This is the twenty-third part of my essay series “Inner Work with the Planets”. If you haven’t read the earlier parts yet, I suggest you start with part 1 to get the most out of this essay.
Well, here we are again, with what was supposed to be the second half of the last essay… 😉 Have you guessed which Eastern spiritual concept with seven elements we’re going to talk about today?
+++ Important update: I’ve put up a post to help us sort out potential attunement dates in January. Your input is required, deadline is Wednesday, December 17th! +++
Welcome back to the Modern Order of Essenes course.
Today marks the last unit of the Healer grade. Congratulations on making it this far! I hope you will consider continuing with the Master grade, too… 😉
Unit 20 contains some new content on the subconscious and how it ties in with spiritual healing, and also a couple of smaller new techniques.
In two weeks, there will be one last post related to the Healer grade, namely a post containing all the relevant information for the Healer attunement.
At some point in December, I will also ask you folks about dates for the Healer attunement. My plan is to conduct it (or them) in January, or February at the latest if we can’t find January dates.
I will post about the dates here, and also announce that post via the mailing list. If you want to be notified, sign up below, and make sure the option “Modern Order of Essenes” is checked (and yep, you are of course welcome to unsubscribe again afterwards!). Otherwise, please check back here regularly if you plan to participate in the Healer attunement. Thanks!
So… on we go! 🙂
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This is the twenty-second part of my essay series “Inner Work with the Planets”. If you haven’t read the earlier parts yet, I suggest you start with part 1 to get the most out of this essay.
The last essay was a pretty wild ride, wasn’t it? Between the content of one of the core Hermetic treatises, ideas for your spiritual work, and thoughts on keeping Hermeticism alive as a living (and lived) tradition, we’ve been busy little bees.
And I can happily say things are definitely not going to get more boring towards the end of the series! 😀
Before we dive into today’s essay, though, I have to announce a slight change of plans.
Welcome back to this Modern Order of Essenes course!
We are, slowly but surely, moving towards the end of the Healer grade. There will be one last unit after this one, Unit 20 – and then we’re done with the Healer material. Congratulations for getting this far! 🙂
In today’s unit, there is a new element which I hope you’ll find useful in your personal spiritual healing work, the Breath of Acceptance…
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This is the twenty-first part of my essay series “Inner Work with the Planets”. If you haven’t read the earlier parts yet, I suggest you start with part 1 to get the most out of this essay.
Last time, we wrapped up our practical work on the planetary ladder.
(Yes, you can pack away your toolbox now as we won’t need it anymore – unless you want to get creative with the planets on your own, that is.. 😉)
We also discussed a very useful technique for getting the most out of the Hermetic planets in your inner work, namely discursive meditation. If you have tried it yet (which I hope you have!), you will have noticed that discursive meditation isn’t a get-enlightened-quick scheme. Quite the contrary – it requires work.
But it’s very much worth this work, as you will note when you meditate on the planets, the relationships among them, on Hermeticism, and most importantly on what all this stuff can teach you about your life!
I’m mentioning this just in case – you know, for those of you who have pushed the meditation off for now, but will for sure give it a try. Definitely soon. Maybe tomorrow. 😉
Anyway. While the last essay has been rather practical, today we’re going to go all the way out to the other side – into the spiritual and non-material. First, though, I have to confess that I’ve written myself into a bit of a pickle.
Welcome back to this Modern Order of Essenes course!
Today, we’re diving into the sixth unit of the Healer grade, and in particular into emotional complexes and your emotional body…
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This is the twenteeth part of my essay series “Inner Work with the Planets”. If you haven’t read the earlier parts yet, I suggest you start with part 1 to get the most out of this essay.
Last time, we took a detour through a most interesting question: Why is this Hermetic inner work with the planets even worth doing? (I hope I made a convincing case for it, btw! 😉 )
Today, we’ll dive right into the practical end of things – I trust you’ve got your pliers and working gloves ready to go, and yep, a cutting wheel wouldn’t hurt either… 😉
Four weeks ago, we spent some fun time together on a crafting project. Back then, our last project looked like a pair of scales, or something to this effect: Two smaller planetary triangles, suspended from the Sun.
While we’ve so far restriced our crafting efforts to mere bending and reshaping, today we’ll get a bit more adventurous and creative
Welcome back to the fifth unit of the MOE Healer grade!
With this unit, we’re past the halfway mark of the Healer grade. (It’s amazing how time flies when you’re having fun, isn’t it? 😉 )
Before we start with the unit, I have a request: Last time, I asked whether you might want to continue with the Master grade or not. If you haven’t replied to this question yet, please do so now and let me know in the comments below.
Your answer will help me to plan my content for next year. Thanks!
Also, some general housekepeing:
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This is the ninteenth part of my essay series “Inner Work with the Planets”. If you haven’t read the earlier parts yet, I suggest you start with part 1 to get the most out of this essay.
So… have you started inventoring your own planetary coins yet, as I suggested last time? 🙂
(If you haven’t, there’s still time to start. Right now, for example, would be a great opportunity, before we contemplate the planetary vices and virtues some more further below… 😉 )
But before we talk about the planetary vices and virtues, we’ll continue right where we left off last time: with planetary order(s) and their shapes.
In the past couple of essays, you might have been wondering what we’ve been up to, with all this re-shaping of the planetary ladder. Granted, bending it by hand has been a nice workout. But still…
Why do we keep trying on new planetary orders and shapes for size?
I mean, the spheres were just fine, and very Hermetic. The ladder, too, especially with regard to our existence before, between and after material incarnations. Plus it gave us a lot to contemplate and to reflect on for our inner work, and for improving our lives.
But planetary folding ladders and scales are not just somewhat unconventional, they also aren’t part of the classic Hermetic way of thinking. So why bother with them at all?
In order to answer this question, we have to take a step back and consider what the purpose of this essay series is in the first place…
Welcome back to the fourth unit of the MOE Healer grade!
In this unit, we’ll have a closer look at hand reflexology, from a slightly different angle. And as usual in the Healer grade, there will also be more thought-provoking content to study.
Before we begin, though, a quick question: [Read more…] about Modern Order of Essenes Course: Healer – Unit 16
