Discover : Divine Covenant

Cards and guidebook entirely bilingual (English-French)

See the deck     Draw a card

It’s been said that our language is a journey of the soul.  If that’s so, I seem to have entered this world with a suitcase !  I departed from a country called « English » and have arrived in another, called « French. »  I find my homeland on the page, whichever language I choose.  I like what happens there : this threefold encounter of author, reader, and the page that brings us together.  There, the mystery of our connection expresses itself over and over, thanks to the intangible medium of consciousness, where our thoughts come and go, meet and disperse.  I thank all those who agree to enter and share this space with me.

Louise Thunin, born in the United States (New Jersey), is a bilingual author.  She has published short stories, novels and three books of creative non-fiction, chronicling, in diverse forms, her experiences as a chaplain in a men’s prison.  Louise has created an « oracle »  deck, Divine Covenant, Biblical wisdom cards, accompanied by a guidebook.  This strikingly illustrated deck is one of a kind, and its presentation is entirely bilingual. You can enjoy it alone or with others.

Freeing Life

Something struck home when I read this phrase of Krishnamurti’s last night (Life in Freedom) : ˝Once you have liberated Life…˝ And here I realize – I who have been hoping for awakening, hoping Life will free me – that I’ve been mistaken!  I don’t have to be liberated, to awaken, for freedom is my essential nature.  On the other hand, it’s up to me (i.e. the individual I take myself for) to free the Life that animates my being, to free It from the obstacles of my beliefs, cellular memories, and programming. It’s my mission as a human being. I think I finally understand what Etty Hillesum means when she writes that it’s we who must ˝ help˝ God.

Joy Takes the Subway

I don’t go to Paris often, but when I do, it seems I spend most of my time in the subway (métro). The younger crowd are all busy with their smartphones.  Only the tourists keep an eye peeled, and for good reason.  Everything is new, and moreover, better get off at the right station.   Each subway car I entered on Tuesday had its beggar, and even some of those didn’t make any more eye contact with me than did the other travelers ; even they were in a hurry and preoccupied !

Can We «Let Go » All by Ourselves ?

I have a friend who’s gifted at psychological and spiritual counseling, and one of her favorite words is « let go ! »  I’d love to, but it’s not that easy !  Can we manage to do it all by ourselves ? We hang on to our worries, our problems, our chagrin.  Unconsciously, we may have the impression that they help to define us, to give us substance. They don’t, of course.  Or perhaps we’d be delighted just to let go of them, but they’re  obsessive and keep gate-crashing !

It’s as if we were dragging a heavy suitcase in the train station, crying out, « Please help me ! » and here’s a nice person who comes and picks it up for us, but our hand stays clenched on the handle.