I am indebted to Cynthia Bourgeault for her books, Wisdom Jesus, and The Meaning of Mary Magdalene: Discovering the Woman at the Heart of Christianity. In those two books, she offers provocative imagery of Jesus descending into "hell" and witnessing the brokenness there. The witnessing heals. Why? Wounds belong to the separated realms, both in us … Continue reading Holy Saturday: The Archetypal Jouney Into Brokenness
Author: Doug Scott
The Eucharist: When the Absolute Overshadows the Relative
Since so much has been written before on the Eucharist, I endeavor to go into different directions than the orthodox, or mainline, understanding. My hope is that my reflection will enhance the mainline meanings as I view them from a "Law of One" lens. If we start from the premise that all is One and that Love expresses … Continue reading The Eucharist: When the Absolute Overshadows the Relative
Awakening and the Paradox of Reality: An Experience
One of the things I have noticed as I awaken more and more to cosmic realities, including my feeling of being a Wanderer, is that I feel increasingly more rooted in much larger, more transcendent field of being. This beingness sees the present existence on this wonderful planet as an illusion of energy/light/love, of relative importance, … Continue reading Awakening and the Paradox of Reality: An Experience
Towards a Theology of Oneness
Summary of Reflection: The early Christian insistence that Jesus and God's substance was different than that of creation was a three step forwards movement at that time. It was good. Yet now the insistence may be moving towards the two-step back movement with our current scientific understanding of quantum physics and the unity of all things. … Continue reading Towards a Theology of Oneness
Christianity in the Law of One: The Jesus Event
Article by Doug Esse Abstract: This long article attempts to bridge the "apparent" gap between the metaphysics of Christianity and the Law of One material. For this author, the Law of One material is the clearest presentation of the Perennial Philosophy which undergirds all of the world's major religions. Through the Jesus Event, the fullness … Continue reading Christianity in the Law of One: The Jesus Event
Kingdom of God: Among Us, Inside Us, Here Now, and Coming Soon!
The "Kingdom of God" is an often repeated phrase in the New Testament. What does it mean? My brief reflection will draw on both outer and inner traditions. I propose that there are four approaches to understanding the Kingdom of God. The first two of these approaches are more akin to "locations" of the Kingdom … Continue reading Kingdom of God: Among Us, Inside Us, Here Now, and Coming Soon!
Reflections on Reincarnation: a repost
As a Catholic, we are taught the doctrine of Purgatory. It is a "place" where the soul is "purged" of it sinfulness (refined in the fires of love) so that it can withstand the pure light and love of God. There are some references to it in the Bible and when I saw myself as … Continue reading Reflections on Reincarnation: a repost
A Dialog on Original Sin and Karmic Debt
This is a recent email exchange between my friend, A.C., and me. A.C. is a spiritual director and pychiatrist and is very adept in dream work, depth psychology, and Jungian thought. .......................................... Me: Just a brief thought. In recent years I've not been big on the notion of original sin thought up by Augustine. Rohr … Continue reading A Dialog on Original Sin and Karmic Debt
The Heart of God… Love
I find myself in a weird and sometimes uncomfortable position of trying to sort out truth from esoteric sources while making sense of transcendent truth whose roots, for me, began with a religious lens. I don't deny that some aspects of the institution that is the Catholic Church, for example, has been complicit in oppression, … Continue reading The Heart of God… Love
A Christian Spiritual Director reflects on Reincarnation
The follow is from my friend, AC. He is a psychiatrist and experienced Spiritual Director. His knowledge of Jungian analysis and Depth Psychology is very extensive. An email that he sent me was inspired and I wanted to post it. AC: Both reincarnation and non-reincarnation are true. It just depends upon where one says “the … Continue reading A Christian Spiritual Director reflects on Reincarnation
Building 4th Cosmic Christ 