Trading the high price of hedonism for hope ~ Alethea Kehas

Posted on May 16, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Not Tomatoes:

Since my recent visit to Italy, I have been thinking about the trap of hedonism. From a yogic perspective, hedonism is a concentration of energy in the sacral and solar plexus chakras, or areas of the body. Here is where individual lust, when it is allowed to, takes over the bloom of ever-lasting life. The mind-body forgets that life is not individual, but a collective and infinite rebirthing.

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Ercolano sits unearthed in the middle of a crowded Naples

I keep thinking about Vesuvius covering civilizations at their peak of hedonism in layers of ashes and dirt. Over and over again. We unearth the remains. Stare at the walls still painted in lust, and forget.

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About Sue Vincent

Sue Vincent was a Yorkshire born writer, esoteric teacher and a Director of The Silent Eye. She was immersed in the Mysteries all her life. Sue maintained a popular blog and is co-author of The Mystical Hexagram with Dr G.M.Vasey. Sue lived in Buckinghamshire, having been stranded there due to an accident with a blindfold, a pin and a map. She had a lasting love-affair with the landscape of Albion, the hidden country of the heart. Sue  passed into spirit at the end of March 2021.
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5 Responses to Trading the high price of hedonism for hope ~ Alethea Kehas

  1. Alethea Kehas's avatar Alethea Kehas says:
    May 16, 2019 at 19:25

    Thank you for sharing, Sue ❤

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  2. Bela Johnson's avatar Bela Johnson says:
    May 17, 2019 at 21:59

    Stare. Forget. As history repeats itself. Not always, but. Well done.

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