Η Μάγισσα

 

Η Μάγισσα  

Απόσπασμα από το βιβλίο 

Επτά Ερημίτες

 

Τα χρόνια περνούν, οι μέρες κυλούν σαν το νερό στο ποτάμι, μοιάζουν ίδιες, αλλά δεν είναι. Κάτω απ’ την επιφάνεια του νερού, στην κοίτη του ποταμού, το ρεύμα της ζωής παρασέρνει το χώμα και τις μικρές πέτρες, αναπτύσσει πράσινα βρύα, που επικάθονται στις μεγάλες πέτρες στην επιφάνεια του ποταμού, κι ο ήχος του, αν τον προσέξεις, αλλάζει ανάλογα με τη ρότα του καιρού και των ανέμων. Οι άνθρωποι γεννιούνται φέρνοντας μαζί τους την ελπίδα, κρατώντας κρυφά τα κιτάπια που μαζί τους κουβαλούν και, όταν φεύγουν, αφήνουν πίσω τους αποτυπώματα, που στο διάβα του καιρού κι αυτά θα σβήσουν.

Ωστόσο, ανάμεσά τους, έρχονται πού και πού κάποιοι που μπορούν να δουν πέρα από τις μεταμορφώσεις της ύλης και μπορούν να κοιτάξουν κατάματα τα μικρά μόρια του νερού που σχηματίζουν τον κόσμο μας. Αυτή τους η δύναμη γίνεται ευκαιρία, σε κάποιους από αυτούς που τους συναντούν, να δουν τα αλλεπάλληλα κύματα που κάνει το βότσαλο στο νερό με την πτώση του.

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Συχνά οι άνθρωποι μπαίνουμε στην έρημο της αμφιβολίας.  Είναι μία έρημος βασανιστική, που απειλεί να καταρρεύσει τις πεποιθήσεις και τους τοίχους του δόγματος που έχουμε κτίσει γύρω από τον εαυτό μας.  Είναι βασανιστική επίσης, γιατί μας βγάζει, θέλουμε δεν θέλουμε,  από τον εφησυχασμό   και την βεβαιότητα πως τα πράγματα "έτσι είναι" και μας αναγκάζει να την αντιμετωπίσουμε.

Στην "Μάγισσα", παρακολουθούμε τη ζωή ενός ιερέα, όταν αναγκάζεται να βγει από το φόβο και τον περιορισμό της πίστης του και να αποδεχτεί το "πέρα από τα όρια" της ύπαρξης ενός ανθρώπου.

Η θεια-Μαριά,  είναι η θεραπεύτρια,  η γυναίκα που βλέπει από μικρό παιδί πέρα από τον κόσμο των αναγνωρισμένων αισθήσεων.  Μπορεί και επεμβαίνει με το λόγο της και διασώζει ζωές.  Για τους κατοίκους του χωριού είναι αποδεκτή,  αλλά για τον ιερωμένο τους,  είναι μια μάγισσα,  και την αποκλείει από την Θεία κοινωνία.

Όμως,  η ζωή θα τον φέρει στο κατώφλι της για βοήθεια.

Ο παπα-Ευάγγελος,  είναι ένας από τους ερημίτες του βιβλίου μου "Επτά Ερημίτες".

Η ιστορία είναι εμπνευσμένη από αληθινά γεγονότα μιας άλλης εποχής.

Είναι επίσης αφιερωμένη,  σε μια πραγματική θεραπεύτρια, που η ζωή μου έδωσε την ευλογία να γνωρίσω.

Divine Synchronicity

 

Greetings, Observer.

I contemplate that small opening in time within the space of your own reality—the moment that offered you a piece of information allowing you to move toward new dimensions in the way you experience life.

The concept of synchronicity was explored by the well-known psychiatrist and psychologist Carl Jung. Yet its true function in your life is something only you can confirm—if you are able to recognize its presence in the “random” small or great events that appear along your path, and reflect deeply enough to understand why they occurred.

Often, behind what appears to be a simple choice, there hides the synchronicity of a piece of information or an encounter—something to which you gave your attention by following your intuition.

In doing so, you allow possibilities to fulfill their purpose in your life. By observing and following divine synchronicity, you tune into the frequency designed for you, Observer. You no longer remain stagnant within familiar patterns but begin to see what lies hidden within your experiences.

During the difficult events unfolding across our planet in recent years, our personal lives are deeply affected. For this reason, aligning ourselves with the messages coming from the spiritual field has become even more necessary, because within the material world the forces of separation seem to grow stronger.

Divine synchronicity is the path that allows us to observe behind events, through them, and beyond them.

What is required in order to recognize it?

Recognition of the Divine Principle, creative curiosity, and trust in the infinite dimensions of life within and around us.

I greet you, dear Observer, with a poem from the poetry collection Cosmos.

Coincidences

Look how I happened upon you!

So many layers of the Cosmos,

endless probabilities,

unimaginable connections—

divine synchronicities.

If I am meant to meet you,

everything falls into place

in the great clock of the Cosmos.

Miracles happen.

The “ifs” disappear,

turning into certainty.

There are no coincidences—

only what has already been agreed.

 

The Ever-New Human

 

And so it happens, as we live our lives,

to leave pieces of ourselves, here and there.

That is why we so often reminisce about them,

through memories and in the shadows of dreams

that become narrations.

They seem like islands in the seas of Nostos

and they live there through Eros and toil.

From an unknown and primordial cause,

that carries within it the frenzy of Pana,

we arrive, at times, at the sacred sacrifice.

But when love rises to regenerate Orfeas,

and bears Sofia its shield and Romfaia its sail,

it shall sail forth,

and one by one, all your pieces,

it shall gather!

You are Whole now.

May your entire inheritance rightfully belong to you—

rest! 

From the poetry collection “ERATO”

Dimitra Bitsiani

For many years now, we have been waiting for the arrival of a new world for humanity.

Perhaps this expectation arises from our deeper need to live better, for clearly we are not fully satisfied with the life we have lived so far.

And the truth is that even if, on an individual level, we are satisfied—having achieved our goals and secured a good standard of living—because we are CONNECTED, we cannot truly enjoy what we have gained when around us there are people (and not only people) who suffer and are mistreated for countless reasons.

There are also the burdens our Soul carries from present and past experiences—burdens we have not yet managed to put in order within ourselves.

It may also be the refusal to confront our true condition, the refusal to look at ourselves as honestly as we can, and to decide what we truly want.

How do we define the New Human we wish to become?

We often speak of this human as something outside ourselves. Something theoretical and future-bound. Something vague, as if it does not concern us. As if it depends on others—whoever those others may be.

Have we asked what relationship this New Human has with us? How much of him is truly ours?

We hear all these new “terms” and “definitions,” such as “Meta-human,” and if we trace our steps back through time, we will see that the “human” has always waited for change and redemption to come from others—however those others were defined in each era, according to prevailing beliefs and established systems meant to enclose him within frameworks and structures.

Even his revolutions ended up becoming his new cells.

What have all these offered us?

If we look at our present moment, we can already see the answer. And if we cannot yet see clearly, the future will reveal the truth—unless we have chosen not to look at it.

This New Human is the ever-new one.

The one who looks upon the world with fresh eyes.

The one guided by an inner necessity and truth—not to live in the world for himself, but to LIVE WITH HIMSELF WITHIN THE WORLD.

Every experience and every involvement becomes a joy of discovery, knowledge, understanding, and offering.

Without his supreme dimension—his SPIRITUAL SELF, the HIGHER, the INCORRUPTIBLE, the one who communes with the Divine Realm—the human being is lost and at the mercy of false promises.

Do you imagine the New Human as forever young, beautiful, and perfectly healthy? Forever happy? Always overflowing with joy? Wealthy? Successful?

I believe these have little to do with the New Human, and much more with his immature self.

How long, truly, can such conditions remain unchanged in a person’s life? Even if we were to extend our lifespan to one or two hundred years, the Soul would still cry out for its needs.

For the New Human is the one who lives by recognizing his pieces, who can unite them, accept them, and evolve them.

When you are connected with your Immortal Self, you do not need external solutions, magical remedies, or willing saviors—because you know who you truly are.

EGO EIMI — I AM.

Aφροδίτη

 

Ο κόσμος αναγνωρίζει την ομορφιά ως θείο δώρο. Άπειρα μάτια πέφτουν πάνω της με θαυμασμό και ζήλια, αναταράσσοντας ως τα μύχια τις πιο κρυφές επιθυμίες, που καμιά φορά οδηγούν στον φθόνο αυτούς που δεν μπορούν να την κατέχουν. Αν και είναι φθαρτή, γιατί δεν αντέχει για πολύ στον χρόνο, η ομορφιά στους ανθρώπους άλλες φορές γίνεται εισιτήριο για επιτυχία και αναγνώριση και άλλες οδηγεί σε ερήμους την ψυχή τους, για πολλούς και διαφόρους λόγους. Γιατί η ομορφιά, κάτω από το πέπλο της δύναμής της, είναι εύθραυστη, όπως και το όμορφο κορίτσι της ιστορίας μας.

Η Αφροδίτη  δεν είχε μόνο το όνομα της Ελληνίδας θεάς αλλά και τις χάρες της. 

Απόσπασμα

Κάποιες φορές η ομορφιά γίνεται δοκιμασία. 

Η Αφροδίτη είναι μία από τους ερημίτες του βιβλίου Επτά Ερημίτες.

Life’s Hidden Reserves

 

There is always something there, at the edge.

Something that remains — something that can hold you, pull you out of the corner you feel trapped in, and help you move forward with your life.

Most of the time, you may not be able to see it.
It might even be right in front of you and still go unnoticed.
Or perhaps it truly has not appeared yet, waiting for the right moment to step onto the stage — almost like a quiet deus ex machina.

Some may think these are merely theories — the reflections of someone who chooses to see the world optimistically, or perhaps someone who has simply been “lucky.”
But if you take a moment to look back at the situations you have lived through — moments when you felt there was no one and nothing left to help you, when your physical and emotional reserves seemed completely exhausted — you may realize that it was not truly so.
After all, you are still here.

More often than not, this help does not arrive in grand or dramatic ways.
It hides in small details, in unexpected encounters, in unforeseen events.
It may come as a sudden idea, a thought that feels as though it has fallen from the sky.

Yet the real driving force that allows people to live with courage and ingenuity is their inner truth — the quiet certainty that they will find a way.
That they will discover the solution and the resources they need.
That what they are experiencing is temporary — a challenge calling them to use their gifts and their strength.

With this faith, they are able to transform their experiences into meaningful lessons.
They learn to draw joy even from small or temporary solutions, to make use of every form of support, and to welcome the unexpected gifts that appear along the way.

It seems that these people perceive life — and their own existence — more broadly, especially when roles, circumstances, and conditions shift.
The paradoxes and games of life do not discourage them. Instead, they create new fields of strength within them.
Because their minds are not rigid, they cultivate a sense of humor. Their energy is no longer wasted on emotional gloom or mental dead ends.

These people are us.
We who have learned — or are learning — how to be resourceful, observant, and trusting of our multidimensional selves.

After all, we are never truly alone.

The Value of Self-Knowledge

From the Delphic injunction Γνώθι σαυτόν (Gnothi Seauton), from Zen and meditation schools, shamanic traditions, and philosophical systems, to modern psychology, self-knowledge has always been the cornerstone leading human beings toward self-realization.

In practice—not merely as a definition or a word often used in spaces of inner exploration and philosophy— self-knowledge is the most practical and essential stance from which we can walk through life.

To know myself is not simple or easy, since we do not truly know what a human being is, but instead hold a limited and predefined perception of it.

Some believe we are only the body, and that after death nothing remains.  Others believe in the soul, continuing its journey beyond the death of the physical body.

There are many religions, many viewpoints, and many philosophical paths, and it is natural for us to walk through some of them— either through the tradition of the country in which we are born, or through conscious choice during our personal search.

Yet the main goal is not to adopt a doctrine or a system, but to come to know ourselves.

Because knowing oneself is an ongoing process.

I enter into a relationship with myself.

I listen to my inner voice.

I converse with it.

I observe my thoughts.

Self-knowledge is grounded in the respect I have for myself and in the value I give to my own existence.

Thus, whichever path I may find myself on, teachers, guides, and even doctrines become means for growth— not for stagnation.

Knowing myself protects me from manipulation and control by others, while at the same time leading me to release guilt and to take responsibility for my own life.

I become a more conscious human being in relation to others, because by knowing myself, I am able to understand them more deeply.

Γνώθι σαυτόν (Gnothi Seauton)

The great key to fulfilling the purpose of our life.

(Do you believe your life has a purpose?)

From small daily challenges to the great existential questions, the relationship we have with ourselves is the foundation upon which our choices stand— and upon which their outcomes are shaped.

For it is this self that absorbs and distills the experiences and the knowledge we receive from events and from external sources.

This self is, and must be, the central role in our life.

The journey—and the expansions—along the path of self-knowledge are, I believe, infinite, just as infinite is the creation to which we belong.

If there is a light we may glimpse during our brief human life, it is the light of coming to know our own self.

As a part of creation, the human being contains its infinite dimensions as well as the unique possibilities carried by every being at the moment of conception within the Divine Mind— even when those possibilities are limited by embodiment.

Do you believe it is worth knowing yourself?

 

Ἔρως – Ἥρως

  

Alexandre Cabanel – Η Γέννηση της Αφροδίτης (1863)

 

Στον Έρωτα, που Θεός είναι 

 Ἔρως – Ἥρως

Τι ψάχνεις να βρεις θνητέ;

Έναν φτερωτό Άγγελο;

Μικρό

τόσο μικρό που τρυπώνει στο αίμα σου

ισχυρό όμως και αιχμηρό

βέλος αδάμαστο.

Ήρθε χθες το βράδυ στο όνειρο

κι ήταν εκεί όσοι θυμήθηκαν

Ένα στεφάνι ελιάς

Μια στάλα αγίασμα

Είπε:

Πως νομίζεις θνητέ πως θα με κρατήσεις στη Γη

Εμένα

το Ουράνιο των Θεών παιδί;

Ἥρως να γίνεις πρώτα

Πρωτέας

Να θυμηθείς την ουσία του Κόσμου μου.

 Ἔρως – Ἥρως 

είπε

και πέταξε μετά μαζί με το όνειρο.

Έμεινε ο κόσμος του ονείρου άδειος

μείναμε εμείς

Κάποιοι καρτερούν ακόμα τον έρωτα

Θνητό, φθαρτό, φτωχευμένο

Κάποιοι κατάλαβαν

Ἔρως – Ἥρως!  

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