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Wednesday, August 1, 2018

July 20 2018 Hermes Trismegistus

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Ancient tome made new
Highway to the heart of God.
Glimpses into LOVE.

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The wonder of being a teen for me, included the ability - and most importantly, the time - to follow the meander of a thought/concept/idea in any number of directions. I did and still do enjoy traveling the many fingered highway of an idea through to any number of possible conclusions - comparing and contrasting possible scenarios. As a teenager, in the late 1960s I became fascinated with ancient Egypt. My fascination with Egypt included a study of Hermes Trismegistus. Some legends say Hermes was the one who built the great pyramid of Giza. Further legends postulate that he was an earlier incarnation of who was to become Jesus the Christ. The mythical connection to the Christ is what most and first drew me to study further.
I had many books on Egypt. Perhaps my favorite was “The Egyptian Book of The Dead (transliteration and translation)” by E. A. Wallis Budge. This book became so dog-eared I remember having to tape the edges of the cover to keep it from falling apart in my hands and also re-taping many individual pages back into the book to hold it together. Sometime after 2000 the book was no longer in my possession. This loss likely occurred as a part of a massive life purge I had in about 2010 when I went from living in and owning an almost 4,000 square foot house to keeping only what fit in a 6’ x 6’ x 12’ trailer (that is a story for another time). Through the years after it’s loss to me I would occasionally look for a copy from booksellers. I was able to find similar books of the translation; however, I was unable to find the copy I had owned wherein the visual image of the heiroglyph, Egyptian pronunciation and English translation ran concurrent across the page – until – a few days ago. I found copies on Amazon of the original 1967 rendition I had previously owned. Eureka! (originally published 1895) Now, I once again have a copy!  
One of the joys of being retired is that I am once again rather like the teenager – I have time to follow meanders of thoughts / ideas / concepts.

So …
Meandering … always towards the light. It is so joyous, this meander. It shows oh so clearly all true paths do converge.
There is a ray – a path – I follow with dedication – and such dedication is needed to quickly enter the light. Yet, the joy in seeing how the Divine speaks to each one of us in the cultural symbols and word constructs that one most resonates with to open the heart flower – ahhh – joyous.
I am like a happy child clapping her hands with exclamation, “Oh, you see it too!”

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“Among those who dwell in that world above there is no disagreement -all have one purpose - there is One Mind, One Feeling in them all. For the spell which binds them one to another is LOVE.” Words attributed to HERMES TRISMEGISTUS

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the image above a common one - said to be of Hermes looking from this world into the cosmos.
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July 19, 2018 Fresh Water

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Fresh water flowing
From unsullied mountain source.
All may drink deeply.

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Image is - Stream flowing from Moraine Lake in the Valley of the Ten Peaks in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. – I do not know the source.

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July 18 2018 Specks of Joy




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Brilliant specks of joy -
Experience can overwhelm.
With sigh we do melt.

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Despite the darkness and harshness of this time we are passing through, there are also points of goodness seeking entry. There are people of good heart and good intention who everyday are helping to raise all of us with their hope, determination, compassion and kind care.
Paramahansa Yogananda has said, “Environment is stronger than will power.” This is one of the many reasons to daily seek the company of those who hold the light in their hands and hearts. Sometimes we are able to physically be in their presence and this is marvelous. Sometimes we find them in the pages of a book or even a YouTube video. Sometimes we find them as we are kneeling at bedside in prayer.
What is important is that we do seek them out. What is important is that we do spend time with them daily. Do not give up. The goodness is there / here. The goodness is more powerful than the dark.
We got this.
We were born for this time.
… and … we do not have to do this alone … we have elder brothers and sisters who even now seek to support us along the way.
Find them!
Then – pass the light along to those you meet day by day. Like beads on a thread - as goodness touches us on the left may we pass it along to the one on our right. 

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Painting created by Gilles Grimoin- PLAYING WITH THE WIND
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