Seeking the Soul of Beauty

"The world as pure object is something that is not there. It is not a reality outside us for which we exist.... It is a living and self-creating mystery of which I am myself a part, to which I am myself, my own unique door."
- Thomas Merton

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Alchemy 5,6,7

Alchemy is about the transformation of the self. It is transforming the base self into gold, or spiritual awareness. Stage five: Fermentation, describes the decay of one’s old self and the rebirth of one’s true self. The first four stages involved discarding our old, inauthentic self and drawing together the authentic elements within us. Stage […]

Mysticism

Alchemy 5,6,7

Alchemy is about the transformation of the self. It is transforming the base self into gold, or spir…

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Beauty

The Quail

The California Quail is a handsome, round bird with a rich gray breast, intricately scaled underpart…

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Sacred Places

Journey to the Holy Land

Pilgrimage to the Holy Land with the Rev. Mark Stanger…

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Icons

Icons and Beauty

Father Paul Fromberg, Rector of St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church in San Francisco, and icon pai…

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Meditations

Alchemy 5,6,7

Alchemy is about the transformation of the self. It is transforming the base self into gold, or spir…

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