Sublime

The third group not only gives us something that will lead us someplace, but it tells us the meaning and point of our Work.

The third is contribution.

We have to enter into conscious connection with the forces of the cosmos.

another ancient Hermetic text: the extremely brief and elliptical Emerald Tablet,

It also bears living witness to the extraordinary ability of cultural and spiritual traditions to survive for thousands of years being passed only from mouth to ear.

Just as important as this task of keeping alive tradition and heritage, they were entrusted with knowledge of the sacred power of the Word – manifest as the ability to become inspired and to inspire others.

Some Śrīvidyā lineages adhere to the requirement for initiation, quoting textual references that support this view. In other Śrīvidyā lineages (including the one into which I’m initiated), the LSN is available to all. The philosophy here is that since the entire universe is Devī’s body (as we will discover), how can anyone be excluded from her embr