Category Archives: spirituality

It Takes a Minute for the Penny to Finally Drop

The Clue was Being a Cleric His Whole Life It’s the kind of thing that happens all the time, at least to me. I was pondering the comment that my daughter made on a previous post, and my mind said, … Continue reading

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This Man Took an Individual Pathway to Enlightenment

Éliphas Lévi (February 8, 1810 – May 31, 1875) Okay. I don’t know why I was given this man‘s name this morning as I was waking up, but I suspect it was because I was running through scenarios in my … Continue reading

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One Tarot Card Holds the Key to What’s Going On

X Wheel of Fortune Have you ever wondered why certain images play on our unconscious understanding? The Wheel of Fortune displays so many links to different things, it makes me think it was all specifically planned. When I had my … Continue reading

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Finally, a Man After My Own Heart

Sean O’Laoire (August 26, 1946) Don’t laugh, please: when I first saw Sean O’Laoire on the Gregg Braden Official YouTube channel video this morning, I was struck by the impression that his face is exactly how we would imagine Jesus’ … Continue reading

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Talking about Artificial Intelligence, It’s Time to Revisit…

The Matrix (1999) Sometimes, science fiction movies can help us to ‘see’ more clearly what will happen to humanity, if it doesn’t wake up. The Matrix is one of those films that definitely was a wake-up call to me. In … Continue reading

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Stretching Until the Link is Paper Thin

Annie Besant (October 1, 1847 – September 20, 1933) This person is the third part of the Theosophical Society Trinity. You might call Annie Besant the Holy Spirit of the group. Madame Blavatsky is the Father, and Henry Olcott is … Continue reading

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The First White Buddhist in Asia

Henry Steel Alcott (August 2, 1832 – February 17, 1907) This is going to be a bit of a stretch, especially as Henry S Alcott seems such a sober and solemn individual. Are there any pictures of him smiling? As … Continue reading

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Curious: What Does Spiritual Awakening Look Like?

Joel Solomon Goldsmith (March 10, 1892 – June 17, 1964) Christian Science is a very potent spiritual process. This man was introduced to it when his father was healed by a Christian Science practitioner in London. Goldsmith’s stated that the … Continue reading

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The 19th Century Version of a Sleeping Prophet

Andrew Jackson Davis (August 11, 1826 – January 13, 1910) It was a question in the back of my mind: it’s all well and fine to relate present day individuals with their revolutionary counterparts, but what about their intervening lives? … Continue reading

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Nero Married His Half-Sister

Claudia Octavia (39-40 AD – June 9, 62 AD) Looks like someone took a hammer to her statue’s nose. This is Claudia Octavia, wife to Nero. We do not have an accurate birth date, so I’ll have to skip that … Continue reading

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