Category Archives: spirituality

What are ‘Movement and Rest’?

Posted on July 18, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Gospel of Thomas, 50 All during the writing of The Star of Bethlehem manuscript in 1996, I knew I was getting somewhere, but couldn’t quite grasp where that somewhere was. Now, 24 years later, I’m returning to one of the … Continue reading →

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Symbolism of Last Supper: The Passover Meal, or Just a Dinner?

Posted on July 17, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Communion Bread and Wine Why I should be presented with an all-nighter about the Seder, I have no idea. It might have something to do with the idea that Jesus led the disciples in a dance after their meal that … Continue reading →

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Elitism: Inner Group Work

Posted on July 15, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Does This Figure Look Familiar? In response to a prompt from Beyond Belief I went looking for an image to represent what happens when people work in groups, especially in spiritual ones. This is what I found. It looks like … Continue reading →

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How Well Do You Know Yourself?

Posted on July 13, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas It’s been awhile since I read this book, published in 2003. Elaine Pagels is a biblical scholar who focuses on the New Testament Greek writings. Her interest has always been on the Gnostic … Continue reading →

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I’m Not a Jewish Mystic, but I Could So Easily Be One

Posted on July 10, 2020 by cdsmiller17

The Holy Zohar: The Book of Abraham On Wednesday of this week, at about 10:15 am, I was looking through my basement library for a couple of books, that I needed to scan the covers of, for new images of … Continue reading →

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Astrology: What a Fraud Chart Looks Like

Posted on July 9, 2020 by cdsmiller17

This is the precise moment when a fraudster repeated his (or her) actions in order to benefit from CERB using My Account with the Canada Revenue Agency. On its own, there is nothing very dramatic about the crime. But when … Continue reading →

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The Inner Guide Meditation

Posted on July 8, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Read and Follow These Instructions Carefully (All quotes are from the Second Impression in 1983 of The Aquarian Press publication dated 1982). There is one thing about human beings that is consistent throughout the world: we do not follow instructions … Continue reading →

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And Yet Another Eclipse, This Time Lunar…

Posted on July 4, 2020 by cdsmiller17

According to The American Ephemeris, this is the moment when the lunar eclipse begins to take effect. It doesn’t become absolute until 14 minutes later (according to Kepler 7.0). Then all the planets will line up on the same side … Continue reading →

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Did Judas Hang Himself, or was that 1st Century Fake News?

Posted on July 4, 2020 by cdsmiller17

His Role in Jesus’ Story is So Misunderstood When you consider how the winning side always gets to write the history books, it shouldn’t be a surprise to be told that one of the villains of the Passover Plot was … Continue reading →

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Gnosis No. 20: Gurgjieff & The Fourth Way

Posted on July 2, 2020 by cdsmiller17

What’s the Big Secret? Views of a Hidden Teaching. (Summer ’91) My friend, Raymond Hebert, lent me his copy of this issue of the Gnosis magazine. Our shared interest is in Gurdjieff and his teachings. This issue’s total focus was … Continue reading →

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