Tag Archives: inspirational words

English is Such a Challenging Language:

Posted on August 6, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Homophones At 5:00 am today I was awake, as I usually am, every day. I said a little prayer asking for a hint about today’s post (here). Two words sprang into my mind: pleas and please. Their juxtaposition put me … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Downloads or Intrusive Thoughts?

Posted on March 15, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Lately, I’ve had a dream image repeat itself most mornings, just before I wake up. In its latest version, the walls of my room seem to be flooded with light. But attached to the moving light are words and phrases … Continue reading →

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Inspired Transmission or Plagiarized Book?

Posted on March 12, 2024 by cdsmiller17

The Urantia Book (1924 – 1955) Someone asked Ellie Dreams Down Under if this book was real or not. There is no ‘author’ as such, since it purports to be coming from a spiritual channel. So, it’s in the same … Continue reading →

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Keep Your Light Shining

Posted on December 22, 2023 by cdsmiller17

During the Darkest Time of the Year

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And Writing about the Timing of Poems being Published

Posted on September 15, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Last Words of an Unknown Soldier Poem (June 15, 1944) I wrote about this poem in my post “Why I Write…” and now that I have explored the idea of charting when a poem is published widely for the first … Continue reading →

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Have You Ever Wondered Why We Say “Amen”?

Posted on October 5, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Om Admit it: you probably think ‘amen’ is an English word meaning, “Let it be so.” That is its most common translation. But it derives from the Hindu symbolic word, “Om.” It represents the Word from Genesis 1 and John … Continue reading →

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The Mystical Marriage

Posted on April 12, 2022 by cdsmiller17

The Nature of the Mystery is Love This is one post that would be better served if I just get out of the way and quote from Jesus and the Lost Goddess: It is easy with a book such as … Continue reading →

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I’d Never Read the Word Before, But It’s Familiar

Posted on January 20, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Murāqabah The word murāqabah is derived from the base of rā-qāf-bā The base has the meaning of guarding and watching over with the expectation of noticing any change, unique qualities or abnormalities of a given thing. The word is also … Continue reading →

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Was This Man a Fraudster or an Inspired Writer?

Posted on October 21, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Edmond Bordeaux Szekely (March 5, 1905 – 1979) There is a purpose to this post: I want to see if there are signs of conscious fraud in Szekely‘s birth chart. As his birth time is unknown, I have rectified his … Continue reading →

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“She Who Holds the World” (1937)

Posted on August 10, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Helena Roerich (February 12, 1879 – October 5, 1955) Of course I’m going to look at this person: she was instrumental in Nicholas Roerich’s spiritual mission, and she was a mystic, a dreamer and a spiritual writer in her own … Continue reading →

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