The Mystery Of The Cross.

The Mystery of The Cross.

One of the greatest mysteries is what theosophists call “the mystery of the cross.” It refers to the conundrum the individual is faced with when he encounters Unity and attempts to ‘merge’ it, in essence, with duality. The horizontal arms of the cross represent dualistic thought and action, while the vertical beam represents Oneness.

This is very confusing to the individual because on one hand he realizes that everything is Unity, and yet there are opposites. Unity cannot be denied and opposites cannot be denied. This is what Alex Grey calls “Polar Unity”, the idea being that all opposites exist yet exist as a polarity that is unified.

The ‘Crucifixion’ of Jesus can be taken metaphorically as the slow painful death of the ego on the cross of opposites, the ultimate polarity being the pair of ‘Unity’ and ‘Duality.’ The torture described is their reconciliation.

It doesn't necessarily need to be spiritual, I believe this is simply "Awakening."

The moon does not fight. It attacks no one. It does not worry. It does not try to crush others. It keeps to its course, but by its very nature, it gently influences. What other body could pull an entire ocean from shore to shore? The moon is faithful to its nature and its power is never diminished.

~ Deng Ming-Dao, Everyday Tao: Living with Balance and Harmony (via shisaa)

“A “NO” uttered from deepest conviction is better and greater than a “YES” merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid trouble.”

Mahatma Gandhi

The Path, after all, is about truth.

I will take the pleasure of being your first ask! I am trying to be Taoist because the philosophy really seems right and fits my personality and beliefs. But I am currently studying as a pre-med student and that requires a lot of work and thought. Taoism teaches to go with the flow but that's not possible for a pre-med student like me. Is there anyway to justify my career path with Taoism?

I think that's actually a big misconception about Taoist philosophy. It's not really about "going with the flow" and avoiding work and thought, it's more about just following the Path and acting intuitively. Put another way, you could say the primary goal in Taoism is to follow your heart. If you feel like being a doctor is your calling, your natural path, then you should absolutely pursue it.

That said, if you're simply forcing your path to go to medical school, whether because you feel obligated by money or family or scary little angels, then this is definitely not in line with Taoism. This is the biggest factor, so I think it's best to determine whether you're planning your life out according to your natural inclinations or if it's being pushed by something external.

I won’t deny the fact that I’ve read/listened to poetry and cried tears at the end. Yep I’m male and I said it. I think you have to be a certain kind of individual to not connect spiritually with art that lives on such a tender frequency. It’s odd how the West equate emotion as a feminine trait and violence as a masculine one. Isn’t violence a total submission to emotion too? See as men we are encouraged by the culture to boast about who we beat up or who we slept with but never who we helped or who we loved.

Anthony Anaxagorou: Poet & Writer: I Won't Deny