The Ageless Path to Mystical Union with God
It is not a path of the Old Age, nor is it of the New Age. It is Ageless, beyond the limitations of time. It is the Way of the Mystic.
There are three primary questions whose answers dictate the quality and fullness of each of our lives. They are: Who am I? Where am I going? How do I get there? The ancient Greek Philosophers maintained that a life worth living is in direct relation to the quality of the questions and subsequent answers one develops with regard to these three inquiries.
In the first section Jerry Thomas explores these three critical questions, distilling the teachings of the great saints and philosophers of both East and West to provide answers that resonate deep within us and transform our world perspective. It describes succinctly the spiritual journey from knowledge to wisdom while making it ultimately clear why: "Nothing short of the direct experience of God will ever complete our humanity or satisfy our needs for wholeness and fulfillment."
Beyond the Mind and from the Soul, Silence Speaks
The second section of The Journey of the Soul is a compassionate and life-transforming glimpse of Mystical Truth described in the words of the great mystics, the God-Realized Beings from all spiritual traditions. These simple contemplation distill the essence of Universal Truth and the journey to the inner depths where Truth is recognized by the soul, not learned by the mind. In this state of consciousness, true Wisdom is not mere temporal learning but the "ability to see the finite through the eyes of the Infinite." It is where the unity of life is celebrated in the sublime and timeless perception that there is only "One Doer playing all of the diverse roles of creation in a perfect way and according to a perfect plan of unfolding."
In The Heart of the Mystic, Jerry describes a form of Lexio Divina, the ancient technique of allowing the Spirit of Wisdom to descend to the core of our very being, providing spiritual guidance and knowledge at the level of the soul and the three bodies (physical, astral, and etheric) that cover it. Using this method with any one of the simple contemplations here allows the essence of the words to permeate our consciousness, leading us to the bliss of communion with the Source of all Love and all Life. It is the fulfillment of the promise of scripture which is to lead us back to the state of Unity Consciousness from which the concepts were first cognized and the words originally spoken.