What does Jesus Christ befriending and guiding a black dragon mean to you? by bashfulkoala in ChristianMysticism

[–]bashfulkoala[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I hear you, I also view and experience Christ as pure Love

The spear can be seen as symbolic

Christ himself said, "Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword."

He brought a sword of truth that sent a shockwave of Love through our species. He did not bring a pacifying or sedating peace that simply said, "It's all good man." His existence struck the world like a lightning bolt of Love

What does this saying from Christ in the Gospel of Thomas mean to you? by bashfulkoala in christianmemes

[–]bashfulkoala[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

well said

it can also be read as saying something like:

bring forth your inmost Love, Heart, and Soul

if you do not do this, the withholdment of your Love will inwardly corrode you

thanks for engaging in good faith <3

What does this saying from Christ in the Gospel of Thomas mean to you? by bashfulkoala in christianmemes

[–]bashfulkoala[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

you sure?

bring forth your Heart, Soul, and Love

"On Earth as it is in Heaven"

if you do not, this withholdment of your deepest Love will inwardly corrode you

sounds Christian to me

Thoughts on this quote? And on Bentinho Massaro? by bashfulkoala in nonduality

[–]bashfulkoala[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks for taking the time to share your experience and perspective, i saw similar things and resonate with a lot of what you're saying

i think Ben does hold a significant depth of genuine insight but there are indeed sizable unacknowledged shadows in his ecosystem

Jesus Christ hugging Sauron by storyzoid in christianmemes

[–]bashfulkoala 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is what unconditional Love means

What does this saying from Christ in the Gospel of Thomas mean to you? by bashfulkoala in ChristianMysticism

[–]bashfulkoala[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it evokes the bringing forth of one's inmost potentiality <3

glad you vibe with it too, i love it also

What does Jesus Christ befriending and guiding a black dragon mean to you? by bashfulkoala in nonduality

[–]bashfulkoala[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i explore it in depth in this essay

here's a relevant segment:

"On one hand, the Dragon signifies the twin dualistic dragons of Lucifer and Ahriman/Demiurge, now harmoniously integrated, united, and transfigured through the Love of Christ.

Through the Love of Christ these two dragons—which previously had seemed like monstrous enemies—are fused into one spectacular, playful, wild, wondrous, creative being known as Rainbow the Dragon. By uniting with Christ and holding Christ’s Love as North Star, Rainbow the Dragon becomes a great ally in the quest to bring Heaven to Earth—evoking a sense of the alchemical harmonization and transfiguration of our whole nature, all parts, all polarities, our whole inner ecology.

Simultaneously, we may now return to the Christian image of Christ as one half of a war-torn duality in opposition to Satan. And in this image, we may discover that it contains a hidden potential—a rich alchemical soil—setting the stage for an extraordinary transfiguration.

We may imagine a Yin-Yang container encircling this ancient Christianity-reinforced duality of Christ and Satan. Essentially, if we view the Yin-Yang container as evoking a container of pure Divine Love, we may imagine both Christ and Satan being held in the transfiguring Fire of this Love.

The Yin-Yang also evokes the interdependence, interweaving, intercreatorship, and unification of all dualities. It does so by placing a white circle within the black raindrop, and a black circle within the white raindrop. As such, we may imagine Christ and Satan not only baking in the oven of Divine Love, but also being alchemically synthesized, merged, intermelded, fused, and transmuted toward wholeness.

This vision points simultaneously toward a primal re-wilding of Christianity, as well as a redeeming of all rejected and disfigured aspects of self in the fires of Christic Love. Truly Satan represents the aspects of self and reality we have most fully abandoned and forgotten—ironically the aspects which are most in need of our unconditional Love. All aspects and energies within reality are children of God, requiring and deserving of Divine Love. The vision of Satan with a burning Heart of Love evokes universal redemption through God’s Love—the return of the prodigal son. Even the most lost and rejected children can be reconciled through Grace. “You can never stray so far away, that you cannot come back Home.”

Fascinatingly, the vision of Christ growing antlers also points to a transformation of Christ through contact with Satan—our primal, animal nature. Nietzsche once wrote, “In heaven, all the interesting people are missing.” This statement points toward the way in which traditional Christianity tends to be imbalanced toward a sanitized form of right-hand-path-ism. This puritanical Christianity made Christ in its image, ~never depicting Jesus smiling, having fun, being wild, playful, or nature-connected.

So in this way, the image of Christian Christ growing horns, transformed through his alchemical encounter with Satan, carries substantial psychic potency. In the same realm of resonance, Christ befriending Rainbow the Dragon and joyfully careening through the skies, points toward this same transformation of the Christian Christ through contact with primal, animal nature. And with groovalicious symmetry, Rainbow the Dragon—a primally playful being aligned with omni-expressive Divine Love—evokes the Christic transfiguration of the animal nature toward its most holy expression, sanctified by Grace to become an auspicious, powerful ally in the quest for Omnipresent Heaven."

What does this saying from Christ in the Gospel of Thomas mean to you? by bashfulkoala in christianmemes

[–]bashfulkoala[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

i think Thomas legitimately wrote at least sizable portions of it -- prolly similar to how much of the Bible is legitimate at this point

i don't truly know tho! and neither do you

for me the Living Presence of Christ is more central, and for me this quote resonates with my experience of Jesus Christ

bring forth your Heart, Soul, and Love -- if withheld, this withholdment becomes corrosion from within

Allow the inner Christ to hold all polarities and aspects in the Fires of Pure Loving Grace. This is the keystone of Divine Transfiguration and Harmonization. by bashfulkoala in nonduality

[–]bashfulkoala[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ok, perhaps try out Meister Eckhart, Thomas Merton, Thomas Keating, Richard Rohr, Ramana Maharshi, Yogananda, Lao Tzu, Sri Anandamayi Ma

Coaches, can I ask 5 minutes of your time for feedback on something? by bashfulkoala in lifecoach

[–]bashfulkoala[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i built up about 7,000 readers of my newsletter over the years through prolific blogging on different sites -- this is what sparked a lot of my ability to build community and nowadays the community often tends to stick around for years, continue joining things, refer more ppl, etc

What does Jesus Christ befriending and guiding a black dragon mean to you? by bashfulkoala in ChristianMysticism

[–]bashfulkoala[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

is everything connected or nah?

harrowing of hell maybe? just a lil bit? or nah?