The Fourth Stage of Being

"I said, 'You are gods, and all of you are children of the Most High.'” - Psalm 82:6

The First Stage: Kenosis

The Second Stage: Peregrinatio

The Third Stage: Askesis

The Fourth Stage: Theosis

I have started to write this half a dozen times and still cannot get it quite right. I’ll ask you to bear with me.

This is because the fourth and final stage towards Being is the most liminal, it becomes more nebulous the more we attempt to define it. …