Monthly Archives: October 2012

Drawing a cabbage with my left hand

Posted on October 29, 2012 by thegodguy

I am right-handed. So you can imagine my surprise in art school when one day my drawing instructor placed a cabbage in the middle of the room and asked all his students to draw it—with their opposite (and weaker) hand. … Continue reading →

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The Great Sphinx is a Cherub?

Posted on October 27, 2012 by thegodguy

The ancient Egyptian Sphinx is a mystery. In fact, much of ancient Egypt is a mystery. But the Great Sphinx seems to hold an unusual power over the human psyche and human conscience that transcends time. It certainly would not … Continue reading →

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A neuroscientist discovers heaven?

Posted on October 25, 2012 by thegodguy

I just finished reading an article on the Internet in which a neuroscientist claims that he had experienced a medical miracle providing him with “proof of heaven.” (His interview was on ABC’s “Nightline” (Oct. 24, 2012). Four years ago, Dr. … Continue reading →

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Heaven is innocence

Posted on October 23, 2012 by thegodguy

My wife found this wonderful drawing made by our son in his youth while we were cleaning house recently. It is full of loving depictions of his family (mom and dad) and pets intermixed with lots of hearts. The rendering … Continue reading →

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You have to be out of your mind to seek the gates of heaven!

Posted on October 20, 2012 by thegodguy

The reason is that our ordinary habitual mind and its ideas are opposed to the requirements of angelic life. The biggest spiritual challenge we all face is to do battle with ourselves—which is anti-intuitive. In fact, many people would call … Continue reading →

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Funerals are a terrible thing to waste

Posted on October 19, 2012 by thegodguy

When I have attended funerals I have observed that there is a common presumption by the mourners that the deceased person is now in a “better place” and is being cared for by God and heaven’s angels. Maybe yes. Maybe … Continue reading →

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You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink it.

Posted on October 17, 2012 by thegodguy

Almost everyone in America has heard this phrase. And, almost everyone sees it as representing wise advice, highly relevant to human life. In other words, its message is not literal (with only horse owners in mind) but rather, is a … Continue reading →

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Love is a noncommutative process (mathematically speaking)

Posted on October 15, 2012 by thegodguy

(Please take note that the word is noncommutative not noncommunicative.) In classical mathematical terms ab – ba = 0. This means that the equation is commutative. However, in quantum mechanics the same equation has a surprising result. This result comes … Continue reading →

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Hell: The Final Frontier

Posted on October 13, 2012 by thegodguy

This topic is for those who consider themselves spiritually advanced. That is, individuals who are acquainted with Swedenborg’s unique visionary revelations concerning the ontological reality of the Spiritual World. Swedenborg offered many illuminating descriptions, based on direct observations of what … Continue reading →

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The origins of the wedding veil

Posted on October 11, 2012 by thegodguy

We have all witnessed the wedding tradition of the new husband lifting his bride’s veil and kissing her. What is less known is that this tradition has a profound theological and spiritual origin.  Everything in the marriage ceremony symbolizes the … Continue reading →

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