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RETURN TO THE GARDEN: Reflections Of The Christ Mind--Part IV
by Ferrini, Paul
ISBN: 187915935X
Publisher: Hermetician Press
In the Garden, all our needs were
provided for. We knew no struggle or hardship.
We were God`s beloved. But happiness was
not enough for us. We wanted the freedom
to live our own lives. Like Prometheus, we
had to steel the tire of the gods. We had no
choice. To evolve, we had to learn to
become love-givers, not just love-receivers.
We all know what happened then. We were cast out of the
Garden and for the first time in our lives we felt shame, jealousy,
anger, lack. We experienced highs and laws, joy and sorrow. Our
lives became difficult. We had to work hard to survive. We had to
make mistakes and learn from them.
Initially, we tried to blame others for our mistakes. But that did
not make our lives any easier. It just deepened our pain and misery.
The fall from grace continued throughout endless cycles of attack
and defense, until I was crucified on a cross. That was the turning
point. From that moment, we had to learn to face our fears, instead
of projecting them onto each other. We had to learn to become
responsible for our experiences. Not only were we asked to learn
the Truth, we were asked to internalize It, to become It.
Returning to the Garden, we are different than we were when we
left hellbent on expressing our creativity at any cost. We return humble
and sensitive to the needs of all. We return not just as created, but
as co-creator, not just as son of man, but also as son of God.
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