Rite 1, Living Well, and The Course in Conscious Evolution.
People of goodwill all over the world, despite their growing numbers, face a challenging economic, political and social climate. While these difficulties are not insignificant, it is possible to thrive, to uplift and to spiritually grow by consistently tapping into our Soul Motive and the heart's desire to Serve.
Motive and Service are the core teaching of the First Rite of Conscious Evolution. There are 28 such Rites that define the way of Conscious Evolution, which leads all human beings on a transformational journey to Soul-Fused Living.
Hello dear friends,
In 1990 Norie Huddle wrote Butterfly, a children's story that explains how "imaginal cells" start to form in a caterpillar during its crysalis stage and gradually organize within its body to create an entirely new and completely different organism. The first imaginal cells are destroyed by the caterpillar's immune system but eventually there are so many of them that they take control of the immune system. When the imaginal cells reach critical mass, they awaken the genetic code for a butterfly and organise a new form with the decomposing material of the caterpillar's body, resulting in metamorphosis.
Another interesting fact about the butterfly is that if you help it out of its chrysalis it will be deformed. The work it must do to break through that tough barrier between its old life and its new one pumps fluid into its wings, which makes it strong enough to fly once it emerges. Therefore, when a butterfly is ready to leave its cocoon, it must do so by itself.
Is it any wonder that Evolutionaries have embraced this process of metamorphosis as a metaphor for ourselves and our world? We are human imaginal cells, recreating and reassembling the disintegrating body of society into something new, a new Soulful Civilization founded on the principle that only as we all do well will we each do well.
I regard it as a great honor to be learning from and serving with you as our species moves through evolutionary metamorphosis.
In this Issue:
*A cutting edge esoteric interpretation of our currentastronomical opportunity and how we how we can use it to boost our personal and collective evolution.
*The Open-air Meditation Sanctuary - news, wonder, reflections and pictures.
*Announcing: The Vegan Potluck Dinner Series.
*Rite 1 and the Conscious Evolution Course.
We'd love to know what you think about our articles, and any other thoughts you're having about conscious evolution. You can do so by posting your comments on our weblog (you'll see links throughout the newsletter).
Thanks for being here on Earth at this interesting transitional time and helping to move our civilization forward. We love being in the community of Evolutionaries with you and look forward to a dynamic exchange of energy and ideas about conscious evolution in the coming months and years.
Blessings! Heidi Smith on behalf of the CSL Community.