing Christians commonly refer to Read more Last Supper
I have often heard people saying about one or another Tarot deck, “oh, that’s so beautiful, I need to have it!”
Although aesthetics are an important component of any product, when it comes to Tarot, it’s not how Read more These Magic decks and their operating systems
It became a common phenomenon that people have a sudden glimpse of consciousness which changes their life course.
‘My life was shallow and meaningless,’ they say, ‘I woke up one day feeling empty and realised something was missing. I had a good job and a nice life, but I was incomplete. At this point, I understood that the material world’s wealth can’t substitute the lack of spirituality.’
A change of heart, or an awakening, they call it.
Awakening is Read more The Awakening
Someone sent me a link to an article about Alchemy, the internet is full of them. Platitudes, I would say, stereotypes, inconsistencies and half-wisdoms for housewife whiches and weekend wizards. As with all the other occult and esoteric topics, most of the available materials are rubbish fake commercial products. The commonly accessible materials are ‘exoteric’ knowledge, as opposed to ‘esoteric’ knowledge, which, by definition, is not at the reach of everyone.
Without an understanding of these matters, it is impossible to discern between fake and real knowledge.
On the other hand, as Gurdjieff noted, “Knowledge is one thing; understanding is another thing. (…) People often confuse these concepts and do not clearly grasp what is the difference between them. Knowledge by itself does not give understanding. Nor is understanding increased by an increase of knowledge alone. Understanding depends upon the relation of knowledge to being. Understanding is the resultant of knowledge and being. And knowledge and being must not diverge too far, otherwise, understanding will prove to be far removed from either. At the same time, the relation of knowledge to being does not change with a mere growth of knowledge. It changes only when the being grows simultaneously with knowledge. In other words, understanding grows only with the growth of being.”
First of all, understanding is interior, while knowledge is exterior – similar to the ‘esoteric’ and ‘exoteric’ concepts.
Secondly, understanding is… More at https://www.patreon.com/posts/44614954
Life on Earth is divided into seven-year cycles: 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56, 63, 70, 77, 84, 91, 98, 105, 112, 119, 126, 133, 140, 147, and so on.
The Law of Seven explain why nothing in nature and in life constantly occurs in a straight line, that is to say, that there are always Read more The Law of Seven
Gurdjieff said: “According to an ancient teaching, traces of which may be found in many systems, old and new, a man who has attained the full development possible for man, a man in the full sense of the word, consists of four bodies. These four bodies Read more The four bodies
Staying or getting fit, living a healthy life is one of the Holy Grail of modern man. All sort of ‘miraculous’ or ‘secret’ methods are circulated nowadays. However, not so many people are aware that esotericism deals not only with abstract and apparently fruitless theoretical aspects but also with the health of the physical body.
According to the most commonly used definition in the dictionaries, esoteric means “intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with specialised knowledge or interest.”
People are generally scared and refractive of things they do not know or do not understand. Bringing up ‘esotericism’ is one of those things that makes people uncomfortable. Esoteric is often considered mysticism and the sum of dubious medieval superstitions and practices. Read more The esoteric diet
“Everything is just the same as it was thousands, and tens of thousands of years ago. The outward form changes. The essence does not change. Man remains just the same. ‘Civilized’ and ‘cultured’ people live with exactly the same interests as the most ignorant savages. Modem civilisation is based on violence and slavery and fine words. But all these fine words about ‘progress’ and ‘civilisation’ are merely words.” (Ouspensky, P.D.; In Search of the Miraculous; Chapter Two; page 28.)
“As my life passes, I may begin to suspect that I am not what I believe. I am a being who is asleep, a being with no consciousness of himself. Read more My prison
