Having spent a number of years chasing and finding material success, I discovered it failed to fill the void.
It’s a big part of what led me to pursue the alchemical journey. I wish I had known more people vocally advocating to pursue a life of purpose than the endless pursuit of empty challenges. I wonder where I might be today.
Thanks for sharing some counter points in a world of ladder climbing.
Thank you for this. I'm pleased that you found value in this post. I do think that we have lost something vital with our society's nearly universal embrace of materialism as the highest good.
Without spirit, and mystery, and romance, what do we really have?
Anytime! I really appreciate your posts and the topics you choose to address.
I would postulate that we have hollow victories. Hoping that each subsequent “win” will give us one more moment of fulfillment. Yet leave us shortly thereafter dreading the lack of purpose that immediately follows.
Leading us into an endless cycle, pursuing a meaningful existence in directions that take us ever further from our goals.
I love that A.E. Waite quote. I've been grappling a little, of late, with the whole question of understanding, and purpose, and definitive answers. Is understanding our purpose always the same as knowing, beyond all doubt, our purpose? Even as I write that, the question feels dumb 😂 I'm lost in High Priestess territory...
I have always loved Waite's books. Not only his book on Tarot, he wrote on a broad range of esoteric subjects. But, they can be a bit of a struggle to get through, as he seemed to love using 100 words where 1 would do! He can really turn a phrase though!
I'm not entirely sure that we can ever know anything beyond all doubt. I imagine that we can get close to understanding our purpose, but that ultimately we will always be seeking complete understanding.
I agree... The more one knows, the more one realises how much one doesn't know. It sometimes feels like the purpose is to ask questions and stay curious 🤔
I have a friend who's quite old now (he's right at the threshold of 100) and who has led a remarkably successful life. Remarkably successful across a couple of different fields.
Quite often he tells anyone who will listen that the key to a good life is to remain "A Seeker" throughout life. And he certainly seems to live that way, always intellectually curious.
Having spent a number of years chasing and finding material success, I discovered it failed to fill the void.
It’s a big part of what led me to pursue the alchemical journey. I wish I had known more people vocally advocating to pursue a life of purpose than the endless pursuit of empty challenges. I wonder where I might be today.
Thanks for sharing some counter points in a world of ladder climbing.
Thank you for this. I'm pleased that you found value in this post. I do think that we have lost something vital with our society's nearly universal embrace of materialism as the highest good.
Without spirit, and mystery, and romance, what do we really have?
Anytime! I really appreciate your posts and the topics you choose to address.
I would postulate that we have hollow victories. Hoping that each subsequent “win” will give us one more moment of fulfillment. Yet leave us shortly thereafter dreading the lack of purpose that immediately follows.
Leading us into an endless cycle, pursuing a meaningful existence in directions that take us ever further from our goals.
Much like the seeking of dopamine by posting controversial/emotional things on Social Media.
I love that A.E. Waite quote. I've been grappling a little, of late, with the whole question of understanding, and purpose, and definitive answers. Is understanding our purpose always the same as knowing, beyond all doubt, our purpose? Even as I write that, the question feels dumb 😂 I'm lost in High Priestess territory...
I have always loved Waite's books. Not only his book on Tarot, he wrote on a broad range of esoteric subjects. But, they can be a bit of a struggle to get through, as he seemed to love using 100 words where 1 would do! He can really turn a phrase though!
I'm not entirely sure that we can ever know anything beyond all doubt. I imagine that we can get close to understanding our purpose, but that ultimately we will always be seeking complete understanding.
I agree... The more one knows, the more one realises how much one doesn't know. It sometimes feels like the purpose is to ask questions and stay curious 🤔
I have a friend who's quite old now (he's right at the threshold of 100) and who has led a remarkably successful life. Remarkably successful across a couple of different fields.
Quite often he tells anyone who will listen that the key to a good life is to remain "A Seeker" throughout life. And he certainly seems to live that way, always intellectually curious.
I like that advice very much 🙂
Yep, me too. I've always appreciated his reminders.