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| About Elizabeth |
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| About ISM |
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| ISM Vision |
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| ISM Mission |
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| Coat of Arms Symbology |
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| On Working with Théun Mares |
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On Teaching and Relationships
An Introduction
Economics, and Politics
Today is the first day of the rest of your life.
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Our wishes are not just idle day-dreams. Our wishes are an expression of our innermost predilection - a predilection which it is perfectly possible to fulfill, provided we use our knowledge wisely.
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We make of our lives what we will.
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Life is not your social conditioning, and neither are you your behaviour.
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If you wish to change you must cast off your self-image.
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To relate to ourselves, to others, or to the world, we need to be aware. To relate implies understanding.
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Take responsibility for having this person in your life.
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Don't treat the other person in your life any differently than you would a stranger.
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Accept yourself for who and what you are.
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Always look for the positive; focus on the positive.
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Acknowledge gender according to its proper potential.
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Compress time.
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Believe in yourself and in others.
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Make allowances for the differences between males and females.
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Laugh! Life is fun!
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Be real. Make yourself and others real.
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The cornerstone of true love is intelligent co-operation.
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Ruthlessness and unconditional love are synonymous.
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Actions speak louder than words.
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All of life is a system of games. Some games just require more carefully defined rules than others.
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"Without Thorns
There Can Be
No Rose"
Institute for the Study of Man
The coat of arms consists of a badge surrounded by bunting, topped by a crest, and underscored by a motto.
The crest is a black and white eagle which symbolises the Unspeakable - the source of all life. In viewing crests and badges we must bear in mind that we are looking at them, and therefore if we wish to determine direction, we must think of standing with our backs towards the crest or badge. In this respect note that the eagle is looking towards the right, the place of manifestation. Its wings are spread, indicative of action, and its talons are slightly detracted above the badge, symbolic of the fact that the Unspeakable, that is the Nagal, hovers above, or overshadows its manifestation even though fully active within that same manifestation.
The badge is divided into three sections, symbolic of the three great bands of energy fields comprising the manifested universe. These three bands are the nagal, the dreamer and the tonal.
The left sector is symbolic of the nagal, or the spirit of man. Its colour is pink, the vibration of pure spirit, impressed upon which is the mask of joy, symbolising the joy for life. Also shown in this sector is the Spear of Destiny and the Sword of Power, symbolic of fate and the evolution of awareness, respectively.
The right sector is blue, the vibration of the tonal, impressed upon which is the mask of melancholy, symbolising the desire for change. Superimposed upon this sector is a simple landscape indicating physical manifestation.
These two sectors are symbolic of the right side and the left side of the luminous cocoon of man. Within this scheme the left side, (nagal), constitutes the vertical axis of North-South, that is Action-Power, in that the Spear and the Sword indicate action, and joy indicates power. The right side, (tonal), constitutes the horizontal axis of East-West, that is, Sobriety-Feeling, in that the landscape indicates the light of day, or sobriety, and melancholy being the emotion which most closely resembles pure feeling.
The bottom sector depicts the chequered floor of the Toltec Temple, in the centre of which is the Sacred Centre upon which is placed the Yellow Rose of Friendship. The chequered floor is symbolic of positive and negative, male and female - the hermaphroditic nature of the dreamer of man. At the core of the dreamer is the purpose of the Spirit of Atl, symbolised by the Sacred Centre. Central to all this is the Yellow Rose of Friendship, symbol of the intent of the dreamer, which is directed by the purpose of Atl, and which, in the final analysis, is the unwavering will of the Eagle.
his command the command of the Eagle."
In the centre of the badge is a setting sun. This is the orange-red sun, origin of the spirit of man, that is, the dreamer of Atl. Since it is a setting sun, it marks the West, the place of feeling and of melancholy. It is therefore a powerful symbol of both the destiny and the purpose of the Spirit of Atl. This is further reflected in the motto, "Without Thorns There Can Be No Rose", or in other words, without risking pain and destruction the warrior can never make his command the command of the Eagle. And yet, the whole shape of the badge is reminiscent of the shape of a heart, symbolic of a Path With A Heart, whilst the surrounding bunting is indicative of the beauty inherent within life-made-manifest.
It is worth noting that Toltecs differentiate between the terms "human", "man", and "mankind". The term "human" means animal man, or quite simply, man in incarnation upon the physical plane. However, man is that creature of the universe which is evolving awareness upon the planet Earth by incarnating as a human-being. Mankind, on the other hand, is all other life forms which have a similar evolutionary status as man, but who are evolving awareness elsewhere within the manifested universe. Therefore the name Institute For The Study Of Man implies the study of man and its physical incarnation, the human-being, as opposed to the study of mankind.
Add to all of the above a quotation which will always have special significance to all those destined to head the Institute, namely:
"Veni, Vidi, Vici."
"I came, I saw, I conquered."