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Inspired Transmission or Plagiarized Book?

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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In This “New Age”…

Are Psychics Real? Now, this is the question for the ages. As one of the practitioners of the ‘forbidden’ arts, I am quite sensitive to the idea that we (as a group) are unwitting instruments of the devil. I had … Continue reading

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Is This Letter a “Deep Fake” or the “Real Deal”?

Pontius Pilate’s Letter to Tiberius about Jesus YouTube offered a strange video for my viewing pleasure, yesterday. It comes from a series of videos which are verbatim recitations of chapters from a book called “Archko Volume”. But, is the Acta … Continue reading

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Who or What is the Antichrist?

No One Can Serve Two Masters Ellie Dreams Down Under decided to try to answer if Donald was the Antichrist by asking her cards the question. The result even surprised her, although in retrospect the solution was already known. Here’s … Continue reading

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“In Another Life, We’d Be Married”

Mary Magdalene and the Gardener The story of Mary Magdalene mistaking Jesus for the gardener, after his resurrection, has always puzzled me. Wouldn’t she have recognized him? Or was she so grief-stricken that she couldn’t see properly? (And I’m sure … Continue reading

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On the Question of Jesus Being a Buddhist…

Therapeutae All roads seem to lead back to Alexandria. Philo of Alexandria wrote about them. They may have been related to the Essenes in Palestine. And they may have actually been Buddhists. How’s that for a full circle? Their system … Continue reading

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New Insight: Charlton Heston and Two Jewish Stories

Ben-Hur and Moses Last night, Rogers internet went down for an hour or so. To pass the time, I picked up the book about Charlton Heston and continued reading about his time filming Ben-Hur. What I hadn’t expected was this … Continue reading

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The Clue to the Connection was His Birth Date

Isaac Newton (December 25, 1642 – March 20, 1727) Every day, I await inspiration to guide my next post: this one came from my daily “On this day in History” desk calendar. Today’s subject was born (perhaps) in the middle … Continue reading

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In the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of a Nation

Orange Jesus OK. This is getting silly, and serious at the same time. Liz Cheney quoted a Republican congressman in her book “Oath and Honor”: “Among them was Republican Congressman Mark Green of Tennessee,” Cheney writes. “As he moved down the line, … Continue reading

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This One Looks More Like Reality

Mary Magdalene (July 22, 7 AD – 61 AD) Following Edgar Cayce’s lead, given in readings for #295 (Mildred Davis), I have reset Mary Magdalene‘s birth year to 7 AD, since she was 22 in the spring of 30 AD … Continue reading

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