An Enlightening Quote From The Christian Mystics That Each Zodiac Must Hear
The earliest Christian mystics walked the earth during the first century: the most notable were John the Baptist, Simon Peter, Paul and John the Apostles, and Mark and Luke the Evangelists. Those who came after also strongly influenced the church and the growth of Western Christianity as we know it today.
Through their contemplative study of scripture through practices such as Lectio Divina, and their emphasis on the mystery of the human-divine connection, the mystics began a tradition in the Christian faith that has survived for more than two thousand years. In the modern age, mysticism is a relief to those who have been outcasted by orthodoxy and disillusioned by fundamentalism.
No matter your religious background, the depth of the mystics’ spiritual discernment is inspiring, and their words serve as timeless guideposts on our journey through this miracle called life.
The following is a compilation of quotes from various mystics for each of the twelve zodiac signs, who share a spiritual homeland but choose to take different paths to reach it.
Aries.
“Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are.” – St. Augustine of Hippo
Taurus.
“Divinity is aimed at humanity.” – Hildegard of Bingen
Gemini.
“Untilled ground, however rich, will bring forth thistles and thorns; so also the mind of man.” ― St. Teresa of Avila
Cancer.
“We become what we love and who we love shapes what we become.” – St. Clare of Assisi
Leo.
“Just as a covered object left out in the sun cannot be penetrated by the sun’s rays, in the same way, once the covering of the soul is removed, the soul opens itself fully to the rays of the sun.” – St. Catherine of Genoa
Virgo.
“Seek by reading and you will find by meditating; cry in prayer and the door will be opened in contemplation.” – St. John of the Cross
Libra.
“For the soul’s sense is love; by love it perceives whatever it perceives; alike when it is pleased and when it is offended. When the soul reaches out in love to anything, a certain change takes place in it by which it is transmuted into the object loved; it does not become of the same nature as that object, but by its affection it is conformed to what it loves.” – William of St. Thierry
Scorpio.
“Dispassion doesn’t mean to no longer feel the passions, but to no longer accept them.” – St. Isaac the Syrian
Sagittarius.
“Blessed is the one who has arrived at infinite ignorance.” – Evagrius Ponticus
Capricorn.
“The love of gain, which is a large, incalculably large, element in every soul, when once applied to the desire for God, will bless the man who has it.” – Gregory of Nyssa
Aquarius.
“Above all our thought should be empty, waiting, not seeking anything, but ready to receive in its naked truth the object that is to penetrate it.” – Simone Weil
Pisces.
“There is no greater misery than false joys.” – Bernard of Clairvaux