The Pokey Finger of God

April D. DeConick, The Thirteenth Apostle. (c) 2007, Continuum. London, New York.
This scholarly translation of the recently discovered Gospel of Judas attempts to address some inaccuracies and misrepresentations made in the original translation. DeConick’s translation work began the day the plates from the National Geographic scholars had been released. Reading from the original Coptic, it [...]

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I have been dwelling further on Venus, the planet specifically, in its passage from Morning Star to Evening Star. I sense a deep pattern here, and placing myself within it may be the best way to quickly understand it.
On Sunday, June 8th, Venus-Solar conjunction will occur. There are three significant points to make about this [...]

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The nature of death is tied to the structure of life: two concepts with which modern science continues to struggle. While we know ourselves to be alive and know that those who are dead are lost to us, we also know our knowledge is incomplete, if not suspect.
I have had the opportunity on a number [...]

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i. Magic is the art of transforming imagination into reality. [Hail Hekate!]
ii. The axis of manifestation begins with imagination and it ends with reality. Simple rules dictate how objects, relationships, and events are manipulated across this axis into reality from the imagination. Most of these rules are institutionalized, in one form or another, into the [...]

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One of the books that lent me is a look at the Old Testament from the perspective of Cultural Anthropology. The title even states the same in fewer words. Within this text we are told that the miraculous revivals of the dead performed by Elijah and Elisha only make sense from the perspective of [...]

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Human mental and sensory facilities are rarely developed to their natural limits of complexity and depth. People today normally use only a small percentage of their total mental capacity: often only in a simple, blunt way; all but isolated from their own perceptions. While we may flatter ourselves that we are the apex of human [...]

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Meditation is a natural state of mind that we unconsciously achieve many times each day. The practice of meditation consists of the exercise of deliberately inducing this state of mind in order to gain the benefits of a mind at rest. Cultures and religions around the world revere meditation as the keystone of spiritual practice. [...]

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1. I have a hammer. It is not an unique or expensive tool, yet I use my hammer proudly.
2. I am skilled with my hammer. I strive to practice with my hammer daily. It is only through practice that I can provide my greatest skill.
3. I know the truth of the hammer. With vigilence, I [...]

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As promised, here’s that quote from the book I’ve been reading. Further observations to come.
These are words of a Christian mystic identified as “Father Sylvan” by Jacob Needleman in his book Lost Christianity. It’s clear through in the text that “Father Sylvan” is both a student of Gnosticism and Hermeticism, which have colored his perceptions [...]

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Question: So do you believe that there is a true divine being, or do you believe that belief in the divine is simply a carrot on a stick to help man strive for something better in life?
Answer: Divinity does exist, and it exists within each of us and in everything around us. Recognizing that divinity [...]

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