GClock Line: 10 o’clock
Initiation: Harmony with Earth and Spirit
Theme: Sacred Space, Cosmic Harmony, Embodied Wisdom
Outer Priest: Alan Watts
Inner Priests: Melchizedek (as traveler), Sarah, Lot
Religion: Indigenous Spiritualities & Mystical Christianity
Narrative Station Title: “The Living Circle: The Philosopher at the Gate of Sacred Dwelling”
▶︎ Revelation Tie-In: “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them…” — Revelation 21:3
THE GATE OF COSMIC DWELLING
Zebulun means “dwelling” or “habitation.” In Jacob’s blessing, Zebulun is said to “dwell at the haven of the sea” (Genesis 49:13)—a poetic invitation to merge motion with stillness, to find peace amid life’s tides. This gate is where the eternal chooses to inhabit the now.
Alan Watts, the Zen Christian philosopher of paradox, is the outer priest of this gate. He taught that sacredness is not something found in distant heavens, but in direct, unfiltered experience—now. To Watts, the Earth is not a place we fall from, but the very stage of our awakening.
“You are the universe experiencing itself in human form.” — Alan Watts
He dwelled not in temples of stone, but in the living mystery of breath, bird, and blossom. He invited us to see life itself as the dwelling place of the divine.
STATION 10 — THE GATE OF ZEBULUN
In the twilight of the wilderness, a Philosopher sat on a stone.
He did not ask questions. He listened.
To the wind. To the fire.
To the voice beneath all voices.
And the Gate of Zebulun opened—
Not with fanfare, but with stillness.
A tent of stars above.
And peace within.
▶︎ Revelation Tie-In: “And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.” — Revelation 21:22
QUALITIES NEEDED: GROUNDEDNESS AND GRATITUDE
To dwell is to live with the world, not against it.
It means to be at home in your own skin, and with all that lives.
“Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.” — Alan Watts
“The land does not belong to us. We belong to the land.” — Native American Proverb
“In everything give thanks.” — 1 Thessalonians 5:18
This gate is for those who no longer chase enlightenment, but allow it to arise like mist over still water.
INNER REQUIREMENT: SACRED ATTUNEMENT
Zebulun teaches that your body is not an obstacle to the divine—it is its expression.
To be present is to be prayerful.
“You are an aperture through which the universe is looking at and exploring itself.” — Alan Watts
“He hath made everything beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart.” — Ecclesiastes 3:11
“The sky is my father, the Earth is my mother.” — Indigenous Australian Saying
Here, listening is greater than learning. Presence is greater than effort.
GNOSTIC PARALLEL: THE WORLD AS DIVINE BODY
The Gnostic soul, when awakened, sees Earth not as illusion or exile, but as reflection—distorted, yes, but sacred.
“Split a piece of wood, and I am there. Lift the stone, and you will find me.” — Gospel of Thomas, Logion 77
The veil lifts not when you escape the world, but when you see through it.
▶︎ Revelation Tie-In: “There shall be no more curse… and his servants shall serve him.” — Revelation 22:3
WHAT TO BRING: REVERENCE AND A LISTENING HEART
Bring no baggage. Bring no map.
Bring your breath.
Bring your bare feet.
Bring your willingness to be here now.
“Be still, and know that I am God.” — Psalm 46:10
“Listen, or your tongue will make you deaf.” — Cherokee Proverb
“The meaning of life is just to be alive.” — Alan Watts
MELCHIZEDEKIAN INSIGHT: THE PRIESTHOOD OF DWELLING
The inner priests of this gate show that holiness is not a destination, but a way of being present:
- Melchizedek — who met Abraham at a desert crossroads and turned a meal into mystery.
- Sarah — whose tent became the portal of promise, where time bent and angels visited.
- Lot — who wandered the fertile and the fallen, and found that true dwelling is found only in righteousness.
These are the keepers of the sacred hearth—the ones who sanctify the circle, not escape it.
▶︎ Revelation Tie-In: “And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven.” — Revelation 21:2
CONTEMPLATIVE REFLECTIONS
- Do I dwell with the world or float above it in thought?
- Where is my spiritual hearth—within or without?
- Can I be still enough to hear the Earth whisper the Word?
PRAYER FOR PASSING THROUGH THE TENTH GATE
O Dwelling Presence,
I come not to ascend, but to inhabit.
I come not to strive, but to surrender.
Pitch Your tent in my breath.
Let my every step echo reverence.
Let my life become a sanctuary—
Where heaven and earth meet in stillness.
Amen.
THE DWELLING OF HARMONY
Zebulun is not about fleeing the body, but being in it.
Not about ownership, but about honor.
Not about climbing a ladder to heaven, but circling around a fire.
This is the Gate where the sacred is found in soil and smile,
Where breath becomes liturgy,
And where the soul finally understands:
There is nowhere to go.
You already dwell in the Divine.
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