Saturday, February 17, 2007

Gnosis

An Act of Gnosis (EG)

We know Thee
Thou eternal thought
immovable, unchangeable, unlimited and unconditioned
remaining unchanged in essential essence
while forever thinking the mystery of the universe
manifesting three extensions of cosmic power
creation, preservation and destruction -
Thou, Lord of all.

We know Thee
Father
Thou secret, supreme and ineffable Maker
unchanging in essence
yet ever-changing in appearance and manifestation
visualizing as an act of consciousness the mystery of creation
and by an act of will absorbed into life -
Creator.

We know Thee
Son
Thou Word, Thou Logos
divine manifestation of the Lord
alone-begotten of the great stillness
begotten by an act of consciousness alone
coming to the flesh to destroy incarnate error-
Sustainer.

We know Thee
Holy Spirit
Thou giver of life and goodness
principle of love, beauty and compassion
remaining here on earth to guide and care for us
Thou, with the Father and the Son
art the wholeness upon which the manifested universe is erected -
and Destroyed.

We know you
Messengers
custodians of the essential wisdom of the race
Preachers of the great Law
containing within yourselves spiritual insight and courage
living and laboring unselfishly
mediating between the supreme source and its creation
dedicated to the advancement of all.

We look to the union of the self
with the Fullness
and thus liberation
from the infinite chain of attainment.

Amen.

Sunday, February 11, 2007

Quote

Lee R. Clancey, Mayor of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in a Proclamation promoting diversity & tolerance:

"...tolerance is a personal decision that comes from an attitude that is learnable and embraceable - a belief that every person in earth is a treasure, vital to the health and prosperity of all..."

Welcome

I have always been a spiritual seek from as long as I could remember. My earliest memories are attending church with my Southern Baptist Grandmother. I felt something stir within my soul during the singing and the reading of the Bible . While my first grounding was in a number of Protestant Christian churches, I have always known that God or the Creator is more than what I learned in Sunday school.

The name of the site I have taken from Islam. While Islam numbers 99 names or attributes to God or Alla, there are many more names than one can count. And there are as many paths to any one of those names.

So I invite all spiritual seekers to join me here to share their thoughts and ideas. but first there are a couple of rules.
1. Treat all participants and posts with respect. Bad language will not be allowed.
2. No slamming of other beliefs and ideas outside your own. It's ok to disagree, but putting down others or other beliefs are not.
While not required and not the intent of this site, any scholarly references are welcome.

So Mote It Be