Whereas the Catholic symbol is the crucifix, and the Protestant symbol is the empty cross, the symbol of theofatalism is the Chartres Labyrinth (ca.1200 CE) in which there is only one pathway for each sentient being to follow, from insects to elephants, from plankton to whales, from atoms to galaxies.
The labyrinth, which dates back to antiquity, symbolizes how we emerge from the Source in the center when spirits incarnate in the body and traverse, under normal life cycles, through four stages of infancy, childhood, youth, adulthood, and then after midlife, we return to the Source in the center through four stages of maturity, seniority, contemplation, and mortality. There is nothing more awesome than returning to our Source after the walk of our pathway is complete. This symbol also embodies the four functions of personality that we bring to life and all relationships: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual, i.e., the wholeness of being human.
Unlike the dead-ends and random pathways of a maze, which are designed intentionally to confuse and frustrate, the labyrinth has no barriers, there are no shortcuts, and it definitely is not a random walk because everyone must take the steps laid down before them. Each person must walk the labyrinth of life they are given alone and unaided by anyone else. It cannot be taught because it comes from within. We may stumble along the way and encounter dangers and stress, sun and shadow, storms and calm, walk with a partner and walk alone, but the pathway ahead always beckons; begin and continue.
The untimely loss of his wife prompted Lewis Tagliaferre to search for inner peace when his traditional belief provided no comfort. His search led to the discovery of a belief in theofatalism. This belief is presented in the set of five general principles, and a new form of being to accommodate reality as it is through five steps to inner peace. Its symbol is based on the Chartres Labyrinth, which illustrates how people are born into a pathway each one must walk from the universal source and back again. Theofatalism is the ultimate belief system because it encompasses all the other beliefs, past, present, and future. It envisions a form of GOD as generator, operator, destroyer - the supreme force in the universe. Nothing happens outside the will of Most-High GOD from atoms to galaxies. Nothing. “It is true indeed that not a sparrow drops unnoticed by the Mind of Most-High GOD— that even the hairs on our head are numbered, as the biblical scriptures have said. There is nothing outside of GOD; nothing that happens contrary to it.” (The Three Initiates. The Kybalion (Illustrated) (Annotated): A Study of The Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece (pp. 116-117). The Kybalion Resource Page. 2021 Kindle Edition.)
Disclaimer: This discussion is provided for education only. It is not a substitute for qualified health care by a professional provider. It is not intended for, nor is it approved for, any form of professional therapy whatsoever. The author does not present himself as a professional therapist. Please seek qualified help if you are facing a mental health challenge. If you consider harming yourself, please call the free help line at 1-800-273-8255 or dial 988 immediately.
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