Once a young fellow sent me an email, telling me that he didn't think much of me as I took things too lightly and even made jest of what he considered holy. How little he knew, and it made me wonder if he would ever learn and become. There is much to learn, much to do and much to teach. I have learned, and I would hope that others would learn to. The Scrolls hold the secret, but each seeker must make the realization for his or her self.
What I have learned is that I'm complete in myself and don't need anyone else to make me whole. I'm not the first one to learn this, but none-the-less, we each need to learn this truth for ourselves.
There is an ancient story about a student or seeker who once searched and searched all the disciplines, looking for the ultimate truth. He overcame greed, gluttony, drunkenness, lewdness, stupidity and even conquered the fear of death. In short, he gained self control and self discipline and even learned to think and understand the Gnosis granted him.
All this churned about within him and gave him the desire to learn the ultimate spiritual enlightenment. So, in time, he began following a road or path that after many tests and trials brought him to a shining temple of great renown that existed upon an island in the middle of a great lake where lived the High Priest who held the ultimate secret of spiritual enlightenment.
Of course, the seeker made it to the island and fought his way to the High Priest, demanding that he be given the ultimate secret. The High Priest laughed and said that he would be glad to give him the ultimate secret, but if he did, the seeker would then become the High Priest and would have to guard the great book that held the secret. Naturally, the seeker agreed and the ceremony or changing of the guard began.
Amid much pomp and circumstance, the required oaths were taken and the great book changed hands. Soon, the seeker was declared High Priest, and the deposed priest then left the island to follow his own path. Then at last when everything settled down, the new High Priest retired unto his holy chambers and opened the great book to discover the ultimate secret of divine spirituality. However, to his amazement, the great leathern book only had twelve pages, one for each house in the Zodiac and each was decorated with all of the high symbols of his priestly station.
The interesting thing is that each page held only an iron cameo frame that enclosed a mirror. So it was then, that when the new High priest turned each page, he saw only himself and realized that he was the subject of the book. The new High Priest, at last had his ultimate secret: All that mattered was within his own self and he was all that mattered. However, in the process, he had become a prisoner upon the holy island until such time as the next seeker battled his way to the island and demanded the secret.
Over the eons, many stalwart and powerful men battled their way to the holy island and demanded to know the ultimate spiritual secret. Naturally, each in their turn was given the opportunity to become the High Priest and to contemplate the depths of their own souls, and each came away enlightened with a heightened sense of humor.