Esoteric Essays

Everything that comes to life is given form from the substance of its mother. And each mother is a reflection of the great Mother aspect that is the primordial source of all that manifests in form. However subtle or solid a form may be, its essence comes through the creative substance of the Mother. As the material world we know …

“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” may be one of those well-known and often quoted sayings but it carries the seed of a deep and foundational truth. What evokes a response to the energy of beauty in one individual may be different for another, and yet it is the same experience for all no matter what triggers it. …

Just as there is a range of sound beyond what the human ear can hear, so is there a range of vision that is beyond the sight of our physical eyes. The vastness of creation in all its dimensions is barely glimpsed through the limitations of the physical senses, and yet it is constantly and subtly influencing all that we …

To see through the eyes of a child is to see with the simplicity of truth – to see things as they are without false walls of rationalisation (or “spin”), image or appearance. That clear and uncluttered perspective brings with it a joy in the beauty of everything, and in the simplicity of things. The vastness of life is clear …

As the first Winter chill arrives here in the Southern Hemisphere the changing of the seasons draws our attention to the cyclic renewal of life as it flows through time, creating and enlivening new forms and withdrawing from those that no longer serve its beneficent intention. This constant renewing affirms the eternal continuity of Life as it cycles in and …

We are told that “the eyes are windows to the soul” so much can be realised when we see “eye to eye” or soul to soul. Through that meeting point, pretence and fabrication can be dissolved in the light of the Soul. Our gaze both reveals and projects our inner intentions and thoughts. The more we are centred in the …

As we see much of the natural world becoming irrevocably lost, we are realising the exquisitely fine balance of everything throughout the kingdoms of nature: mineral, plant and animal. Only the human kingdom has been slow to fulfill its intended part in the weave of the living fabric that is the manifest expression of the Lord of the world, of …

A growing realisation of our common humanity is emerging, beyond any differences of culture, race or religion, as we watch with horror the destruction sweeping through our world in war, climate impacts from human neglect, and distortions of truth. These effects result from a sense of identity that is separate and exclusive, outside of the reality of our oneness and …

Looking into what lies behind the world events that seem so challenging in these times, we might realise it is the impulse to freedom which is the causal driver behind outer happenings. But what is true freedom? In worldly terms we might think it is being free to do as one wishes no matter what harm it causes to others; …

At this time, in the midst of the pain and suffering from all the crises around our world, we are called to celebrate Christmas with its appeal to the compassionate heart. We remember the unique birth in Bethlehem that gave the world a great embodiment and exemplar of divine love. His Presence inspires us to remember loved ones with greetings …