Spiral carvings on Long Meg, a menhir that sits outside the Long Meg and her Daughters stone circle in Cumbria
Here are a few more thoughts that percolated through me during my stay in the Lake District.
The spiritual meaning of art belongs to the realm of the subjective or superconscious mind. Only when the objective mind is stilled, rendered quiet and receptive, does the subjective mind increase its sensitivity and powers and “make contact” with that which we truly wish to know.
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In the case of earlier “dark” stages, recognition comes well after the experiences had been fully passed through. Blindness is an occult law of the spiritual path.
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Visualization in the deepest sense is an occult science.
–Finley Eversole
Fascinating image. Love the quotes.
The word “occult” has so many negative connotations in our culture. From the Latin occultus, it means that which is hidden. But our linear and scientific heritage has turned that into a sinister and “inappropriate” term. I’m glad you connected with these quotes as well.
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