tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post3037117667537590682..comments2024-03-26T12:19:52.801-04:00Comments on Tea at Trianon: Alternate States of Unrealityelena maria vidalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-6777167509017514572011-02-10T13:07:39.546-05:002011-02-10T13:07:39.546-05:00It's an attention grabber, isn't it?It's an attention grabber, isn't it?elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06821312108528134571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-31729420085379068682011-02-10T12:17:52.496-05:002011-02-10T12:17:52.496-05:00"...alchemy, magic, Renaissance Christian eso..."...alchemy, magic, Renaissance Christian esotericism, Wicca, and occultism in general." <br /><br />There's nothing funny about the topic but there is something funny about that long list:)Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230268418171628594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-22868548072915627002011-02-10T11:45:22.654-05:002011-02-10T11:45:22.654-05:00Julygirl, VERY true!
Yes, Soma, and I think Fathe...Julygirl, VERY true!<br /><br />Yes, Soma, and I think Father Angelo sums it up very well when he says:<br />"Personal transformation via alternate states of consciousness is not Christian mysticism. It is not the goal of the contemplative life to make oneself a channel of the spiritual, but rather to converse with God. Knowing and willing, objective thought and personal love must never be abandoned, though if one clings to Christ and his Word (objective truth) the Shepherd may open the Sheep’s Gate so that the soul can pasture in the fields planted by His own hand (cf. Jn 10:9). In the Catholic tradition, contemplative knowing and loving does at times presuppose a suspension of the ordinary functioning of the faculties of the soul, but this is never a generic awareness, something other than knowing and willing. Contemplatives should never make it their goal to induce alternate states of consciousness or to make themselves open channels to the spiritual world for the sake some experience of the transcendent."elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06821312108528134571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-10285603124829522712011-02-10T10:52:53.343-05:002011-02-10T10:52:53.343-05:00Christian Mysticism helps the mind in the midst of...Christian Mysticism helps the mind in the midst of daily activities to be conscious of the soul. The mind needs this enlightenment to understand the different states of consciousness that one goes through daily while engaging in external actions. The soul is not physical, but it is the force of our being and Christian enlightenment. Being aware of the soul activates all the potentialities of our being and mind so we become whole, content, happy, and productive. A stable mind unwavering, steady and self contained is the source of bliss to all who come into contact with it. The value of self-knowledge and enlightenment is that it brings the mind or unit consciousness to a greater consciousness that is joyful, peaceful, sharp and content. It helps us in our daily life because it shows us the big picture of life. http://thinkunity.comsomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01458104967693007764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-74128467784042345032011-02-10T10:41:03.898-05:002011-02-10T10:41:03.898-05:00People have and always will dabble in the Occult i...People have and always will dabble in the Occult in some form or another because of their thirst for personal power over events. Complete submission to and conformity with God's will is a concept many find difficult to achieve.Julygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08113475639726723076noreply@blogger.com