Witness, NM

Notes from Class cont. “‘God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.’ But why does he glory? Is it because Christ had suffered in his stead and had excused him from suffering? No, by no means. But it was because his Christian profession had called him to the…

Notes Written in Class “The Christian’s great conquest over the world is all contained in the mystery of Christ upon the Cross. It was there, and from thence, that He taught all Christians how they were to come out of and conquer the world and what they were to do in order to be His…

Deification: a recovery story “Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show every courtesy to everyone. For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions…

Crystallising the World “… all the powers of the soul together, because of the union in the inner cellar, drink of the Beloved… This draught of God’s most deep wisdom makes the soul forget all the things of this world, and consider all its previous knowledge, and the knowledge of the whole world besides, as…

The High Magical Record “That verse [‘For pure will, unassuaged of purpose, delivered from the lust of result, is every way perfect.’] condenses the whole magical technique. It makes clear when you have understood it—the secret of success in the Great Work. Of course at first it appears a paradox. You must have an aim,…

The Chaotic Magical Record “The Quest of the Holy Grail, the Search for the Stone of the Philosophers—by whatever name we choose to call the Great Work—is therefore endless. Success only opens up new avenues of brilliant possibility. Yea, verily and Amen! the task is tireless and its joys without bounds; for the whole Universe,…

That bwessed awangement “Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife, and they become one flesh” (Genesis 2:24). “So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate” (Mark 10:8-9). Mystagogy in the Christian tradition is a period between the…

The Nativity of the Theotokos “Your Nativity, O Virgin, Has proclaimed joy to the whole universe! The Sun of Righteousness, Christ our God, Has shone from You, O Theotokos! By annulling the curse, He bestowed a blessing. By destroying death, He has granted us eternal Life. By Your Nativity, O Most Pure Virgin, Joachim and…

The Feast Day of the Prophet Moses As we celebrate the memory of Thy Prophet Moses, O Lord, through him we beseech Thee to save our souls. With the divine and righteous Moses and Aaron, the Prophets’ choir today rejoiceth with gladness, seeing their prophecy fulfilled now in our midst; for Thy Cross, O Christ…