The Forgotten Way

Illness as medicine to the passions.

Over-eating is a form of gluttony of the consumption of food that is beyond what our body needs.

Sensuality is the desire to have pleasurable experiences.

Torpor is a state of insensibility, dullness, and indifference.

Doltishness is a dullness of mind that is slow to respond.

Satiety is eating to fullness. It seeks comfort, undue enjoyment, and satisfaction from food.

Foulness is gross and obscene language and behavior.

Infatuation is the intense, unreasonable attraction to someone.

Behold the Bridegroom is coming in the middle of the night, will the door be opened for you?

Boastfulness is to vainly bring light to our virtue to receive the praise of men.

How do we translate spiritual inspiration to daily implementation with discernment and obedience?

Self-elation is the feeling of intense joy and satisfaction in oneself for an accomplishment or act of virtue.

Presumption is to act with conceit and to falsely judge an idea as true although in reality it is unknown for certain.

Pride is an opponent of God, that leads us to despise our neighbor, reject obedience, and act without compassion.

Self-esteem is the excessive value we place on our self-image and own opinions.

Listlessness is the dissatisfaction with our duties that leads to inactivity or excessive busyness.

The value of manual labor as a family.

Dejection is evil sadness fueled by self-pity and despairing thoughts.

Anger is the sudden movement in the soul that seeks to correct and injure the one who wronged it.

Avarice is the love of money, the worship of an idol, that stems from a lack of faith.