You might have noticed, that learning sometimes goes in a different way to what's expected. Many times we look for understanding, only to seemingly find difficulties and pain. I've learnt that difficult times are an indispensable part of the learning process, and I've come to expect that for every step I take to go forward, I'll have a lot to face and overcome.

Sincerity, divine guidance and a revolutionary spirit, are all qualities that help along the way. Try to remember that, and that you found them, when things become difficult in the future, as they always do. If you find them once, you can find them again, and remember that you are not alone in this.

Sometimes there are lots of challenges to face and things can seem too difficult. At that point many people give up, but often that’s the time when endurance is needed, and those who can stay the course succeed.

There are many things which affect how the esoteric work takes place within us; we have to have those things in place for it to happen. In some ways it’s like baking a cake: if you don't get the right ingredients and cook it properly, it won't be what you want it to be.

If you don't know what the ingredients are just yet, then you need to acquire them.

If there are circumstances in your life which prevent you from 'baking' the ingredients, I recommend that you look into them, discover what they are and change things, so that you have the whole process in place.

Nature, life, drags things back to it, so we have to 'rebel' against the pull to be able to break free and be with the spiritual rather than the material. Included in the material are nature’s response to it within - lower emotions and feelings.

One of the main ingredients in the baking process is spiritual strength.