If you’re one of those people on the spiritual path currently feeling depressed and/or disillusioned, take heart, because you’re probably suffering from the ”de-glamoured view, “  a term associated with alchemy which describes a phase that spiritual seekers must go through if they are to assimilate with the Unus Mundus, the One World - see my articles, “Finding Heaven . . .  Once Upon a Time”  and “The Unus Mundus (One World) and the Holy Grail, ” for information concerning  this experience.

We are all susceptible to glamour, meaning,  we are blinded  to how things really are, or who some people really are,  it’s as if  our vision has been placed under a spell.  Then, unexpectedly, it’s as if this spell suddenly breaks and we start to see people and things as they truly are, not how we have imagined, assumed or expected them to be. 

The de-glamoured view is usually depressing and discouraging for us, especially if it also  involves a new and unflattering perception of our self, because all at once, we’re not the person we always thought we were. In fact, in my experience, we discover we’re almost exactly the opposite of what we thought we were.

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