Lent Day 19

Christ’s journey into the man Jesus was like stepping into a mirror and animating the reflection. This can only be done with the purest will.

“The ancient wisdom, passed down the ages, about the purest use of the will came to mind. It has to do with the earthly self as a mirror image of the true self. We know that when we look in the mirror, the image we see is lifeless. What if we could step into the mirror and animate the image? This is precisely the process of the true self engaging with the earthly self. The question to ask is this: are we prepared to sacrifice our earthly self? This is the great conundrum for every human being. We have the choice to be human or superhuman, and it all rests on the way we use our will.

Souls never die, but always on quitting one abode pass to another. All things change, nothing perishes. The soul passes hither and thither, occupying now this body, now that… As a wax is stamped with certain figures, then melted, then stamped anew with others, yet it is always the same wax. So, the soul being always the same, yet wears at different times different forms. ~ Pythagoras.”

From To Journey Back by Kristina Kaine – Volume 1 pending publication

The Mirror of Venus detail by Sir Edward Burne Jones

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Kristina Kaine

Kristina Kaine has worked with people all her life: during her early career in medical sales and staff recruitment, and since 1987 in her own business which matches people in business partnerships. Through this rich interaction with people, Kristina has observed the struggle for self identity from many angles. She was awakened to the ideas of Rudolf Steiner by Rev Mario Schoenmaker, attending all of Schoenmaker's lectures for 14 years. After Schoenmaker's death in 1997, Kristina realised the need to explain the knowledge of the threefold human being in simple terms that could be applied easily in daily life. She has set this out in her book, 'I Connecting : the Soul's Quest', which was published in 2007 by Robert Sardello through Goldenstone Press. It is not unusual for Kristina to receive comments about her book like this: "It seems like a very lucid treatment, like looking through a clear glass window through which one can discover and recognize the landscape of the soul." Since 2003 Kristina has written weekly reflections which apply this knowledge of the threefold human being to Bible texts. This is not done in the context of any particular religious beliefs but from a broader perspective that all religions could apply. These reflections are distributed by email and are read worldwide. They are now available as Kindle books.

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