The self is fundamentally an illusion arising as a reflection of the soul in matter, much as a clear lake at midnight reflects the moon.
FRED ALAN WOLFThe self is fundamentally an illusion arising as a reflection of the soul in matter, much as a clear lake at midnight reflects the moon.
FRED ALAN WOLFThere is an ability to move and transform things. I think each human being has that power, and it’s often one that we are willing to relinquish to others.
FRED ALAN WOLFThat’s sort of the idea that if we, in attempting to explain away that which is experienced, the experience itself is diminished.
FRED ALAN WOLFThe place where knowledge occurs is the present. That which recognizes the present is mind.
FRED ALAN WOLFPeople who are creative often will spend hours doing something and come out of their period of creation and not even notice that hours have passed. In that sense, they’re able to time travel.
FRED ALAN WOLFThe real alchemy is transforming the base self into gold or into spiritual awareness. That’s really what new alchemy’s all about.
FRED ALAN WOLFWhat is the relationship of the obvious things that we see around us to the things that we believe we understand within ourselves? This is the ancient alchemical formula: “as above, so below, as within, so without.”
FRED ALAN WOLFDreams – Language in a dream is unspoken but understood. Words get in the way.
FRED ALAN WOLFI’m not talking to you from the point of view of wishful thinking or imaginary craziness. i’m talking to you from a deeper, basic understanding.
FRED ALAN WOLFIn very subtle ways, how we regard ourselves and others continually changes us into something new.
FRED ALAN WOLFI want to explain the new alchemy [in the “From Earth, Air, Fire, and Water to a New Vision of Mind and Time”], which has to do with understanding what I call the subjective and objective qualities of existence.
FRED ALAN WOLFI read that Buddha was able to see all of his past lives, and I realized the only way any of these people could do that is by being outside of time.
FRED ALAN WOLFOh, scientific mind. You get all your data from us, the senses, but without us you would be nothing.
FRED ALAN WOLFAll we know is that you are, if you will, the acme of perfection.
FRED ALAN WOLFThe quantum is that embarrassing little piece of thread that always hangs from the sweater of space-time. Pull it and the whole thing unravels.
FRED ALAN WOLFYou can’t blame the person for creating that illness for themselves, because it was a creation. If you could find out how you created it, you might be able to find out a way to let go.
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