The Logos: The Meletic Testament (Chapter 12 The Healing Of The Soul)

📜 Chapter 12: The Healing Of The Soul

1. The soul, unlike the flesh, does not bleed, yet it suffers when we do not care for it or nourish it.
2. Asterion taught with his philosophy that the pain of the soul is not soothed by prayer, but by its understanding.
3. He healed not with like the Nazarene with touch, nor with divine breath, but with reason and clarity of fate and mortality.
4. He taught that the body is a vessel of decay. The soul, a flame that must be tended, but the Ousia remains.
5. In the agora, he spoke not of gods or a messiah, but of causes and effects. Not of miracles, but of the realisation of life and death.
6. He saw men crippled by grief, not in limb, but in thought. Burdened more by the soul than by the body.
7. And to them he offered no promise of paradise or physical healing, only the dignity of self-knowledge.
8. —You are not broken, only misaligned with nature. Life is a teacher to us all, but death teaches us also.
9. He told us that the soul errs when it forgets its place in the natural order of the Logos.
10. Not within the world, nor beneath it, but within it, where it dwells as the breath of nature.
11. He did not speak of original sin, for he saw no stain upon birth that any poor child merited.
12. Only ignorance of the truth, which may be washed away not with water, but with wisdom.
13. Asterion’s healing began one day with questions of the soul, not with the answers of prayers.
14. —Verily, what do you fear the most about your soul? And why? This I must know.
15. He taught us that fear is the shadow of misunderstanding, and the truth would set us free.
16. And that courage that men expressed is not divine in its nature, but cultivated by virtue.
17. He healed the soul by restoring its sight in man—by removing the veils of sheer illusion.
18. He did not promise eternity, but clarity in his words. This was evident in his deeds demonstrated.
19. He did not condemn desire because he knew it human, but he taught it must be tempered by reason.
20. For the soul of man he said, is not a condemned prisoner of the body, but its guardian.
21. Asterion did not speak of the eternal salvation that the Christians spoke, for he saw no fall from grace. He accepted his fate and mortality.
22. He spoke instead of misalignment—of the soul straying from its natural course in life.
23. He likened the soul to a lyre: when tuned, it sings; when neglected, it only wails then.
24. He did not rebuke sorrow, but examined it, as one studies a wound that then gradually heals.
25. Do not flee your pain or suffering, for it is the tutor of wisdom—he often said to us.
26. He taught that suffering is not divine punishment, but the natural effect of the body or its yearning.
27. And that healing begins, when one ceases to resist fate and death. One does not embrace death as one embraces a companion, one merely assumes it will come.
28. He did not offer comfort through sheer illusion, but through the way of the truth, however bold it was in thinking.
29. To the grieving ones in life, he gave not hope of reunion, but peace in acceptance.
30. All things in life must pass, but the soul may pass wisely, if we are virtuous until the end.
31. He rejected the notion of divine favour for the healing of the body like the Christians professed, for nature to him did not choose.
32. He revealed that the cosmos is indifferent, and therein lies its fairness. It is we humans that seek the supernatural when all is natural.
33. Asterion healed by restoring proportion in the soul—by reminding the soul of its journey.
34. He urged men to abandon grandeur and embrace modesty as a virtue to fulfil than to neglect.
35. He told them that they are not the centre, but they are part of the whole that is attested with the Logos and the Nous.
36. He saw pride as a fever of the soul that men occupied, and humility as its cooling draught.
37. He did not preach total renunciation of the body, but balance of it with the soul.
38. He taught that human desire, when governed by human reason, becomes purpose.
39. And that purpose, when aligned with nature, becomes inner peace and wisdom also.
40. He healed not by removing pain from the body, but by transforming it into understanding.
41. He did not speak of angels who hovered above one, but of atoms that composed our bodies.
42. Not of a heaven that was only found in faith, but of a harmony that awaited one after death.
43. He saw the soul as a reflection of the self, not as a burden that would doom the self.
44. And burdens he said, may be uplifted or released. It is man who must them release them.
45. He emphasised that the soul is not eternal in its true essence, but it is well-lived and perceived.
46. He urged manifold men to seek not immortality in the form of an afterlife, but in integrity.
47. For what is lasting is not the breath or the flesh and bones of the body, but the bearing itself.
48. He healed by teaching men to live as if watched not by gods, but by our conscience.
49. He did not condemn pleasure because he understood it was a human, but warned against its tyranny when it was unnecessary.
50. To him, the freedom of one lies not in mere indulgence, but in the mastery of the self.
51. He saw the soul of one as a garden to tend to, and philosophy as its gardener in life.
52. He taught that the weeds of confusion must be uprooted with wisdom and virtue.
53. And that the fruits of wisdom ripen slowly, but nourish deeply in the act of our virtues.
54. He did not demand blind faith, but enquiry that lead one to seek the way of the truth.
55. He welcomed doubt or uncertainty, for it said that it is the beginning of one's clarity of life.
56. Thus, he healed by guiding the soul afterwards, not by commanding it to be healed.
57. He spoke not of divine commandments that would make one rise to their feet, but of philosophical principles.
58. He taught that the soul must be taught to be healed, not to be tamed by prayer or supplication.
59. He saw no worth in sacred texts or scrolls to heal the soul, only the truth that bore our fate.
60. And he urged men and women to seek not salvation of the body, but for illumination of the soul.
61. Asterion taught that the soul must be exercised, as the body is trained since birth.
62. Not with mere rituals performed, but with reflection expressed by the mind itself.
63. He urged daily dialogue with oneself, as one might converse with a friend out of habit.
64. He said one day—The soul grows not by silence, but by the honest admission of one's suffering.
65. He healed the souls by encouraging men to confront the depth of their fears of death.
66. He saw hypocrisy, as a fracture of the soul. Much like the fracture of the present world.
67. And attachment to the body, as its binding slave who refused to accept its mortality.
68. He did not speak of original sin with such disdain, but of original ignorance that concealed the plight of the soul.
69. And he taught that ignorance is curable through effort and knowledge that becomes wisdom.
70. He did not offer absolution of the body, but the understanding of human suffering.
71. Guilt, when examined, becomes guidance when one realises what it truly signifies in life.
72. And the shame that manifold men hide, when faced, loses its regret. Man must learn to accept death.
73. Asterion would heal by restoring the soul’s dignity then, from the abyss of suffering.
74. Not by elevating it above others who suffered more, but by returning it to itself naturally.
75. He once said to me—Know thyself—not as a spirit, but as matter. It is the matter that will fade when the body becomes dust.
76. The soul is shaped by our virtues demonstrated—not by the worth of our fortune amassed.
77. And that each virtue sought in life is then chiselled upon the sculpture of character.
78. He did not speak of divine will, but of human agency that men neglect or ignore.
79. He saw the soul not as a divine spark from heaven, but as a flame kindled by thought.
80. He taught that the soul must be fed with the truth, lest it starve on sheer illusion.
81. He healed by removing falsehoods, layer by layer, as if he was peeling the body itself.
82. His words were—The soul is not sick from the act of sin, but from the confusion of the self.
83. And clarity is not the saviour of life, but it is truly the beginning of its understanding.
84. Asterion did not fear death, nor teach others to fear it. It was not because he was vain or ignorant.
85. Death is not the enemy men dread to confront every day, but a boundary to be passed.
86. And that the soul must learn to live within its limits, as it must pass that boundary one day.
87. Asterion healed by teaching men to die wisely. It was not indifferent of him to tell men the truth. He sympathised with the suffering and dying, but knew that the body was not immortal.
88. Not with dread, but with readiness he explained his words, as he slowly spoke about death. Many were fearful, but others listened.
89. He said to them wisely—To live well is to die without regret. It is easier to imagine immortality than it is to accept mortality.
90. He did not promise reunion beyond the grave like the Christians, but spoke of inner peace within before moment of death.
91. Life was to be cherished with every breath taken, not knowing when one's death will arrive.
92. And that love, once given, does not vanish after death—it transforms with one's memory.
93. He healed the souls of people by teaching men to let go of the troublesome burdens of the body.
94. Not of hope, but of clinging onto a false hope that only build the illusion of recovery.
95. The soul must not be stifled, but naturally flow. We should not fear death, we should embrace fate.
96. He saw human grief as a river, and philosophy as its bridge from the body to the soul.
97. Healing is not forgetting about one's suffering, but of understanding why it occurs in life.
98. He did not attempt to erase heavy sorrow with false aspirations, but gave the soul shape.
99. He healed by turning pain into wisdom, and confusion into clarity. As if he suffered too.
100. And thus, the soul, once fractured, began to mend—not by miracle, but by the human mind.
101. One day, an old man named Strophios who was dying came to Asterion to be healed of his illness. —Teacher, I come to you to be healed of the body.
102. Asterion told him—Go to the Christians first, and ask them to heal your body. I can only help you heal your soul. That which is of the body, belongs not to me, but to the earth, nature and To Ena, the One. Just as my body is born, it too must eventually die. Old man, you have lived more years than many on this earth, who live only half of a lifetime. The body is not immortal.
103. How, can you heal my soul?—Asked the old man with confusion expressed n his gesture.
104. —By releasing the burden of the body, only then will you restore the soul in you. Let not your soul be a hostage for the body. The soul is full of life. Learn to fill the soul with inner peace than to attempt to resurrect the body, before you die.
105. —But I fear death. It haunts me daily. How can I overcome the thought of death in my mind?
106. Fear not death. As the shadow of darkness approaches you, and the hour of death is nigh, look into your soul to guide you unto the path towards To Ena, the One. Only then, will the body rest in peace—Asterion told the old man.
107. The old man wept, not from pain or suffering he felt, but from the weight of understanding and his conscience was revealed.
108. Asterion did not comfort him with promises to heal his aging body, but with the presence of the truth.
109. He sat beside him, as one sits beside a fire—not to command it, but to feel its warmth as it waits to be extinguished.
110. —You have feared death I know, because you have misunderstood the meaning of life and death. It is a cycle that comes and go and repeats itself, like the sunlight, the twilight or the moonlight.
111. —You have clung to the body bravely, as if it were life itself, but it is only the garment you wear, not what lies beneath the garment.
112. He told the old man that the soul is the breath, the body the sandal. It wears, it breaks, but its essence remains, whether in pieces or whole.
113. The old man asked—And what becomes of the soul when the sandal eventually breaks?
114. Asterion replied—It continues the path it knew no more—but it has walked. And you have walked more than most men will ever walked in their lives.
115. —The soul does not need eternity or immortality to be whole. It needs only the acceptance of the truth.
116. —And the truth will set your soul free. I only heal the soul, before it must join the body in death.
117. The old man trembled as he heard the words of Asterion, not from illness, but from the revelation.
118. —Then I have lived wrongly in life. I have prayed for senseless miracles, not lasting meaning.
119. Asterion placed his hand upon the man’s shoulder. —You have lived. That is not wrong. You are human and it is natural that you do not wish to die, but miracles do not replace the natural order of life and death. We cannot postpone death, we can only attempt to postpone for a while, but we are destined to death.
120. He paused then continued—But now, you may live wisely with your self, even in your final breath upon this earth.
121. —Let go of the body’s demands. Let go of your fear. It cries, but it does not command.
122. —Let the soul speak for you, and you will find inner peace and the truth that awaits you.
123. The old man closed his eyes, and for the first time, he did not resist the silence that entered his soul.
124. He did not beg for more time to be given to him, but asked for more clarity from Asterion.
125. Asterion smiled and told him—Verily, you are now healing. Not in the flesh, but in the soul.
126. —The soul, when freed from fear, becomes a radiant light that accompanies one to death.
127. —And that light which is not divine, but from To Ena through the Logos does not need a body to shine.
128. The old man smiled faintly as his listened—Then I shall walk no more, but I shall finally rest.
129. —And in rest, I shall know my soul and my self. I think I am beginning to understand you better'.
130. Asterion nodded—That is the final lesson which is the understanding of life and death.
131. —To know oneself, not as immortal, but as meaningful man is more than what other men can ever demonstrate.
132. —To Ena awaits not your body alone, but your balance, which includes your soul and Ousia as well.
133. —And balance is the soul’s final harmony, before passing into the embrace of nature.
134. The old man would pass then not in fear any longer, but in the realisation of what awaited him.
135. And Heromenes, who watched him fade into memory, understood the healing that had occurred in the soul.
136. It was not a miracle from any god. It was not divine. It was human in its display.
137. Asterion had not cured the illness of the old man, but had cured the illusion that was hidden in him.
138. He had restored the soul to its rightful place—not above nature, but within it as it witnessed the old man's death.
139. And in that restoration of the soul, the old man found his inner peace and truth.
140. Thus, the healing of the soul is not the denial of death, but the acceptance of life.
141. It is not the prolonging of breath, but the deepening of thought. A deepening that occurred naturally.
142. Death is not sacred in its nature, but simple in its occurrence. It is we humans that create the illusion of eternal life.
143. And in the simplicity of death, it is profound in the understanding that it is natural.
144. Asterion taught not only the old man but others that the soul must not be saved, but understood.
145. And once truly understood, it needed no saving from the natural occurrence of its passing.
146. For the soul is not lost with the body—it returns like the body, to the place from which it came from.
147. Existential beneath any fear of man, or beneath desire, beneath the divinity of illusion.
148. He healed the souls of people by unveiling their truth, not by intervening with a miracle or prayer.
149. He taught that the soul is not a mystery or a labyrinth, but a mirror for the reflection of the self.
150. And when one looks into it closely without distortion, one sees clearly the Ousia.
151. Asterion taught as well that the soul must be polished at times, not praised like the ego.
152. That it is not a jewel bestowed upon one's pleasures, but a stone refined through wisdom.
153. He told us to not worship the soul—but to understand it, and we shall learn to release the burden of the body.
154. For worship blinds one so easily and foolishly, but understanding reveals the soul.
155. He did not speak of resurrecting the soul like the Christians spoke of the body, but of natural light.
156. The soul, he taught, is born of nature, and must return to it one day, whether we accept that or not.
157. Not for the sake of senseless glory, but because the soul is indeed the breath of nature.
158. To him, the soul is not a possession that one ignores, but a process that is breathed through life.
159. And healing the soul is not an actual moment to merely ponder, but a movement of the Logos.
160. Asterion did not ask men to kneel before death, but to stand to confront it when it came.
161. To face themselves thus with courage, before the presence of death, not before the gods or a god.
162. He told them that death at times may be silent, but their souls speak daily if they listen to them.
163. He taught to listen to it—not with the ears, but with reason. Only then, would it make sense.
164. He healed by restoring dialogue between thought and feeling, which was not there before.
165. For when they are estranged, the soul suffers. It is a burden that the soul wishes never came.
166. The soul must be neither ruled by only emotion nor stripped of it. It must be guided in life.
167. It was a guidance by the understanding of the soul and by the acknowledgement of the mind.
168. He saw the soul as the companion of the body. Just as the body was nourished, so too was the soul.
169. The soul does not tell you where to go, but how to travel with the knowledge of his presence.
170. Asterion told us to walk with awareness, and we would not stray far from the body much.
171. Even if the path is uncertain, the soul may remain steady. Not because it does not suffer, but because it continues to exist.
172. Asterion healed the souls of people by teaching men to walk inwards than to run away from death.
173. To explore not the heavens above that people were told to do, but the self of one that is present and alive.
174. He did not speak of avoiding death, but of achieving a serenity in the realisation of its presence.
175. And serenity, he said, is born of the mind to reach the innermost depth of the soul.
176. He taught that the soul must not be inflated with false hope, nor diminished with neglect.
177. But held in balance with the world that surrounds it that witnesses the function of the body.
178. We are not the measure of all things that are existential, but we are part of the measure.
179. He told us to live not to conquer the body or soul, but to comprehend them, and why they exist for us?
180. And in comprehension, one would find the healing of the soul. This is what defines our inner peace before death.
181. Asterion did not promise that he could restore the body from affliction, but make one understand that one was mortal.
182. Not beyond death, but within life. It is life that witnessed our birth, and it is death that will witness our return to To Ena.
183. He taught us that the soul must always be prepared not for eternity, but for honesty.
184. For honesty is the soul’s true home. When we deceive ourselves in believing in the resurrection of the body, then we are attempting to deceive the soul.
185. Asterion would heal by removing pretence and the veil of death before men's eyes.
186. By stripping away the masks men wear before themselves to avoid the truth of their death.
187. The soul cannot be healed whilst it hides, believing that it will escape the clutch of death.
188. He convinced with his wisdom everyone of his students to let the soul be seen, and it will begin to mend gradually.
189. I Heromenes saw many people come to Asterion—young, old, broken and proud in their character.
190. And all left lighter and wiser, even though none were cured of the suffering of their flesh.
191. For the healing they received was deeper than the skin. It was the healing of the soul.
192. It was as well, the healing of thought, of fear and of falsehood that one creates to avoid the lingering shadow of death.
193. Asterion gave no blessings unto those people whose souls were heal with his words, only questions for them to ask themselves then.
194. And in those unique questions, the soul found its answers to move on to its final destination.
195. Healing is not given like a miracle unto someone—it is like the companion of the soul.
196. Lived through the act of reflection, through the act of humility, through the effort of one.
197. And once it has been understood, the soul knows that must suffer too like the body.
198. For the healed soul does not seek escape from the truth—it seeks understanding of it.
199. And in that lasting understanding, it finds its place in nature, in reason, in To Ena also.
200. Thus, was the teaching of the healing of the soul. Not by divine miracle, but by human comprehension.

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