November 3, 2014 Excerpt Lava Flow: A Spiritual Fire? The origin and nature of a lava flow provides an interesting inspiration for this article I call Lava Flow: A Spiritual Fire? Wikipedia says this about a lava flow: A lava flow is a moving outpouring of lava, which is created during a non-explosive effusive eruption. When it has stopped moving, lava solidifies to form igneous rock. Lava is the molten rock expelled by a volcano during an eruption and the resulting rock after solidification and cooling. This molten rock is formed in the interior of some planets, including Earth, and some of their satellites. The source of the heat that liquefies the rock within the earth is geothermal energy. When first erupted from a volcanic vent, lava is a liquid at temperatures from 700 to 1,200 °C (1,292 to 2,192 °F). Up to 100,000 times as thick as water, lava can flow great distances before cooling and solidifying because of its thixotropic properties. As we learn, a lava flow results from a volcanic eruption. Within the volcano is an energy of the Earth that retains and causes a great amount of heat. That heat is so great that it melts the internal rock within the volcano to create the substance of lava. That lava is so thick, liquidity, and soft that it pours forth like honey in a gushy, profuse, and overflowing way. Over time, the lava will solidify. From a spiritual perspective there may be volcanic activity of our inner life that results in lava flow. This happens when we become so hot within ourselves that we begin to erupt emotionally or explode physically. However, from the goodness of our soul the hard fiery rock melts to create a soft, burning, gushy lava flow of our inner being. Instead of erupting or exploding with hostility we experience a fiery and passionate burn within our soul. That lava flow will eventually solidify our union with the divinity of the soul and with the blossoms of the spiritual fruit. youtu.be/ekIF4fwgmWQ
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