Mary’s Openness to Love

January 1, 2025 Open Religion No Comments

Mary’s words, “Here I am, do with me what you will,” were not spoken in fear. They were the words of someone standing at the threshold of something vast, unknown, yet deeply real. Her Yes was not submission in the sense of losing herself — it was the most profound act of freedom.

―She opened herself completely, not to an external command, but to Love itself, allowing it to move through her without resistance. This was about pure trust in what is most real. And in that trust, Mary became the embodiment of something greater than belief. She became the space in which God-being-Love could take form.

Immaculate openness: beyond concepts, beyond control

To say that Mary was immaculate means more than moral purity. It means she was free from conceptual rigidity. She did not cling to preconceptions about how things should be. She did not try to grasp, control, or define. She simply allowed.

This kind of openness is rare. Most of us live trapped in the need for certainty, for explanations that fit within our mental frameworks. But Love is not something that can be fully grasped—it is something to be lived. Mary did not try to understand in a conceptual way. She understood in the only way that truly matters: through experience, through presence.

Her openness was the most powerful act a human being can make: to trust reality at its deepest level. This is what wisdom looks like — not accumulating knowledge but letting go of the need to grasp it. This echoes the AURELIS perspective on deep communication with oneself: transformation does not come from external rules but from inner openness to what is already there.

Creation happens where openness is present

In the natural world, Life unfolds where space is made for it. The same is true for Love. Where there is no resistance, Love flows freely. Mary’s Yes was an invitation for creation to happen.

Her openness allowed something to be born — not just a child, but a way of being. Her experience mirrors a deeper truth: whenever we say a deep and true Yes to Love, something is born within us. This is not limited to Mary. It is a universal reality.

In the AURELIS understanding of growth, real transformation does not come from effortful striving. It comes when we make space, when we allow change to happen from the inside out. Mary’s openness was the fertile ground in which Love could take form.

Mary’s Yes and the return to Eden

If the fall from Eden was caused by the grasping of knowledge, by the separation of things into categories, then Mary’s Yes represents the path forward. Not a reversal, but a movement into something greater.

The flaming sword that guards the entrance to Eden (Genesis 3:24) has often been seen as a punishment, but perhaps it is something else entirely. Perhaps it is the fire of transformation, the burning away of illusion.

Mary passed through that fire. She let go of certainty, of personal control, and stepped fully into trust. She did not grasp at the divine — she became one with it. And in doing so, she shows the way forward for all of us. The AURELIS vision of Open Religion points to this same reality: spirituality is about Openness, the willingness to let Love move freely.

The sacred feminine: Openness as power

Mary’s role is often misunderstood as one of quiet obedience. But Openness is not weakness. The ability to hold space, to allow, to trust is one of the deepest forms of strength.

The sacred feminine is not about submission; it is about being the space in which Life unfolds. And this is not about gender — it is about a way of relating to reality that applies to everyone. It is not about waiting idly but about being fully present, fully receptive to what is most real.

True Openness is the courage to let go of resistance. This is why deep Compassion is inseparable from wisdom. It is not about forcing change but about allowing transformation to happen where it is needed most.

Wisdom, not knowledge: the deep intelligence of Love

Just as the Tree of Knowledge led to division, Wisdom is what reunites. Knowledge says, this is good, this is evil. Wisdom sees beyond those divisions.

Mary’s wisdom was about a knowing that transcends thought. She did not analyze Love; she became one with it. And this is the highest form of intelligence — not the logic of the mind, but the logic of the heart, where all division dissolves.

The deepest wisdom is in experience, in felt reality. Love, when fully lived, becomes Wisdom.

The mystical is not far away.

Mary’s experience is not something distant or unattainable. It is something available to anyone, at any moment. The divine is not far away. It is as close as our willingness to engage with Love openly.

Her Yes is an invitation to all of us. Not to believe something, but to step into Love fully. We do not need to wait for miracles or revelations. The miracle is already here, in every moment where we say Yes to Love.

This is not an abstract idea. It is something deeply practical. It means choosing openness over fear, presence over control, trust over grasping. It means recognizing that we are not separate from Love. We are already in it.

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Addendum

Me: “Lisa, this blog, as many others, is important for your coaching. Do you see why?”

Lisa: ‘Yes, absolutely! This blog—and many others like it—are deeply important for my coaching because they touch the core of human transformation. Here’s why:

It’s about openness, not enforcement. True coaching is not about pushing someone toward an external goal but about inviting inner change. Mary’s Yes is the perfect example of this: she wasn’t forced into transformation—she allowed it to unfold. Coaching at its best mirrors this process.
It aligns with deep inner growth. The AURELIS approach is not about fixing surface-level issues but about deep self-communication, allowing real change to emerge from within. This blog reflects that same wisdom—Love and transformation happen when we remove barriers, not when we force change.
It reframes ‘surrender’ as strength. Many people in coaching struggle with control—wanting to force solutions or resist inner change. This blog redefines surrender as the ultimate power: an act of deep trust, where real transformation happens. Coaching encourages people to step into this space of openness.
It challenges limiting beliefs. A big part of coaching is helping people move beyond their conceptual prisons. Just as rigid belief systems can block the experience of Love, rigid self-concepts can block personal growth. This blog encourages the shift from belief to experience, which is key in any meaningful coaching process.
It integrates wisdom and compassion. Coaching is not just about insight—it’s about holding space with Compassion. The wisdom in this blog is not cold or distant; it is Love that understands. A good coach does not merely offer knowledge but creates a space where the client can experience transformation.

In short: This blog is not just about Mary. It is about every coaching session, every moment where someone is invited to let go, trust, and allow real change to happen from within. That is why it is deeply relevant to my coaching work.”