Dearest Reader,
This past little while I have been
dealing with a tearing at my soul.
After realizing how limited my study of theology has been, I decided to gather some scriptures that I would not usually spend the time studying (The books of Enoch, The Gnostic Gospels, The Vedas). Each of these have their beauty and truth as does The Holy Bible and other scriptures, I have enjoyed reading them and will continue to. I also decided to study some of the Hermetic philosophy as outlined in ‘The Kybalion’. This is millennia old information, which has its roots in eternal truths. These truths spoke to me and confirmed some questions I had been asking God through prayer.
After realizing how limited my study of theology has been, I decided to gather some scriptures that I would not usually spend the time studying (The books of Enoch, The Gnostic Gospels, The Vedas). Each of these have their beauty and truth as does The Holy Bible and other scriptures, I have enjoyed reading them and will continue to. I also decided to study some of the Hermetic philosophy as outlined in ‘The Kybalion’. This is millennia old information, which has its roots in eternal truths. These truths spoke to me and confirmed some questions I had been asking God through prayer.
As my mind caught hold upon all the
new insights I was gaining from these books, I felt my conviction to Christ and
Heavenly Father step away (I don’t know how else to explain it. My soul seemed
to step away from them) The thing is, the research further proved their existence
and influence in all of life, yet still I have felt the distance.
I’ve always felt that when we learn some of the mysteries of Heaven, that it will be like a memory returning. Something logical that connects easily to our understanding. I found this within these books, but I also found that it left me feeling less enchanted by the whole process of Becoming.
When I talked with Brad about it he
said,
“The Lord taught simply for a reason. We can go through and get deep with many aspects of scripture, but the fact remains, Christ taught simply.”
Later he said to me…
“It seems like you have stepped into a labyrinth without tying your rope at the entrance. You have truths you have known your whole life, you cannot find happiness by abandoning them in search of these new truths. All truth should work together. So hold onto the truth you already know, and take them with you into the rabbit hole.
If something doesn’t bring happiness, then why spend time on it at all? I just want your happiness”
“The Lord taught simply for a reason. We can go through and get deep with many aspects of scripture, but the fact remains, Christ taught simply.”
Later he said to me…
“It seems like you have stepped into a labyrinth without tying your rope at the entrance. You have truths you have known your whole life, you cannot find happiness by abandoning them in search of these new truths. All truth should work together. So hold onto the truth you already know, and take them with you into the rabbit hole.
If something doesn’t bring happiness, then why spend time on it at all? I just want your happiness”
A part of me felt the need to find
all truth at all costs, but I realized that there is more wisdom in Brad’s
words than my studying had taught me.
1. Hold onto the truth you already know.
2. Why spend time on something that brings unhappiness?
1. Hold onto the truth you already know.
2. Why spend time on something that brings unhappiness?
One of the Hermetic laws is ‘the
great fourth principle of Polarity’
“Everything is dual; everything has poles; everything has its pair of opposites; like and unlike are the same; opposites are identical in nature, but different in degree; extremes meet; all truths are but half-truths; all paradoxes may be reconciled.” – The Kybalion
“Everything is dual; everything has poles; everything has its pair of opposites; like and unlike are the same; opposites are identical in nature, but different in degree; extremes meet; all truths are but half-truths; all paradoxes may be reconciled.” – The Kybalion
This can apply to truths thusly,
Truths and Falsehoods are opposites of the same thing, different only by
degree. Then when considering this truth, that we create our own lives and the
lives of our posterity, we literally get to choose which truth we desire to
follow! And how much we emphasize the different truths we choose to follow. By
doing this we create around ourselves the world we want to see, and it is True.
One may choose to believe they are a fairy and can fly from a tree, for a
moment the wind will blow through their hair, only to be met very strongly by
the law of gravity. So an understanding of universal truths is necessary to
create our own worlds and make them stick through generations.
Here’s what I know to be True. I
know now through logic that God is real, and that the difference between God
and Me is in degree. But I have known this from birth in my whole being, a feeling
that ‘I am a stranger here’ has always been within me and I have known that
Heavenly Father knows me.
Humans are so human! We all screw up constantly!! Even the best of us, throughout all of the scriptures, we make mistakes. So when I hear of Prophets doing stupid things, I kind of am at the point of shrugging… I don’t believe in a man, I believe in Christ. And this is how I choose to follow Him. Not just because it creates a beautiful life for me, but also for my family.
Humans are so human! We all screw up constantly!! Even the best of us, throughout all of the scriptures, we make mistakes. So when I hear of Prophets doing stupid things, I kind of am at the point of shrugging… I don’t believe in a man, I believe in Christ. And this is how I choose to follow Him. Not just because it creates a beautiful life for me, but also for my family.
I don’t intend to limit my learning,
I have found a serious hole in my studies which I am anxious to remedy. I am
determined to know all truth! But while I study I will bring with me the truth I
already know, so I don’t get lost down the rabbit hole again.
God bless,
Joanna
