The KJV Holy Bible

 

Luke Chapter Fifteen

 

1 Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.

2 And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.

3 And he spake this parable unto them, saying,

4 What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?

5 And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

6 And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.

7 I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.

8 Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?

9 And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.

10 Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.

11 And he said, A certain man had two sons:

12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.

13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.

15 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

16 And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

17 And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!

18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,

19 And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.

20 And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

21 And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.

22 But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:

23 And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:

24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.

25 Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.

26 And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.

27 And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.

28 And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him.

29 And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:

30 But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

31 And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.

32 It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.

 

 

Esoteric Interpretation & Commentary

 

The Hermetic Blueprint of Luke Chapter Fifteen: The Law of Retrieval and the Reintegration of the Soul 

"Luke Chapter Fifteen illustrates the relentless, unifying nature of the Divine Light. Through three profound Alchemical parables, it reveals the necessity of recovering fragmented internal Faculties, deliberately illuminating the deepest corners of the Subconscious, and the ultimate Hermetic return of the exiled Mind to the Sovereign Will."

 

 

Verses 1-7: The Lost Sheep and the Focus of the Will - "Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him... What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?..." 

The Pharisees complain because the Divine Light associates with the lowest, most unrefined aspects of the Psyche (sinners). The parable of the sheep reveals the targeted mechanics of the Sovereign Will. The ninety-nine represent the perfectly Aligned, disciplined Faculties of the Microcosm. When one single Faculty becomes fragmented and lost in the chaotic Astral wilderness, the Superconscious does not abandon it. It concentrates its High-frequency Energy entirely on locating and retrieving that specific lost aspect, proving that the Great Work demands total, uncompromised internal Unity.

 

 

 

Verses 8-10: The Lost Coin and the Sweeping of the Psyche - "Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it? And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me..." 

The woman represents the active Receptive Subconscious, and the coin represents a vital unit of pure Spiritual Vitality or ancient inherent Wisdom. To recover this lost Energy, the Mind must light a candle—meaning it must ignite the flames of internal Spiritual Illumination. Sweeping the house is the rigorous, disciplined Alchemical purification of the entire inner temple. The lost Faculty cannot be found in a cluttered, chaotic Mind; the Psyche must be diligently cleansed until the lost Spiritual wealth is uncovered and Reintegrated.

 

 

Verses 11-24: The Prodigal Son and Alchemical Reintegration - "A certain man had two sons: And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me... and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine... And when he came to himself, he said... I will arise and go to my father..." 

This is the ultimate Hermetic allegory of the Soul's descent into matter. The younger son represents an aspect of the Conscious Mind that takes its inherent Spiritual Energy (inheritance) and plunges into the "far country" of the dense material plane, squandering its Vitality on unchecked lower Passions. The resulting famine is absolute Spiritual starvation, forcing the Ego to submit to the lowest animal nature (feeding swine). The Awakening occurs when he "came to himself"—the realization that material dense Energy cannot sustain the Microcosm. His return is the Alchemical Reintegration. The Father (the Superconscious) does not punish him, but instantly embraces him, immediately restoring his Magickal Authority (the ring and the best robe) because the lower Ego has been completely humbled.

 

 

Verses 25-32: The Elder Brother and the Orthodox Intellect - "Now his elder son was in the field... and he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him. And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment..." 

The elder brother represents the rigid, mechanical, orthodox Intellect. It has always obeyed the rules and remained in the field, but it operates out of transactional obedience rather than pure Divine Love. It becomes bitterly resentful of the grace bestowed upon the returning lower nature. The Sovereign Will must gently correct this orthodox Intellect, explaining the ultimate Alchemical truth: the mechanical obedience of the Ego means nothing compared to the miraculous resurrection of a spiritually dead Faculty. The highest expression of The All is the joyous, harmonious Reintegration of the entire Microcosm.