Imagine a wound that never heals—a mark that both defines and challenges you. In the ancient story of Chiron, we meet a centaur who could heal everyone but himself. Known as the 'wounded healer,' Chiron's journey invites us to consider: what if our deepest pain holds a hidden wisdom?

As Chiron balances between wisdom and suffering, strength and vulnerability, we see how even the most painful parts of ourselves can open doors to compassion, resilience, and growth. What would it mean for you to embrace your wounds as gateways to understanding?

https://youtu.be/G4Chm_g9E70

At first glance, alchemy may seem like an ancient endeavor, rooted in the mystical pursuit of turning lead into gold. Yet, beneath its esoteric symbols lies a profound metaphor for the human journey—our quest for inner transformation, wisdom, and wholeness.

Alchemy speaks to the evolution of the soul, guiding us through stages of self-discovery, where the raw, unrefined aspects of our being—the "prima materia"—are confronted, refined, and ultimately transformed. This process is not merely about material change but about transcending the ego, integrating the unconscious, and achieving a state of inner harmony.

In this video, we delve into the symbolic language of alchemy, unraveling its parallels to modern psychological and spiritual growth. Each stage of the alchemical process offers timeless insights into the challenges and transformations we all face in our pursuit of authenticity and fulfillment.

https://youtu.be/ykGH1dOoAts

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Hey all, I've recently become quite fascinated with concept of the Seraphim. Does anyone know of any good occult books that explain a bit more about them? Id like to do a deep dive.

Recently finished doing research at the History of Hermetic Philosophy and Related Currents Department at the University of Amsterdam using 4E Cognition and Conceptual Metaphor approaches to explore practices of Ritual Magic. The main focus is the embodiment and extension of metaphor through imaginal and somatic techniques as a means of altering consciousness to reconceptualize the relationship of self and world. The hope is to point toward the rich potential of combining the emerging fields of study in 4E Cognition and Esotericism. It may show that there is a lot more going on cognitively in so-called "magical thinking" than many would expect there to be...

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/382061052_Experiencing_the_Elements_Self-Building_Through_the_Embodied_Extension_of_Conceptual_Metaphors_in_Contemporary_Ritual_Magic

For those wondering what some of these ideas mentioned above are:

4E is a movement in cognitive science that doesn't look at the mind as only existing in the brain, but rather mind is Embodied in an organism, Embedded in a socio-environmental context, Enacted through engagement with the world, and Extended into the world (4E's). It ends up arriving at a lot of ideas about mind and consciousness that are strikingly similar to hermetic, magical, and other esoteric ideas about the same topic.

Esotericism is basically rejected knowledge (such as Hermeticism, Magic, Kabbalah, Alchemy, etc.) and often involves a hidden or inner knowledge/way of interpretation which is communicated by symbols.

Conceptual Metaphor Theory is an idea in cognitive linguistics that says the basic mechanism through which we conceptualize things is metaphor. Its essentially says metaphor is the process by which we combine knowledge from one area of experience to another. This can be seen in how widespread metaphor is in language. It popped up twice in the last sentence (seen, widespread). Popped up is also a metaphor, its everywhere! It does a really good job of not saying things are "just a metaphor" and diminishing them, but rather elevates them to a level of supreme importance.

Basically the ideas come from very different areas of study (science, spirituality, philosophy) but fit together in a really fascinating and quite unexpected way. I give MUCH more detailed explanations in the text, so check it out if this sounds interesting to you!!!

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Aside from discussing world mythologies, we also have a variety of clubs, including gaming, philosophy, cooking, and even a collaborative creative writing project in making our own fictional mythology!

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