Desert Rose Sanctuary

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The Bible does not tell us, but Thomas Aquinas gave a classic answer in his book "Summa Theologica." Even while most Christians think his answer makes sense, please remember this is conjecture, not gospel. The Bible teaches that God created the angels, and like all of God’s creations they were "good," but that did not mean they were incapable of sin. To be incapable of sin, Aquinas wrote, the angels would need to be in a state of bliss that he defined as "seeing the essence of God" and being "confirmed in goodness by God’s grace.... No angel could of his own will turn toward that bliss unless aided by grace.... The fall of some angels shows that the angelic nature was not created in that state." His view was that the angels who chose to follow God demonstrated a willingness to receive God’s grace. Once this choice was made, these angels were blessed, confirmed in goodness, and lost the capacity to sin. In Aquinas’s view the angels who sinned ...

Do you truly know yourself? What influence have others had on your shadow? Why has it happened?  From infancy and through childhood and adolescence we pick up from our parents/caregivers both conscious and unconscious messages about what is acceptable in terms of our body, our feelings and our behavior. All that is unacceptable is suppressed and repressed and becomes part of our shadow. We not only take in and repress what is unacceptable, we also internalize our carers’ attitudes to these unwanted qualities and characteristics of ourselves. The harsher the attitude, which may have been expressed by withdrawal of love, rejection, physical/emotional/sexual abuse, the more hostile we are to these facets of our shadow. At worst, the shadow becomes inextricably entwined with abandonment anxiety so that its emergence can really feel like a matter of life or death. Again, though, it is necessary to emphasize that positive, loving feelings fantasies and impulses can become as much p...

 Most of us think there is an easy fix for everything, wanting the quickest results possible. When it comes to your soul journey and spiritual path it can take years to identify the direction. The journey always starts within you, it's not something in the world that surrounds you. Follow your intuition, pay attention to your emotions. If something hurts you ask why? Many times we feel like we over react to situations by crying, getting angry, and denial. If you hear yourself saying that your problems are due to another person, if you feel that negativity surrounds you, if your angry or sad most of the time, if you can't find joy in your life, then your in need of "self" work. Find comfort in the fact that you alone hold the key to your future, each of us is divine in our own way. Knowledge, and action are the best place to start. A spiritual coach can give you guidance to help you along your way. What is your truth? Your soul is waiting for that divine dance, clos...