Tag Archives: mysticism

If You Kant Beat Them, Join Them

Posted on May 24, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Immanuel Kant (April 22, 1724 – February 12, 1804) Philosophers are a boring lot. It’s hard to get excited about them. ESOTERICA‘s video about Kant, yesterday, almost put me to sleep. But, because I’d previously written about Emanuel Swedenborg, whom … Continue reading →

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The Chinese Showed Us “The Way” 600 Years BCE

Posted on August 12, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Tao I don’t claim to know everything (or anything) about Taoism, but Wikipedia has a long passage about it. Tao (or Dao) can mean way, road, channel, path, doctrine, or line. The Tao is a natural order that enables all things to exist … Continue reading →

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Happy Belated Birthday Wishes, to My Newest Pen Pal

Posted on October 28, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Mystic Yak (October 25, 1965) He sent me these details today, but neglected to tell me if they were his or not. I don’t even know his name. And, normally, I wouldn’t even publish the chart without permission, but he’s … Continue reading →

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Last of the Great Russian Christian Mystics

Posted on December 2, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Leo Tolstoy (September 9, 1828 – November 20, 1910) Ian, from our Faith & Science group, sent me links to pdf copies of two of Leo Tolstoy‘s books on the Gospels. Ian also copied out the Preface to “The Gospel … Continue reading →

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The Beatles’ First Time on an American Television Show

Posted on August 21, 2021 by cdsmiller17

The Ed Sullivan Show (February 9, 1964) Obviously, I’ve written about this event before, in my ebook “At This Point in Time”. But, when I first looked at the chart, I was not focused on inconjuncts and the hidden agendas … Continue reading →

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This “Quiet” Beatle was Actually Profoundly “Deep”

Posted on August 20, 2021 by cdsmiller17

George Harrison (February 25, 1943 – November 29, 2001) This photo probably says it all: up to his neck in water. George Harrison was an enigma to most people, including some astrologers who decided to rectify his chart backward in … Continue reading →

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The Grey Eminence: Friend and Confidant to Richelieu

Posted on July 2, 2021 by cdsmiller17

François Leclerc du Tremblay (November 4, 1577 – December 17, 1638) Just after researching Cardinal Richelieu last week, I heard this term “Grey Eminence” on Jeopardy for the first time. I took it as a sign. Father Joseph started out … Continue reading →

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Listening to the Sound of Silence

Posted on December 28, 2020 by cdsmiller17

The Secret Book of Dzyan I started reading this little book about the ‘oldest manuscript in the world’ yesterday. What have I gleaned, so far? The Language of the Book of Dzyan Like all secret manuscripts stored in Shambhala, the … Continue reading →

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Is It Really Possible? Could I Have Been Him?

Posted on October 29, 2020 by cdsmiller17

William Blake (November 28, 1757 – August 15, 1827) I wasn’t going to go here again, after deciding that John Varley was a better fit for me. And then I spotted the Peter Ackroyd book, Blake, in my office library. … Continue reading →

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Are You Willing to Bet Your Life on It?

Posted on August 13, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Blaise Pascal (June 19, 1623 – August 19, 1662) Now, here’s an interesting bit of wisdom from the 17th century, as discussed in “The Truth Behind the Bible Code”: “Pascal’s wager” is his application of statistical mathematics — not quite … Continue reading →

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