The Wisdom Path begins when we meet life without judgment.
If we follow the path of wisdom, we follow the path of the heart.
In life, we can follow two paths: the path of the heart or the path of the mind. As I explain in my SkyView Astrology book, the “fall from Paradise” was a step from polarity into duality.
Polarity makes experience possible. Within unity, nothing is separate; there is no contrast through which we can experience life. Polarity gives us that contrast without requiring us to judge it. We can simply meet what arises and experience it.
The step into duality is symbolized by eating the “fruit of knowledge.” We begin to divide our experiences into good and bad. The mind takes over, sorting what has happened into two storerooms and placing each memory on a shelf. Whenever we approach something new, it brings out those memories and projects them onto what lies ahead. The innocence of direct experience is lost.
Paradise itself has not disappeared. We have stepped out of that state of consciousness and begun to view life through judgment.
To follow the Wisdom Path is to recognize that every experience has a place in our soul’s journey. We begin to innerstand what we chose to encounter in this life, accept each experience as it comes, and allow the heart to guide us beyond judgment.
When we recognize why we have incarnated at this time and become willing to accept our experiences as they come, without judging them, we are walking the path of awakening into the new paradigm, what some call the Golden Age.
Here in SOMA Wisdom Garden we invite Pilgrims for our Retreats.
Pilgrims VS Tourists
We are told we should be pilgrims in life, but instead we have become tourists.
Pilgrims are on a special journey. Every part of it has meaning – the setbacks, the frustrations, as well as the joys.
Tourists are out to enjoy life, to seek pleasure, fun or just rest.
Pilgrims carry little with them, just enough for their needs.
Tourists are burdened with possessions and are always anxious about loosing them.
Pilgrims stay as long as they need to be in a place.
Tourists have schedules to keep and are always rushing on.
Pilgrims are humble, open to people and experiences.
Tourists are arrogant, they know what they want and they’ll see it, do it, find it.
Pilgrims are changed by their journey.
Tourists are always a little bit disappointed – it is never quite as good as they had hoped.
Lord, help us to be pilgrims in life – not just tourists!
– Isabelle Kingston –
What I would like to add:
Pilgrims know they are taken care of, and that everything needed for their journey is already present.
Tourists often have special requests, driven by the fear that there may not be enough.
Pilgrims trust that every step unfolds in perfect Divine order and timing.
Tourists grow impatient and complain when the “human schedule” does not align with Divine timing.
Pilgrims recognize the healing wisdom within illness and receive it as a precious teaching for the soul’s journey.
Tourists seek quick relief and suppress discomfort, in order to remove what feels inconvenient or painful.
What is a pilgrimage?
A pilgrimage has always been a sacred expression of the spiritual journey.
People feel called to visit holy places in order to reconnect with the sense of the Sacred in their lives.
On a pilgrimage, the journey itself is as important as the destination.
Through the path, one is quietly transformed and renewed.
And perhaps we come to realize:
Every place is a holy place when seen through Divine eyes,
and every path is leading us home and we all are pilgrims.
May SOMA Retreats and SkyView Astrology be one of your precious guides on this sacred pilgrimage called Life.
