Introduction:
Embarking on a spiritual journey can be like hopping on a rollercoaster – an exhilarating adventure that’s full of twists and turns, unpredictable moments of joy and excitement, and sometimes downright terrifying drops into the unknown. As you begin this winding path, you may find yourself oscillating between feelings of euphoria and despondency, as if you’re taking two steps forward and one step back on your quest for enlightenment.
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This is my response to a question that someone asked. I found the question so interesting that I decided to post it as a new article. It’s not my hope to offend any religiously minded people, as I do not question the validity of such beliefs. Rather, it is my hope to provide an inner alchemist’s perspective on the ever-developing expanse within us, and how we try to come to terms with it.
The question is as follows:
Hi JohnThanks for posting this article and the link:
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It is our nature to always break things down into parts, to divide and to classify, and in this way make things easier to understand. This kind of deconstruction is very effective for us as human beings in trying to understand our world, but it can sometimes create demarcations, it can sometimes insist on clear-cut divisions and separations that may not be there in reality.
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