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How Do I Know It’s Not All In My Head?
One of the most common questions that comes up in discussions of deities, angels, and spirit communication is, “How do I know that these messages are really coming from an outside source and not from my own imagination? How do I know it’s not all in my head?” I try to keep Harry Potter references…
ancestor work, ancestor worship, ancestors, angelology, angels, archangel raphael, archangel uriel, archangels, christianity, gnostic christianity, gnosticism, gospel of mary, heathen, heathenry, mary magdalene, meditation, medium, mediumship, new age, odin, pagan, pathworking, spirit guide, spirit guides, spirits, Spirituality, wicca, wiccan, witch, witchcraft -
Book Review: Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas by Elaine Pagels
“Spurred on by personal tragedy and new scholarship from an international group of researchers, Pagels returns to her investigation of the ‘secret’ Gospel of Thomas, and breathes new life into writings once thought heretical. As she arrives at an ever-deeper conviction in her own faith, Pagels reveals how faith allows for a diversity of interpretations,…
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Book Review: The Gospel of Mary of Magdala by Karen L. King
“Lost for more than fifteen hundred years, the Gospel of Mary is the only existing early Christian gospel written in the name of a woman. Unlike the controversial ‘Jesus’ Wife’ gospel fragment, the Gospel of Mary does not claim Mary was married to Jesus. But it does show her to be an important disciple to…
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Book Review: The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels
Today I want to talk about G N O S T I C I S M. Every time you read the word G N O S T I C I S M, imagine that you’re hearing me say it in a hushed, fearful whisper, while somewhere in the distance a funeral bell tolls. A cloud crosses momentarily…
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