As we’ve been discussing the concept of “The Great Work” is to become the greatest reflection possible of God in human form. To literally become more than human.

The Great Work is the foundation of all alchemy and mystery teachings.

It doesn’t take much time when you observe the world today to realize that our world is in major disruption. Much more so than it’s ever been previously in my lifetime.

We believe one of the main reasons we are at this point is that we have left the sacred by the wayside and plunged full force into secularism. Money has become our God, work has become our religion, and politics have become our philosophy.

We’ve largely, with few exceptions, lost what we’ll call our Vertical Principal relationship (aka. Relationship with God) and when this was disconnected all we have was a horizontal viewpoint of the world (I cover this in detail in my latest book GMS). The only measure we have for what is right and true is to look around us and see what others are doing.

This is problematic.

To accomplish The Great Work, you must live a life in alignment with Universal Principles and Truth...

In the last episodes we’ve been discussing first what the prime objective of all alchemical traditions is: entitled The Great Work. In other words, to become God in human form or more specifically to reflect God in your body and mind through your human form and into the world.

While very few individuals we meet even think much less contemplate these high ideals, the fact is that for this reason and this reason only are you here.

In the traditions they maintain that prior to coming into this lifetime you meet with your own higher council, and you decide what you need to learn, what you need to heal, and what you need to accomplish in this current incarnation.

Upon exit you meet with them once again and check in to see how well you’ve done.

If you fail, your mission you’re recycled and sent back in once again to go through another entirely different life and to play the same game over again.

I don’t know about you, but this is incentive enough for me to do everything possible in this life to ensure that I accomplish and become all I can accomplish and become.

If you pass and did a great job then you are rewarded with a new life with new challenges or possibly if you have truly evolved to a very high level of awareness. You move on toward greater adventures.

Now who really knows for sure if this is true… but again for us we’d rather be safe than sorry. How about you?

Are you adding value to the world or just seeking it for yourself?

This is a fundamental question in all alchemical and Hermetic traditions.

We’re told that we’ve been created in the image and likeness of God. We know that God is a creative being, and therefore so too are you.

But think about this: God is the life force; and God therefore must create more comprehensive life. You cannot create anything other than its own nature.

Compassion cannot create hatred. Gratitude cannot create jealousy. Expansion cannot create contraction. And life cannot create death.

Life always seeks more life. And that life is comprehensive. Not specific but general. Meaning good for self, good for others, and good for the entire world.

That’s the measure of anything you choose to do. Ask yourself: is this good for self, good for others, and good for the entire world?