Hermes Trismesgistus

Quote of the Moment

"Easily seen are others' faults, hard indeed to see are one's own. Like chaff one winnows others' faults, but one's own one hides, as a crafty fowler conceals himself by camouflage. He who sees others' faults is ever irritable--his corruptions grow. He is far from the destruction of the corruptions." - Dhammapada 252-53

The Emerald Tablet written by Hermes Trismesgistus

It is true, no lie, certain and to be depended upon: the superior agrees with the inferior, and the inferior agrees with the superior, to effect that one truly wonderful work.

As all things owe their existence to the will of the only one, so all things owe their origin to the one only thing, the most hidden by the arrangement of the only God.

The father of that one only thing is the sun, its mother is the moon, the wind carries it in its belly; but its nurse is a spirituous earth.

That one only thing is the father of all things in the universe.

Its power remains perfect, after it has been united with a spirituous earth.

Separate that spirituous earth from the dense or crude by means of a gentle heat, with much attention.

In great measure ascends from the earth up to heaven and descends again, newborn on the earth, and the superior and the inferior are increased in power.

By this wilt thou partake the glory of the whole world. And Darkness will flee from thee.

This is the strength of all powers. With this thou wilt be able to overcome all things and transmute all what is fine and what is coarse.

In this manner the world was created; the arrangements to follow this road are hidden.

For this reason I am called Hermes Trismesgistus, one in essence, but three in aspect.

In this trinity is hidden the wisdom of the whole world. It is ended now, what I have said concerning the effects of the sun.

What is a Higher Power?

The meaning of “higher power” is unclear. It has a different meaning to each of us. Some people attribute the existence of a personal higher power to their guardian angel, guides, ascended masters (such as Jesus, Buddha, and Moses), and even various gods. Some like to call it their subconscious. I treat the possibility of a higher power as a mystical and metaphysical matter. Sometimes I like to refer to the higher power as a “greater power”. This phrase communicates the immenseness of this mysterious god-like being. Perhaps this being could be seen as both a higher and greater power.

A greater power is an etheric being or entity which looks out for the well-being of an individual. Each of us has a higher or greater power watching over us. As I stated previously, there are many descriptions for this entity we the greater power. In my own exploration into mysticism and metaphysics I discovered what I believe to be the true nature of the entity we call the greater power or higher power. First, the greater power is an intelligent entity. It is a vibrational energy like all entities that reside in the infinite multiverse. Through divine illumination, I came to understand that the greater power is a collective being composed of each human’s past lives. This makes the greater power a personal companion of sorts. Each of our past lives belongs to us, and we belong to them. We are united in power.

In each life, a person accumulates a large number of valuable experiences. These experiences are added to the greater power, increasing its knowledge and expanding its size. The greater power is pure consciousness, just as the entity called God is. When a spirit has completed its mission(s) in life and made its transition, the spirit will split itself by sending out a completely new version of itself to experience life once again (this is reincarnation). Thus, through the process of splitting we see that all humans are members of their respective greater power.

The greater power is our ally. The greater power is interested in our success. It is invested in us. Our supernatural benefactor guides us in triumphing over adversity. Overcoming our tests and challenges, leads to spiritual growth. This growth feeds the greater power. As a result, the greater power expands its awareness. There is no known word to describe or define this expansion.

Your greater power may be called upon at any time for consultation. Just by sending out concentrated thoughts to your greater power in the form of a question, you are sure to receive a response. This reply comes in many ways. It may be received in through intuition, dreams, visions, imagination, the behavior of others, signs in your immediate environmentFree Reprint Articles, etcetera. Your greater power will always come through. It is up to you to be open and receptive to its mental transmissions. The greater power is an indispensable resource. I encourage you to use it to your advantage. It is a phenomenal power to have on your side

David Almeida

The New America

Awhile back I was reading the comments on an article about gun violence when I came across this:"The problem in this country is that we as a people have lost all respect for human life". For some reason that stuck with me, because there used to be a time on the Internet when people would come together when a tragedy struck and offer their condolences and prayers. Now the rule of thumb is to use some poor souls misfortune as a soap box for ones political beliefs. We have truly become a soulless society. How did this happen? When did life become all about "me"? When did we, as a people become so morally callous and spiritually depressed? I use the word "depressed" instead of bankrupt because in all likelihood a person can be raised out of their depression as opposed to being bankrupt when you just don't have anything left to work with.

What's the solution? Where do we start? I don't have the answers, but I'm trying because I know there's a solution. And please don't say love. Sometimes the act of love isn't enough and I think this country has gone beyond that. We need something greater. Something less corruptible and yes, something more user friendly.

Walkabout

There seem to be quite a few definitions for the term "Walkabout". I prefer this one from Wikipedia: Walkabout refers to a rite of passage during which male Australian Aborigines would undergo a journey during adolescence and live in the wilderness for a period as long as six months.

In this practice they would trace the paths, or "songlines", that their ancestors took, and imitate, in a fashion, their heroic deeds. Merriam-Webster, however, identifies the noun as a 1908 coinage referring to "a short period of wandering bush life engaged in by an Australian Aborigine as an occasional interruption of regular work", with the only mention of "spiritual journey" coming in a usage example from a latter-day travel writer.

I also prefer to use the term "Walkabout" in tandem with the word Spiritual, since that seems what the majority of people are engaged in nowadays without even realizing it. They seem to be wandering in the wilderness without purpose or direction. Which, I suppose is their business, but why do they have to be so cruel?