Join us in this online program. During eight days, from Sunday March 28 to Easter Sunday April 4 in 2021 we will undertake an exploration of the inner processes related to the esoteric meaning of Easter. The narratives on which we base this come from The Gospel of the Holy Twelve by Gideon Jasper Ouseley.
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PALM SUNDAY - REFLECTION 1
THE PASSAGE
During sleep, our ‘night consciousness’ can lift itself into the domain of the soul, the invisible realm of the primordial ideas from which the sacred scriptures of humanity originate.
We therefor
NARRATIVE 1
SUNDAY BEFORE EASTER : THE LAST ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM
Chapter 67 of The Gospel of the Holy Twelve
On the first day of the week they came near Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany by the Mount of Olives. He sent out two of his disciples a
REFLECTION 2
GOING THROUGH THE GATE
Humanity of 2,000 years ago had a very different consciousness than today’s humanity. Around the beginning of our era rational, linear thinking was much less developed than today. Partly because of that
NARRATIVE 2
THE CHRIST WITHIN – THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE
As Jesus sat by the west of the Temple with his disciples, behold some passed carrying a dead person to burial; and a certain one sai
REFLECTION 3
THE MYSTERY OF LIFE AND DEATH
“Master, when a man dies, will he live again?”
This essential question of life is the beginning of a conversation about the resurrection between Jesus and his disciples as described in chapter 69
NARRATIVE 3
THE CLEANSING OF THE TEMPLE
Chapter 71 of The Gospel of the Holy Twelve
When the Jews’ Passover was at hand, Jesus went up again from Bethany into Jerusalem. He found sitting in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, an
REFLECTION 4
THE CLEANSING OF THE INNER TEMPLE
Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up.
The gnostic path is the road that leads to the resurrection of the inner man and leads to liberation from the wheel of birth and deat
NARRATIVE 4
THE LAST SUPPER AND THE WASHING OF THE FEET
Chapters 75 and 76 of The Gospel of the Holy Twelve
At evening the Master came into the house, and there were gathered with him the Twelve and their fellows: Peter, Jacob, Thomas, John, Simon
REFLECTION 5
SURRENDER TO YOUR INNER MASTER
It is virtually impossible to go the Gnostic spiritual journey on your own. The development of the inner being requires specific nutrition that the pupil of the soul cannot provide on his or her own
NARRATIVE 5
THE GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE AND THE BETRAYAL BY JUDAS
Chapters 77 and 78 of The Gospel of the Holy Twelve
As they went to the Mount of Olives, Jesus said to them, “All of you shall be offended because of me this night; for it is written,
REFLECTION 6
SHOWING NEW INNER STRENGTH
The truth, the divine mystery, is one and undivided; there is nothing separating human beings from the power of Christ, unless they distance themselves from it or make ‘graven images’ for themselves
NARRATIVE 6
THE ROMAN TRIAL, THE CRUCIFIXION AND THE BURIAL
Chapters 81, 82 and 83 of The Gospel of the Holy Twelve
They led Jesus from Caiaphas to the hall of judgment, to Pontius Pilate, the Governor; and it was early, and they themselves did
REFLECTION 7
THE CRUCIAL VICTORY OVER YOURSELF
The cross is one of the oldest symbols of humanity. It is a universal symbol which can be found in many cultures and in many forms. We know the swastika from ancient India, the ankh from
NARRATIVE 7
THE RESURRECTION AND THE MEETING WITH MARY MAGDALENE;
THE APPEARANCE TO TWO DISCIPLES AT EMMAUS
Chapters 84 and 85 of The Gospel of the Holy Twelve
After the Sabbath was ended, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene ca
REFLECTION 8
THE LIBERATION OF THE INNER BEING
The seven stages of the Christian initiation mystery find their crowning in the glorious resurrection. The soul has definitively overcome the natural resistance of its pupil, the earthly man
NARRATIVE 8
JESUS APPEARS IN THE TEMPLE AND TO THE TWELVE
Chapters 86 and 87 of The Gospel of the Holy Twelve
The same day, at the time of sacrifice in the Temple there appeared among the dealers in beasts and in birds, one clothed in white
28-03 the passage, reflection 1, narrative 1
29-03 going through the gate, reflection 2, narrative 2
30-03 the mystery of life and death, reflection 3, narrative 3
31-03 the cleansing of the inner temple, reflection 4, narrative 4
01-04 surrender to your inner master, reflection 5, narrative 5
02-04 showing new inner strength, reflection 6, narrative 6
03-04 the crucial victory over yourself, reflection 7, narrative 7
04-04 the liberation of the inner being, reflection 8, narrative 8
