Course XXXV - Teaching 4: The Abyss

“Get up, oh Conqueror of the Flame, and start your way; the Divine Mother is waiting for you.”
“Get out of the grave of death and despair, and cut with steady hand the hard cord of your navel which ties you to the rotten placenta of your awkwardness and bestiality.”
“Follow the luminous track before it may disappear from your sight in the thick darkness.”
“Do not forget the sound you have perceived, before you may confuse it with riots of the Abyss, with your eyes fixed on distant tongues of fire, before that scorching fires of passion may blind you.” “Do not fear monsters that may block your steps, because they do not see; but continue to go upon all fours by the slope, because you are near the edge that encompasses the Abyss, like those immutable and imperturbable rocks around the moving waves of the ocean.”
“Do not forget! You shall get just once this precious opportunity.”
“If you do not take advantage of it, illusion must come into being in you again, and it must mature with sorrow and yield fruits of living blood up to a time when, through death, again you may glimpse the light, hear the call and see the Guiding Fire re-kindled.”
“Why do you stop? What do you listen now? What frightens you?”
“It is the horrible roar of the forsaken beast from the entrails of the earth, the beast of 666 powers.” “Do not turn to look at it! Do not rock at the edge of the precipice. Surely you would fall in it, wrapped in the terrible whirlpool that stirs rhythmically the painstaking breath of your Enemy.” “Yes, tomorrow! Positively, again you will kill her because, awakened by your victorious kiss, She will trust you the double-edged sword of the unbreakable will.”
“Also abandon your raiment made with memories of your exile; enter the healthy waters of the Eternal One, in the quiet and hospitable lake of oblivion; dress a new white robe, seamless, wide and simple, like simple Faith and sure Hope and tolerant Love.”
“Before starting the journey, rub your feet with perfumed and soft oil of patience and resignation to face the obstacles of the long journey.”
“Other better waters wait for you, and another suit not made by hand of man, and another balsam to anoint you as a King.”