I was reminded recently how disappointing it is that so many Christians believe that the spiritual principles beneath the tarot and astrology are contrary to the teachings of the magnificent man from Bethlehem, also known as Joshua, Jesus, and the Christ.

Spiritual principles are not the same as dogma, so the rules of an organization (such as a religion) are to be honored as those rules.  I would never insist on reading for anyone who found the disciplines against their principles.  But the love beneath these “hidden sciences” is the same love that the compassionate carpenter spoke about in Nazareth.

Lift the rock and you will find me.  The greatest of these laws is the law of love.  See the little children.  Sow your seeds in fertile ground.  I am nothing, the Father does the work through me.  Consider the lilies in the field and the sparrows, they have nothing to worry about–so you are deeply loved from the tiniest hair on your head to your every thought and feeling.

Ok, so everyone can point out that I have none of those quotes exact, etc. etc.  My point is that the universal love that Joshua spoke about is everything, All That Is.  It is in the love I have for the Divine Lady, the chair I sit on, the whining dryer downstairs, the jets miles above me, the lowliest worm in the earth, my aging dog and my fingers that are commanded to remind you again and again and again and again:

You are the Beloved, of whom I am so well pleased.