Introduction In simple terms, the sacred Askokin substance is the result of the mercury and the sulphur. It is the transmuted energy that crystallises to form the internal bodies (astral, mental and causal). In other words, it is the transmutation of our sexual energies. The Abrustdonis’ and ‘Helkdonis that Gurdjieff mentions in the excerpt below, taken from “Belzeebub’s Tales to His Grandson” are none other than the elements of mercury and the sulphur so spoken about in Alchemy. Excerpt on the Sacred Substance Askokin “I first learned that the destiny of beings arising on this planet of yours is chiefly to elaborate—by means of the process of their existence—the vibrations required by Nature for the maintenance of those former parts of the planet now called Moon and Anulios, when, do you remember, I became worthy personally to converse for the second time with His Conformity the then still Angel, but now Archan...
Hello, have you ever talked about the conscious circle of solar humanity?
ReplyDeleteHello! In your second post you mentioned that there is a risk of us getting lazy as we have so many hours at home now and we are not attending classes in person. Could you write a post about some energetic practices or meditation practices that we could implement to discourage laziness? The combination of lots of hours in the house, plus wanting to be up-to-date on the news, is making it hard for me to drag myself away from the computer sometimes. I fear it's a trap a lot of us might be falling into (being online too much during this time). Many thanks for this fantastic and hugely helpful blog.
ReplyDeleteMany of your posts describe the interplay between our esoteric reality and the physical life we have here and now. These are always very inspiring. Posts about being a FB, how our most recent fall impacts our subsequent lives, the ray of our Monad, how past lives affect our present nature, etc. For example, how might having katancia affect someone early on in the work? Or even someone who hasn't yet found the work but is destined to find it?
ReplyDeleteOne November, Y.M.M. mentioned something about a man in Sydney, a FB, and was going to talk about this man and something to do with transmutation. If this is an appropriate setting, that would be interesting, too.
This blog is deeply appreciated.
Katancia could make the work of the person very difficult. No light while everyone else receives it. Failure where everyone else triumphs. Difficulty where everyone sails through dancing. One's path could be bitter and slow. It could be that the first part of the path is used to pay and pay karma.
ReplyDeleteThat FB in Sydney was in Gnosis for a while but later left. He knew about the transmutation and practiced it. However, he would start a relationship transmute and later leave the relationship. It seemed that that was his mode of operation. Despite being not aligned with the fundamental principles of Alchemy - one Hermetic vase he had something special about him. A certain powerful energy that made him stand out. Obviously this something special is attribute to his transmutation and being a FB. Only really a FB accepts so quickly the transmutation.
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ReplyDeleteThis post is very balanced and helped me to understand a mechanical belief in a new and helpful way:
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After reading I am curious if you could explain the following passage by elaborating on the mentioned arcana in future posts:
"Sometimes events ruled by the number 1, 5, 7 and 8 or even 18 or 21 can feel to be much worse."
Hi, Ok I'll do that at some point down the track. Thank you.
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