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The Natural Sobriety of Ecstasy

February 14, 2025

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The final period of every cycle of time is one of spiritual exhaustion, the soul’s exile from the Light of God, the ego’s nihilistic cynicism combined with narcissistic hubris, and the ominous approach of world destruction. We have arrived at that time. Fortunately, every spiritual tradition declares that such a hell realm is actually the most auspicious moment of all, for that is when the Inner Light returns—first only for a few—but then more and more souls become illumined. This is the true Festival of Lights. It is happening.

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