I seek to find the essence of the myth and give it a Western makeover. I’m kind of doing that in my own mind, but to make a public presentation, I would like to collaborate with you and other learned, mature devotees who can reimagine this. They language of faith. I believe the kind of […]
I simply cannot believe that India is the one culture that has been so blessed that it is directly modeled on an exact revelation of the spiritual world without any cultural influence. Rather the stories are full of Indian cultural influences that existed before Radha Krishna were written about. I believe in revelation, including my […]
When we place our faith or ultimate concern/passion in something that is not ultimate, that is idolatry. This can take the form of nationalism, success, Jesusolatry, or taking the symbol to be the object itself, whether that is the myth, the sect, a particular concept. Remember, God-dess is beyond the limits of our language and […]
In the progressive, Protestant wing of the church, there is a strong effort to use inclusive God language which often takes the form of Mother, Father God. Yet this often leads to inadequate, cumbersome language. Actually there is no English word for God which is inclusive of male and female. So, I made one up. […]
I’m a bit of a follower of Paul Tillich, and in his Dynamics of Faith he describes faith as “ultimate concern” and a centered act that involves the whole person. He also says what it is not. It is not believing the unbelievable. Our beliefs may change over our lifetime as mine certainly have, yet […]
As I learned it, myth builds worlds. It creates a world view that encompasses both this world and the spiritual world. It is something that springs forth from the collective unconscious or spiritual plane manifesting the archetypes or gods and goddesses in a language we can relate to. These universal truths are revealed according to […]
It’s a beautiful day in paradise. The sun is shining, a breeze is blowing, I’m listening to misia on the stereo. Life is good. I’m feeling better after a cold that lingered for two or three weeks. We’re getting ready to begin construction of a stick built kitchen and bath addition to our yurt. We’ve […]
My new web design is almost ready to publish, just going over final changes and details. I’m also working on an addittion to my home, so I have plenty to keep me busy. A really bad spring cold really slowed me down the past couple of weeks, but I’m getting better now. Summer is here […]
Regrettably, I have been spending more time lately working on learning my new MacBook, especially finding and learning a web design and development program, than on writing. The OS X is definitely a more stable platform than Windows. I did a total restore on my old XP laptop thinking I might just use it with […]
God-dess refers to the Divine Couple, Radha Krishna, Goddess and God, Energy and Energetic, the Ground of all Being, the Cause of all causes. They are made known through Sri Krishna Chaitanya and his followers, various other devotional sects, our innate knowing and wisdom, and in fact, they are the subject of the teachings of […]