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| There are many out there that think science could use a dash of spirituality. This notion generally comes those that have a healthy spiritual outlook or are at least in league with a religion or two and find personal fulfillment out of that worldview. Science, on the other hand, has an empirical history dating far back in the unconscious reachings of philosophy. Popular opinion is that for something to be scientific it must be empirical. Or, in other words, must be verified with the five senses. It is easy, then, to criticize science for not bringing in spiritual concepts - or at least addressing them. But what if the shoe were on the other foot? |
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| If one were to ask a random person if there was a difference between spirit and soul they would say, "no". I tested this by randomly asking my wife and she said, "no". I could ask four more people to be a bit scientific, but I think that just by shooting from the ol' hip, that this is probably true. Are the words really the same though? I mean, remove any notions of religions, metaphysics or (no pun intended) spirituality and how are the words used just in our regular day to day worlds? |
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| Have you ever just thrown your hands up in the air and asked whoever may be listening, "What in the hell am I doing with my life?" Or maybe, "What in the hell is the meaning of this?" Or, "Where in the hell am I going?" Or, "Where in the hell did I come from?" Or perhaps you didn't throw your hands up and use an expletive but idly wondered those questions and others. Some may say that it is natural to do so, and others may even call you a philosopher for thinking of the questions. Still others may say nothing at all and instead hand you the instructions. |
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| I was somewhat acquainted with the Rosicrucian’s before May of 2004. The group came up in various studies of eclectic fringe history I participated in. My settlement upon the Rosicrucians was the result of a very lengthy an arduous journey beginning when I was 16 years old, deep in the suburbs of Denver Colorado. |
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| There really is a difference between western and eastern mysticism and it is not whether or not a mystic chooses to use a cross or a statue of Ganesh. The objective for both movements is the same, however the process is completely different. Western Mystics look “outward” to find divinity whereas Eastern Mystics look “inward”. Certainly it is a bit more complicated than only that, but at the core of it all that is where the true difference remains. |
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| Late night, candlelight, a glass of wine. Outside, the stars of Orion are setting in the west. Mars and the Moon, in Gemini, will soon follow. On the stereo -- Henry Purcell's Ode on St. Cecilia's Day 1692. |
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| Okay, let’s clear the table. Put aside anything you may have heard with regards to Mysticism. Shut religious tomes until later, turn off Hollywood for a moment and chuck the burning sage and tie-dyed shirts . . . well, until the next time the Allman Brothers come to town. There should be a clean table now. Just you and your computer and no movie trailers, marijuana magazines or TV evangelists anywhere near you. |
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| Monotheism’s dictionary definition does no justice to the variants of definitions and connotations the word carries. Generally speaking, monotheism simply refers to religions that support the notion that there is only one god. Most of these religions assert that the god in question is an all-powerful and supreme one. The largest of today’s world religions are monotheistic: Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. |
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