Initiation - by Louis Claude de Saint Martin
"The only initiation which I preach and seek with all the ardour of my soul is that by which we may enter into the heart of God, and make God's heart enter into us, there to form an indissoluble marriage, which will make us the friend, brother, and spouse of our Divine Redeemer, ‘the violent take it by force:' Matt. xi. 12.]."
"There is no other mystery, to arrive at this holy initiation, than to go more and more into the depths of our being, and not let go till we can bring forth the living, vivifying root, because then all the fruit we ought to bear, according to our kind, will be produced within us and without us naturally; as we see is the case with earthly trees, because they are adherent to their own roots, and incessantly draw in their sap."
These few words suffice to show the scope, intent, or spirit, and point to the modus operandi, of all Saint-Martin's works.
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