When you advance in the Path, you'll sometimes experience miraculous psychological breakthroughs that facilitate greater wholeness of the Self.

However, it can take a catalyst to ignite this particular process. For instance, meditation can be that catalyst, but other times, it is through study.

You may be a Zevist, but that does not guarantee righteousness with every thought or action. Sometimes, the Truth must be carried to you from an unexpected source, and at the expense of your pride.

At first, you may feel ashamed by the correction. However, that shame changes to inspiration, and then into joy at the realization of Truth.

Inspired by the Roman Goddess, Veritas (literally "Truth"), the artist Jean-Leon Gerome depicts Her emerging from Her well to punish those who have tried to suppress Her. The lesson here is, although try as we might, the truth cannot remain buried for long. Eventually, She will emerge with fury, and those who cannot stand to behold "the naked Truth" (one of her symbols: nudity), flee.

However, let's explore Her symbolism so we can apply Her majesty to ourselves, thus appeasing the Goddess.


Another artist, Paul Baudry, stays more true to her original Roman description. Usually, along with being nude, she holds a mirror in her hand. Now, the mirror can be rather elusive, for it "reflects" an image of what seems, but not necessarily what is. It can be deceptive for this reason. Although, the deception lies within us, which is why the Goddesses mirror asks that we "reflect" on one's self.

Once we are true to ourselves, we can acknowledge our ignorance and ugliness; therefore, giving us the ability to purify what is base. Furthermore, when we embrace the Goddess, it facilitates virtue and encourages ethical being. We are closer to the Gods.

My Note* The child holding her clothes may be symbolic of innocence, bearing the responsibility of holding Her garments. Indeed, we all have an innocence that permits us to be honest and attend to the Truth.

Again, by Jean Leon Gerome, Truth lies dead at the bottom of the well, killed by liars and actors.

Self explanatory, but it is all too often that people neglect to look at that parts of themselves buried in the shadows. But what lurks in the shadows controls what is in the light if the light is not aware of its presence.

In modern terms, you must be conscious of your self, both the bad and the good. It is only through recognition of unconscious material that we can deal with it.

Bless Veritas

Venus disarming Cupid can be interpreted in a variety of ways.

Cupid is the force of attraction, desire, erotic love, and affection. He is the Son of Venus, the All-Encompassing Goddess of His domain.

His disarmament may be viewed as our earthly desires being limited, or sublimated, through idealization, often linked to celestial good.

By taking away his bow and arrow, Venus restrains and redirects sensuality from earthly pleasure toward higher forms of love, guiding the soul away from the excessive distractions of passion and toward truth, beauty, and unity.
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To say that nothing else matters except God, who is Satan, is to say that everything matters—because Satan IS everything, the essence of all things.

When I was a competitive gymnast as a child, one tip that helped me master the handstand (which is an asana that I am re-mastering as an adult now) was to use your finger-tips to grip the floor—literally grab it.

It's important to be honest about your position in the hierarchy: https://www.ancient-forums.com/threads/the-ranks-of-humans-demons-gods.290657/

As for myself, I wish for Lord Beelzebul to present me before the heavens and say, "This, this here is a human being."

It's about moving forward despite your ignorance. Your ignorance offers you resistance, and through resistance, what was once a spark becomes a flame; a flame, a fire; a fire, a star.

I sat there, spine erect, and for a few fleeting moments I knew that what they said was true: that Virtue is the Highest Good of the Soul.

Mars (Andras): What You Might Not Know

When the infant Romulus, the founder of Rome and son of Mars, was carried off in a basket of reeds down the Tiber River—intended to be drowned—he ended up on a shore beneath the fig tree, Ficus Ruminalis. Unable to care for himself, a she-wolf appeared and nursed him as her own. She was not alone, however; a woodpecker, a bird of prophecy, accompanied her.

Both the wolf and the woodpecker are sacred animals to Mars. While Mars is commonly associated with war, the woodpecker also signifies his prophetic role. The woodpecker, known for its oracular abilities, was said to land on a sacred wooden pole dedicated to Mars, where it would offer prophecies.

Moreover, Mars, before his association with the Greek god Ares, was primarily an agricultural deity. In fact, Cato the Elder invokes him as Mars Silvanus in his treatise on agriculture, referring to him as Mars of the Woods (or Mars of the Fields). Additionally, the woodpecker, sacred to Mars, was known as a "doctor" of trees, keeping them healthy and free from disease.

Later, Romulus was discovered by Faustulus, a swineherd, who took him in and entrusted him to his wife, Larentia, who was also known as Dea Dia, a goddess associated with fertility and agriculture. As Romulus grew, he founded the Arval Brotherhood—a group dedicated to the worship of Dea Dia and agriculturalism. According to Plutarch, only the priests of Mars, however, could officiate the rites dedicated to Larentia.

A hymn to Mars reads as follows:
Help us, Lares!
Marmar, let not plague or ruin attack the multitude.
Be filled, fierce Mars. Leap the threshold! Halt, wild one.
By turns, call on all the gods of sowing.
Help us, Marmor!
Triumph!

Marmar is an archaic name for Mars, used in certain hymns. Mars is not only a warrior god; he also drives off ruin and plague, protecting the fields and ensuring fertility. His connection to leaping, seen in both the hymn and his priesthood, reflects the god's dynamic nature—his role in both warfare and the protection of agriculture.

A common theme in Indo-European mythology is the story of the young man (or men) cast out to find his own way, often leading to the founding of an empire. Mars is the god who rules over these men—those who carve out their own destiny. Strabo recalls that during a famine, the Sabines realized that although they had dedicated their excess crops to Mars the previous year, they had neglected to dedicate their sons to him. To alleviate the famine, they dedicated their young men to Mars and sent them out as colonists. Mars is thus linked not only with warriors but also with the founding of colonies and the alleviation of famine.

In conclusion, Mars is indeed the god of war, protection, and colonialism. But he is also a god of agriculture, prophecy, and the founding of cities. His multifaceted nature reflects the Romans' deep understanding of the interconnectedness of warfare, survival, and prosperity.

On the Goddess Vesta, Vestal Virgins, and Women's Roles in Rome: https://ancient-forums.com/threads/the-roman-goddess-vesta-the-eternal-flame.294306/

Knowledge occurs when immanence meets transcendence—when thought and experience unite.

Void meditation is a way to still the mind. When too much Knowledge permeates the mind, it moves without cessation. When Spirit permeates the mind, it stills, and heaven and earth find their place in the present.

During Returning Curses Part 1, don't try to take too much at once. Let the light take what it takes as it descends, otherwise you may get stuck.

You want to maximize your success with the least amount of energy.

I sit at the feet of those above me—attention on illumination.

Carl Jung's spiritual allegiance is an interesting question.

Superficially, he appears to sympathize with Christianity, but his works are rather non-Christian. Especially his idea of individuation by transformation of the psyche by the self. Thus, eliminating the need for Christ and turning apotheosis from an external cause to an individual cause.

Aside from this, he dances around alchemy, Paganism, meditation, and yoga.

I recently read an article that purposes a theory based on some evidence that Carl Jung was in communication and allegiance with the Gnostic God, our God, Lord Abraxas. There were claims he received information from Basilides, an early Gnostic teacher in Alexandria about Occultism through a dream or trance.

Anyhow, I thought this was interesting because I like to read Jung's works and was always concerned over his apparent Christian sentiment.

I am not proposing anything concrete.

https://culturacolectiva.com/en/history/carl-gustav-jung-occultism/