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Dirk Gillabel gives you esoteric, mystical and shamanistic knowledge, life lessons and spiritual experiences to guide your soul on its path of life. 

     The famous alchemist Paracelsus (16th century) said that one should never accept the established doctrines at face value. One should find out for himself if what someone else wrote is true of not.

    In the House of the Sun, I am giving you spiritual information that I feel is both important and close to whatever truth it is embodying.

     Knowledge is essential for one's spiritual path, but discrimination is equally important. My articles in the House of the Sun will help you on your path, but they are not the ultimate truth. I hope that my articles will make you aware of your Self, will give you knowledge and insight, and that they will help you improve your life.

     I was born in 1959, and I went through life of study and self-exploration. I have had many spiritual experiences that have widened my awareness about life, the cosmos, Self and many other subjects. It has always been my goal to share my knowledge with others by communication and by writing.

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Contents of the House of the Sun: My Art - My Life - General Spirituality - Shamanism - Kabbalah - Alchemy - Eastern Spirituality - The Extraterrestrial Presence on Earth - Ancient Civilizations - Other Subjects

My Art

Tibetan Singing Bowls: I have been playing the Tibetan singing bowls since 1989. I seemed to have a natural affinity for them. I also played them for group healings. I f your interested in the singing bowls, go to my Soul Sounds page, where I offer a CD of one of those sessions. I have also written two booklets about singing bowls, which you can read online.

My Painting Gallery: a gallery of my paintings and drawings of various various spiritual subjects.
My Tarot decks: various tarot deck of my creation.

My Life:

Mystical Experiences of a Spiritual Seeker: Accounts of several mystical or spiritual experiences I have had over my life time.

General Spirituality:

The 2012 Manipulation Scheme: I don't like to debunk, but the 2012 phenomenon has become such big topic that some clarification is very necessary.
Life Lessons to the Essence: for people with little time, these are spiritual teachings condensed to their bare bones.
Enlightenment: it is time to question the old doctrines about enlightenment, and to start analyzing what this state of consciousness really is, and how it manifests in different people.
Beyond Enlightenment: In most meditation system enlightenment is seen as the end goal. However it is possible to even further develop and bring the Divine down all the way into the physical.
Gnosticism, Answers To Who We Are: An overview of Gnosticism, and a view of life at the time of Jesus Christ, shared by many religious groups in those ancient times, trying to understand what life is about and who we are.
The Hymn of the Pearl: is an ancient Gnostic text that clearly explains, in story form, who you are. This is one of my favorite texts.
Being a Center of Consciousness: an exploration into three spiritual experiences

The Spiritual Layers of Man: Answers to questions about who you are as a multi-layered entity existing in a multi-layered World.

 

Life After Death: What happens when the physical body dies and the soul enters the hereafter?

Tales of an Incarnating Soul: This page is about the process of incarnating, during the entire period of pregnancy, seen from both the mother's side and the incarnating soul. First you will see how Carol's experienced the conception, pregnancy and birth of her son, expressing it visually in the form of a series of pastel paintings. The second part of the page is a book review of a French book by a couple who during their out-of-the-body experiences could talk freely with a soul during the process of pregnancy of its mother-to-be.

The Individuation Process: summary of the writings of Carl Gustav Jung regarding the Individuation Process, a psychological/spiritual process we all go through in this life to reach realization of our complete Self.
God, Who or What is It?: One could write a book about the concepts and experiences people have about God. This article gives you a short overview about who or what God, or the Divine, is, based on people who have experienced the Divine, or God, each in their own way.
 Dream World: an article about the importance of taking dreams seriously, the kind of dreams, dream symbols and dream work.
Fear is the only Darkness: why fear and love are the basis of our existence. The need to give up fear in order to experience love.
Spirits: A Cause of Mental and Physical Illness?: It is an idea that many people are unfamiliar and uncomfortable with: might mental and physical illness be caused by spirits, disincarnate entities of various kinds?
The Best Protection You Can Get: the best protection is the cultivation of your awareness of your divine essence.
Protection Prayer: A prayer for protection based on the book of Shakuntala Modi.
Cutting Energy Cords: what are the energy cord connections we have with other people, and how to cut them when they are unwanted or harmful.
Living Machines: from subtle energy beings associated with technological devices, to organic, living space ships. An exploration into a new possibilities.
The Pitfall of Emotions: a translated text from a book by Anne and Daniel Meurois-Givaudan. It is a teaching from the historical Jesus who appeared at the couple while in Damascus, Syria.
Reports of a Traveler in the Astral World: a review of the book by  Anne and Daniel Meurois-Givaudan. It describes Daniel's experiences in the astral world and the teachings of his guide.
The Tombs: An Adepts' Solemn Message: a chapter from Paul Brunton's book A Search in Secret Egypt. The danger of opening spirit protected tombs; and the mystery of entombed but living Masters or Adepts in Egypt.

Shamanism

Light-Sound Beings: An article about light-sound beings painted by the Hungarian Shaman Joska Soos. The existence of these beings is a secret among shamans. Joska is the first one to bring it out into the open. Includes a biography of Joska Soos and several of his paintings.

The Seven Shamanic Levels of Consciousness: This book is a unique work in the world of shamanism. It explains the cosmos in terms of seven levels of consciousness that can be experienced first-hand. It is a universal system used by shamans to explore the Cosmos in all its aspects. No longer only their privilege, this book is now available for everyone. This knowledge is presented for your information and practice.

Signs from the Nearby Cosmos: very interesting visionary texts from a remarkable book by Jan-Anton van Hoek. Memories from ancients times, visions, transcriptions of akashic books, immortal emperors, the root of the Aryan people, esoteric history of the Grail and more. A must for the spiritual seeker!

Meeting in Ancient Spaces - Arya - The Book of Spirits - On the Threshold - The Germanic Book of the Dead - The King of the Earth - The Book I - Reflections on the old and new World Year - The Grail

The Medicine Wheel: an exploration into to the different sections of the medicine wheel based on my esoteric background, plus some instructions on how to contact their energies.

 

Devas: Nature Spirits and Angels: descriptions of different nature spirits and the higher developed angels. For those who want a greater awareness of the nature beings around us.

 

 

Kabbalah

 (Kabbala, Cabala, Cabbala, Qabalah, Qaballah, Cabbalistic, Quabbalah)

Kabbalistic Tree of Life, why I think it is incomplete, and the more complete New Tree of Life.
The Structure of the Tree of Life: a geometrical and mathematical exploration of the Cabalistic Tree of Life.

 

Alchemy:

The Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz: A Pictorial Key: drawings by Johra Boscchart illustrating this esoteric text.
Alchemy: A lengthy article of the philosophical and psychological foundation of alchemy.
The Secrets of Hermetic Alchemy: an easy visual guide to the spiritual practice in alchemy. The blueprint to understand the alchemical symbols.

 

Eastern Spirituality:

Who Am I?: this is the basic question we all ask ourselves sooner or later. This article gives an answer based on Tibetan Buddhism.
The Integral Yoga: a summary from the book by Sri Aurobindo, in which he explains in detail the process of meditation, and the attainment of the spiritual, divine awareness. Aurobindo extensively studied many yogic traditions, but writes primarily from his own experience.
Dzogchen: an ancient but direct way of discovering and realizing the natural, primordial state or natural condition of every sentient being. Dzogchen is considered the highest teaching and practice in Tibetan Buddhism. Its fundamental tenet is that reality, including the individual, is already complete and perfect, that nothing needs to be transformed (as in tantra) or renounced (as in sutra) but only recognized for what it truly is. The essential dzogchen practice is "self-liberation"; allowing all that arises in experience to exist just as it is, without elaboration by the conceptual mind, without grasping or aversion.
Chakras, A Guide to Understanding Your Power: An extensive and informative description of the seven traditional chakras based on Eastern and Western interpretations.
Tantra Cosmology: This article is an overview of Tantra cosmology: the emanation, creation and structure of the divine, the universe and man. Siva, Shakti, the Gunas, the Tattwas, Kundalini, the Lingas.
The Doctrine of Vibration: A summary of the book The Doctrine of Vibration, which explains the Tantra of Kashmir Shavaism. Basically it is about the nature and essence of all things and beings, and the realization and liberation of our own divine essence.
Hsin Hsin Ming: you want to be enlightened? Here is how to do it. The Hsin Hsin Ming is an ancient Chinese text explaining clearly what the right attitude is to bring forth the divine. You may want to read it more than once.
Om Ah Hum:  "Om Ah Hum"  is a well-known Buddhist mantra, but what does it mean? It is a mantra that functions on many levels. The following is a basic explanation.
Wealth and Power in Buddhism? Gautama Buddha, the historical Buddha left his palace and all his wealth behind. Buddhist monasteries seem to do just the opposite.

 

 

The Extraterrestrial Presence on Earth

The Reality of Extraterrestrial Presence in Our Solar System, Past and Present: The goal of this section of articles is to show you the REALITY of different non-human intelligent races who have occupied a long our own solar system. Some have come and go and left behind the ruins of their civilizations. Others have come and are still here for specific reasons.
The Alien Business: A series of articles showing that the present extraterrestrial presence is all about the business of mining our own resources, while humanity is subtly but effectively manipulated.
The Staged Return of Christ: because so many ET channeled messages mention the Return or Second Coming of Christ, I decided to put this article in this section. It is a set of quotes of a book by a Rosicrucian mystic (from the 1950's) who talks about future staged event in which a return of Jesus Christ will fool masses of people in an effort to establish a world religion and government. It is interesting to read in the light of what is presently going on in the world.
Strange Encounter of the Unusual Kind: In this section of the House of the Sun, I am giving the accounts of strange experiences I heard from people. UFOs, strange beings light balls...
Signs of an Ancient Civilization on Mars: a look at some intriguing landscape features on the surface of the planet Mars, and my own spiritual experiences in regards to the famous face in the region of Cydonia.

 

Ancient Civilizations

The Bosnian Pyramids: The new Archeology : a look at the newly discovered (large!) pyramids in Bosnia, and tunnel network, dating back to the late Atlantean Period.
The Atlantic Megalithic Civilization: about the megalithic stones and structures and the civilization that was behind it.
The Enigma of the Crystal Skulls: ancient skulls made out of quartz are making their appearance and are bringing a message.
Weris: a small town in Belgium, but once it was a major megalithic center. A walk through the mystery of its many megaliths and a lost civilization.
A 70 Million Year Old Village: an underground village with strange features in Eben-Emael, Belgium, that is at least 70 million years old.
The Esoteric History of Mankind: the entire history of mankind from the beginning of the solar system to the present through the eyes of psychics.
Humanity: Evolution, Regression or an Experiment? : Did humanity evolve from the apes? Did humanity come from other planets. Did somebody tinker with the genetics of humanity? Are we evolving or devolving?
In the King's Chamber: a spiritual experience by Hank Wesselman while in the King's Chamber of the Great Pyramid at Giza, Egypt; and his subsequent contact with the extraterrestrial beings who were the builders of the pyramid.
Earth, Intelligent Beings of the Cosmos, and Humanity: a lengthy article to expand your consciousness about the existence of intelligent cosmic beings, physical and non-physical, other than humans, existing on this earth in the past and present, and in relation to the origin and purpose of humanity.
Non-Human Intelligent Beings on this Earth in Past and Present : this is actually a chapter of the previous article (Earth, Intelligent Beings of the Cosmos, and Humanity) but it has grown into a lengthy presentation of pictures skeletons and stories of beings that are or were non-human but that are/were intelligent and living/lived on this planet.

 

Other Subjects

Atmospheric Beings: observations of life forms living in the Earth's atmosphere of a different nature than the biological life forms we are familiar with.
Meister Eckhart: some interesting quotes from this famous 13th century mystic.
Quotes: Soul Guidance offers you spiritual quotes from masters and sacred texts to help you on your spiritual path.
The Spring in the Mountains: an old story about a water spirit and people who did not respect the water of the river.
A Dream: A wonderful poem by Herman Hesse, for esoteric or spiritual seekers.
Birth without Violence: how a baby is born is so important as it is his first experience in this world. This short text is an introduction to the child birth method of Francois Leboyer. A must for everyone who wants his/her child to be born under the best possible circumstances...for the child!
Mushrooms in the Garden

When you are tired of reading all these esoteric and spiritual articles, delight yourself to the pictures I have taken of my home town, Woodstock in New York state. The Divine is not always in books and articles. The beauty of the Divine is sometimes not just around the corner, no, it is right there at your feet. All you have to do is to open your eyes.

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