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Teachings from the Western Mystery Traditions:
The Esoteric "Paths of Return"
Treading the Way
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by Jacquelyn Small
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You may wonder why you yearn for an astrological or Tarot reading when your life seems to no longer make sense. This is the yearning of your soul, reminding you of your bigger story, desiring to master whatever soul lesson you are currently undergoing so you can move forward more gracefully on your Path of Awakening, known in esoteric circles as The Way.
What does it mean to awaken? It means coming into the realization or Self-remembrance that you are a spiritual being living in a human body, here for the sacred purpose of bringing spirituality to the human species by your very way of being. It is the remembrance of who you truly are.
A fully awakened person, considered “enlightened” in the Eastern traditions, is one who has accepted this human condition as it truly is and knows he or she is here to help move us to our next realization which lies just ahead for the human mind. We unfold one step at a time. It is therefore crucial that as dedicated servers here, we know how to receive and manifest the immediate vision of the Plan for Humanity at this critical stage of our life here on Earth.
To be effective in this manner comes from the power wrought out in the crucible of deep inner work that heals the psyche of its past troubles and attachments, so we can be transparent and fully present and uncontiminated in the Now. Until our emotional bodies heal, we are incapable of clear thought and of making inspired choices that gratify our soul’s intentions.
To fully come into your service here as a truly holy daughter or son of your Creator, you must adhere to the following:
. Continually inquire about the Way and never stop seeking the depth and acceptance of who you truly are.
. Learn to obey the inner impulses of your soul – who always speaks the truth to you in visions, revelations, and integrated insights that function practically in your daily life.
. Pay no attention to the outer world’s glamorous seductions and distractions.
. Live a life that is an example of that which you desire to see happen for all human souls. You must be the changes that you seek.
So let’s look deeper at each of these, so as to recognize them as not superficial, easy achievements, but the way of the enlightened adepts of this world who serve as examples for us:
To Inquire of the Way means that you recognize there is something far more important than knowledge about daily human living and something of greater moment than the accumulated experience of our ordinary human life that is going on in this world. You’ve tried many ways of finding peace and wisdom, and you’ve found that most of it is “the blind leading the blind,” and leading nowhere that truly gratifies your soul. So you keep searching, and deepening in your willingness to explore the esoteric Ageless Wisdom that stands back in behind all true religions and philosophies – and available to all who seek it.
This seeking eventually leads you to the realization that you must become your own guide and find your own way home. You will see that we are Self-evolving creatures! It is in this loneliness, which is the lot of every true disciple on the Path, that births the Self-knowledge and Self-reliance necessary for us to master what and who we each came here to be. You must work out your karma alone in order to step out of your past conditioning which has so limited us all in the attachments we’ve been unable to release.
In the very midst of the turmoil troubling our current world situation, as an Inquirer of the Way, you are able to withstand the outer pressures on your time and your sanity, and stand steady and continually sound your own note. You are able to see beyond the fog to that center of peace that presides over all Earth’s happenings by way of the divine Plan for the Human Kingdom. You committed to come here for this purpose, though your ego’s intellect remembers it not.
To Obey your Soul’s Impulse will require an effective method of going inward so you can learn to distinguish between
a. instinct and intuition
b. higher and lower mind
c. desire and spiritual impulse
d. selfish aspiration and divine incentive
e. urges stemming from past conditioning and spiritual revelations
We must cultivate an accurate picture of reality and truthfulness with ourselves, which is rare indeed these days when we only look outwardly. We must “to the Self be true.” The Self is our archetypal human who remembers that we are divine and here for a sacred purpose.
To Pay No Attention to the Outer World’s Seductions means we must cultivate the courage to stand alone and run counter to the world’s opinions when we know they are not built upon reality. Irrespective of the world’s greatest and most noted experts, we must always listen to our own inner guidance and depend upon what we know to be the truth. We must trust that we are in spiritual communion with those “who know,” meaning those who have gone before us who now guide the human race. Your inner Self becomes your spiritual mentor, not anyone living outside you in the regular world of human logic and intellectual findings.
Being An Example to Others will consist of letting go of all the “shoulds” society lays on us, and consistently representing the Wisdom of the Ages in every move we make in our ordinary relational lives. And frankly, this simply means being loving and truthful in every aspect of our living. We speak no word that can harm, hurt, or wound another. And we remain in conditions that are difficult and inharmonious, doing what we know can help make a difference. In other words, we do not run from troubling situations, as it is our responsibility to bring spirituality -- which is divine Love and Truth -- to every condition here. This is not done through ego gratification, but as a call from our soul.
Here is a quote from one of my inner Masters that I feel really helps us with this difficult task:
“Behind me lies the mountain path, with stones and cobbles
on the way. Around me are the thorns. My feet are tired. But
straight ahead stretches the Lighted Way, and on that Way I walk.”
The spirit of the human being is undying, forever enduring as it progresses from point to point and stage to stage upon the Path of Evolution. We are required to unfold steadily and sequentially the attributes of our soul’s life.
I’ve noticed that anytime I get all caught up in the human condition and forget why I’m here or what my life’s path truly is about, I suffer. And anytime I can remember who I truly am and why I’m here, I can let go of the attachment that’s causing me the momentary sorrow or depression and move back into a sense of peaceful knowing that I am an eternal soul. I remember that I’m evolving through this lifetime of human experience with the intention of helping to make this a better world. When we can remember our greater story, we also start to see the greater patterns unfolding on Earth that open and close cycles and expand us along the Evolutionary Path. Right now, we see that the human shadow is alive and well, showing itself in so many ways as we end the patriarchal rulership that has reigned for the past 200 years. A new way of leadership and guidance is emerging that combines the masculine and feminine principles in a balanced manner.
I’ve learned that whatever I must die to gets returned to me without the imprisonment of desirous attachment, if I’m willing to live in surrender and stay true to my life’s purpose as a human soul. It’s not easy to be here on this Earth right now. An old paradigm is dying while the new is still too vulnerable and new to be all that noticeable or effective. So may these words enliven you and aid you in your own unfolding. There are over 50 million of us here in the United States today who are concerned with helping build a better world. You are one of us, I’m sure.
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Jacquelin Small,
Spiritualist, Clairvoyant Psychologist
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JACQUELYN SMALL, LMSW, is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with degrees in human psychology and clinical social work. She is a licensed non-denominational minister and a licensed psychotherapist who works with both spiritual and psychological concerns.
Jacquelyn is a popular presenter and consultant in academic settings, new-thought churches and new paradigm conferences and mental health settings, known for her easy-going, self-disclosing, humorous style of intimate relating with her audiences.
She has a long history in addiction counselor training, consulting and counseling, and trains all kinds of health professionals in the emerging field of spiritual psychology. She is one of the teachers who has been selected by Unity Church for their national TV ministry. She served as the Director of Training for the Texas Commission on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse for nine years, and served on the adjunct faculty of the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology in Stanford, California for four years.
Jacquelyn has authored eight books about soul-based psychology and the process of personal transformation, some of which have become classics in the counseling and consciousness fields. She is represented by the Tom Grady Agency. She has many audio tapes as well through Eupsychia's publishing company, Eupsychian Press.
Her published books are:
* Becoming Naturally
Therapeutic (Bantam)
* Transformers, the
Artists of Self-Creation
(DeVorss & Co.)
* Awakening in Time
(Eupsychian Press)
* Embodying Spirit (HarperSanFrancisco
/Eupsychian)
* Rising to the Call with
co-author Mary Yovino (DeVorss & Co.)
* Becoming a Practical Mystic (Quest Books)
* Psyche's Seeds-The 12 Sacred Principles of Soul-Based Psychology (Tarcher/Putnam
/Penguin)
Jacquelyn is a regular columnist for Science of Mind Magazine and is featured often in other magazines. Among the many conferences and programs for which Jacquelyn has keynoted or presented programs, include:
* The Association for Humanistic Psychology
* Association for Transpersonal Psychology
* Omega Institute
including their Body &
Soul Conferences
* Tracor and Texaco, Inc.
* Church of Religious Science Annual
Conference
* Great Lakes Addiction Conference
* Whole Life Expo
* The College of William & Mary's Annual Addictions Conference
* Most major universities
in the United States
* U.S. Department of Heath, Education and Welfare
* Omega Institute's
Body & Soul Conferences
* New Age Magazine's Bahama Teaching Cruise
The ConferenceWorks!
She has been featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show, America's Talking, Wisdom Television and Radio, New Dimensions Radio, NPR's People's Pharmacy and a CNN's series on Alternative Healing and continues to make regular guest appearances for radio and television.
Jacquelyn Small serves on the Advisory Board of the International Psychosynthesis Association, the National Council on Codependence, and The Holistic Alliance of Professional Practitioners, Entrepreneurs and Networkers, Inc.
She is the Founding Director of Eupsychia (pronounced u-si'-ki-a) Institute which means "good psyche" or "well being" in Greek, a not-for-profit professional training and healing program in Soul-Based Psychology and Integrative Breathwork. With her staff of dedicated, experienced spiritual therapists, she conducts workshop intensives throughout North America on a regular basis.
Eupsychia Institute
PO Box 151960
Austin, TX 78715-1960
(800) 546-2795
Local (512) 327-2795
Fax (512) 327-6043
eupsychia1@aol.com
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New Event!
Healing Into Wholeness:10 Day Wellness retreat For Emotional Healing and Spiritual Awakening with Jacquelyn Small
June 16- 26
Central Texas Hill Country (near Austin)
Contact:
Eupsychia 800-546-2795
eupsychia.com/well.html
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