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We could continue for a long time, because we are talking about a universal principle that cannot be named. It can be mentioned through symbols and expressions, but the spark, or original seed unfolds in secret in this world and blooms in the kingdom that is not of this world.

The Divine Spark

In all Mystery schools of past and present, there has been mention of this eternal principle. This is the spark of life that expresses itself in a sevenfold interplay of harmonies. It is also the seed of the seven lotus flowers that turn to the kingdom that is not of this world. It leads us on a 7-fold path that unfolds in us and that brings us back to our original harmonious soul state.

This divine seed that we all are carriers of, is not part of our mortal personality but belongs to the kingdom which is the original, eternal realm that exists beyond this material world.

Our sparks were in the ancient Egyptian mysteries compared to stars that fell from heaven and that needed to return and take their rightful place in the milky way, as a brotherhood of liberated souls influencing the soul-tide of the world. For this we had to embark, still during our life, on an inner boat ride (between the polarity of two shores) that would bring us living past the portals of death.

Through all ages, we have seen teachers and groups like ours that did not bring a new religion but that pointed people to listen to the voice within, the voice of the spirit spark!

In most people’s lives, there is very little space for this spark to manifest. The spirit spark does neither automatically influence our thoughts, feelings, or actions. For it to awaken from its slumber, a process of inner transformation needs to take place.

This transformation happens automatically when our thoughts, feelings, and actions are no longer driven by the ego-personality but are brought into an alignment with the divine spark within. The spirit-spark ignites then a fire in our soul, that guides us past all the hazardous limitations of the old self to a liberated state of life and being. This is a process in which our mind, our heart and our whole physical manifestation transform.

Our Mind

We can think of our mind as a mirror that is mostly used to reflect on different types of conditionings. Our mind is often absorbed in self-centredness, and in this situation, the imprint of the truth is distorted by our brains.

With its ever varying states, it serves the ego-personality, the temporary self, which is bound to the world of polar opposites, of rise and fall, happiness, sadness, light and darkness.

However, when the spirit-spark awakens, then a new force arises, a new silent, inner awareness that sees a New Truth, beyond the limitations of personal thought. We meet what the Hermetics and the Gnostics sometimes called Nous, the aspect of the mind that harmonises all polarised thinking.

It is a different mind that comes with a new mindset.

• This new mind does not project a reality but receives the Reality.
• The new mind doesn’t cling to old patterns but is instead open to higher inspirations.
• This new mind is like a mirror of divine wisdom that allows the light of the spirit spark to guide us.

To form this mirror, our mind first has to be unified with our heart, so that the spirit spark can reflect in it during moments of intuition and inspiration. Each time this happens an impression is formed on the brain that changes its focus from selfish thoughts to an open and soulful mind.

Our dual brain tends to flip-flip and leave our heart in a divided state, but our heart is also the carrier of the unifying solution, namely the divine spirit spark. This spirit spark is the star that we have to return to its original place, and preferably with such a force that it pulls others along in its wake of light!

Our Heart

As we know that our heart is the center of our being. Most of us, when we point at ourselves to indicate ourselves, we point at our hearts. What we point at is the place where we the spirit-spark lies hidden, the place of aliveness, that can bring a new impulse of life into our blood stream that can overflow our whole being, leading it back to its paradisiacal form, dynamics and purpose.

Our heart can be stuck in hardness, or it can be overflowing with emotions, but between and behind those there is a bridge, or a portal, between the time based and eternal planes of existence. This is the invisible spot in us where the light of the spirit spark shines into our being. The spirit spark is the all powerful and divine spirit that breaks through into our being, just as it unseizingly breaks into the darkness of the material realm.

Most peoples hearts are caught in a sea of waves of personal desires, attachments, and fears. These lower emotional thought patterns often overrun or suffocate the voice of the spirit within, keeping it in a dormant state. This is why the purification of the sanctuary of the heart through a growing honesty and purity is a fundamental part of the process.

When the heart answers with honesty and purity to this calling of our inner voice, then miraculous changes happen on our paths:

• A new longing is born. Not one that aims at some material security, but one that seeks union with the divine source. This is the knocking that comes with the answer of an opening and a touch.
• In this touch, our heart receives the impulse of a new magnetic vitality that seeks to fill our whole being. This vitality carries the blueprint of our original being for our earthly being to follow.
• The heart is the altar on which the spirit spark ignites the flame when we follow the fine measure that only love can bring.

When our pure heart and silent mind connect then a new power is born in us. The spirit spark radiates a sevenfold light that alters the state of our heart and the perception of our minds in such a way that we start to see and know the light in everything everywhere. We see by the light of the spirit spark, that is the spirit of god and the spirit of the world and universe, the spirit of all life in everything.

When some of our universal awareness awakens as a consequences of following this spark, then we feel the unstoppable urge to come to action. Then the spark brings a force that reshapes our entire existence in a natural process.

Our physical manifestation.

Many spiritual seekers experience moments of deep insight and inspiration, but for most these moments slip away like sand between the fingers. The reason why this happens over and over again is because the realisations are not embodied by actions. Without conscious concrete actions, any manifestation of soul-renewal stays an inspiration that is filled with lofty ideas, but that is disconnected from real life.

For the manifestation of the inspiration of the spirit spark, the solar plexus and lower centers play an essential role. They are together with the higher chakras the gateway through which spiritual forces can be brought to action, or they can be lost in a material clinging.

• The solar plexus (Manipura), is connected to the speen and liver and governs our will and power of manifestation. When our Solar plexus is ruled by the ego, then it drives us to ambition, dominance, and self-interest. But when it is aligned with the spirit spark in the heart then it becomes a force of service and dedication to a higher purpose.
• The sacral center (Svadhisthana) governs desire and creativity. In its lower state, it seeks self-gratification and attachment, but when it is purified, it becomes a source of inspired creation, it is the place where the expressive and creative fire of the renewing soul is born.
• The root center (Muladhara) governs stability and grounding. If it is driven by fear, then it clings to security, resisting transformation. But when it is aligned with the spirit spark it becomes the foundation for living in a new way in which life is understood and approached from its living essence that is the spirit spark.

When the mind, heart, and lower chakras are aligned with the spark of the spirit, then this means that an awakening in the eternal is taking place, by which we regain our original objective.

The Path of Transfiguration

The path of transfiguration, as revealed in our teachings, is the process by which the spirit-spark becomes the governing principle of our entire being.

It is a journey where:

• Our mind no longer creates illusions but becomes receptive of the divine dimension.
• Our heart no longer clings to personal attachments but radiates in pure love and inner devotion.
• Our physical manifestation no longer serves the ego but manifests the light and life of the spirit spark in our daily lives.

This is the true alchemical solvent of the soul that reveals the inner temple, in which the three new flames of the spirit (thought, feeling, and action) are placed on three altars of head, heart and being, and brought before the divine.

In this universal process the ego-personality gradually dissolves, and a higher state of being emerges that is no longer bound to the world of opposites but that exists in the eternal reality of the spirit-soul.

This leads to a liberation and this is the true goal of the School of the Golden Rosycross: not to bring intellectual knowledge, nor mystical emotions, nor external rituals, but to encourage, to the fullest, to reconnect with the divine nucleus within.

A Call to the Seeker

When we follow the inner call of the spirit-spark then we can come to some questions:

• Are my thoughts run by the ego, or do they reflect the wisdom of the higher mind?
• Is my heart caught by personal emotions, or has it become a pure vessel that fows over with divine love?
• Are my actions still driven by the lower self, or do they manifest the light of the new soul all around?

The awakening of the spirit-spark is not something that happens in a single moment, it is a continuous process, a daily practice of inner transformation.

The School of the Golden Rosycross offers guidance to those who recognize this path within themselves, not as external teachers, but as brothers and sisters walking the same path, united in one great work: the rebirth of the divine-human being.

Together we bring through our inner work a vibration into this world that appeals to the spirit spark in the heart. Together we build a field of light in which the Great Comforter can manifest for the Good of world and mankind.