Tag Archives: Bible

“Miracles Happen All the Time”

An Interview with God (2018) Well, I’m going to have to admit that this film is as close to the reality of a crisis intervention as I’ve ever seen. And it feels true, too. From IMDb: “Paul Asher, an up-and-coming … Continue reading

Posted in reviews, showbusiness, spirituality | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

You Really Cannot Make This Stuff Up, or Can You?

Jesus: Last of the Pharaohs This book is the first one of a series written by Ralph Ellis. I have not read the rest. But I feel that I have skirted the central premise of this work, mainly due to … Continue reading

Posted in history, spirituality | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Kabbalah: “It’s Written in the Book of Life”

The Truth Behind the Bible Code (1997) I’ve had this book since 2013 (before I started writing these blogs). I’ve alluded to it several times, most specifically to suggest that someone from the future went back to the past to … Continue reading

Posted in history, paranoia, Science and Mathematics, spirituality | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Two Strange Passages from Revelation

The Pagan Christ Appendix C (Pages 211-213) by Tom Harpur ‘There are two oddities from the text of the New Testament itself. They fully support the thesis that the true background of the Jesus story is the eternal, spiritual Christ … Continue reading

Posted in paranoia, spirituality | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

When Belief is Shaken

Falling Leaves For those of us raised in the Christian tradition, it can come as a bit of a shock to discover that the Word of God is not what is written in the Bible but the One Spirit of … Continue reading

Posted in paranoia, spirituality | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Twelve: Its Spiritual Importance

According to Tom Harpur’s The Pagan Christ (Pages 86-88) In Luke’s Gospel, we read how Jesus’ parents took him to the temple for what today is called his bar mitzvah — his entry into adult responsibility to the Torah. But … Continue reading

Posted in history, spirituality | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

The Bible as Allegory

Noah (2014) Who doesn’t like a good story? In the ancient past, knowledge was passed down through the generations by telling stories. Oral history was later written down. Just as luck would have it (?) we watched Noah last night. … Continue reading

Posted in history, showbusiness, spirituality | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

From the Very Beginning, the True Religion

The Pagan Christ (2004) My cousin Doug’s wife, Margot, mentioned this excellent book in 2007 when I visited them in London, UK that spring. As you may have surmised by my manuscript that I compiled in 1996, I had already … Continue reading

Posted in history, spirituality | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

What’s in a Number: 153?

Fishers of Men? Reading through David Wilcock’s Awakening in the Dream today, I was surprised to find that the number 153 is significant to the dimensions of the Great Pyramid of Giza. Well, let’s be clear, I’m not really surprised, … Continue reading

Posted in history, spirituality | Tagged , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

The Birth of Christianity Reimagined

The Man Who Died D.H. Lawrence, towards the end of his life, started to examine the life and death of Jesus. I read this book in the 1970’s and, at the time, thought about what Lawrence was trying to accomplish … Continue reading

Posted in paranoia, spirituality | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments