Dear friends, Lynn and I wanted to share with you how we see our work on this Gospel unfolding during each session. At least a week before each session you will receive the commentary for the analogue we will be studying. We recommend you print it. In Lynn's translation (The Luminous Gospels, by Bauman, Baurman and Bourgeault) the gospel is divided into analogues, seventy four in total. We recommend that you read the commentary carefully, probably several times. The commentary refers to images. They are NOT included in what you will receive. You will see the images during our time together and you will receive them afterwards for further reflection. We will begin each session with some silence. Lynn will then spell out the essence of the analogue. We will then open up the space for questions about the commentary. Using one or maybe two of the questions for reflections , which are included in the commentary, we will then break you out into groups...
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Analogue 68; a partner to Analogue 69
Analogue 68 Secrets of the Hidden Realms Abraham rejoiced to see what he saw, and as a sign, he cut off the flesh of his foreskin to show us what it means to put away the fleshly system of this world. In this world when any living entity holds their inner reality in secret, they live; when it is exposed, they die. For example, when the inner parts of a human are enclosed within the body, the person lives, but if they should become exposed to the external world, the person dies. So it is with a tree, if it sprouts in a normal manner it will bud out and thrive as long as its roots are covered, but if it is uprooted and they are exposed, the tree withers and dies. This is true for everything brought into existence in this world, whether external and manifest, or internal and unmanifest. If, for example, the roots of evil are hidden they remain strong, but as soon as they are recognized openly for what they are, they perish. It is because of this that the Logos says, “The axe ha...
Analogue 67
Analogue 67 The Mysteries of Sacred Marriage No one but the couple themselves knows when they will come together in intimate union. Marriage therefore is a mystery for anyone in this world who has taken a mate. If natural union occurs in secret, how much greater is the hidden mystery of spiritual marriage which takes place in truth rather than in flesh, out of pure love rather than in passionate lust, in the full light of day rather than in the darkness of night. When sexual union is put on public display it becomes pornographic. When a woman who has conjugal relations with another man or seeks for such outside her home is found out, she is known as a prostitute. A woman may only reveal herself to her mother and father, to the “friend” of the bridegroom, or to the “children” of the bridegroom, for only these may enter daily into the Bridal Chamber. As to all the rest, let them long simply to hear her voice, catch a brief scent of her fragrance, or like dogs find crumb...