The statement suggests that directing your attention and affection towards the divine realm has the effect of opening your heart. On a literal level, it implies that prayer, worship, or contemplation can lead to emotional openness and a feeling of connection.

The Hermetic tradition, however, understands this opening as a fundamental alchemical process of the soul. The divine, often referred to as the One or the All, is the source of all existence and consciousness. Devotion, in this context, is not mere sentiment but a directed energetic alignment. By focusing your will and love upon the divine, you begin to purify the subtle bodies, particularly the heart-center (the seat of emotion and intuition). This purification, akin to the alchemical process of calcination and dissolution, burns away the dross of egoic attachment and worldly distractions. As the heart becomes more refined, it becomes a clearer vessel for the divine light and wisdom, allowing you to perceive the interconnectedness of all things, a core tenet of Hermetic philosophy found in texts like the Emerald Tablet. The opening of the heart is thus the opening of the inner eye to gnosis.

In your life: Cultivate moments of focused contemplation or gratitude, consciously directing your inner energy towards what you perceive as the divine, to foster inner receptivity and clarity.