The Question, Quest and Return by Nuria
Life is a journey, a movement towards - the One, the Unity of Being. But what is our quest? This question arises, whether we are conscious of it or not. When I was about eight years old, I asked my parents, ‘Why are we here?’ There must be some reason for us to be in the world. What is our purpose? It was not a question they could answer, having been refugees from Vienna in 1939 and starting a new life in Northern Ireland. Ancient teaching tales reflect the quest in a profound and meaningful way. But finding the ‘thing’ that we are questing for, is not the end of the story – we do not, then, live ‘happily ever after’. We must return to the world, use and integrate what we have won, into our lives, constantly. Space and time are non-linear – there are great cycles within cycles, and this is probably the reason for the spiral symbols of the ancient Celts and of the Australian Aboriginals. Although stories are told in a linear fashion, the events happen in a spiral pattern. Inner and outer realms are forever linked, like the snake around the Tree of Life; each need and feed the other. The hero is masculine, and it is he who is on the quest. The feminine resides in the centre.
Page 6 Spirit Matters Volume 24 Issue 3 September 2020
