Transcend. Descend. Escape._018

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A handwritten journal entry dated January 12, 2021, reflecting on the past two weeks and referencing a previous entry from December 25, 2020.

Title: Transcend. Descend. Escape._018
Alternative Title: Transcend. Descend. Escape.
Creator: Karen Blessen
Date: 2020-2021
Description: The image shows an open journal with handwritten text on both pages. The left page contains a printed excerpt from "Thought for the Day" dated December 25, 2020, attributed to E.E. & BMCM. The right page has handwritten notes dated January 12, 2021. The journal appears to be bound with a yellow sticky note attached to the top right corner. The pages are slightly torn and show signs of wear, with some pages appearing to be glued together. The handwriting is in cursive and is somewhat difficult to read in places.
Identifier: 001_120220-022421_trascend_descend_escape_2
Dates Completed: December 2, 2020 - February 24, 2021
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Transcription: Left Page:
Thought for the Day
Dec 25, 2020
We are celebrating the feast of the Eternal Birth which God the Father has borne and never ceases to bear in all Eternity. . . But if it is not the time for the Eternal Birth, what awaits? Everything lies in this, that it should take place in me.
Minister Elisha

Elisha Elisha Commentary
Yet there is another level on which this divine birth can take place. For it is on this level that I have prepared the divine birth to take place in my consciousness by abolishing my own selfishness. It is up to you and me to keep our doors open, to put our hearts open, truly open, and to let the divine birth take place. It must not be cluttered up. It must be empty of selfishness and self-will. Only then can the blessed child be born in our humble heart.

Right Page:
Christmas 2020
Today: Jan. 12, 2021
I am at a point of puzzlement as to how to document and distill the past 2 weeks. The days from Christmas Eve through Jan. 3 were sweet, Quiet, Peaceful, Filled
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Is Part Of: Transcend. Descend. Escape
Relation: Image Gallery