​"You've no idea how hard I've looked for a gift to bring You.
Nothing seemed right.
What's the point of bringing gold to the gold mine, or water to the Ocean.
Everything I came up with was like taking spices to the Orient.
It's no good giving my heart and my soul because you already have these.
So- I've brought you a mirror.
Look at yourself and remember me."
--Rumi
Yes, Rumi...
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Richard Powell
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Artist Unknown

​"When you can reach beyond all these negative levels and perceive from the Soul, from the positive aspect of yourself, you can lift up in consciousness, see where your home is and see which path will lead you there. And whether the rough terrain lasts for ten miles or only a half mile, you can see what to do to traverse the path. At that point you can go back to your journey and use all the levels of your consciousness as tools to your advantage. You can use your body to move you along the path toward your goal, your imagination to create the image of safely reaching home, and your emotions to keep you happy and joyful. You use your mind to decide on a good direction and keep you focused on completing that direction. And you use the areas of the unconscious to strengthen you as you discern reality from illusion." -- John-Roger DSS
Much of the time the tail has wagged the dog. The emotions can whip us around while our mind produces images of fear and defeat.....
Get the altitude and take conscious direction of the mind and the emotions.
Meditation, Spiritual exercises, contemplation and anything that produces inspiration can lift you above the fray into the peace and the center of who you are.
May you navigate from the high place, climb the high mast and see the shore you are traveling to... the home, the paradise of the Soul.
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Richard Powell
Essence-into-form.com
Art by Michael Divine

​“When you make the two into one, and when you make the inner like the outer and the outer like the inner, and the upper like the lower... then you will enter the kingdom.” -- Jesus from the Gospel of St Thomas (Nag Hammadi Codex)
"As above, so below; as below, so above; as within, so without; as without, so within", "Correspondence", the second of The Seven Principles of Hermes Trismegistus
The date of Hermes Trismegistus's sojourn in Egypt during his last incarnation is not now known, but it has been fixed at the early days of the oldest dynasties of Egypt, long before the days of Moses. Some authorities regard him as a contemporary of Abraham, and claim that Abraham acquired a portion of his mystical knowledge from Hermes himself.
Inside is the source and the action.
Essence into Form.
The blessings already are.
May you enter the Kingdom today.
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Richard Powell
Essence-into-form.com
Painting by Ivan Aivavozski

​"Do your thoughts support the direction or intention of your life? Do they support moving into completeness, into joy, humor, and fulfillment?
Rather than saying, "I need that chocolate cake, I need that car, I need that dress, I need that house," move into the true essence inside you, the truly aligned direction of your life. Then all those other material things can appear as a by-product, not as a focus.
One of the first steps into that true essence is to be silent. In silence, intuition kicks in, and we find that God is our source. This is not the God of a little ego-personality approach, but the real God, the very thing that you are."
- John-Roger
Into the silence.
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Richard Powell
Essence-into-form.com
Artist unknown

​"An attitude of gratitude is another key to being in harmony with the formless of infinite supply
When you can honestly and truly thank God for what you have, for all your experiences, for all the people in your life, and for all your expressions, the sense of gratitude goes very deep. In that depth, you are open to infinite supply."
John-Roger DSS
Grateful for all of it...the pain, the joy, the sadness, the peace, the beauty, the grief....all of it.
Grateful for life and the experiences in it.
May the harmony between the dark and the light be predominant in your world and may you step into the peace that goes beyond all understanding.
Peace be still.
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Richard Powell
Essence-into-form.com
Art by Ricardo Chavez

​"To accomplish living in the NOW, you hold the emotions in an "up" consciousness, keep the mind focused on completion in the present moment, and keep the body healthy and able to hold the energy of Spirit. When you can do this, the consciousness expands to greater capabilities. Then comes the responsibility of holding your energies more in that greater field, and, of course, your reward is the ability to do more. Then your consciousness can expand to an even greater capability." -- John-Roger DDS
Another key that can change consciousness, that can transform your life.
Another, "I know."
I know you know. but did you actually do it?
And if you did it did you do it enough to make a habit of it?
This world has a negative pull that can put doubt, self judgement, fear in your way to keep you here.
The freedom is present now. You can always do it now, or you can tell me how you haven't been able to do it, explain how it hasn't worked, tell me about your issues.....or you can just focus on where you want to go and take the next step....now.
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Richard Powell
Essence-into-form.com
Art by Michael Whelan

​"When we define "manifestation" as "appearing
physically," we are only taking into account
physical forms, objects. But successful
manifestation is only complete if it results in a
change in consciousness.
That change of consciousness, in turn, is the
realization that the essence of what we sought in a
physical form is actually inside of us.
"Having" doesn't mean possessing a physical object.
It means no longer experiencing the need."
- John-Roger DSS
Inside is the source and the action.
May you go into the essence of abundance, peace and joy.
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Richard Powell
Essence-into-form.com
Artist unknown

​"We cannot approach the unknowable in terms of the mind, because the mind stops at the limit of the mind; the emotions stop at the limit of the emotions; the imagination stops at the limit of the imagination. This may seem obvious, but it is amazing how many people think they can use their emotions to solve mental problems and they can use their mind to find God. These elements of consciousness are just tools. Tools need a guiding hand to do their work correctly. And that guiding hand needs to be a loving one." -- John-Roger DDS
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Richard Powell
Essence-into-form.com
Art by Thomas Moore

"The human body is a cage. Within it is imprisoned the spirit or soul, which is like a bird in a cage. The bird is in love with the cage and is always singing songs of attachment for the earth. If, however, the covers, or bodies, are cast off from the soul, the bird begins to taste the Truth, and the cage is shattered into fragments. The bird then flies away to its home, which is in Sach Khand [the Realm of Truth]...When the veils are torn, millions of enrapturing joys which constitute the "peace that passeth understanding," are all attained." - Huzur Sawan Singh (1858-1948)
The truth of who you truly are shall set you free.
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Richard Powell
Essence-into-form.com