Lessons from Déa in other sources.

Dear Reader,

If we accept that the Crystal Tablet and the Clear Recital as a whole is a universal mythos reflected through out the world's religions, it is possible to find lessons from Déa in the holy texts of other faiths. One finds in the Clear Recital that Déa is present everywhere and possesses infinite forms [The Clew of the Horse, v. 35-43]. As such, Déa can speak to her children at any time. She can meet us where we are in life and give to us wisdom, encouragement, love, and hope. 

Many in the Filianic community (myself included) find echoes of Déa's voice in the works of various Christian mystics such as St. Hildegard Von Bingen and Dame Margery of Kempe. Others find those echoes hidden within the holy texts of Islam, Judiasim, and Hinduism. With careful searching and dilligent study, we can find the words of Déa all around us. Holy teachers abound in the most unlikely places. This is before we even discuss the Elder Kin and their influence as mirrors of Déa's light.

When I am going through a period of darkness and trouble, I pick up my copy of the love poems of Rumi. I flip through it randomly until I find a poem that speaks to my troubled heart. It is no coincidence that these poems bring solace. Rumi was not writing to some random person but to his god. I will also flip through the poems of the Beguines, a community of Christian women who devoted themselves to the service of their god and to love and care for the people around them (they were not nuns, which caused some controversy). In the writings of these mystics, I find the luminous presence of Déa as they speak of deity as Love and the holiness of said Love.

I find similar solace in the holy writings of Buddhism when the discussion is of serenity in the face of adversity and the expression of compassion towards all life. There are countless places where Déa reveals herself to the seeker. We need but only open our hearts and eyes a bit to her. She reaches out to us and offers us all manner of good things. She can be found in the Elder Kin, for they are reflections of her light. They are not, to paraphrase a Zen koan, the moon but the finger pointing at the moon. All the teachings in the faiths of the world contain a germ of the Clear Recital and the wisdom teachings of the Daughter. If we are careful in our search, we can find Our Lady's teachings all about us for she is always revealing new things to us.