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Mark Ryden Sells God in a Box - YHWH is 17-inches tall, pink, made of vinyl, with 3 eyes, and bunny ears5 comments

Deane Galbraith wrote 1 month ago: Mark Ryden creates some extraordinary pop-art. A few months ago, in conjunction with Necessaries Toy … more →

Tags: Fine Art, God, apophasis, asherah, bunny ears, Mark Ryden, Pink, YHWH

What is the Divine Darkness?

L0r3nz0 wrote 2 months ago: Mystical Theology Dionysius the Areopagite What is the Divine Darkness? http://www.esoteric.msu.edu/ … more →

Tags: Cultural Anthropology, contemplative, mystical theology, apophatic theology, Catholic

Other Church Fathers on Reincarnation

mattsmojo wrote 2 months ago: “The church of Rome in declaring Origen and his teachings heresy declared: “If anyone as … more →

Tags: contemplative, mystical theology, apophatic theology, Catholic, Orthodox, Christianity, oneness, Heresy, Afterlife

interview: German philosopher of mind Fr. Thomas Metzinger

mattsmojo wrote 2 months ago: … more →

Tags: contemplative, mystical theology, apophatic theology, Catholic, Christianity, oneness

Practice #36: To Don't Lists

harriedmystic wrote 2 months ago: Many of us make daily use of  ”to do” lists and they are quite elastic, becoming longer … more →

Tags: Practical spirituality, meditation, spirituality, via positiva

IS THERE A METHOD FOR ATTAINING NATURAL KNOWLEDGE OF GOD?

cbaldwinbarnett wrote 5 months ago:   Following the late 5th Century/early 6th Century theologian, Pseudo-Dionysius (pictured above), th … more →

Tags: Theology, Catholicism, Christianity, God, Pseudo-Dionysius, via affirmativa, via eminentia, Kierkegaard

Reason (2)2 comments

Kyōshin wrote 6 months ago: Recently I came across an interesting essay called The Sangowakuran Incident and its Significance fo … more →

Tags: doctrine, nembutsu life, Reason, hakarai, kataphatic, apophatic

The History of Christian Thought: 01.02/ Irenaeus of Lyon

halakti wrote 6 months ago: Irenaeus of Lyon 23,26: Although Irenaeus was largely unknown in his lifetime, his work is now recog … more →

Tags: book, Chapter Summary, Irenaeus, Lyon, God, Humanity, Christ, Jesus, Holy Spirit

a yes made of no's1 comment

Dan Wetmore wrote 9 months ago: yes 1985 Daniel Wetmore my first shaped word picture … more →

Tags: shaped word things, Yes, No!, concrete poem, Résistance

Development of Christian Mysticism2 comments

Benjamin Steele wrote 10 months ago: Pre-Nicene New Testament by Robert M. Price p. 335, note about The First Epistle to the Corinthians … more →

Tags: Quotes, gnosticism, spirituality, Quote, Christianity, Mysticism, paul, Valentinus, apophatic

Postcards from a Conquistador6 comments

Michelle wrote 11 months ago: Dave Bonta is working on a series of poetry postcards, Postcards from a Conquistador. They’ve … more →

Tags: poetry postcards, conquistadors, Dave Bonta, Photographs, Photography, photos, Poet, Poetry, Poetry Postcards

Chicken Little recalls the Crash of '084 comments

Michelle wrote 1 year ago: It began with the honeybees leaving their hives, slipping out one by one & never coming back.  W … more →

Tags: writing, Writers

The Areopagus Address: John Calvin on Paul's Modus Demonstrationum1 comment

Eric Parker wrote 1 year ago: Paul’s drift is to teach what God is. Furthermore, because he hath to deal with profane men, h … more →

Tags: Doctrine of God, Philosophy, Thomas Aquinas, Bible, John Calvin, reason/revelation, scholasticism, acts

ambushed5 comments

pieceofpie wrote 1 year ago: Poefusion #17: via negativa photo: sharemyheart, bleak_deathkid, photobucket never turning, drifting … more →

Tags: NaPoWriMo, poefusion, Life, death, Despair, Darkness

idol-icon14 comments

Nic Paton wrote 2 years ago: “No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be d … more →

Tags: Contemplation, Charismatic, Liturgy, doctrine of inclusion, Materialism, Orthodoxy, imagemaking, Icons, tradition

Acts 17: Imaging the Unknown God

dtith wrote 2 years ago: Philosophers often ask the question: How do we know what things are like? Normally, we see them; hea … more →

Tags: Crossroads Sermon, apophatic, kataphatic, via positiva, Dionysius the Areopagite, Cloud of Unknowing, Paul in Athens, Agnosticism, Knowing God

Reaping nothing6 comments

Nic Paton wrote 2 years ago: a step on the via negetiva when blessing is taken for intrusion giving, for depletion motivation, fo … more →

Tags: Silence, maya, Belonging, lack, worth, disappointment, smallness


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