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Level 9: Quest of The Grapnel

Divine Guidance

Turn toward the Nine Divinities.

Glimpsed beyond human reach;

their breath, the scent of immortality

  • A realm beyond time, dimensionality, and distance.


    We comprehend it now via the portals of our deepest human aspirations.

    Here in the Quest of the Grapnel, we allow these black bordered, aspirational creatures free reign from their shadow material and see them relating only to one another.

    Your Divine Guides.

    • Each a numinous archetype unto themself, resonating across perennial cosmologies throughout the world from ancient polytheism to secular philosophy

    • Each also involved in a holy dialogue with the others, creating unique aptitudes that we can embody in our daily life.

    Hold court with their conversations and receive hints to the Sacred Technologies available to you.

    1. Consider which of the Nine Divinities calls to you today and click for further exploration.

    2. Allow an imaginary conversation to occur between the topmost Great Spirit and two underlying Great Spirits playing supportive roles to its expression. What might they be saying, in their animal form, as they relate to one another behind the veil of your daily experience?

    3. Note the attending Virtues inherent to the triune occurrence of these three interwoven Great Spirits.

    4. Optional: Consult the teachings and stories of the figures from varied cosmologies who inhabit those Virtues. What might their stories reveal to you about the practice of such Virtues?

    5. Make a specific invitation to the associated Sacred Technology. You may find this new human aptitude manifesting in dream, in synchronistic unplanned occurrences, or as a deliberate outgrowth from a newly acquired focused routine.

  • Our most aspirational feelings are signatures to greater Divinities at work at the deepest levels of our Spiritual Essence. These Divinities work in collaboration with one another beyond the reach of experience.


    They also branch into human experience; accessible to us as Virtues, featured to us in the teachings of perennial traditions, manifested through us in the form of Sacred Technologies.

    Each of the 9 Virtues exist as a composite “conversation” between two Divinities.


    GRACE - the result of a conversation between Compassion and Serenity as understood and modeled by Shekhina or Christ in the Abrahamic Faiths.

    POISE - the result of a conversation between Sobriety and Equanimity as understood and modeled by Bodhisattva in Buddhism.

    ORDER - the result of a conversation between Conviction and Equanimity as understood and modeled by Sophia in Gnosticism.

    FORTITUDE - the result of a conversation between Courage and Conviction as understood and modeled by Ogun in the Yoruba Religion.

    RESONANCE - the result of a conversation between Courage and Humility as understood and modeled by Viracocha in the Andean Cosmovision.

    DEVOTION - the result of a conversation between Humility and Veracity as understood and modeled by Hanuman in Hinduism.

    VITALITY - the result of a conversation between Veracity and Innocence as understood and modeled by the Rainbow Serpent in the Australian Aborigine.

    SPONTANEITY - the result of a conversation between Innocence and Serenity as understood and modeled by Pu (unworked wood) in Taoism.

    TEMPERANCE - the result of a conversation between Compassion and Sobriety as understood and modeled by Universal Reason in Stoicism

 

 Divine Sobriety - The Great Beaver

 

  • Reconnecting to Divine Sobriety occurs through the actualization of Compassion and Equanimity. Together they intervene the physical world on behalf of the spiritual world and bring about the capacity for Temperance and Poise.

    Observe the way The Great Spirit of Elephant and the Great Spirit of Bear are active around you. You might do this by immersing yourself in readings about Oikeiôsis in the Philosophy of Stoicism and the Bodhisattva in Buddhism. Their stories help to restore a sense of Temperance and Poise, thus calling forth Great Spirit of Beaver, Divine Sobriety.

 
 

To those practicing Temperance and Poise under the guidance of Divine Sobriety. there arises

the Sacred Technology of

Logos Synthesis

(The aptitude to instantly assemble a coherent architecture of meaning for existence.)

Feeling cut off from Divine Sobriety,

we might experience the Primal Injury of Dereification (reality feels gaslit)

and the accompanying defense of Denial.

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Divine Equanimity - The Great Bear

 

  • Reconnecting to Divine Equanimity occurs through the actualization of Sobriety and Conviction. and Poise. Together they intervene the physical world on behalf of the spiritual world and bring about the capacity for Poise and Order.

    Observe the way The Great Spirit of Beaver and the Great Spirit of Bats are active around you. Give attention to the teachings of the Bodhisattva in Buddhism and Sophia in Gnosticism. Their stories help to instill a sense of Poise and Order, thus calling forth Great Spirit of Bear, Divine Equanimity.

 
 

To those practicing Poise and Order under the guidance of Divine Equanimity there arises

the Sacred Technology of

Naked Perception

(The aptitude to witness reality in its unadorned state with no interference or bias.)

Feeling cut off from Divine Equanimity,

we might experience the Primal Injury of Degradation (the self feels contaminated)

and the accompanying defense of Disavowal.

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Divine Conviction - The Great Bats

 

  • Reconnecting to Conviction occurs through the actualization of Equanimity and Courage. Together they intervene the physical world on behalf of the spiritual world and bring about the capacity for Order and Fortitude.

    Observe the way The Great Spirit of Bear and the Great Spirit of Snow Leopard are active around you. You might do this by immersing yourself in readings about Sophia in Gnosticism and Ogun in African Lore. Their stories help to restore a sense of Order and Fortitude, thus calling forth Great Spirit of Bats, Divine Conviction.

 
 

To those practicing Order and Fortitude under the guidance of Divine Conviction there arises

the Sacred Technology of

Aegis Projection

(The aptitude to emanate a field of benevolent radiance unto all.)

Feeling cut off from Divine Conviction,

we might experience the Primal Injury of Violation (the self feels attacked)

and the accompanying defense of Projection.

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Divine Courage - The Great Snow Leopard

 

  • Reconnecting to Courage occurs through the actualization of Conviction and Humility. Together they intervene the physical world on behalf of the spiritual world and bring about the capacity for Fortitude and Resonance.

    Observe the way The Great Spirit of Bats and the Great Spirit of Fawn are active around you. You might do this by immersing yourself in readings about Ogun in African Lore and Amaterasu in the Shinto Religion. Their stories help to restore a sense of Fortitude and Resonance, thus calling forth Great Spirit of Snow Leopard, Divine Courage.

 
 

To those practicing Fortitude and Resonance under the guidance of Divine Courage,

there arises the Sacred Technology of

Psychometry

(The aptitude to tune in to the entire history and energy of an object through touch.)

Feeling cut off from Divine Courage,

we might experience the Primal Injury of Intimidation (reality feels too vast)

and the accompanying defense of Recoiling.

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Divine Humility - The Great Fawn

 

  • Reconnecting to Humility occurs through the actualization of Courage and Veracity. Together they intervene the physical world on behalf of the spiritual world and bring about the capacity for Resonance and Devotion.

    Observe the way The Great Spirit of Snow Leopard and the Great Spirit of Otter are active around you. You might do this by immersing yourself in readings about Amaterasu in the Shinto Religion and Hanuman in the Hinduism. Their stories help to restore a sense of Resonance and Devotion, thus calling forth Great Spirit of Fawn, Divine Humility.

 
 

To those practicing Resonance and Devotion under the guidance of Divine Humility

there arises the Sacred Technology of

Virya

(The aptitude to harness equipose, the sacred marriage of opposing inner forces.)

Feeling cut off from Divine Humility,

we might experience the Primal Injury of Desecration (the self feels polarized)

and the accompanying defense of Discharge.

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Divine Veracity - The Great Otter

 

  • Reconnecting to Veracity occurs through the actualization of Humility and Innocence. Together they intervene the physical world on behalf of the spiritual world and bring about the capacity for Devotion and Vitality.

    Observe the way The Great Spirit of Fawn and the Great Spirit of Wolf are active around you. You might do this by immersing yourself in readings about Hanuman in Hinduism and Rainbow Serpent in Aboriginal Creation Lore. Their stories help to restore a sense of Devotion and Vitality, thus calling forth Great Spirit of Otter, Divine Veracity.

 
 

To those practicing Devotion and Vitality under the guidance of Divine Veracity

there arises the Sacred Technology called

Breath of Life

(The aptitude to spontaneously generate and disperse affinitive life force energy.)

Feeling cut off from Divine Veracity,

we might experience the Primal Injury of Abandonment (the self feels severed from reality)

and the accompanying defense of Detachment.

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Divine Innocence - The Great Wolf

 

  • Reconnecting to Innocence occurs through the actualization of Veracity and Serenity. Together they intervene the physical world on behalf of the spiritual world and bring about the capacity for Vitality and Spontaneity.

    Observe the way The Great Spirit of Otter and the Great Spirit of Dolphin are active around you. You might do this by immersing yourself in readings about Rainbow Serpent in Aboriginal Creation Lore and Pu in Taoism. Their stories help to restore a sense of Vitality and Spontaneity, thus calling forth Great Spirit of Wolf, Divine Innocence.

 
 
 

To those practicing Vitality and Spontaneity under the guidance of Divine Innocence

there arises the Sacred Technology of

Essential Presence

(The aptitude to fully inhabit one's physical being with vibrant, vital, and grounded presence.)

Feeling cut off from Divine Innocence,

we might experience the Primal Injury of Erasure (the self feels hollowed)

and the accompanying defense of Absorption.

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Divine Serenity - The Great Dolphin

 

  • Reconnecting to Serenity occurs through the actualization of Innocence and Compassion. Together they intervene the physical world on behalf of the spiritual world and bring about the capacity for Spontaneity and Grace.

    Observe the way The Great Spirit of Wolf and the Great Spirit of Elephant are active around you. You might do this by immersing yourself in readings about Pu in Taoism and Shekhina in Judaism and Islam or Christ in Christianity.  Their stories help to restore a sense of Spontaneity and Grace, thus calling forth Great Spirit of Dolphin, Divine Serenity.

 
 

To those practicing Spontaneity and Grace under the guidance of Divine Serenity

there arises the Sacred Technology of

Aphanipoiesis

(The aptitude to engage with emergent properties and potentials within a living system.)

Feeling cut off from Divine Serenity,

we might experience the Primal Injury of Intrusion (reality feels invaded)

and the accompanying defense of Retreat.

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Divine Compassion - The Great Elephant

 

  • Reconnecting to Compassion occurs through the actualization of Serenity and Sobriety. Together they intervene the physical world on behalf of the spiritual world and bring about the capacity for Grace and Temperance.

    Observe the way The Great Spirit of Dolphin and the Great Spirit of Beaver are active around you. You might do this by immersing yourself in readings about Shekhina in Judaism/Islam or Christ in Christianity and Universal Reason in Stoicism.  Their stories help to restore a sense of Grace and Temperance, thus calling forth the Great Spirit of Elephant, Divine Compassion.

 
 

To those practicing Grace and Temperance under the guidance of Divine Compassion

there arises the Sacred Technology of

Unfettered Flow

(The aptitude for allowing life energy to move through the self without fixation.)

Feeling cut off from Divine Compassion,

we might experience the Primal Injury of Annihilation (the self feels itself dissolving)

and the accompanying defense of Containment.

Visit the Quest of Mystic Union to see full spectrum of defenses.