Spiritual Initiation ~ Milestones to Enlightenment ~ The journey to enlightenment is one governed by initiation. This is a fact often overlooked by those who yearn for spiritual growth. In the Esoteric Tradition, the study of spiritual initiation is a cornerstone of inquiry. To understand it is to grasp the requirements for walking the Path […]

Death ~ An Interlude Between Two Activities ~ Is death an end or a beginning? Throughout recorded history, this question has been central to human existence. Religions have been born in response to this question, as have the inspired works of many poets, artists and scientists throughout the ages. When confining our consideration of death […]

Endings All things must come to an end. This is an inescapable fact within the human experience. Whether we consider the ending of a relationship, the experience of physical death, or the collapse of a civilization, life always moves toward its termination. At first glance, it is difficult to see this as a function of […]

Walking the Spiritual Path ~ A Contemporary Perspective ~ Spiritual development is akin to being on a long and arduous journey. Often called the Path, traveling it requires that an individual inwardly recognize the soul, and be committed to more fully expressing it in everyday life. Though long and difficult (at times), it is a journey […]

Crisis and Transition ~ The Soul’s Gesture of Liberation ~ Spiritual development is always founded upon the principle of transition. Life is ever in a condition of change and movement. This is true whether we are referring to the life of a human being, a blade of grass, or the Being that ensouls our solar […]