Issue 01.
enlightenment
Where does one begin, but the beginning?
There are many roads to enlightenment.
But regardless of the path, one will soon come across a need for foundational information, whether discovered in texts or collected from experience.
What you’ll find here is a collection of both sources, meant to offer both perspective and knowledge on what could only be considered our core understanding of reality. In fact, truth is a universal language that has been spoken across ages, religions, and cultures.
We pursue this universal thread on the Inner Muse.
The more we familiarize ourselves with the pursuit of truth, the more we’ll find our own destiny, deeply connected with the universal concepts of Life. That is the hope for this journal, and I hope it serves you in your own personal discovery towards enlightenment.
With love,
What it’s like to wake up
Nothing is like it seems.
Nothing makes any sense.
You start to question everything.
The world may look different,
or maybe it is you that has changed.
You’re not even sure if anything’s happened.
But things just feel different.
What used to excite you,
has lost its luster.
Perhaps it was a defining moment,
or a slow building up over time.
But one thing is true—
Something has changed.
And you’ll never go back.
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The Kybalion
Considered to be an essential book of Hermetic philosophy, the Kybalion presents us with seven core principles that stand behind our understanding of the Universe.
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Expanded writings on the Hermetic Principles
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GA 191 Lucifer and Ahriman
If mankind does not do the hard work of understanding spiritual science himself, he will fall prey to Ahriman handing it to us “like magic.”
Steiner introduces us to the concepts of Lucifer, Ahriman, and Christ.
Lecture 2 | Lucifer, Christ, Ahriman
There’s a balance needed among the three forces. The embodiment of Christ consciousness represents a balanced approach to living (a middle way).
Steiner predicts the state of our current time (world wars and a breakdown of society), and traces the development of man back to Lucifer’s time (the 4th millennium B.C.).
Lecture 4 | The World of Reason
Thanks to Lucifer, mankind was able to advance spiritually. He must now also battle Ahrimanic energy (the rigidification of thought).
In truth, man plays an active role in shaping the earth.
The quest for sovereignty
There comes a time when the things worth fighting for become the things that need defending.
That time is now.
There has been a collective desire to seek sovereignty–the very thing we once believed to be our birthright, but have found its existence undermined in one way or another.
Sovereignty, above all else, is the cornerstone of what it truly means to be human. Sovereignty is the power we wield without needing to beg, barter, or compromise. It is who we are at its core, and it has been forgotten.
We have been taught to believe that there is never enough, that we should fear our neighbor, and that we are too small to make a difference.
Little by little, we chose to give away sovereignty in exchange for beautiful things, convenient things, and things that make us feel less afraid, less alone, and less in pain.
We bought into convenient lies. We chose easy fixes, rather than complicated cures.
We worship authority and the crowd–not because it is right, but because it’s easy to do and we fear being wrong.
But what if the real narrative was that there was nothing to fear? What if the lie was the existence of fear itself?
The Secret Doctrine of the Rosicrucians, Part 1
Atkinson’s book presents a grounded approach to explaining esoteric spirituality.
Part 1. The Rosicrucians and their Secret Doctrine
An introduction to the Rosicrucians
Seven Aphorisms of the Secret Doctrine
A summary of the Seven Aphorisms
I. The Eternal Parent was wrapped in the Sleep of the Cosmic Night. Light there was not: for the Flame of Spirit was not yet rekindled. Time there was not: for Change had not re-begun. Things there were not: for Form had not re-presented itself. Action there was not: for there were no Things to act. The Pairs of Opposites there were not: for there were no Things to manifest Polarity. The Eternal Parent, causeless, indivisible, changeless, infinite, rested in unconscious, dreamless sleep. Other than the Eternal Parent there was Naught, either Real or Apparent.
II. The Germ within the Cosmic Egg takes unto itself Form. The Flame is re-kindled. Time begins. A Thing exists. Action begins. The Pairs of Opposites spring into being. The World Soul is born, and awakens into manifestation. The first rays of the new Cosmic Day break over the horizon.
Part 4. The Universal Androgyne
III. The One became Two. The Neuter became Bi-Sexual. Male and Female—the Two in One—evolved from the Neuter. And the work of Generation began.
IV. The One becomes Many. The Unity becomes Diversity. The Identical becomes Variety. Yet the Many remains One; the Diversity remains Unity; and the Variety remains Identical.
V. The One is the Flame of Life. The Many are the Sparks in the Flame. The Flame once lighted kindles everything within its sphere. The Fire is in everything and everywhere; there is nothing dark or cold within its sphere.
Part 7. The Planes of Consciousness
VI. As Life is the Essence of Spirit, so is Consciousness the Essence of Life. Spirit is One, yet it manifests in many forms of Life. Life is One, yet it manifests in many forms of Consciousness. While the forms of manifested Consciousness are innumerable, yet the wise know Consciousness to manifest on Seven Planes: and these Planes of Consciousness are known to the wise as (1) The Plane of the Elements; (2) The Plane of the Minerals; (3) The Plane of the Plants; (4) The Plane of the Animals; (5) The Plane of the Human; (6) The Plane of the Demi-Gods; (7) The Plane of the Gods.
CURRENTLY LISTENING
What are programs and false beliefs?
The antidote to false programming is simple.
It is awareness.
Awareness, or self-recognition, is like turning the light on. It floods a dark room with your conscious light.
When you recognize your patterns, you take back control. This doesn’t always mean you can control your patterns, but having awareness means you take back the driver’s seat.
You may not choose the roadblocks that lie ahead of you, but you have the power to navigate through them, and that means everything.
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