In Search of the Oracle

This is an article based on my first self-published book (2002) which has now been released in e-book format through http://www.lulu.com/shop/jimmy-henderson/in-search-of-the-oracle-a-book-on-spiritual-philosophy/ebook/product-20483966.html

                                  Remembering your true self

    By Jimmy Henderson

  

  The idea of human beings having a higher self is becoming more acceptable to current thinking. If you examine religious teachings carefully, you will notice that most refer to us as having an eternal ‘soul’ or ‘divine spirit’ a more perfect version of oneself that is totally different to our current state. They speak of an allegorical ‘fall’ and a separation (‘casting out’) which took place.

   In psychological terms, this separation could simply be a loss of consciousness or memory of one’s original state of being, but something which would have far-reaching effects. To explain this, I will share with you a short story I formulated to demonstrate this principle.

   There was a little girl who had been brought up in an orphanage. She had no idea of who her parents were. She became used to her daily chores at the home, but was never really happy. She never laughed or danced and most of the time felt depressed and empty inside. Then one day a man came to the orphanage to see the supervisor. He wanted to speak to the little girl. He was from a far-away land and was a prince, the son of the king of that country. He told her that many years ago the king’s small child, his little sister, had been lost. They had searched far and wide and at last had discovered that she had been found and placed in the orphanage. He then embraced and informed her that she was the king’s long lost child, his sister, and that he had come to fetch her. He then called the courtiers who had accompanied him, and they took off the little girl’s dirty and torn clothes and dressed her in the finest royal robes. All this time, she had been a princess, but had not known it.  She began to laugh and dance, which she had never done before, and left with the prince to return to her father who awaiting her.

   There are a number of interesting points that emerge from the story. First, the little girl had been a princess from birth, but was not conscious of this. Second, the moment she became conscious of this fact, she underwent a radical change. During her life, the little girl had had two ‘selves’, the outer, which was incomplete and empty in itself, and the inner (royal) ‘self,’ which later emerged as her true nature and inheritance.

   The truth of the matter is that we have all forgotten our true self which is formed from the Consciousness and attributes of the Divine Mind or Intelligence. And the problem is that, unless we learn to accept who and what we truly are, a son or daughter of the Most High, we will continue to see ourselves as inherently imperfect and behave according to this perception, producing only selfish, violent and destructive actions.

   However, once this memory of our higher nature is regained, we can once again attain this level of consciousness and be able to more freely release our past negative actions and their consequences within the framework of our spiritual or religious beliefs. 

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The book, In Search of The Oracle (2002), explains a meditation technique which enables the reader to re-connect one with the wisdom of the inner self, resulting in a flow of consciousness and understanding that can transform one's thinking, perception and experience of life. It also provides answers to many questions that one would pose at the beginning of a search for the Divine and a higher meaning to life. Have a look at the re-release, which is also available through my website www.jimmyhendersonbooks.com