THE LEGEND OF the Phoenix is common to most ancient cultures. The Phoenix is a mythical bird that returns to its place of birth to die in a fire, only to rise up from the ashes and live again. The Legend of the Phoenix is about the cycles of death and re-birth and the fluidity of life.
When I imagine this extraordinary event, the most powerful element is the brief, silent moment between the explosive end of this noble creature and its wondrous rise. Infused and radiating all the power and glory of creation, that one, perfect moment where the entire universe is still, silent and present. It bridges the world we know and the boundless eternity of all that will ever be.
Picture yourself looking out towards the horizon from the edge of a cliff overlooking the ocean just before dawn. In the breath before the sun blazes to life, rising from the sea, you reflect, let go and embrace your total nature. It is a death. A birth. An awakening. An awakening born in the stillness, in the silence that crosses the ocean of time and space to an infinite universe within you.
A silent awakening . . .
As you continue your journey through this book, you will learn to let go. To surrender all that holds you back. That weighs you down. That prevents you from flying free. As you let go, you discover that the things you have held onto for so long aren’t really you at all.
Letting go can be painful and, at times, may feel like death. Yet with each layer you shed, you rise anew and get closer to the true being inside.
To the universe locked within. And like the Phoenix, you will ascend from the ashes, stronger than ever before.
Like water, your mind will begin to move and flow. Nothing can harm it, because like water it will part around each obstacle. Nothing is stronger.
Water wears down even the hardest, most rigid rocks. In its perfect state is a constant motion of transformation. Such is the nature of the Phoenix.
Of silence . . .
Between every sound, silence flows, and carries the eternal presence of the universe. This is the veil you will part and, in the end, take a look behind to discover all that has been hidden from you. And all that you have been searching for.
I’ll see you on the other side.
Good Journeys,
Eric Pepin