Keith “Maggie” Brown
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Lessons from Mysticism
Originally posted on creating for Christ: Mysticism and the Church In one of my online theology classes this question was posed – What would mysticism as described by Placher in relation to Meister Eckhart say to the church today? My… Continue reading
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The Crisis of Finance Capitalism and the Exhaustion of Neoliberalism
The report “Changing Banking for Good” attempts to make bankers personally responsible, to reform bank governance and strengthen the powers of regulators. Some think that if the report’s recommendations are implemented, it will destroy London as a global financial center.… Continue reading
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This Land Is Your Land, This Land Is Gas Land
The Obama Administration has proposed new regulations for hydraulic fracturing on 756 million acres of public and tribal lands. The rules were written by the drilling industry and will be streamlined into effect by a new intergovernmental task force, established… Continue reading
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Daodejing 7
#7* Heaven is eternal; earth is everlasting. The reason why heaven and earth can be eternal and everlasting? Because they do not exist for themselves, [they] thus can live long. Therefore, the Sage makes himself go behind yet he comes… Continue reading
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when God’s not looking
Originally posted on coromandal: Here is a description of bait and switch on the macro scale. The worshipers of Dionysus experienced ecstasy – a feeling of communion and immortality – through rites of wine and dancing. One can argue –… Continue reading
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“Torn: Sixty Days of Calaboose” (Excerpt)
Originally posted on Tracy James Jones: Okay. So I write about controversial social issues. All of my characters are diverse in race, age, creed, and sexual orientation. And here I go again. :o) Not many would know the emotional impact… Continue reading
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People Believe in Luxury: The “Ground Control” Theory!
Originally posted on Blogverse Musings: We, the working class people in public sectors, entertainment, politics, marketing, education, medical, PR, sales, laws, media, etc. the entire skilled pretenders “the innocent liars!” We are devoted in thinking differently the same different things.… Continue reading
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Unfocus
Originally posted on HeartSphere: “People were created to be loved, things were created to be used. The reason why the world is in chaos is because things are being loved, and people are being used.” ~Unknown I came upon this… Continue reading
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Ernst Fuchs
Ernst Fuchs is a fascinating and visionary artist in the tradition of the mystic intellectual and seeker. He is one of the founders of the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism and has made some of the most intriguing religious paintings… Continue reading
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Daodejing 6
#6* The Grain God never dies; it is called “the mysterious female”. The door of the mysterious female is called “the root of heaven and earth.” Existing endlessly, use it and never be exhausted. *Translation by LU Wenlong & Keith… Continue reading
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Former Justice On Supreme Court Voting Rights Ruling – Justice Stevens Would Like A Word – Esquire
As the House of Representatives tries to pretend that its whistle-brained conservative majority cares enough about the Voting Rights Act to do anything except resist the temptation to dance on its grave, former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens —… Continue reading
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Getting Lucky with Grover and the Sesame Street Gang
Grover, Ernie, and the Sesame Street muppets Get Lucky with some Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams. Continue reading
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Daodejing 5
#5* Heaven and earth have no mercy, treating the 10,000 things as straw dogs; the Sage has no mercy, treating people as straw dogs. [1] The space between Heaven and earth Just like a bellows! Empty but never Exhausted; work it… Continue reading
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Maybe There is Something Wrong with our Notion of Paradise
Slavoj Žižek, one of the more public philosophers of our day, considers the difference between revolution and reformation. On which cusp do we find ourselves today? He identifies two traps that must be avoided in order to answer the question… Continue reading
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“Sometimes, you have to take a leap of faith first. The trust part comes later.”
Originally posted on Video Ut Intellectum: Man of Steel (Snyder, 2013) has a lot in common with Batman Begins (Nolan, 2005). Not only were they both written by David Goyer and Christopher Nolan, and not only do they both tell the… Continue reading
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