Quotes About Discovery

were inspired by Ptolemy. Had Magellan comprehended the size of the Pacific

its currents, storms, and reefs, it is unlikely that he would have dared to mount an expedition.

The quest began as early as 1419, when Prince Henry, the third son of João I and his English wife, Philippa

Known as Prince Henry the Navigator, he rarely went to sea himself; instead, he inspired others to conquer the ocean.

without the Pacific Ocean to inform his calculations, the estimated length of his route came to only half the actual distance.

he would have to do was find a way to get around or through South America

After three busy days in one of Tenerife's harbors, Pigafetta wrote, "We departed thence and came to a port called Monterose

and he would be at the doorstep of the Indies.

Eventually, Magellan gave the Indians a name—Pathagoni, a neologism

This was nearly the same mistake that Columbus had made over and over

and accomplished mariners dared to venture into the Ocean Sea, as the Atlantic Ocean was then known.

during his four voyages. And it was a mistake that would be corrected only at the cost of great suffering

set sail for the Spice Islands.

generation earlier, Manuel's father had sent ships to intercept Columbus.

When you allow your self to travel freely, the self will unerringly move and bring to you exactly those experiences, people and things that you need. A New World will be born from out of your Unicity.

You are an epiphany.

There are many other beings that you will discover in the Gnostic Galaxy if you choose to delve more deeply into Gnosticism. For instance, there is Barbelo, who speaks of Herself in the Trimorphic Protennoia. While She appears in certain Gnostic texts such as The Three Steles of Seth and the above Trimorphic Protennoia, Barbelo is a very complex being, often portrayed as androgynous.

And if we continue our journey back into our unconscious we will discover our alien and inter-stellar origins.

Each human being contains the Essence within himself or herself, but the knowledge remains latent in most people.

Naked implies Essence. May we all know our Essence as we journey to the land of the Sarmoung.

Learn how to work and then the Great Work will be revealed to you.

Potential requires exploration.

Allow yourself to wander and travel through your world for one day without resorting to dividing the world up into pairs of opposites. The Journey Without Aim is often propitious.

A helpful technique to assist you in discovering the contradiction contained in your desired goal is to use the following formula: When does (positive) appear to be (negative)?