The Burning Alchemist

For to acknowledge something learned or received is to reflect it within oneself... & the reflection multiplies its value.
Fear not the entity called loss...lest you attract it.
And run not from disagreements with others...for situations will follow you.
Face them and trust in the power of infinite intelligence.
For all your demands will be met.

Learn to sort out the threads of your destiny from a tangle of dreams & circumstances.
See your life unfolding within a larger awesome pattern.
Do not drift, but develop a pliant relationship between your will & the realities surrounding you.
Days & years are the blank pages of your life.
You may write on them what you will...

For your spiritual self will be the voice you hear if you put aside your mental self which worries & frets & tosses you around, changing your identity with every changing thought until you do not know who you are.
Stop thinking & relying on the opinions of others & you will rest in the knowledge of your changeless reality within.

You wish to learn the truth? To gain knowledge is the only meaning of life.
Know that this 'truth' cannot be taught, you can only experience it.
Teach it to yourself by being & knowing.
No man can perform miracles, but he can elevate his consciousness to receive them.
We are all channels...
& when you admit that you don't know the answer, then you are ready for the 'truth' to flow in...

The high self is old & wise. It glows over like a painted halo in an old icon. It is the great comforter you seek. It is the guardian... & both mother & father; an androgynous parent in whom one can place implicit trust. Man must live under its guidance if harmonious earthly life is to be found. But for some reason ...this higher self never descends uninvited...It waits to be asked in the seeds of prayer...

You may find that you know more melodies than you thought you did, if you open your heart to hear the haunting music of its sadness. For your sorrow will flow away on its refrain & loosen the tight bands inside you & set them free on the air, into the dark night which will heal you. For, from the darkness everything is born, & when a moon of omens rises, know that somewhere your voice will always be heard.

Children do not remain children forever, but move through various stages toward maturity. & so it is with consciousness. We outgrow people, places & things as we unfold. We shed the old self to make way for the new self to be born. There is no death, but a constant cycle of rebirth. An endless chain as we grow towards spiritual perfection.

Work on Recovering Positive Images from Your Past, & know that the more value you place on your real emerging self, the more you will let go of the false self with which you have identified and the more fulfillment you will know.

Believe that you can change, & that greater fulfillment is what you deserve. & as you regain disowned facets of yourself... You will feel more complete & open to love & pleasure... & the powers you have so long invested in others will become rightfully yours at last.

For tides bring in bounty then ruthlessly sweep it out again only to wash back in with new challenges, new gifts & new dreams like gems found on a beach. See the eternal pattern. Flow with life's currents. Dare to ride on bold waves of change out to uncharted waters. For there will always be singers on the shore to welcome you back to the safe arms of Earth.