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                    <![CDATA[10 Christ's mission: Christ’s role in the Plan of Salvation]]>
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                                            <![CDATA[<p>The Pathwork Guide clarifies the true meaning of Christ’s role in the Plan of Salvation, cutting through common misunderstandings about “salvation.” Christ did not erase humanity’s responsibility for wrongdoing. Rather, he made it possible for every soul to find a path back to God—no matter how far they had strayed.</p>



<p>Before Christ’s mission, even those who grew and developed spiritually remained, in part, under the dominion of darkness after death. Something more was needed to fully break that hold.</p>



<p>Christ took on this task by entering human life under the most extreme conditions—without divine protection at crucial moments, with limited awareness, and subject to every temptation.</p>



<p>This was part of a cosmic agreement with Lucifer. If Christ could remain faithful to God under such conditions, the power of darkness would be challenged at its root. Christ’s victory was not about avoiding suffering, but about meeting it without turning away from truth.</p>



<p>His life and death demonstrated what is possible: that no force of darkness can ultimately overpower a being aligned with divine truth. Through this, the door was opened for all souls to return—freely, consciously, and through their own transformation.</p>



<p>**Please listen to the 14 chapters/podcasts of <em>Holy Moly</em> in the order presented.**</p>





<p><a href="https://phoenesse.com/spiritual-podcasts/podcast-players/#_Holy-Moly">Listen to all <em>Holy Moly</em> chapters</a>
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                    <![CDATA[The Pathwork Guide clarifies the true meaning of Christ’s role in the Plan of Salvation, cutting through common misunderstandings about “salvation.” Christ did not erase humanity’s responsibility for wrongdoing. Rather, he made it possible for every soul to find a path back to God—no matter how far they had strayed.



Before Christ’s mission, even those who grew and developed spiritually remained, in part, under the dominion of darkness after death. Something more was needed to fully break that hold.



Christ took on this task by entering human life under the most extreme conditions—without divine protection at crucial moments, with limited awareness, and subject to every temptation.



This was part of a cosmic agreement with Lucifer. If Christ could remain faithful to God under such conditions, the power of darkness would be challenged at its root. Christ’s victory was not about avoiding suffering, but about meeting it without turning away from truth.



His life and death demonstrated what is possible: that no force of darkness can ultimately overpower a being aligned with divine truth. Through this, the door was opened for all souls to return—freely, consciously, and through their own transformation.



**Please listen to the 14 chapters/podcasts of Holy Moly in the order presented.**





Listen to all Holy Moly chapters
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                    <![CDATA[<p>The Pathwork Guide clarifies the true meaning of Christ’s role in the Plan of Salvation, cutting through common misunderstandings about “salvation.” Christ did not erase humanity’s responsibility for wrongdoing. Rather, he made it possible for every soul to find a path back to God—no matter how far they had strayed.</p>



<p>Before Christ’s mission, even those who grew and developed spiritually remained, in part, under the dominion of darkness after death. Something more was needed to fully break that hold.</p>



<p>Christ took on this task by entering human life under the most extreme conditions—without divine protection at crucial moments, with limited awareness, and subject to every temptation.</p>



<p>This was part of a cosmic agreement with Lucifer. If Christ could remain faithful to God under such conditions, the power of darkness would be challenged at its root. Christ’s victory was not about avoiding suffering, but about meeting it without turning away from truth.</p>



<p>His life and death demonstrated what is possible: that no force of darkness can ultimately overpower a being aligned with divine truth. Through this, the door was opened for all souls to return—freely, consciously, and through their own transformation.</p>



<p>**Please listen to the 14 chapters/podcasts of <em>Holy Moly</em> in the order presented.**</p>





<p><a href="https://phoenesse.com/spiritual-podcasts/podcast-players/#_Holy-Moly">Listen to all <em>Holy Moly</em> chapters</a>
Return to <em><a href="https://phoenesse.com/spiritual-books/real-clear/holy-moly/">Holy Moly contents</a></em></p>]]>
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Before Christ’s mission, even those who grew and developed spiritually remained, in part, under the dominion of darkness after death. Something more was needed to fully break that hold.



Christ took on this task by entering human life under the most extreme conditions—without divine protection at crucial moments, with limited awareness, and subject to every temptation.



This was part of a cosmic agreement with Lucifer. If Christ could remain faithful to God under such conditions, the power of darkness would be challenged at its root. Christ’s victory was not about avoiding suffering, but about meeting it without turning away from truth.



His life and death demonstrated what is possible: that no force of darkness can ultimately overpower a being aligned with divine truth. Through this, the door was opened for all souls to return—freely, consciously, and through their own transformation.



**Please listen to the 14 chapters/podcasts of Holy Moly in the order presented.**





Listen to all Holy Moly chapters
Return to Holy Moly contents]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Introduction to Holy Moly]]>
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                                            <![CDATA[<p>The author’s journey with creating <em>Holy Moly </em>begins decades earlier with a simple but unsettling question: <em>Where does Jesus fit into all of this?</em> After years of exploring spirituality—through recovery work, personal growth, and the teachings of the Pathwork Guide—the author realized she didn’t have an answer. </p>



<p>And she wasn’t alone.</p>



<p>As modern spirituality has expanded, many have turned away from organized religion, often leaving behind Christ in the process. Yet according to the Pathwork teachings, Christ consciousness is central to this very movement. This raises a deeper question: have we misunderstood Christ all along?</p>



<p>Through her own journey—from a traditional Christian upbringing to years in Alcoholics Anonymous, and eventually into deep study of the Pathwork teachings—the author traces how her understanding evolved. A turning point came through the “cosmology lectures,” which revealed a broader, more integrated story of humanity, duality, and Christ’s role in our return to truth.</p>



<p><em>Holy Moly</em> shares this expanded perspective—bridging spirituality and Christianity in a way that is both practical and transformative. It invites readers to reconsider what they’ve been taught, and to discover how this larger story lives within them.</p>



<p><a href="https://phoenesse.com/spiritual-podcasts/podcast-players/#_Holy-Moly">Listen to all <em>Holy Moly</em> chapters</a></p>





<p>Read <em><a href="https://phoenesse.com/spiritual-books/real-clear/holy-moly/">Holy Moly</a></em>, Chapter 1: <a href="https://phoenesse.com/spiritual-books/real-clear/holy-moly/good-lord-willing/">The Good Lord Willing</a></p>]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The author’s journey with creating Holy Moly begins decades earlier with a simple but unsettling question: Where does Jesus fit into all of this? After years of exploring spirituality—through recovery work, personal growth, and the teachings of the Pathwork Guide—the author realized she didn’t have an answer. 



And she wasn’t alone.



As modern spirituality has expanded, many have turned away from organized religion, often leaving behind Christ in the process. Yet according to the Pathwork teachings, Christ consciousness is central to this very movement. This raises a deeper question: have we misunderstood Christ all along?



Through her own journey—from a traditional Christian upbringing to years in Alcoholics Anonymous, and eventually into deep study of the Pathwork teachings—the author traces how her understanding evolved. A turning point came through the “cosmology lectures,” which revealed a broader, more integrated story of humanity, duality, and Christ’s role in our return to truth.



Holy Moly shares this expanded perspective—bridging spirituality and Christianity in a way that is both practical and transformative. It invites readers to reconsider what they’ve been taught, and to discover how this larger story lives within them.



Listen to all Holy Moly chapters





Read Holy Moly, Chapter 1: The Good Lord Willing]]>
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                    <![CDATA[<p>The author’s journey with creating <em>Holy Moly </em>begins decades earlier with a simple but unsettling question: <em>Where does Jesus fit into all of this?</em> After years of exploring spirituality—through recovery work, personal growth, and the teachings of the Pathwork Guide—the author realized she didn’t have an answer. </p>



<p>And she wasn’t alone.</p>



<p>As modern spirituality has expanded, many have turned away from organized religion, often leaving behind Christ in the process. Yet according to the Pathwork teachings, Christ consciousness is central to this very movement. This raises a deeper question: have we misunderstood Christ all along?</p>



<p>Through her own journey—from a traditional Christian upbringing to years in Alcoholics Anonymous, and eventually into deep study of the Pathwork teachings—the author traces how her understanding evolved. A turning point came through the “cosmology lectures,” which revealed a broader, more integrated story of humanity, duality, and Christ’s role in our return to truth.</p>



<p><em>Holy Moly</em> shares this expanded perspective—bridging spirituality and Christianity in a way that is both practical and transformative. It invites readers to reconsider what they’ve been taught, and to discover how this larger story lives within them.</p>



<p><a href="https://phoenesse.com/spiritual-podcasts/podcast-players/#_Holy-Moly">Listen to all <em>Holy Moly</em> chapters</a></p>





<p>Read <em><a href="https://phoenesse.com/spiritual-books/real-clear/holy-moly/">Holy Moly</a></em>, Chapter 1: <a href="https://phoenesse.com/spiritual-books/real-clear/holy-moly/good-lord-willing/">The Good Lord Willing</a></p>]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The author’s journey with creating Holy Moly begins decades earlier with a simple but unsettling question: Where does Jesus fit into all of this? After years of exploring spirituality—through recovery work, personal growth, and the teachings of the Pathwork Guide—the author realized she didn’t have an answer. 



And she wasn’t alone.



As modern spirituality has expanded, many have turned away from organized religion, often leaving behind Christ in the process. Yet according to the Pathwork teachings, Christ consciousness is central to this very movement. This raises a deeper question: have we misunderstood Christ all along?



Through her own journey—from a traditional Christian upbringing to years in Alcoholics Anonymous, and eventually into deep study of the Pathwork teachings—the author traces how her understanding evolved. A turning point came through the “cosmology lectures,” which revealed a broader, more integrated story of humanity, duality, and Christ’s role in our return to truth.



Holy Moly shares this expanded perspective—bridging spirituality and Christianity in a way that is both practical and transformative. It invites readers to reconsider what they’ve been taught, and to discover how this larger story lives within them.



Listen to all Holy Moly chapters





Read Holy Moly, Chapter 1: The Good Lord Willing]]>
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                    <![CDATA[12 A true trinity]]>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2023 17:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[<p>If we ask to know ourselves, our lovability and the beauty of our true spirit, we shall have it. That is salvation. And Christ made that possible. As he said, he is the way, he is the truth, and he is life. This is a true trinity. After what he did, it was no longer futile to try. God understands what makes us tick, so he has already forgiven us for all the shameful stuff we do. He knows we have to go through our sins so we can recognize them and choose a different way.</p>



<p>Part and parcel of this whole big drama is duality: the reality of opposites, where everything splits into either/or. As such, it’s hard for us to grasp the fact that the personal aspect of salvation—this notion that Jesus is here to help us—has three paradoxical aspects:</p>



<p>1) We are responsible for our own salvation. We are the only ones who can do this.</p>



<p>2) We can’t possibly do this alone. We need the help of others who share this journey with us and who can often see in us what we do not see.</p>



<p>3) Without God and the help of the personal aspect of God, which is Jesus Christ, this undertaking is just too vast for us to accomplish.</p>



<p>So yes, our salvation is our own choice. Going through this requires our intent, our self-responsibility, our will and our effort. What’s more, it often seems like it requires a sacrifice. We have to give up our time and energy to work on ourselves. Add to this that it seems like a whopper of a sacrifice to shed a Lower-Self habit and give up some decadent Lower-Self gratification, at least for a while, so that higher pleasures can take root. No one, not even God, can make you do this if you don’t want to. Because that would go counter to all spiritual laws whose author is, after all, God.</p>



<p>Listen and learn more. </p>




<a href="https://phoenesse.com/spiritual-books/real-clear/holy-moly/"></a>




<p>Read <em><a href="https://phoenesse.com/spiritual-books/real-clear/holy-moly/">Holy Moly</a></em>, Chapter 12: <a href="https://phoenesse.com/spiritual-books/real-clear/holy-moly/true-trinity/">A True Trinity</a></p>]]>
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                    <![CDATA[If we ask to know ourselves, our lovability and the beauty of our true spirit, we shall have it. That is salvation. And Christ made that possible. As he said, he is the way, he is the truth, and he is life. This is a true trinity. After what he did, it was no longer futile to try. God understands what makes us tick, so he has already forgiven us for all the shameful stuff we do. He knows we have to go through our sins so we can recognize them and choose a different way.



Part and parcel of this whole big drama is duality: the reality of opposites, where everything splits into either/or. As such, it’s hard for us to grasp the fact that the personal aspect of salvation—this notion that Jesus is here to help us—has three paradoxical aspects:



1) We are responsible for our own salvation. We are the only ones who can do this.



2) We can’t possibly do this alone. We need the help of others who share this journey with us and who can often see in us what we do not see.



3) Without God and the help of the personal aspect of God, which is Jesus Christ, this undertaking is just too vast for us to accomplish.



So yes, our salvation is our own choice. Going through this requires our intent, our self-responsibility, our will and our effort. What’s more, it often seems like it requires a sacrifice. We have to give up our time and energy to work on ourselves. Add to this that it seems like a whopper of a sacrifice to shed a Lower-Self habit and give up some decadent Lower-Self gratification, at least for a while, so that higher pleasures can take root. No one, not even God, can make you do this if you don’t want to. Because that would go counter to all spiritual laws whose author is, after all, God.



Listen and learn more. 









Read Holy Moly, Chapter 12: A True Trinity]]>
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                    <![CDATA[12 A true trinity]]>
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                    <![CDATA[<p>If we ask to know ourselves, our lovability and the beauty of our true spirit, we shall have it. That is salvation. And Christ made that possible. As he said, he is the way, he is the truth, and he is life. This is a true trinity. After what he did, it was no longer futile to try. God understands what makes us tick, so he has already forgiven us for all the shameful stuff we do. He knows we have to go through our sins so we can recognize them and choose a different way.</p>



<p>Part and parcel of this whole big drama is duality: the reality of opposites, where everything splits into either/or. As such, it’s hard for us to grasp the fact that the personal aspect of salvation—this notion that Jesus is here to help us—has three paradoxical aspects:</p>



<p>1) We are responsible for our own salvation. We are the only ones who can do this.</p>



<p>2) We can’t possibly do this alone. We need the help of others who share this journey with us and who can often see in us what we do not see.</p>



<p>3) Without God and the help of the personal aspect of God, which is Jesus Christ, this undertaking is just too vast for us to accomplish.</p>



<p>So yes, our salvation is our own choice. Going through this requires our intent, our self-responsibility, our will and our effort. What’s more, it often seems like it requires a sacrifice. We have to give up our time and energy to work on ourselves. Add to this that it seems like a whopper of a sacrifice to shed a Lower-Self habit and give up some decadent Lower-Self gratification, at least for a while, so that higher pleasures can take root. No one, not even God, can make you do this if you don’t want to. Because that would go counter to all spiritual laws whose author is, after all, God.</p>



<p>Listen and learn more. </p>




<a href="https://phoenesse.com/spiritual-books/real-clear/holy-moly/"></a>




<p>Read <em><a href="https://phoenesse.com/spiritual-books/real-clear/holy-moly/">Holy Moly</a></em>, Chapter 12: <a href="https://phoenesse.com/spiritual-books/real-clear/holy-moly/true-trinity/">A True Trinity</a></p>]]>
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                    <![CDATA[If we ask to know ourselves, our lovability and the beauty of our true spirit, we shall have it. That is salvation. And Christ made that possible. As he said, he is the way, he is the truth, and he is life. This is a true trinity. After what he did, it was no longer futile to try. God understands what makes us tick, so he has already forgiven us for all the shameful stuff we do. He knows we have to go through our sins so we can recognize them and choose a different way.



Part and parcel of this whole big drama is duality: the reality of opposites, where everything splits into either/or. As such, it’s hard for us to grasp the fact that the personal aspect of salvation—this notion that Jesus is here to help us—has three paradoxical aspects:



1) We are responsible for our own salvation. We are the only ones who can do this.



2) We can’t possibly do this alone. We need the help of others who share this journey with us and who can often see in us what we do not see.



3) Without God and the help of the personal aspect of God, which is Jesus Christ, this undertaking is just too vast for us to accomplish.



So yes, our salvation is our own choice. Going through this requires our intent, our self-responsibility, our will and our effort. What’s more, it often seems like it requires a sacrifice. We have to give up our time and energy to work on ourselves. Add to this that it seems like a whopper of a sacrifice to shed a Lower-Self habit and give up some decadent Lower-Self gratification, at least for a while, so that higher pleasures can take root. No one, not even God, can make you do this if you don’t want to. Because that would go counter to all spiritual laws whose author is, after all, God.



Listen and learn more. 









Read Holy Moly, Chapter 12: A True Trinity]]>
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                    <![CDATA[11 Fighting the good fight]]>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2023 17:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Phoenesse</dc:creator>
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                                            <![CDATA[<p>OK, so Jesus loves us. Now what do we do with that? We can start by fighting the good fight of removing the barriers that prevent us from feeling this truth. Many of us have already strengthened our realization that this world is infused with God, but not so many have made personal contact with him yet. God became human, so it is possible to know him in this personal and loving way...</p>



<p>Nothing is more painful and frightening to us than not being able to make the connection between painful life events and their inner cause. Having such a deep connection with the personalized God will illuminate such connections we couldn’t see before. Its such a relief to discover there is a reason for what we experience.</p>



<p>It happens that we tune our personal will toward total surrender—and even sincerely mean it—and then nothing happens. No sweet loving presence of Jesus shows up. We may have to wait. And that’s when we become impatient and begin to doubt, effectively yanking up the seedlings we’ve just started growing. It’s not that Jesus is keeping us waiting. It’s that our inner barriers have to give way. And that process may take its own sweet time.</p>



<p>But chill—Christ is here. He hears you and he loves you. He protects you and cares deeply about you, even if you can’t yet feel it. At some point, you will be intensely aware of this fact. He will wrap his loving arms around you and give you peace. Not to mention the sustenance you’ll likely need for your life task. This is something worth fighting for.</p>



<p>We’re used to fighting for our Lower Self aims, but we need to learn about fighting the good fight. We can’t afford to be apathetic about living the good life. Neither can we afford to sit back and be passive as we become enveloped in our own negativities. When we do this, we draw dark forces to us. This makes it easier to unleash our aggression in a destructive way, instead of using some of that zeal to dispel the evil and assert positive forces within and around us.</p>



<p>Listen and learn more. </p>




<a href="https://phoenesse.com/spiritual-books/real-clear/holy-moly/"></a>




<p>Read <em><a href="https://phoenesse.com/spiritual-books/real-clear/holy-moly/">Holy Moly</a></em>, Chapter 11: <a href="https://phoenesse.com/spiritual-books/real-clear/holy-moly/good-fight/">The Good Fight</a></p>]]>
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                    <![CDATA[OK, so Jesus loves us. Now what do we do with that? We can start by fighting the good fight of removing the barriers that prevent us from feeling this truth. Many of us have already strengthened our realization that this world is infused with God, but not so many have made personal contact with him yet. God became human, so it is possible to know him in this personal and loving way...



Nothing is more painful and frightening to us than not being able to make the connection between painful life events and their inner cause. Having such a deep connection with the personalized God will illuminate such connections we couldn’t see before. Its such a relief to discover there is a reason for what we experience.



It happens that we tune our personal will toward total surrender—and even sincerely mean it—and then nothing happens. No sweet loving presence of Jesus shows up. We may have to wait. And that’s when we become impatient and begin to doubt, effectively yanking up the seedlings we’ve just started growing. It’s not that Jesus is keeping us waiting. It’s that our inner barriers have to give way. And that process may take its own sweet time.



But chill—Christ is here. He hears you and he loves you. He protects you and cares deeply about you, even if you can’t yet feel it. At some point, you will be intensely aware of this fact. He will wrap his loving arms around you and give you peace. Not to mention the sustenance you’ll likely need for your life task. This is something worth fighting for.



We’re used to fighting for our Lower Self aims, but we need to learn about fighting the good fight. We can’t afford to be apathetic about living the good life. Neither can we afford to sit back and be passive as we become enveloped in our own negativities. When we do this, we draw dark forces to us. This makes it easier to unleash our aggression in a destructive way, instead of using some of that zeal to dispel the evil and assert positive forces within and around us.



Listen and learn more. 









Read Holy Moly, Chapter 11: The Good Fight]]>
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                    <![CDATA[11 Fighting the good fight]]>
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                    <![CDATA[<p>OK, so Jesus loves us. Now what do we do with that? We can start by fighting the good fight of removing the barriers that prevent us from feeling this truth. Many of us have already strengthened our realization that this world is infused with God, but not so many have made personal contact with him yet. God became human, so it is possible to know him in this personal and loving way...</p>



<p>Nothing is more painful and frightening to us than not being able to make the connection between painful life events and their inner cause. Having such a deep connection with the personalized God will illuminate such connections we couldn’t see before. Its such a relief to discover there is a reason for what we experience.</p>



<p>It happens that we tune our personal will toward total surrender—and even sincerely mean it—and then nothing happens. No sweet loving presence of Jesus shows up. We may have to wait. And that’s when we become impatient and begin to doubt, effectively yanking up the seedlings we’ve just started growing. It’s not that Jesus is keeping us waiting. It’s that our inner barriers have to give way. And that process may take its own sweet time.</p>



<p>But chill—Christ is here. He hears you and he loves you. He protects you and cares deeply about you, even if you can’t yet feel it. At some point, you will be intensely aware of this fact. He will wrap his loving arms around you and give you peace. Not to mention the sustenance you’ll likely need for your life task. This is something worth fighting for.</p>



<p>We’re used to fighting for our Lower Self aims, but we need to learn about fighting the good fight. We can’t afford to be apathetic about living the good life. Neither can we afford to sit back and be passive as we become enveloped in our own negativities. When we do this, we draw dark forces to us. This makes it easier to unleash our aggression in a destructive way, instead of using some of that zeal to dispel the evil and assert positive forces within and around us.</p>



<p>Listen and learn more. </p>




<a href="https://phoenesse.com/spiritual-books/real-clear/holy-moly/"></a>




<p>Read <em><a href="https://phoenesse.com/spiritual-books/real-clear/holy-moly/">Holy Moly</a></em>, Chapter 11: <a href="https://phoenesse.com/spiritual-books/real-clear/holy-moly/good-fight/">The Good Fight</a></p>]]>
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                    <![CDATA[OK, so Jesus loves us. Now what do we do with that? We can start by fighting the good fight of removing the barriers that prevent us from feeling this truth. Many of us have already strengthened our realization that this world is infused with God, but not so many have made personal contact with him yet. God became human, so it is possible to know him in this personal and loving way...



Nothing is more painful and frightening to us than not being able to make the connection between painful life events and their inner cause. Having such a deep connection with the personalized God will illuminate such connections we couldn’t see before. Its such a relief to discover there is a reason for what we experience.



It happens that we tune our personal will toward total surrender—and even sincerely mean it—and then nothing happens. No sweet loving presence of Jesus shows up. We may have to wait. And that’s when we become impatient and begin to doubt, effectively yanking up the seedlings we’ve just started growing. It’s not that Jesus is keeping us waiting. It’s that our inner barriers have to give way. And that process may take its own sweet time.



But chill—Christ is here. He hears you and he loves you. He protects you and cares deeply about you, even if you can’t yet feel it. At some point, you will be intensely aware of this fact. He will wrap his loving arms around you and give you peace. Not to mention the sustenance you’ll likely need for your life task. This is something worth fighting for.



We’re used to fighting for our Lower Self aims, but we need to learn about fighting the good fight. We can’t afford to be apathetic about living the good life. Neither can we afford to sit back and be passive as we become enveloped in our own negativities. When we do this, we draw dark forces to us. This makes it easier to unleash our aggression in a destructive way, instead of using some of that zeal to dispel the evil and assert positive forces within and around us.



Listen and learn more. 









Read Holy Moly, Chapter 11: The Good Fight]]>
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                    <![CDATA[10 War of the worlds]]>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2023 16:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[<p>After he died, Christ returned to the world of spirit. There he gathered up his army of a relatively small number of specialized spirits and went on to fight a spiritual war in the world of darkness.</p>



<p>Once again, seriously? Does this not sound all too human? Well, where do we think wars come from? Wars on planet Earth are only an out-picturing of spiritual war. Of course, the mechanics of a spiritual war are not the same as here. But the essence is the same, nevertheless. A more detailed explanation of how it happened is not possible. Because we, as humans, lack the ability to understand, and the spirit entity sharing this information, the Guide, lacked the ability to put it into words so that we could. We’ll have to make do with a condensed version that may sound symbolic—and may in fact be symbolic to a certain extent. It’s the best we can do, given the situation.</p>



<p>So a war took place between Christ and Lucifer. We can use our imagination to envision it being like a war with guns and spears, as would happen here. Of course, that’s not quite it, but somehow we can get that there was a spiritual war. Jesus and his team were so outnumbered that Lucifer had to admit it was a fair fight. So far, everyone was playing by the rules. This was a non-negotiable thing, this ability to make sure that in the end, even Lucifer would ultimately be able to get back to God. He will, of course, be that last one Home, since he was the very first to leave.</p>



<p>In the end, in every sphere, Jesus Christ fulfilled the Plan of Salvation. His task was different in each of the numerous spheres he visited; in the world of God, where he was tasked with all the preparations, on Earth, and in the world of darkness. But once the battle was over, nothing was ever going to be the same again. New conditions were set up and they have reigned ever since.</p>



<p>In our historical accounts, we say: on the third day, after he descended into Hell, Christ went up to Heaven. What got recorded in Scripture does a pretty good job of capturing and preserving the details, although the time element is not quite right. Time is a funny thing and it always requires a bit of a “translation,” because in spirit, time—if there is such a thing—is relative. It’s individual, psychological and just very different. But that is really neither here nor there. We’ve made a symbol of these three days, and that’s that.</p>



<p>Listen and learn more. </p>




<a href="https://phoenesse.com/spiritual-books/real-clear/holy-moly/"></a>




<p>Read <em><a href="https://phoenesse.com/spiritual-books/real-clear/holy-moly/">Holy Moly</a></em>, Chapter 10: <a href="https://phoenesse.com/spiritual-books/real-clear/holy-moly/war-of-the-worlds/">War of the Worlds</a></p>]]>
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                    <![CDATA[After he died, Christ returned to the world of spirit. There he gathered up his army of a relatively small number of specialized spirits and went on to fight a spiritual war in the world of darkness.



Once again, seriously? Does this not sound all too human? Well, where do we think wars come from? Wars on planet Earth are only an out-picturing of spiritual war. Of course, the mechanics of a spiritual war are not the same as here. But the essence is the same, nevertheless. A more detailed explanation of how it happened is not possible. Because we, as humans, lack the ability to understand, and the spirit entity sharing this information, the Guide, lacked the ability to put it into words so that we could. We’ll have to make do with a condensed version that may sound symbolic—and may in fact be symbolic to a certain extent. It’s the best we can do, given the situation.



So a war took place between Christ and Lucifer. We can use our imagination to envision it being like a war with guns and spears, as would happen here. Of course, that’s not quite it, but somehow we can get that there was a spiritual war. Jesus and his team were so outnumbered that Lucifer had to admit it was a fair fight. So far, everyone was playing by the rules. This was a non-negotiable thing, this ability to make sure that in the end, even Lucifer would ultimately be able to get back to God. He will, of course, be that last one Home, since he was the very first to leave.



In the end, in every sphere, Jesus Christ fulfilled the Plan of Salvation. His task was different in each of the numerous spheres he visited; in the world of God, where he was tasked with all the preparations, on Earth, and in the world of darkness. But once the battle was over, nothing was ever going to be the same again. New conditions were set up and they have reigned ever since.



In our historical accounts, we say: on the third day, after he descended into Hell, Christ went up to Heaven. What got recorded in Scripture does a pretty good job of capturing and preserving the details, although the time element is not quite right. Time is a funny thing and it always requires a bit of a “translation,” because in spirit, time—if there is such a thing—is relative. It’s individual, psychological and just very different. But that is really neither here nor there. We’ve made a symbol of these three days, and that’s that.



Listen and learn more. 









Read Holy Moly, Chapter 10: War of the Worlds]]>
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                    <![CDATA[10 War of the worlds]]>
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                    <![CDATA[<p>After he died, Christ returned to the world of spirit. There he gathered up his army of a relatively small number of specialized spirits and went on to fight a spiritual war in the world of darkness.</p>



<p>Once again, seriously? Does this not sound all too human? Well, where do we think wars come from? Wars on planet Earth are only an out-picturing of spiritual war. Of course, the mechanics of a spiritual war are not the same as here. But the essence is the same, nevertheless. A more detailed explanation of how it happened is not possible. Because we, as humans, lack the ability to understand, and the spirit entity sharing this information, the Guide, lacked the ability to put it into words so that we could. We’ll have to make do with a condensed version that may sound symbolic—and may in fact be symbolic to a certain extent. It’s the best we can do, given the situation.</p>



<p>So a war took place between Christ and Lucifer. We can use our imagination to envision it being like a war with guns and spears, as would happen here. Of course, that’s not quite it, but somehow we can get that there was a spiritual war. Jesus and his team were so outnumbered that Lucifer had to admit it was a fair fight. So far, everyone was playing by the rules. This was a non-negotiable thing, this ability to make sure that in the end, even Lucifer would ultimately be able to get back to God. He will, of course, be that last one Home, since he was the very first to leave.</p>



<p>In the end, in every sphere, Jesus Christ fulfilled the Plan of Salvation. His task was different in each of the numerous spheres he visited; in the world of God, where he was tasked with all the preparations, on Earth, and in the world of darkness. But once the battle was over, nothing was ever going to be the same again. New conditions were set up and they have reigned ever since.</p>



<p>In our historical accounts, we say: on the third day, after he descended into Hell, Christ went up to Heaven. What got recorded in Scripture does a pretty good job of capturing and preserving the details, although the time element is not quite right. Time is a funny thing and it always requires a bit of a “translation,” because in spirit, time—if there is such a thing—is relative. It’s individual, psychological and just very different. But that is really neither here nor there. We’ve made a symbol of these three days, and that’s that.</p>



<p>Listen and learn more. </p>




<a href="https://phoenesse.com/spiritual-books/real-clear/holy-moly/"></a>




<p>Read <em><a href="https://phoenesse.com/spiritual-books/real-clear/holy-moly/">Holy Moly</a></em>, Chapter 10: <a href="https://phoenesse.com/spiritual-books/real-clear/holy-moly/war-of-the-worlds/">War of the Worlds</a></p>]]>
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                    <![CDATA[After he died, Christ returned to the world of spirit. There he gathered up his army of a relatively small number of specialized spirits and went on to fight a spiritual war in the world of darkness.



Once again, seriously? Does this not sound all too human? Well, where do we think wars come from? Wars on planet Earth are only an out-picturing of spiritual war. Of course, the mechanics of a spiritual war are not the same as here. But the essence is the same, nevertheless. A more detailed explanation of how it happened is not possible. Because we, as humans, lack the ability to understand, and the spirit entity sharing this information, the Guide, lacked the ability to put it into words so that we could. We’ll have to make do with a condensed version that may sound symbolic—and may in fact be symbolic to a certain extent. It’s the best we can do, given the situation.



So a war took place between Christ and Lucifer. We can use our imagination to envision it being like a war with guns and spears, as would happen here. Of course, that’s not quite it, but somehow we can get that there was a spiritual war. Jesus and his team were so outnumbered that Lucifer had to admit it was a fair fight. So far, everyone was playing by the rules. This was a non-negotiable thing, this ability to make sure that in the end, even Lucifer would ultimately be able to get back to God. He will, of course, be that last one Home, since he was the very first to leave.



In the end, in every sphere, Jesus Christ fulfilled the Plan of Salvation. His task was different in each of the numerous spheres he visited; in the world of God, where he was tasked with all the preparations, on Earth, and in the world of darkness. But once the battle was over, nothing was ever going to be the same again. New conditions were set up and they have reigned ever since.



In our historical accounts, we say: on the third day, after he descended into Hell, Christ went up to Heaven. What got recorded in Scripture does a pretty good job of capturing and preserving the details, although the time element is not quite right. Time is a funny thing and it always requires a bit of a “translation,” because in spirit, time—if there is such a thing—is relative. It’s individual, psychological and just very different. But that is really neither here nor there. We’ve made a symbol of these three days, and that’s that.



Listen and learn more. 









Read Holy Moly, Chapter 10: War of the Worlds]]>
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                    <![CDATA[9 The Plan of Salvation: How the way back to God was created]]>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2023 16:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[<p>After the Fall, countless beings found themselves separated from God, trapped in states of darkness with no clear memory of where they had come from. Yet over time, something began to stir—a faint longing for something better. This longing became the seed of redemption.</p>



<p>The Plan of Salvation was created to provide a way back to God while fully honoring free will. At its center stands Christ, whose role is essential in bridging the gap between divine truth and human limitation.</p>



<p>Earth itself is part of this plan. It is both a result of this longing and an opportunity to act on it. Here, for the first time since the Fall, beings can consciously choose their path—toward truth or away from it. Through incarnation, self-awareness awakens, making growth and transformation possible.</p>



<p>Help is always available. Guidance flows through inspiration, through other people, and through unseen spiritual influence. Yet we must take the first step; we must “knock” before the door can open.</p>



<p>Every effort toward growth matters. Even the smallest step toward truth contributes to a larger movement of healing. In this way, each individual’s progress supports not only themselves, but the unfolding of the entire Plan.</p>



<p>**Please listen to the 14 chapters/podcasts of <em>Holy Moly</em> in the order presented.**</p>




<a href="https://phoenesse.com/spiritual-books/real-clear/holy-moly/"></a>




<p><a href="https://phoenesse.com/spiritual-podcasts/podcast-players/#_Holy-Moly">Listen to all <em>Holy Moly</em> chapters</a>
Return to <em><a href="https://phoenesse.com/spiritual-books/real-clear/holy-moly/">Holy Moly contents</a></em></p>]]>
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                    <![CDATA[After the Fall, countless beings found themselves separated from God, trapped in states of darkness with no clear memory of where they had come from. Yet over time, something began to stir—a faint longing for something better. This longing became the seed of redemption.



The Plan of Salvation was created to provide a way back to God while fully honoring free will. At its center stands Christ, whose role is essential in bridging the gap between divine truth and human limitation.



Earth itself is part of this plan. It is both a result of this longing and an opportunity to act on it. Here, for the first time since the Fall, beings can consciously choose their path—toward truth or away from it. Through incarnation, self-awareness awakens, making growth and transformation possible.



Help is always available. Guidance flows through inspiration, through other people, and through unseen spiritual influence. Yet we must take the first step; we must “knock” before the door can open.



Every effort toward growth matters. Even the smallest step toward truth contributes to a larger movement of healing. In this way, each individual’s progress supports not only themselves, but the unfolding of the entire Plan.



**Please listen to the 14 chapters/podcasts of Holy Moly in the order presented.**









Listen to all Holy Moly chapters
Return to Holy Moly contents]]>
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                    <![CDATA[9 The Plan of Salvation: How the way back to God was created]]>
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                    <![CDATA[<p>After the Fall, countless beings found themselves separated from God, trapped in states of darkness with no clear memory of where they had come from. Yet over time, something began to stir—a faint longing for something better. This longing became the seed of redemption.</p>



<p>The Plan of Salvation was created to provide a way back to God while fully honoring free will. At its center stands Christ, whose role is essential in bridging the gap between divine truth and human limitation.</p>



<p>Earth itself is part of this plan. It is both a result of this longing and an opportunity to act on it. Here, for the first time since the Fall, beings can consciously choose their path—toward truth or away from it. Through incarnation, self-awareness awakens, making growth and transformation possible.</p>



<p>Help is always available. Guidance flows through inspiration, through other people, and through unseen spiritual influence. Yet we must take the first step; we must “knock” before the door can open.</p>



<p>Every effort toward growth matters. Even the smallest step toward truth contributes to a larger movement of healing. In this way, each individual’s progress supports not only themselves, but the unfolding of the entire Plan.</p>



<p>**Please listen to the 14 chapters/podcasts of <em>Holy Moly</em> in the order presented.**</p>




<a href="https://phoenesse.com/spiritual-books/real-clear/holy-moly/"></a>




<p><a href="https://phoenesse.com/spiritual-podcasts/podcast-players/#_Holy-Moly">Listen to all <em>Holy Moly</em> chapters</a>
Return to <em><a href="https://phoenesse.com/spiritual-books/real-clear/holy-moly/">Holy Moly contents</a></em></p>]]>
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                    <![CDATA[After the Fall, countless beings found themselves separated from God, trapped in states of darkness with no clear memory of where they had come from. Yet over time, something began to stir—a faint longing for something better. This longing became the seed of redemption.



The Plan of Salvation was created to provide a way back to God while fully honoring free will. At its center stands Christ, whose role is essential in bridging the gap between divine truth and human limitation.



Earth itself is part of this plan. It is both a result of this longing and an opportunity to act on it. Here, for the first time since the Fall, beings can consciously choose their path—toward truth or away from it. Through incarnation, self-awareness awakens, making growth and transformation possible.



Help is always available. Guidance flows through inspiration, through other people, and through unseen spiritual influence. Yet we must take the first step; we must “knock” before the door can open.



Every effort toward growth matters. Even the smallest step toward truth contributes to a larger movement of healing. In this way, each individual’s progress supports not only themselves, but the unfolding of the entire Plan.



**Please listen to the 14 chapters/podcasts of Holy Moly in the order presented.**









Listen to all Holy Moly chapters
Return to Holy Moly contents]]>
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                    <![CDATA[8 The Fall of the Angels: How divine beings turned away from God]]>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2023 16:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[<p>The Pathwork Guide explores how a perfect creation came to fall into disharmony. At the center of this story is the gift of free will—a divine endowment that made true union with God possible, but also opened the door to separation.</p>



<p>In the beginning, all beings lived in harmony. The turning point came through temptation: a curiosity to use divine power in a way that opposed truth. When the first being—later known as Lucifer—gave in, a gradual process of distortion began.</p>



<p>Nothing changed all at once. Instead, divine qualities slowly twisted into their opposites: love into hatred, light into darkness, unity into separation.</p>



<p>These distortions gave rise to different inner states, which in turn created entire worlds—both harmonious and disharmonious. What we call “hell” is not a punishment imposed by God, but a natural result of distorted consciousness.</p>



<p>Importantly, this story is not just cosmic—it is personal. Every fault we carry is a distorted version of a once-divine quality. Our task is not to condemn ourselves, but to recognize and transform these distortions.</p>



<p>Even after the Fall, divine law remains intact. Through our choices, growth, and willingness to return to truth, the path back to unity with God is always open.</p>



<p>**Please listen to the 14 chapters/podcasts of <em>Holy Moly</em> in the order presented.**</p>




<a href="https://phoenesse.com/spiritual-books/real-clear/holy-moly/"></a>




<p><a href="https://phoenesse.com/spiritual-podcasts/podcast-players/#_Holy-Moly">Listen to all <em>Holy Moly</em> chapters</a>
Return to <em><a href="https://phoenesse.com/spiritual-books/real-clear/holy-moly/">Holy Moly contents</a></em></p>]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The Pathwork Guide explores how a perfect creation came to fall into disharmony. At the center of this story is the gift of free will—a divine endowment that made true union with God possible, but also opened the door to separation.



In the beginning, all beings lived in harmony. The turning point came through temptation: a curiosity to use divine power in a way that opposed truth. When the first being—later known as Lucifer—gave in, a gradual process of distortion began.



Nothing changed all at once. Instead, divine qualities slowly twisted into their opposites: love into hatred, light into darkness, unity into separation.



These distortions gave rise to different inner states, which in turn created entire worlds—both harmonious and disharmonious. What we call “hell” is not a punishment imposed by God, but a natural result of distorted consciousness.



Importantly, this story is not just cosmic—it is personal. Every fault we carry is a distorted version of a once-divine quality. Our task is not to condemn ourselves, but to recognize and transform these distortions.



Even after the Fall, divine law remains intact. Through our choices, growth, and willingness to return to truth, the path back to unity with God is always open.



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                    <![CDATA[8 The Fall of the Angels: How divine beings turned away from God]]>
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                    <![CDATA[<p>The Pathwork Guide explores how a perfect creation came to fall into disharmony. At the center of this story is the gift of free will—a divine endowment that made true union with God possible, but also opened the door to separation.</p>



<p>In the beginning, all beings lived in harmony. The turning point came through temptation: a curiosity to use divine power in a way that opposed truth. When the first being—later known as Lucifer—gave in, a gradual process of distortion began.</p>



<p>Nothing changed all at once. Instead, divine qualities slowly twisted into their opposites: love into hatred, light into darkness, unity into separation.</p>



<p>These distortions gave rise to different inner states, which in turn created entire worlds—both harmonious and disharmonious. What we call “hell” is not a punishment imposed by God, but a natural result of distorted consciousness.</p>



<p>Importantly, this story is not just cosmic—it is personal. Every fault we carry is a distorted version of a once-divine quality. Our task is not to condemn ourselves, but to recognize and transform these distortions.</p>



<p>Even after the Fall, divine law remains intact. Through our choices, growth, and willingness to return to truth, the path back to unity with God is always open.</p>



<p>**Please listen to the 14 chapters/podcasts of <em>Holy Moly</em> in the order presented.**</p>




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                    <![CDATA[The Pathwork Guide explores how a perfect creation came to fall into disharmony. At the center of this story is the gift of free will—a divine endowment that made true union with God possible, but also opened the door to separation.



In the beginning, all beings lived in harmony. The turning point came through temptation: a curiosity to use divine power in a way that opposed truth. When the first being—later known as Lucifer—gave in, a gradual process of distortion began.



Nothing changed all at once. Instead, divine qualities slowly twisted into their opposites: love into hatred, light into darkness, unity into separation.



These distortions gave rise to different inner states, which in turn created entire worlds—both harmonious and disharmonious. What we call “hell” is not a punishment imposed by God, but a natural result of distorted consciousness.



Importantly, this story is not just cosmic—it is personal. Every fault we carry is a distorted version of a once-divine quality. Our task is not to condemn ourselves, but to recognize and transform these distortions.



Even after the Fall, divine law remains intact. Through our choices, growth, and willingness to return to truth, the path back to unity with God is always open.



**Please listen to the 14 chapters/podcasts of Holy Moly in the order presented.**









Listen to all Holy Moly chapters
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                    <![CDATA[7 God and creation: How divine life first unfolded]]>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2023 16:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Phoenesse</dc:creator>
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                                            <![CDATA[<p>The Pathwork Guide explores the origins of existence, beginning with the nature of God and the unfolding of creation. While God ultimately cannot be fully understood, we can approach this mystery through two complementary aspects: God as active Creator (the masculine principle) and God as pure being (the feminine principle). Both are essential, and together they form the foundation of all life.</p>



<p>From this divine source, countless beings were created—each carrying a spark of the same living substance. This creative act was not without risk. With free will comes the possibility of turning away from truth. Yet God created anyway, because love, by its very nature, must give.</p>



<p>The Guide also bridges Eastern and Western spiritual perspectives. The West has historically emphasized God as Creator and the story of Christ, while the East has focused more on inner stillness and direct experience. Both perspectives reveal important facets of truth, but neither alone captures the whole.</p>



<p>At the center of creation lies a profound reality: the divine essence—sometimes called the Holy Ghost—lives within every being. Our task is not to acquire it, but to uncover it by clearing away what obscures it.</p>



<p>**Please listen to the 14 chapters/podcasts of <em>Holy Moly</em> in the order presented.**</p>




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                    <![CDATA[The Pathwork Guide explores the origins of existence, beginning with the nature of God and the unfolding of creation. While God ultimately cannot be fully understood, we can approach this mystery through two complementary aspects: God as active Creator (the masculine principle) and God as pure being (the feminine principle). Both are essential, and together they form the foundation of all life.



From this divine source, countless beings were created—each carrying a spark of the same living substance. This creative act was not without risk. With free will comes the possibility of turning away from truth. Yet God created anyway, because love, by its very nature, must give.



The Guide also bridges Eastern and Western spiritual perspectives. The West has historically emphasized God as Creator and the story of Christ, while the East has focused more on inner stillness and direct experience. Both perspectives reveal important facets of truth, but neither alone captures the whole.



At the center of creation lies a profound reality: the divine essence—sometimes called the Holy Ghost—lives within every being. Our task is not to acquire it, but to uncover it by clearing away what obscures it.



**Please listen to the 14 chapters/podcasts of Holy Moly in the order presented.**









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                    <![CDATA[7 God and creation: How divine life first unfolded]]>
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                                    <itunes:episode>7</itunes:episode>
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                    <![CDATA[<p>The Pathwork Guide explores the origins of existence, beginning with the nature of God and the unfolding of creation. While God ultimately cannot be fully understood, we can approach this mystery through two complementary aspects: God as active Creator (the masculine principle) and God as pure being (the feminine principle). Both are essential, and together they form the foundation of all life.</p>



<p>From this divine source, countless beings were created—each carrying a spark of the same living substance. This creative act was not without risk. With free will comes the possibility of turning away from truth. Yet God created anyway, because love, by its very nature, must give.</p>



<p>The Guide also bridges Eastern and Western spiritual perspectives. The West has historically emphasized God as Creator and the story of Christ, while the East has focused more on inner stillness and direct experience. Both perspectives reveal important facets of truth, but neither alone captures the whole.</p>



<p>At the center of creation lies a profound reality: the divine essence—sometimes called the Holy Ghost—lives within every being. Our task is not to acquire it, but to uncover it by clearing away what obscures it.</p>



<p>**Please listen to the 14 chapters/podcasts of <em>Holy Moly</em> in the order presented.**</p>




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                    <![CDATA[The Pathwork Guide explores the origins of existence, beginning with the nature of God and the unfolding of creation. While God ultimately cannot be fully understood, we can approach this mystery through two complementary aspects: God as active Creator (the masculine principle) and God as pure being (the feminine principle). Both are essential, and together they form the foundation of all life.



From this divine source, countless beings were created—each carrying a spark of the same living substance. This creative act was not without risk. With free will comes the possibility of turning away from truth. Yet God created anyway, because love, by its very nature, must give.



The Guide also bridges Eastern and Western spiritual perspectives. The West has historically emphasized God as Creator and the story of Christ, while the East has focused more on inner stillness and direct experience. Both perspectives reveal important facets of truth, but neither alone captures the whole.



At the center of creation lies a profound reality: the divine essence—sometimes called the Holy Ghost—lives within every being. Our task is not to acquire it, but to uncover it by clearing away what obscures it.



**Please listen to the 14 chapters/podcasts of Holy Moly in the order presented.**









Listen to all Holy Moly chapters
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                    <![CDATA[Phoenesse]]>
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                    <![CDATA[6 Facing death and finding life: Moving from duality to Oneness]]>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2023 16:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Phoenesse</dc:creator>
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                                            <![CDATA[<p>At the heart of human struggle lies one central fear: death. The Pathwork Guide explores how our fear of death creates the world of duality—where we divide life into opposites like pleasure and pain, gain and loss, life and death itself.</p>



<p>Most of us cope in one of two ways: we either run from death or rush toward it. Both are forms of avoidance. Neither leads to truth. Real transformation requires something far more difficult—learning to face death directly, in all its forms.</p>



<p>This doesn’t just mean physical death. It includes the many “little deaths” we encounter daily: disappointment, loss, unmet desires, and the unknown. When we stop resisting these experiences and allow ourselves to feel them fully, something shifts. We begin to discover that what we feared cannot actually destroy us.</p>



<p>Paradoxically, our willingness to face death expands our capacity for life. The more we accept life’s painful aspects, the more open we become to joy, love, and vitality.</p>



<p>True transcendence doesn’t come from escaping duality—it comes from entering it fully. By embracing both life and death, we move beyond the illusion of opposites and rediscover the living unity beneath them.</p>



<p>**Please listen to the 14 chapters/podcasts of <em>Holy Moly</em> in the order presented.**</p>




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                    <![CDATA[At the heart of human struggle lies one central fear: death. The Pathwork Guide explores how our fear of death creates the world of duality—where we divide life into opposites like pleasure and pain, gain and loss, life and death itself.



Most of us cope in one of two ways: we either run from death or rush toward it. Both are forms of avoidance. Neither leads to truth. Real transformation requires something far more difficult—learning to face death directly, in all its forms.



This doesn’t just mean physical death. It includes the many “little deaths” we encounter daily: disappointment, loss, unmet desires, and the unknown. When we stop resisting these experiences and allow ourselves to feel them fully, something shifts. We begin to discover that what we feared cannot actually destroy us.



Paradoxically, our willingness to face death expands our capacity for life. The more we accept life’s painful aspects, the more open we become to joy, love, and vitality.



True transcendence doesn’t come from escaping duality—it comes from entering it fully. By embracing both life and death, we move beyond the illusion of opposites and rediscover the living unity beneath them.



**Please listen to the 14 chapters/podcasts of Holy Moly in the order presented.**









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                    <![CDATA[6 Facing death and finding life: Moving from duality to Oneness]]>
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                    <![CDATA[<p>At the heart of human struggle lies one central fear: death. The Pathwork Guide explores how our fear of death creates the world of duality—where we divide life into opposites like pleasure and pain, gain and loss, life and death itself.</p>



<p>Most of us cope in one of two ways: we either run from death or rush toward it. Both are forms of avoidance. Neither leads to truth. Real transformation requires something far more difficult—learning to face death directly, in all its forms.</p>



<p>This doesn’t just mean physical death. It includes the many “little deaths” we encounter daily: disappointment, loss, unmet desires, and the unknown. When we stop resisting these experiences and allow ourselves to feel them fully, something shifts. We begin to discover that what we feared cannot actually destroy us.</p>



<p>Paradoxically, our willingness to face death expands our capacity for life. The more we accept life’s painful aspects, the more open we become to joy, love, and vitality.</p>



<p>True transcendence doesn’t come from escaping duality—it comes from entering it fully. By embracing both life and death, we move beyond the illusion of opposites and rediscover the living unity beneath them.</p>



<p>**Please listen to the 14 chapters/podcasts of <em>Holy Moly</em> in the order presented.**</p>




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                    <![CDATA[At the heart of human struggle lies one central fear: death. The Pathwork Guide explores how our fear of death creates the world of duality—where we divide life into opposites like pleasure and pain, gain and loss, life and death itself.



Most of us cope in one of two ways: we either run from death or rush toward it. Both are forms of avoidance. Neither leads to truth. Real transformation requires something far more difficult—learning to face death directly, in all its forms.



This doesn’t just mean physical death. It includes the many “little deaths” we encounter daily: disappointment, loss, unmet desires, and the unknown. When we stop resisting these experiences and allow ourselves to feel them fully, something shifts. We begin to discover that what we feared cannot actually destroy us.



Paradoxically, our willingness to face death expands our capacity for life. The more we accept life’s painful aspects, the more open we become to joy, love, and vitality.



True transcendence doesn’t come from escaping duality—it comes from entering it fully. By embracing both life and death, we move beyond the illusion of opposites and rediscover the living unity beneath them.



**Please listen to the 14 chapters/podcasts of Holy Moly in the order presented.**









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                    <![CDATA[5 Grappling with duality: The hidden source of all our struggles]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2023 16:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Phoenesse</dc:creator>
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                                            <![CDATA[<p>The Pathwork Guide dives into the core human struggle: living in a world of opposites. Pleasure and pain, good and bad, life and death—these dualities shape our experience and create much of our inner conflict.</p>



<p>At the heart of this struggle is our instinct to pursue pleasure and avoid pain. Yet this very impulse keeps us trapped. Duality, the chapter explains, is not ultimate reality—it is a temporary state. Beneath it lies Oneness, where opposites are reconciled in harmony.</p>



<p>The path forward requires a radical shift: instead of avoiding pain, we must learn to face it. Growth comes not from escaping discomfort, but from allowing ourselves to experience life fully—both sides of every polarity. This includes learning to “die” in small ways: letting go of control, surrendering demands, and releasing the need to always be right.</p>



<p>As we begin to hold opposites—rather than fight them—we move toward integration. We discover that pain does not destroy us, and that healing becomes possible only when we stop resisting it.</p>



<p>Ultimately, all longing points back to one thing: reconnection with the divine. The journey through duality is the path back to that Oneness.</p>



<p>**Please listen to the 14 chapters/podcasts of <em>Holy Moly</em> in the order presented.**</p>




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                    <![CDATA[The Pathwork Guide dives into the core human struggle: living in a world of opposites. Pleasure and pain, good and bad, life and death—these dualities shape our experience and create much of our inner conflict.



At the heart of this struggle is our instinct to pursue pleasure and avoid pain. Yet this very impulse keeps us trapped. Duality, the chapter explains, is not ultimate reality—it is a temporary state. Beneath it lies Oneness, where opposites are reconciled in harmony.



The path forward requires a radical shift: instead of avoiding pain, we must learn to face it. Growth comes not from escaping discomfort, but from allowing ourselves to experience life fully—both sides of every polarity. This includes learning to “die” in small ways: letting go of control, surrendering demands, and releasing the need to always be right.



As we begin to hold opposites—rather than fight them—we move toward integration. We discover that pain does not destroy us, and that healing becomes possible only when we stop resisting it.



Ultimately, all longing points back to one thing: reconnection with the divine. The journey through duality is the path back to that Oneness.



**Please listen to the 14 chapters/podcasts of Holy Moly in the order presented.**









Listen to all Holy Moly chapters
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                    <![CDATA[5 Grappling with duality: The hidden source of all our struggles]]>
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                    <![CDATA[<p>The Pathwork Guide dives into the core human struggle: living in a world of opposites. Pleasure and pain, good and bad, life and death—these dualities shape our experience and create much of our inner conflict.</p>



<p>At the heart of this struggle is our instinct to pursue pleasure and avoid pain. Yet this very impulse keeps us trapped. Duality, the chapter explains, is not ultimate reality—it is a temporary state. Beneath it lies Oneness, where opposites are reconciled in harmony.</p>



<p>The path forward requires a radical shift: instead of avoiding pain, we must learn to face it. Growth comes not from escaping discomfort, but from allowing ourselves to experience life fully—both sides of every polarity. This includes learning to “die” in small ways: letting go of control, surrendering demands, and releasing the need to always be right.</p>



<p>As we begin to hold opposites—rather than fight them—we move toward integration. We discover that pain does not destroy us, and that healing becomes possible only when we stop resisting it.</p>



<p>Ultimately, all longing points back to one thing: reconnection with the divine. The journey through duality is the path back to that Oneness.</p>



<p>**Please listen to the 14 chapters/podcasts of <em>Holy Moly</em> in the order presented.**</p>




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                    <![CDATA[The Pathwork Guide dives into the core human struggle: living in a world of opposites. Pleasure and pain, good and bad, life and death—these dualities shape our experience and create much of our inner conflict.



At the heart of this struggle is our instinct to pursue pleasure and avoid pain. Yet this very impulse keeps us trapped. Duality, the chapter explains, is not ultimate reality—it is a temporary state. Beneath it lies Oneness, where opposites are reconciled in harmony.



The path forward requires a radical shift: instead of avoiding pain, we must learn to face it. Growth comes not from escaping discomfort, but from allowing ourselves to experience life fully—both sides of every polarity. This includes learning to “die” in small ways: letting go of control, surrendering demands, and releasing the need to always be right.



As we begin to hold opposites—rather than fight them—we move toward integration. We discover that pain does not destroy us, and that healing becomes possible only when we stop resisting it.



Ultimately, all longing points back to one thing: reconnection with the divine. The journey through duality is the path back to that Oneness.



**Please listen to the 14 chapters/podcasts of Holy Moly in the order presented.**









Listen to all Holy Moly chapters
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                    <![CDATA[Phoenesse]]>
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                    <![CDATA[4 Submitting and rebelling Christians: Two very different responses to untruth]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2023 16:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Phoenesse</dc:creator>
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                                            <![CDATA[<p>The Pathwork Guide explores why the name “Jesus Christ” can trigger such strong reactions—and reveals that both acceptance and rejection often stem from the same underlying confusion.</p>



<p>Two primary responses emerge: submission and rebellion. Submitting Christians adopt inherited beliefs wholesale, often suppressing natural energies like sexuality, strength and self-expression in the process. Rebelling Christians, sensing these distortions, reject the entire system—including Christ himself. While their instinct to reject what is false is valid, the chapter suggests they often throw out truth along with distortion.</p>



<p>At the root of both reactions is a childlike, black-and-white mindset: if my parents were right, everything must be right; if wrong, everything must be wrong. This creates inner conflict, guilt and fear—keeping people stuck in rigid positions.</p>



<p>The Guide also expands this dynamic to collective history, particularly the divide between Jews and Christians. These divisions are described as “mass images”—shared distortions that perpetuate separation, blame and suffering across generations.</p>



<p>The way forward is neither blind acceptance nor total rejection, but honest inner work. By questioning our inherited beliefs and facing our resistance to truth, we dissolve inner division.</p>



<p>In doing so, we move beyond separation—toward unity, truth and genuine freedom.</p>



<p>**Please listen to the 14 chapters/podcasts of <em>Holy Moly</em> in the order presented.**</p>




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                    <![CDATA[The Pathwork Guide explores why the name “Jesus Christ” can trigger such strong reactions—and reveals that both acceptance and rejection often stem from the same underlying confusion.



Two primary responses emerge: submission and rebellion. Submitting Christians adopt inherited beliefs wholesale, often suppressing natural energies like sexuality, strength and self-expression in the process. Rebelling Christians, sensing these distortions, reject the entire system—including Christ himself. While their instinct to reject what is false is valid, the chapter suggests they often throw out truth along with distortion.



At the root of both reactions is a childlike, black-and-white mindset: if my parents were right, everything must be right; if wrong, everything must be wrong. This creates inner conflict, guilt and fear—keeping people stuck in rigid positions.



The Guide also expands this dynamic to collective history, particularly the divide between Jews and Christians. These divisions are described as “mass images”—shared distortions that perpetuate separation, blame and suffering across generations.



The way forward is neither blind acceptance nor total rejection, but honest inner work. By questioning our inherited beliefs and facing our resistance to truth, we dissolve inner division.



In doing so, we move beyond separation—toward unity, truth and genuine freedom.



**Please listen to the 14 chapters/podcasts of Holy Moly in the order presented.**









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                    <![CDATA[4 Submitting and rebelling Christians: Two very different responses to untruth]]>
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                    <![CDATA[<p>The Pathwork Guide explores why the name “Jesus Christ” can trigger such strong reactions—and reveals that both acceptance and rejection often stem from the same underlying confusion.</p>



<p>Two primary responses emerge: submission and rebellion. Submitting Christians adopt inherited beliefs wholesale, often suppressing natural energies like sexuality, strength and self-expression in the process. Rebelling Christians, sensing these distortions, reject the entire system—including Christ himself. While their instinct to reject what is false is valid, the chapter suggests they often throw out truth along with distortion.</p>



<p>At the root of both reactions is a childlike, black-and-white mindset: if my parents were right, everything must be right; if wrong, everything must be wrong. This creates inner conflict, guilt and fear—keeping people stuck in rigid positions.</p>



<p>The Guide also expands this dynamic to collective history, particularly the divide between Jews and Christians. These divisions are described as “mass images”—shared distortions that perpetuate separation, blame and suffering across generations.</p>



<p>The way forward is neither blind acceptance nor total rejection, but honest inner work. By questioning our inherited beliefs and facing our resistance to truth, we dissolve inner division.</p>



<p>In doing so, we move beyond separation—toward unity, truth and genuine freedom.</p>



<p>**Please listen to the 14 chapters/podcasts of <em>Holy Moly</em> in the order presented.**</p>




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                    <![CDATA[The Pathwork Guide explores why the name “Jesus Christ” can trigger such strong reactions—and reveals that both acceptance and rejection often stem from the same underlying confusion.



Two primary responses emerge: submission and rebellion. Submitting Christians adopt inherited beliefs wholesale, often suppressing natural energies like sexuality, strength and self-expression in the process. Rebelling Christians, sensing these distortions, reject the entire system—including Christ himself. While their instinct to reject what is false is valid, the chapter suggests they often throw out truth along with distortion.



At the root of both reactions is a childlike, black-and-white mindset: if my parents were right, everything must be right; if wrong, everything must be wrong. This creates inner conflict, guilt and fear—keeping people stuck in rigid positions.



The Guide also expands this dynamic to collective history, particularly the divide between Jews and Christians. These divisions are described as “mass images”—shared distortions that perpetuate separation, blame and suffering across generations.



The way forward is neither blind acceptance nor total rejection, but honest inner work. By questioning our inherited beliefs and facing our resistance to truth, we dissolve inner division.



In doing so, we move beyond separation—toward unity, truth and genuine freedom.



**Please listen to the 14 chapters/podcasts of Holy Moly in the order presented.**









Listen to all Holy Moly chapters
Return to Holy Moly contents]]>
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                    <![CDATA[3 Must we? Our resistance to Christ]]>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2023 16:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[<p>The Pathwork Guide explores a sensitive and often polarizing question: must we recognize Christ to return to God? The answer offered is paradoxical—both yes and no.</p>



<p>On one hand, spiritual growth can begin within any sincere path. All major religions contain enough truth to support inner development, provided we engage in the real work: self-purification, confronting the Lower Self, and surrendering the ego. In this sense, recognizing Christ is not a prerequisite for beginning the journey.</p>



<p>On the other hand, as consciousness expands through genuine inner work, we naturally become more open to deeper truths—including the role of Christ. Over time, recognition arises not from belief or doctrine, but from inner readiness and direct knowing.</p>



<p>The Guide also highlights a subtle but important element: gratitude. Without requiring worship or religious conversion, it suggests that acknowledging Christ’s role in the greater Plan of Salvation is part of aligning with truth.</p>



<p>Finally, it addresses humanity’s tendency to divide—especially along religious lines—and reframes truth itself as something vast, dynamic, and often partially seen. No single path holds it all.</p>



<p>In the end, the invitation is simple: seek truth sincerely, wherever it leads.</p>



<p>**Please listen to the 14 chapters/podcasts of <em>Holy Moly</em> in the order presented.**</p>




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                    <![CDATA[The Pathwork Guide explores a sensitive and often polarizing question: must we recognize Christ to return to God? The answer offered is paradoxical—both yes and no.



On one hand, spiritual growth can begin within any sincere path. All major religions contain enough truth to support inner development, provided we engage in the real work: self-purification, confronting the Lower Self, and surrendering the ego. In this sense, recognizing Christ is not a prerequisite for beginning the journey.



On the other hand, as consciousness expands through genuine inner work, we naturally become more open to deeper truths—including the role of Christ. Over time, recognition arises not from belief or doctrine, but from inner readiness and direct knowing.



The Guide also highlights a subtle but important element: gratitude. Without requiring worship or religious conversion, it suggests that acknowledging Christ’s role in the greater Plan of Salvation is part of aligning with truth.



Finally, it addresses humanity’s tendency to divide—especially along religious lines—and reframes truth itself as something vast, dynamic, and often partially seen. No single path holds it all.



In the end, the invitation is simple: seek truth sincerely, wherever it leads.



**Please listen to the 14 chapters/podcasts of Holy Moly in the order presented.**









Listen to all Holy Moly chapters
Return to Holy Moly contents]]>
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                    <![CDATA[3 Must we? Our resistance to Christ]]>
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                    <![CDATA[<p>The Pathwork Guide explores a sensitive and often polarizing question: must we recognize Christ to return to God? The answer offered is paradoxical—both yes and no.</p>



<p>On one hand, spiritual growth can begin within any sincere path. All major religions contain enough truth to support inner development, provided we engage in the real work: self-purification, confronting the Lower Self, and surrendering the ego. In this sense, recognizing Christ is not a prerequisite for beginning the journey.</p>



<p>On the other hand, as consciousness expands through genuine inner work, we naturally become more open to deeper truths—including the role of Christ. Over time, recognition arises not from belief or doctrine, but from inner readiness and direct knowing.</p>



<p>The Guide also highlights a subtle but important element: gratitude. Without requiring worship or religious conversion, it suggests that acknowledging Christ’s role in the greater Plan of Salvation is part of aligning with truth.</p>



<p>Finally, it addresses humanity’s tendency to divide—especially along religious lines—and reframes truth itself as something vast, dynamic, and often partially seen. No single path holds it all.</p>



<p>In the end, the invitation is simple: seek truth sincerely, wherever it leads.</p>



<p>**Please listen to the 14 chapters/podcasts of <em>Holy Moly</em> in the order presented.**</p>




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                    <![CDATA[The Pathwork Guide explores a sensitive and often polarizing question: must we recognize Christ to return to God? The answer offered is paradoxical—both yes and no.



On one hand, spiritual growth can begin within any sincere path. All major religions contain enough truth to support inner development, provided we engage in the real work: self-purification, confronting the Lower Self, and surrendering the ego. In this sense, recognizing Christ is not a prerequisite for beginning the journey.



On the other hand, as consciousness expands through genuine inner work, we naturally become more open to deeper truths—including the role of Christ. Over time, recognition arises not from belief or doctrine, but from inner readiness and direct knowing.



The Guide also highlights a subtle but important element: gratitude. Without requiring worship or religious conversion, it suggests that acknowledging Christ’s role in the greater Plan of Salvation is part of aligning with truth.



Finally, it addresses humanity’s tendency to divide—especially along religious lines—and reframes truth itself as something vast, dynamic, and often partially seen. No single path holds it all.



In the end, the invitation is simple: seek truth sincerely, wherever it leads.



**Please listen to the 14 chapters/podcasts of Holy Moly in the order presented.**









Listen to all Holy Moly chapters
Return to Holy Moly contents]]>
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                    <![CDATA[2 Who is Christ? A divine being of light—and a man named Jesus]]>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2023 16:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[<p>The Pathwork Guide reframes a central spiritual question: who—or what—is Christ? Rather than equating Christ simply with God or reducing Jesus to a wise teacher, these teachings present a more nuanced view. Christ is described as the highest created spiritual being—the first emanation of God—while Jesus was the human incarnation through which this being entered Earth.</p>



<p>Importantly, the same divine substance that lives in Christ exists in all of us as our Higher Self. The difference lies not in kind, but in degree. Spiritual growth, then, is the gradual unfolding of this inner light.</p>



<p>The Guide also explores humanity’s resistance to Christ, tracing it back to a subtle but powerful distortion: the belief that divine love is unequal or unfair. This seed of comparison and jealousy is presented as an origin point of separation and suffering.</p>



<p>Finally, it introduces the deeper purpose of Christ’s incarnation. Beyond teachings or symbolism, Christ’s mission was to fulfill a critical role in the Plan of Salvation—upholding divine law while making return to God possible for all beings. This act preserved both justice and free will.</p>



<p>Christ’s story, then, is not just history—it is a living pathway back to wholeness.</p>



<p>**Please listen to the 14 chapters/podcasts of <em>Holy Moly</em> in the order presented.**</p>





<p><a href="https://phoenesse.com/spiritual-podcasts/podcast-players/#_Holy-Moly">Listen to all <em>Holy Moly</em> chapters</a>
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                    <![CDATA[The Pathwork Guide reframes a central spiritual question: who—or what—is Christ? Rather than equating Christ simply with God or reducing Jesus to a wise teacher, these teachings present a more nuanced view. Christ is described as the highest created spiritual being—the first emanation of God—while Jesus was the human incarnation through which this being entered Earth.



Importantly, the same divine substance that lives in Christ exists in all of us as our Higher Self. The difference lies not in kind, but in degree. Spiritual growth, then, is the gradual unfolding of this inner light.



The Guide also explores humanity’s resistance to Christ, tracing it back to a subtle but powerful distortion: the belief that divine love is unequal or unfair. This seed of comparison and jealousy is presented as an origin point of separation and suffering.



Finally, it introduces the deeper purpose of Christ’s incarnation. Beyond teachings or symbolism, Christ’s mission was to fulfill a critical role in the Plan of Salvation—upholding divine law while making return to God possible for all beings. This act preserved both justice and free will.



Christ’s story, then, is not just history—it is a living pathway back to wholeness.



**Please listen to the 14 chapters/podcasts of Holy Moly in the order presented.**





Listen to all Holy Moly chapters
Return to Holy Moly contents ]]>
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                    <![CDATA[2 Who is Christ? A divine being of light—and a man named Jesus]]>
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                    <![CDATA[<p>The Pathwork Guide reframes a central spiritual question: who—or what—is Christ? Rather than equating Christ simply with God or reducing Jesus to a wise teacher, these teachings present a more nuanced view. Christ is described as the highest created spiritual being—the first emanation of God—while Jesus was the human incarnation through which this being entered Earth.</p>



<p>Importantly, the same divine substance that lives in Christ exists in all of us as our Higher Self. The difference lies not in kind, but in degree. Spiritual growth, then, is the gradual unfolding of this inner light.</p>



<p>The Guide also explores humanity’s resistance to Christ, tracing it back to a subtle but powerful distortion: the belief that divine love is unequal or unfair. This seed of comparison and jealousy is presented as an origin point of separation and suffering.</p>



<p>Finally, it introduces the deeper purpose of Christ’s incarnation. Beyond teachings or symbolism, Christ’s mission was to fulfill a critical role in the Plan of Salvation—upholding divine law while making return to God possible for all beings. This act preserved both justice and free will.</p>



<p>Christ’s story, then, is not just history—it is a living pathway back to wholeness.</p>



<p>**Please listen to the 14 chapters/podcasts of <em>Holy Moly</em> in the order presented.**</p>





<p><a href="https://phoenesse.com/spiritual-podcasts/podcast-players/#_Holy-Moly">Listen to all <em>Holy Moly</em> chapters</a>
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                    <![CDATA[The Pathwork Guide reframes a central spiritual question: who—or what—is Christ? Rather than equating Christ simply with God or reducing Jesus to a wise teacher, these teachings present a more nuanced view. Christ is described as the highest created spiritual being—the first emanation of God—while Jesus was the human incarnation through which this being entered Earth.



Importantly, the same divine substance that lives in Christ exists in all of us as our Higher Self. The difference lies not in kind, but in degree. Spiritual growth, then, is the gradual unfolding of this inner light.



The Guide also explores humanity’s resistance to Christ, tracing it back to a subtle but powerful distortion: the belief that divine love is unequal or unfair. This seed of comparison and jealousy is presented as an origin point of separation and suffering.



Finally, it introduces the deeper purpose of Christ’s incarnation. Beyond teachings or symbolism, Christ’s mission was to fulfill a critical role in the Plan of Salvation—upholding divine law while making return to God possible for all beings. This act preserved both justice and free will.



Christ’s story, then, is not just history—it is a living pathway back to wholeness.



**Please listen to the 14 chapters/podcasts of Holy Moly in the order presented.**





Listen to all Holy Moly chapters
Return to Holy Moly contents ]]>
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                    <![CDATA[1 The good Lord willing: The mystery of free will]]>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2023 16:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[<p>The Pathwork Guide explores one of life’s most enduring questions: do we truly have free will, or is everything governed by fate? The answer offered here bridges both perspectives. While we always possess free will, our current circumstances are shaped by past choices—sometimes from this life, and sometimes from earlier ones.</p>



<p>What we often call fate is simply the unfolding of cause and effect. Every thought, feeling, and action sets something in motion. When the results appear later, especially with a time delay, they can feel random or unjust. But in truth, nothing happens without our participation in creating it.</p>



<p>This understanding reframes suffering. Rather than punishment, unhappiness becomes a signal—and even a remedy—guiding us back toward alignment with divine law. Growth begins when we stop looking outward for causes and instead examine our inner patterns.</p>



<p>The Guide also distinguishes between two kinds of will: one driven by ego and tension, and another flowing from the Higher Self, marked by clarity and peace. Learning to align with this deeper will is key to transformation.</p>



<p>Ultimately, “the good Lord willing” is not about surrendering control—it is about choosing, freely, to align with truth.</p>



<p>**Please listen to the 14 chapters/podcasts of <em>Holy Moly</em> in the order presented.**</p>




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                    <![CDATA[The Pathwork Guide explores one of life’s most enduring questions: do we truly have free will, or is everything governed by fate? The answer offered here bridges both perspectives. While we always possess free will, our current circumstances are shaped by past choices—sometimes from this life, and sometimes from earlier ones.



What we often call fate is simply the unfolding of cause and effect. Every thought, feeling, and action sets something in motion. When the results appear later, especially with a time delay, they can feel random or unjust. But in truth, nothing happens without our participation in creating it.



This understanding reframes suffering. Rather than punishment, unhappiness becomes a signal—and even a remedy—guiding us back toward alignment with divine law. Growth begins when we stop looking outward for causes and instead examine our inner patterns.



The Guide also distinguishes between two kinds of will: one driven by ego and tension, and another flowing from the Higher Self, marked by clarity and peace. Learning to align with this deeper will is key to transformation.



Ultimately, “the good Lord willing” is not about surrendering control—it is about choosing, freely, to align with truth.



**Please listen to the 14 chapters/podcasts of Holy Moly in the order presented.**









Listen to all Holy Moly chapters
Return to Holy Moly contents]]>
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                    <![CDATA[1 The good Lord willing: The mystery of free will]]>
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                    <![CDATA[<p>The Pathwork Guide explores one of life’s most enduring questions: do we truly have free will, or is everything governed by fate? The answer offered here bridges both perspectives. While we always possess free will, our current circumstances are shaped by past choices—sometimes from this life, and sometimes from earlier ones.</p>



<p>What we often call fate is simply the unfolding of cause and effect. Every thought, feeling, and action sets something in motion. When the results appear later, especially with a time delay, they can feel random or unjust. But in truth, nothing happens without our participation in creating it.</p>



<p>This understanding reframes suffering. Rather than punishment, unhappiness becomes a signal—and even a remedy—guiding us back toward alignment with divine law. Growth begins when we stop looking outward for causes and instead examine our inner patterns.</p>



<p>The Guide also distinguishes between two kinds of will: one driven by ego and tension, and another flowing from the Higher Self, marked by clarity and peace. Learning to align with this deeper will is key to transformation.</p>



<p>Ultimately, “the good Lord willing” is not about surrendering control—it is about choosing, freely, to align with truth.</p>



<p>**Please listen to the 14 chapters/podcasts of <em>Holy Moly</em> in the order presented.**</p>




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                    <![CDATA[The Pathwork Guide explores one of life’s most enduring questions: do we truly have free will, or is everything governed by fate? The answer offered here bridges both perspectives. While we always possess free will, our current circumstances are shaped by past choices—sometimes from this life, and sometimes from earlier ones.



What we often call fate is simply the unfolding of cause and effect. Every thought, feeling, and action sets something in motion. When the results appear later, especially with a time delay, they can feel random or unjust. But in truth, nothing happens without our participation in creating it.



This understanding reframes suffering. Rather than punishment, unhappiness becomes a signal—and even a remedy—guiding us back toward alignment with divine law. Growth begins when we stop looking outward for causes and instead examine our inner patterns.



The Guide also distinguishes between two kinds of will: one driven by ego and tension, and another flowing from the Higher Self, marked by clarity and peace. Learning to align with this deeper will is key to transformation.



Ultimately, “the good Lord willing” is not about surrendering control—it is about choosing, freely, to align with truth.



**Please listen to the 14 chapters/podcasts of Holy Moly in the order presented.**









Listen to all Holy Moly chapters
Return to Holy Moly contents]]>
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