We are taught to look for heroes, for saviours, for external help. That is a big part of the problem. We end up projecting our need for change into a need for others to change, before we can change.
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Mar 22
The Death of Socrates: History Showing that we are not Learning
The background to Socrates’ death sentence in 399 BC is both fascinating and complex, reflecting the political and social climate of ancient Athens.
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Mar 11
The lost tomb of Thutmose II
The finding of the lost tomb of Thutmose II is a significant event in the field of archaeology. Here are some key points about this remarkable find and relation to wider Egyptian culture of the period.
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Feb 03
A Global Mother Goddess Cult?
A Global Mother Goddess Cult? As I have continued to study the “Venus” Mother Goddess phenomenon, I have begun to build a picture for the development of belief, from the Palaeolithic to the present. The picture that is emerging, could be described as follows, albeit, with the minimal knowledge I have gathered so far: “In …
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Jul 19
Sovereignty and the Authority Problem
You are a sovereign being. Sovereign essentially means “self-possessed”, or in other words, you own yourself. Nobody else is capable of directing or governing your body or your mind except yourself.
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Jul 16
Marcion of Sinope
Marcion of Sinope was an influential early Christian theologian who lived around 85-160 AD. He is best known for founding Marcionism, a belief system that distinguished between the vengeful God of the Old Testament and the loving God of the New Testament, whom he believed sent Jesus Christ.
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May 16
Hekate
Hekate, also known as Hecate, is a figure of significant intrigue and complexity within ancient Greek religion and mythology. She is often depicted holding a pair of torches or keys and is associated with crossroads, the night, and the underworld.
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May 16
Christianity – Genesis
The Christian Creation myth, as recounted in the Book of Genesis, begins with the profound declaration, “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.”
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May 16
Without the water
Without the Earth, there is nothing to hold the water, without the water, there is nothing to contain the fire, without the fire, there is nothing, without the air, there is nothing to feed the fire.
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May 14
The Rainbow Bridge to Heaven
The concept of a bridge to heaven, often visualised as a rainbow, is a motif that appears in various religious traditions, symbolizing the connection between the earthly and the divine.
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May 08
Some thoughts on the structure of the divinity
If it was certain, that the structure of the divinity, commonly known as God, comprised of five key aspects, The nothing, The ineffable one, The Mother-Father, The Creator, and The Creation. Which current belief systems would respect that structure?
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May 06
Can you laugh your way to heaven?
The concept of laughter as a path to enlightenment or an afterlife, such as heaven or nirvana, is not a formal philosophy but rather a metaphorical interpretation found in various cultural and religious contexts.
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May 06
Was Christianity in England changed during the Victorian period?
I travelled to a church in England, where the vicar told me that the window I was looking at, contained a graven image of God the Father.
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Apr 22
Thinking yourself happy
A short note explaining the difference between pessimism and optimism.
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Apr 01
Musings around Easter and the nothing that is something
An article exploring some alternative philosophies and understandings behind the meaning of Easter, and the philosophy that there is nothing.
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Mar 18
Working through the Ultimate Question
The myth is that God woke up to find himself alone in a vast empty expanse. He had no memory of who he was or how he got here, but he did find in his memory a very long list of sentences which God interpreted as clues to who he was.
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Mar 13
Latest revelations on the nature of God and the universe
I thought I’d give you all an update on my spiritual development as I’ve had a very weird week, very, very weird. So weird, I’m turning atheist.
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Dec 19
The void explored
Let’s compare and contrast how different cultures have imagined and represented the void in their cosmogenic narratives, and what implications it has for their world-view and cosmology.
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Nov 26
Training the Ego – 10 – More Insight on Recurring Negative Thoughts
10 – More insight on Recurring Negative Thoughts There can be many sources of repeating negative thoughts, the type I would like to discuss here are those that seem to have their own life and are brought about by severe breakdowns in a person’s character, often these seem to be another person talking to you …
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Awakening to the Truth of Self
