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The beauty of the sour gum tree in Fall
Many years ago the instructor of my Gurdjieff class told me that I had a rich life. She was referring to the fact that my inner world contained lots of interesting ideas. I had developed my talents as a visual … Continue reading
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The theological importance of Swedenborg’s science
Emanuel Swedenborg was a bold scientist who turned into a bold theologian. This move was more seamless than most students and researchers of his Writings suspect. I would even like to stick my neck out and make the pronouncement that … Continue reading
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Tagged conscience, Emanuel Swedenborg, Gurdjieff, magnetic center, remains, spiritual evolution, subconscious mind, theistic science
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Escaping magical circles!
In his book Meetings with Remarkable Men, George Gurdjieff describes a strange event he witnessed as a young man. He recounts being deeply involved in his studies when he suddenly heard a boy’s scream. As he ran over to investigate, … Continue reading
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Tagged Church worship, custom, Gurdjieff, hypnotism, normalcy, ritual, spiritual freedom
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Have both religion and science gone off the deep end?
Sitting in my easy chair, I click my TV remote to a science channel. I find myself looking at a documentary on string and membrane theory. String theory is a noble attempt to unify Einstein’s general relativity theory (gravity) with … Continue reading
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Tagged Gurdjieff, proving God, quantum mechanics, relativity theory, scripture, second coming, string theory, swedenborg, unification theory
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