Within the contemplative and mystical traditions of Christianity, the phenomenon of seeing inner light, luminous impressions perceived in silence or darkness has long been a source of revelation and sacred imagery. These light forms, known today as phosphenes, arise naturally in the closed-eye field of vision or through meditative focus on a light source. They … Continue reading Niklaus von Flüe: the messenger of the inner light path
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The Aurora Consurgens and the Inner Light: A Journey Through Alchemical Illumination
Rising Dawn in ourselves with eyes closed! One of the most intriguing Alchemistic texts, with many pictures we understand better if we have seen these pictures ourselves with closed eyes. The Aurora Consurgens, "Rising Dawn", is one of the most enigmatic and symbolically rich texts of medieval alchemy. Attributed to the great mystic and doctor … Continue reading The Aurora Consurgens and the Inner Light: A Journey Through Alchemical Illumination
Alchemy is more than we think! It is the phenomenology of altered consciousness
I came to the conclusion that alchemical texts can be reinterpreted through the lens of phosphene experiences we have elaborated upon, especially if you consider the inner light phenomena in alchemy not merely symbolic, but phenomenological. Here are a few ideas and sources why I think that reinterpretation is possible: 1. The Aurora Consurgens (13th … Continue reading Alchemy is more than we think! It is the phenomenology of altered consciousness
The Issness of Consciousness
What happens when two minds in dialogue begin to dissolve the boundary between philosophy and intuition, between metaphysics and a late-morning chat? In this conversation between Jan and Ivo, we encounter a spontaneous ontology, not framed by academia but shaped by the urgent, visceral insights of lived experience. The text moves between playful thought experiments, … Continue reading The Issness of Consciousness
The Essence In Flow
A meditation on clouds, self, and the boundless inner sky There are moments in life, rare and ungraspable, when existence ceases to be a sequence of events and becomes instead a question shaped like silence. Watching clouds fold the sky into secret geometries is one such moment. They drift, yet do not walk. They transform, … Continue reading The Essence In Flow
The Baroque Trap: On the Dangers of Spiritual Language
Use only words you really can say, speak the simple truth! In the field of modern spirituality, language has become both a tool and a trap. Words once intended to point toward the ineffable now weigh down the experience with layers of expectation and performance. Terms like “I have a deep connection,” “this process is … Continue reading The Baroque Trap: On the Dangers of Spiritual Language
When the Mind Begins to Shine: Meditation, Phosphenes and the Luminous Nature of Consciousness
Window to the Spirit It is a truth whispered across mystical traditions: when the body is still and the senses quiet, the mind begins to shine. Not metaphorically, but literally. Behind closed eyes, in the depths of focused meditation, patterns of light begin to appear described as glowing halos, radiant orbs, cascading veils of brightness. … Continue reading When the Mind Begins to Shine: Meditation, Phosphenes and the Luminous Nature of Consciousness
Zazen and the White Wall Effect into the Divine
Someone asked: if you sit before a white wall and look without moving the eyes from one point, as in zazen, what will you see? That's a beautiful and very deep question — and it touches the core of perceptual physiology, consciousness studies, and spiritual experience. Here’s what happens step-by-step if you sit before a … Continue reading Zazen and the White Wall Effect into the Divine
An Unique Meditation on Divine Presence
This meditation is a passage into the living interface with the divine. It is not a construction of the mind, but a resting into the ever-present source that surrounds and pervades all being. The divine is not somewhere else. Its essence is presence, and every moment of true presence is already an invitation. When we … Continue reading An Unique Meditation on Divine Presence
The Essence of Gnosis: thinking, feeling and acting from the divine source
Throughout the ages, sages have known and lived the truth that it is possible to connect directly with the most divine form of knowledge, called gnosis. In its essence, gnosis is not about acquiring information, but about entering a state of deep recognition and inner truth. It has been forgotten or buried in many traditions, … Continue reading The Essence of Gnosis: thinking, feeling and acting from the divine source
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