“Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor.” ~ Alexis Carrel
“A silly idea is current that good people do not know what temptation means. This is an obvious lie. Only those who try to resist temptation know how strong it is... A man who gives in to temptation after five minutes simply does not know what it would have been like an hour later. That is why bad people, in one sense, know very little about badness. They have lived a sheltered life by always giving in.”
― C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
This is an 14/25 Week - 4/11 Month - 7 Year
14 is a number that signifies temperance, alchemy, balance, healing, self-discipline to make necessary changes, overcoming temptation and self-indulgence, wrestling out your salvation, and ascent from the bondage of matter & materialism…
4 is a number that represents mankind, Earth, & the material world. It is indicative of self-discipline and the application of spiritual and universal laws to effect refinement, structure, stability, security, order to chaos, and the greater good.
11 is a number that signifies two individual elements and the creative tension between polarities. The ability to perceive unadulterated facts without emotional judgements or attachments. A call or opportunity to move beyond one’s ego-centric existence into a higher realm….beyond the profane into the holy. For the one who is ready to dissolve one’s self in pursuit of complete union with the Divine Mind, it marks the path or portal to initiation. On a more mundane level, it encourages one to base their actions and reactions on “just the facts”.
7 is a number of completions and movement. It also expresses the interconnectivity of God in man. The year 2023 promises to be a year full of excitement and intense challenges. It holds the potential for significant breakthroughs & liberation, or devastating failures & oppression. The determining factor will be the ability of the people to wake up to the awareness of their own divinity and power and to the importance of their connectedness to the world around them.
