{"id":86077119,"date":"2022-11-22T14:01:14","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T14:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/?p=86077119"},"modified":"2022-11-22T14:01:14","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T14:01:14","slug":"the-illuminating-spark-pilgrimage-of-the-self","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/?p=86077119","title":{"rendered":"The Illuminating Spark: Pilgrimage of the Self"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A prayer for seeking the sacred wisdom of the Self.<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/5b6462ba-554a-4618-914a-efe31273c42a_5245x3497.jpeg\"\/><\/figure><p>(Image description: A photo of a white boat on a blue body of water with gentle waves.) Credit: Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@oliver_photographer?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Oliver Cole<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/s\/photos\/boat-on-water?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Unsplash<\/a><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pilgrimage of the Self<\/h3><p>Seated in my boat, oarless<\/p><p>I pray to You, Navigator,<\/p><p>Lantern of my Heart.<\/p><p>As I embark from the shore,<\/p><p>I ask that You, Soul-friend,<\/p><p>aid me in my journey.<\/p><p>The way is unknown<\/p><p>but not insurmountable,<\/p><p>as You are my Guide.<\/p><p>Let Your radiance shine on my mind<\/p><p>and open my eyes to my Self,<\/p><p>that I may learn the paths of my soul.<\/p><p>May Your sacred ears<\/p><p>hear of the truths and stories<\/p><p>that I find on my trek.<\/p><p>Inspire me with deep understanding,<\/p><p>to see facets of my inner Self,<\/p><p>a holy place within my heart and mind.<\/p><p>As it was,<\/p><p>as it is,<\/p><p>as it ever shall be.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A prayer for seeking the sacred wisdom of the Self.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-86077119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86077119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=86077119"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86077119\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=86077119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=86077119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=86077119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}