A Kind of Magick. Manifesting From Your Heart by Nils Klippstein - HTML preview
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Intention and Divine Will
At the heart of all true magick lies a sacred surrender: the aligning of our personal will with the higher divine plan, often called divine will. It is the courageous act of placing our human desires on the altar, not to negate them, but to allow them to be refined and guided by a greater wisdom than our own.
This principle is illustrated by two powerful archetypes:
- Lucifer's Mistake: Tradition tells us that the Fall arose from the refusal to surrender – the insistence of a separate will ("My will, not Thine, be done!") placing itself above the divine harmony. This is the ultimate root of egocentric magick: the ego claiming sovereignty over the cosmos.
- Jesus' Prayer: During his time of greatest human distress in the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus first expressed his personal intention: "My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me." He was honest about his human desire. However, he immediately followed this with the ultimate act of sacred surrender: "Nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will." (Matthew 26:39). He showed that true power lies not in getting what we want, but in choosing what is best for everyone, even if it involves his own suffering.
Therefore, to pray "Thy Will Be Done" is not an act of weakness, but one of immense courage and trust. It acknowledges that our limited perspective cannot grasp the full complexity of cause and effect, learning and soul evolution that the divine will encompasses.
So what is our relationship with the divine will?
This is not a state of passive resignation, but of active manifestation. Instead of suppressing our desires, we should embrace them. We acknowledge our deepest human yearning, such as our longing for LOVE, healing and abundance. Then, with LOVE, we release our attachment to how these desires must manifest.
We only ask for our desires to be fulfilled if they are in harmony with our growth process and the greater good of everyone involved. In this way, we clearly state our preferences and take aligned action, trusting the divine intelligence to handle the details, timing and form of the response – a process which is always wiser than anything we could create ourselves.