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Does change ever stop? It has to do with movement. Transformation shapes the land and our inner landscape. It may accompany destruction and renewal, like floods and fire. Water 💦, for example, when it goes through transformations, boiling, condensing, cooling, freezing, and melting, is at its purest, because these processes erase its heavy elements. So, too, […]

by Dhruvi Chavda

Transformation of Suffering

Everything needs to go through suffering to become something higher, just as a caterpillar needs to be in a cocoon in order to become a butterfly. “Not all storms come to destroy your life; some come to clean your path.” – Seneca Suffering is given for us, not to us. We can use it for our […]

by Benjamin B

Transformative Change

Transformation implies change. In our case, a transition from the lower self, or the machine, to the higher self, third eye, or worlds 6 and 12[1]. Third eye is blessed by seeing things as they are. This the supreme reality Meher Baba[2] spoke of. If we are sincere, one of the first realizations in spiritual evolution […]

by William Page

A Continual State of Transformation

In the widest possible sense, our work to achieve a permanent connection to higher centers is fueled by our day to day transformations. These transformations, together with our work to be present and remember ourselves, create the two shocks that can change not only the way we think and feel, but also the energetic and spiritual […]

by Walther Sell

Perspectives on Transformation

Mechanical and Conscious Perspectives on Transformation Transformation can be viewed from two perspectives, one mechanical and one conscious. Mechanical transformation occurs when one’s original nature fragments into a multitude of temporary identities—the many ‘I’s. A newborn baby has yet to acquire these ‘I’s, but they develop rapidly. The moment the baby realizes it can learn […]

by Stefania Maggini

Awareness’s Journey

Streams of consciousness flow into every corner of being,From the darkest and densest to the clearest and most subtle,To grow, mature, know itself, experiment, exchange, and bliss, Recognizing itself in all things, belonging to all things,Before returning to the cosmic ocean from which it springs—Formless, pure energy, ever becoming, ever whole. – by Stefania Maggini, […]

by Klaus Labuttis

Spiritual Transformation

Spread yourself without hesitation and look differently at your pain and joy. Become lawless like raindrops and indifferent to your opinions. Where do we start? You are excited about the decision to transform your life and become a spiritual being. You have started reading transformative books, meditating in the morning, eating healthier to feed your […]

by Grazia M

Transformation: a Change of State

If we are fortunate enough to attract higher influences, we may discover the change of state that comes with being helped ‘from above.’ A true school serves as a conduit for higher energies, higher forces. When we work on ourselves in the Fourth Way, it is surprising to see how higher forces work with us, […]

by Ruth Atkins

Transformation of Bodies

In researching Fourth Way material related to the subject of transformation, I suddenly became aware of its obvious etymology: trans (across) form. When we refer to the process, though, we usually intend a greater significance: a change of state. In general, transformation refers to a change in form, appearance, or nature, while transmutation implies a change that involves the transformation of one […]

by Radhika Shah

The Place of Transformation

‘Every fairy tale is based upon the transformation of suffering.’ – Robert Burton For the child within, nature can be a wonderful teacher. The striations and fissures that lend beauty to rocks also speak of the strong forces that have shaped them. Plants and trees are living tales of blossoming against numerous odds. In a […]

by Shel Patrickson

A Poem

Times when a gentle gentle silence appears and as if for the first time we double hear Sounds, clear and distinct, bird or plane, upwards in the skies, each one its own instrument, in some same harmony. Where are they going? Makes You want to fly. Seeing is for real, a coffee cup, made from […]

by Natassa Cavalli

Transformation – Who Wins?

Talking to my nine-year-old granddaughter, I show her my drawing that accompanies this text. The boatman’s attempt to escape all the obstacles impresses her. So I dare to ask her a question of conscience: “What do you want to happen?” And she answers spontaneously: “May the boatman succeed in reaching the sunlight!” Our answer to […]