Reflections on The Voice of the Silence: Fragment One, Part One

                  a zoom talk by Gary Kidgell

The challenges, the rewards, and the disciplines of the Spiritual Path are beautifully and aptly described in H.P.B.’s classic, comprehensive manual of spiritual instruction — The Voice of the Silence. In this, the first of two presentations, Gary emphasises that spiritual growth is related to the unfolding of consciousness. This culminates in the realisation of our essential nature in accord with the famous aphorism Tat Tvam Asi (“thou art that”) found within the Chandogya Upanishad.  Utilising spiritual writings including The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali; The Bhagavad Gita; and the symbolism of myth, Gary illustrates how one’s consciousness expands as one engages with the symbolic content of The Voice of the Silence. On this basis, one unravels increasingly deeper layers of symbolic meaning as the text reciprocates as part of an ongoing symbiotic relationship. Included in this presentation is a consideration of the passage of the aspirant through the ‘Three Halls’ of Ignorance; Learning; and Wisdom before one may enter the fourth state of pure consciousness described by Advaita Vedanta teachings as turiya. Then, and only then, may one ‘repose between the wings of the GREAT BIRD’ Kala-Hamsa, symbolising the AUM and whose the flight represents liberation from the Wheel of Rebirth.

Gary Kidgell is a member of the Dundee Lodge having joined the Theosophical Society in 1994. He is the current Organising Secretary of the Scottish Regional Association and the Librarian for the Theosophical Society in Scotland Charity. Gary has written two books: The Inner Journey: Pathways to the Higher and Greek Hero Myths: Pathways to Higher Consciousness. He has lectured extensively throughout the U.K. and Europe. Gary is a professional astrologer specialising in esoteric astrology and a former student of the English theosophist and esoteric teacher Dr Douglas Baker. He is the Director of Studies for the Claregate Metaphysics Group for whom he has compiled two online audio-visual courses: Foundations in Esoteric Studies and Esoteric Psychology — The Seven Rays.

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