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Whoops

I bought four more books. The first is Conscious Love: Insights from Mystical Christianity by Richard Smoley. Smoley is pretty well known for his writings on the more esoteric and mystical side of Christianity. The only thing I've read from him is the introduction to Annie Besant's book Esoteric...

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New (old) books!

Went to the used bookstore in Santa Cruz with my sister. Walked out with ...5 books.

Occult of Personality

Podcast 49 - Louis Sahagun and the "Master of the Mysteries"

Writer and reporter Louis Sahagun joins us to discuss his amazing new book, “Master of the Mysteries: The Life of Manly Palmer Hall” available from Process Media. Louis’ book is an incredibly well-researched and revealing a biography of Manly Hall that contains so many previously unknown facts...

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God is your Being

“I told you to forget everything save the blind awareness of your naked being, I intended all along to lead you eventually to the point where you would forget even this, so as to experience only the being of God…God is your being." -Unknown, The Cloud of Unknowing I really need to get a copy of...

Koios

Spirituality

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed. Albert Einstein I recently made a couple of posts...

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Dr. Robert Hieronimus

I told Dr. Hieronimus that of all the people in the world, he was one I'd most like to get stuck in an elevator with for a couple of hours of uninterrupted conversation. The truth is that a couple of hours wouldn't be nearly enough time to delve into even the most superficial discussion of Dr....

Occult of Personality

Podcast 48 - The Life and Work of Col. Henry Steel Olcott

Our good friend Mitch Horowitz returns in this episode to reveal the amazing life of Colonel Henry Steel Olcott (1832-1907). Our conversation starts with young Olcott’s humble beginnings, early successes in scientific agriculture, and investigations into military contractor corruption during the...

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A New Reformation - Matthew Fox

I saw this floating around on the internet and thought it was interesting. What do you think of it? What points do you strongly agree or disagree on? ***** Like Luther, I present 95 theses or in my case, 95 faith observations drawn from my 64 years of living and practicing religion and spirituality....

Occult of Personality

Podcast 47 - Exploration of the Inner Realms

Our good friend Christopher Moors of CreativeCosmos.org returns in this episode to discuss the exploration of the inner realms. Chris begins our conversation by talking about bringing the soul into the body, making space for this process to occur, separating the subtle from the gross, and being open...

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Occult of Personality

Podcast 46 - Fraternity of the Hidden Light’s Steward, Dr. Paul Clark

Dr. Paul Clark is a renowned writer and lecturer, as well as the Steward of the Fraternity of the Hidden Light, or F.L.O. (Fraternitas L.V.X. Occulta). F.L.O. is a Mystery school in the western esoteric tradition. Dr. Clark joins us to discuss the nature and purpose of the Fraternity of the Hidden...

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Assurance and Depression

"I was filled full of everlasting assurance, powerfully secured without any pain or fear. This experience was so happy spiritually that I felt completely at peace and relaxed; there was nothing on earth that could have disturbed me. But this lasted only for a short time, and then I was changed and I...

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Experience is Most Important

"...the need to have continuity from generation to generation...as far as I know, no one has invented a means of handing it on by means of books alone. It's the personal transmission that is most powerful from someone who embodies the message or the experience. So the Christian tradition is not...

Occult of Personality

Podcast 45 - The Hermetic Work of Paul Tisdell

Paul Tisdell is a surfer, initiate, scribe, and teacher. He joins us to discuss his awakening process and spiritual journey, the compilation of Wisdom, and his work in the field of Hermes. Our conversation begins with Paul describing how he was made aware of his purpose and the amazing experiences...

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The Ascent to Truth

I just started reading Thomas Merton's The Ascent to Truth, which is about contemplation and mysticism. It seems like it will be a really good book for me, as I've been meaning to get into some of the classic writers in the older Christian tradition, and this book seems to introduce them quite well....