The Esoteric Connection

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.

12 Apr 2010

To be a peacemaker, eirenopoios, is to make peace, to be harmonious. This is not so that we can make others peaceful but that we might be peaceful ourselves. If we are peaceful we are free from disturbance, we have inner stillness, we are calm. This is not easily achieved... Read More

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

05 Apr 2010

The Greek word for pure is katharos and the word itself suggests catharsis, purging, purifying and cleansing. We clean ourselves because we are dirty, or unclean yet we prefer not to acknowledge that we are unclean. This modern world is obsessed with cleanliness and it is suggested that we lose... Read More

Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

29 Mar 2010

These Beatitudes are the means to expand our conscious awareness so that we can experience a greater reality and understand the events in our daily lives with more clarity. We can be so contracted within our being sometimes, so concerned with ourselves, that we find it difficult to expand beyond... Read More

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

19 Mar 2010

The word ‘filled’ chortazo really means to be fed. This is one of the hottest topics for humanity today: what are we being fed? With regards to food: is it genetically modified, does it contain harmful additives, does it contain gluten or other substances that are no longer tolerated by... Read More

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

07 Mar 2010

Modern ideas of the meaning of words lead us so far astray when considering the truth behind biblical statements. If we stop and contemplate what the ancient Greeks meant when they used these words (as far as we can), and apply that to a deeper understanding of human evolution, new... Read More

Blessed are the poor in spirit

27 Feb 2010

In the Gospel of St Matthew Chapter 5 we find what is referred to as The Beatitudes which contain profound advice if we explore beneath the surface of the translation. After he had been baptised and spent time in the wilderness being ‘tempted’, Jesus gathered disciples and began teaching and... Read More

The Spiritual Hierarchy 3

21 Feb 2010

Thrones, Cherubim and Seraphim While the first hierarchical group are concerned with human consciousness, and the second are concerned with the outer environmental patterns of the universe, the third and highest group, who look into the face of God, the three in one, are concerned with the highest spiritual values of... Read More

The Spiritual Hierarchy 2

14 Feb 2010

Powers, Mights and DominionsThe next three members of the spiritual hierarchy are the least known but they appear many times in the Bible. We could refer to these nine groups of beings that comprise the spiritual hierarchy as grades in the angelic orders. As part of a hierarchy we could... Read More