What is a 'Mystery School' and why is the word 'Mystery' used for certain spiritual teachings available today?
I might write more on this topic (with an historical perspective) at some time, but I simply want to express what this 'Mystery School' means to me today and in the context of what I am offering as a spiritual path.
Simply put, there is more to us than 'meets the eye' ... as the expression goes. There is more to who and what you and I 'really are' than most of us tend to see.
Even most of our mainstream common knowledge of our conscious understanding of ourselves is limited to our rational views and our 'thinking' alone and that does not include all of what we really are. So it is safe to say that most people are not aware of a huge part of themselves and all that is around them, and so this is a definite 'Mystery' to them!
A 'Mystery School' is a place where you can be exposed to a wider view of yourself and All That Is.
It is a place for you to discover more about yourself and everything inside and all around you ... this 'Mystery' is a mystery to most people due to the fact that most of us do not experience, know or understand things beyond the physical material aspect.
Souhl Center is a 'Mystery School' in that you have the potential to open up to this 'Mystery' ... or 'walk up to the door' .... and with consistent diligent work over time, discover more about this for yourself.
A Mystical Path
We hear a lot about mysticism, the mystics, a mystical path and mystery schools etc. What does all this really mean and how do we sort through so much surface stuff and get to a place where there is some real depth to our search for understanding and spiritual growth?
Let's look at the word mystic and mystical ... it is defined in a Chambers dictionary as relating to mystery ... the mysteries ... or mysticism: mysterious : sacredly obscure or secret : involving a sacred or a secret meaning hidden from the eyes of the ordinary person, only revealed to a spiritually enlightened mind...
there is the key right there in the very last part of the above definition .... except that I would change the word ``mind`` to ``Being`` ... as the word `mind` as used here can be misinterpreted ....
We can see from this that a mystery school can be viewed as one which passes on teachings which may enable one to become enlightened ... to discover the hidden and secret meanings to things not seen by ordinary people. What things? All things in all aspects of life. This could mean to See beyond the veil of the purely physical and external ... it can also mean to see the mirrors of self-reflection clearly ... and to experience what is beyond the scope of that which is experienced in ordinary life ... to delve into the extra-ordinary ... to become the extra-ordinary. This does not mean merely more intellectual knowledge (which most places provide ample amounts of) ... though philosophy and knowledge is very helpful ... it relates more to direct experience and true transformation.
People see things differently based on their level of Being ... or you can look at it as based on their assemblage point of reality (as shamans do) ... or you can look at it as based on their level of enlightenment ... and so on. Levels of Being are on a continuum which can be viewed as the progression of the soul or of an individual as he/she learns and evolves ... it is individual and dependent on many factors (which we will not get into here).
A group of people study under a particular teaching and a number of teachers. Many people in this study group see things in a similar way. Several people see things in a different way. Upon listening to many conversations, one may even wonder whether they studied under the same teachings and teachers at all. This can occur with differences in levels of Being among students. This may also occur when reading a book. Several people may only find surface material to contemplate ... others walk away with deeper insights and wisdom. We can find the same example in movies as well as every day conversations with those around us ... and so on.
We can only comprehend at the level we are at ... we can only SEE at the level we are at .... understand ... intuit ... evolve ... heal ... behave ... experience .... create ... and so on. And no one but ourselves are responsible for any of the above.
This is what is meant by the old saying that one can walk right by the master and not see the person for what they are ... according to our level of Being once again ... we will judge ... assume ... interpret .... this is the same with a person's search for the mystery school or path of study ... we will get out of something exactly what we are at that point ... and nothing more ... until we are ready.
Souhl Center is a Mystery School ... we have the tools to show you a Way ... as in all Ways or True Spiritual Paths, you will experience things according to your own level ... your own ability and willingness to grow and evolve ... and in your own time.
Let's look at the word mystic and mystical ... it is defined in a Chambers dictionary as relating to mystery ... the mysteries ... or mysticism: mysterious : sacredly obscure or secret : involving a sacred or a secret meaning hidden from the eyes of the ordinary person, only revealed to a spiritually enlightened mind...
there is the key right there in the very last part of the above definition .... except that I would change the word ``mind`` to ``Being`` ... as the word `mind` as used here can be misinterpreted ....
We can see from this that a mystery school can be viewed as one which passes on teachings which may enable one to become enlightened ... to discover the hidden and secret meanings to things not seen by ordinary people. What things? All things in all aspects of life. This could mean to See beyond the veil of the purely physical and external ... it can also mean to see the mirrors of self-reflection clearly ... and to experience what is beyond the scope of that which is experienced in ordinary life ... to delve into the extra-ordinary ... to become the extra-ordinary. This does not mean merely more intellectual knowledge (which most places provide ample amounts of) ... though philosophy and knowledge is very helpful ... it relates more to direct experience and true transformation.
People see things differently based on their level of Being ... or you can look at it as based on their assemblage point of reality (as shamans do) ... or you can look at it as based on their level of enlightenment ... and so on. Levels of Being are on a continuum which can be viewed as the progression of the soul or of an individual as he/she learns and evolves ... it is individual and dependent on many factors (which we will not get into here).
A group of people study under a particular teaching and a number of teachers. Many people in this study group see things in a similar way. Several people see things in a different way. Upon listening to many conversations, one may even wonder whether they studied under the same teachings and teachers at all. This can occur with differences in levels of Being among students. This may also occur when reading a book. Several people may only find surface material to contemplate ... others walk away with deeper insights and wisdom. We can find the same example in movies as well as every day conversations with those around us ... and so on.
We can only comprehend at the level we are at ... we can only SEE at the level we are at .... understand ... intuit ... evolve ... heal ... behave ... experience .... create ... and so on. And no one but ourselves are responsible for any of the above.
This is what is meant by the old saying that one can walk right by the master and not see the person for what they are ... according to our level of Being once again ... we will judge ... assume ... interpret .... this is the same with a person's search for the mystery school or path of study ... we will get out of something exactly what we are at that point ... and nothing more ... until we are ready.
Souhl Center is a Mystery School ... we have the tools to show you a Way ... as in all Ways or True Spiritual Paths, you will experience things according to your own level ... your own ability and willingness to grow and evolve ... and in your own time.
Most people attracted to this Work are already feeling 'the call' and have an intuitive sense of what I am referring to ... so though I may write more about this sometime, I trust that those who come here would not likely need the explanation!
