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Two Films – Two Futures

1/3/2017

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Ex Machina starring Alicia Vikander
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Arrival starring Amy Adams
Two excellent films; one in 2015 exploring the world we are moving into, where Artificial Intelligence could begin to mimic and possibly surpass our own, the second in 2016 with the arrival of Alien Intelligence on Earth, in a way that is enigmatic.

Both films are designed to make us think, rather than just to entertain.

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Psyche Soul and Mind (II)

11/1/2017

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Part 1 of this post is found here
Ancient Alexandria was home to one of the greatest minds to walk this planet, namely Plotinus. Although he is considered a 'pagan'*, his writings have been hugely influential on Christian thought. He is considered by certain authorities to be equal in stature to Plato and Aristotle in terms of the power of his thought and ideas.
*Pagan is an interesting word, that relates to the dwellers in the countryside (Latin paganus meaning villager or rustic). The towns adopted the official religion of Rome, namely Christianity, quicker than those who lived in more rural, and less accessible, settings. Hence the non Christians were referred to as pagan.
Plotinus developed the theory of Soul more fully than any of his predecessors. As he uses the term (he of course spoke of psyche) it can refer to a 'world', zone or state of being, as well as the individual identity of a human being.
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One definition that can be applied to the Soul is
"that which has its centre everywhere and its circumference nowhere"

The soul is not something the body has, tucked away somewhere. Rather it is the limitless reality that is the source of all that the body can do.
Soul can be seen as midway between Spirit and Body. The body is limited in time and space. Spirit is eternal and without any limitation. Soul is the principle that connects the two.

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In this sense, Man (women and men) live in what has been called, "The blessed station of the midst". Created with an individual Soul human beings dwell between the eternal heavens and temporal Earth and can participate in both.

The Soul is a mystery and will not reveal her secrets quickly or to those who are not prepared to make an effort to seek.

The Delphic Oracle rightly stated "Man Know Thyself", for that is the journey of the self-realisation of the Soul.

The Soul is free, but that freedom may be curtailed by the Soul's own choices. The more she immerses  herself in the world, its ways and its multiplicity, the less she will be likely to experience the simple unity of her essential nature. Identifying with the world, dims the awareness of that that is - to use Plotinus's word - Yonder (the Realm of the Divine Life)

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Taken at the level of the individual, certain things can be said about the Soul.

The Soul is self-consciousness, or is the quality of self-consciousness. It is the principle that enables awareness of the continuity of self, throughout all the changes in an individual's condition. It provides the sense of 'I am'.
It would be wrong, though, to say that Soul can be defined as 'self-consciousness' as it is more than that.

The Soul is self-motivity. It moves itself, rather than being moved by another force outside itself (remember we are referring to the Soul here, not the body). In an earlier post here we mentioned the book Meditations on the Tarot. In that book, the anonymous author points out that the symbology of the arms and legs (on the Tarot cards), often refers to the will. The legs carry us where we want to go, once we decide to go. The arms and hands enable us to manipulate our environment, by picking up and letting go. When we act consciously, then that action (or movement) derives ultimately from the Soul. It is at the level of Soul that we have free will, rather than the level of the specific body.

The Soul is self-vitality. The Soul is alive and cannot die. It is not Life as such (that is a superior and Divine Principle) but it enables lesser natures to have life. This life is expressed through desires, instincts, appetites and similar. This is true of the individual Soul as well as what is described as World Soul.

The Soul is self-subsistent. The body and its faculties, as well as its characteristics and personality, persist over time. This permanence indicates a quality that 'stands under or sustains'. This is subsistence.

These aspects of the Soul and how they interelate are dealt with a a very fine book, recently republished after a thorough revision, called Plotinus and the Path to Liberation.


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The Soul and the Mind

The Soul is self-conscious. However, the Soul is not the mind. Plotinus and ancient Greek philosophers were clear on this point. We saw in an earlier post that Hermes is necessary for Persephone to be released from Hades. The same idea is represented when the same caduceus bearing god protects Odysseus from the enchanting ways of Circe. His crew have become like wild beasts, but Hermes gives Odysseus a way to remain clear thinking amongst her charms.
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Odysseus can only free himself from the clutches of the endless cycles of life, if he uses his connection with Divine Mind. That comes through his soul and through the god Hermes (the power of Divine Thought). When Hermes aids Odysseus, then Circe has no direct power over him. Rather she can help him with his journey home, for through mastering her realm (she is Divine herself), wisdom is revealed that enables Odysseus to journey further.

The Soul is self-conscious but is not self-gnostic. In other words all knowledge is not within the Soul but must be found by experiencing all the realms above and below. The self-gnostic principle for Man is nous in the Plotinian system of thought. Nous is at one with Divine Mind, and knows All.
Just as Hermes guides Persephone home, and helps Odysseus in his return to Ithaca, the Higher Mind is companion to the Soul throughout its journey. These gnostic powers range from the senses and instincts shared with the animals, through the speculative powers shared with higher animals, to reason, that is Man's alone. But above the faculty of reason lies Intuition*, where truth is beheld as whole and complete. And above Intuition lies Nous.
The Soul on its path of return, has to master these different powers of gnosis. Each have their part to play. But the City of God (if we may put it that way) will only be revealed to the Intuitive vision. It cannot be simply reasoned about, as its origin lies above human reason. And dwelling in the City of God comes through nous. where the Soul is raised to the its Spiritual Essence.
*Intuition as used here, is different from hunches, gut feel and instinct, which are about specific things. Intuition, in this context, is always impersonal and about universal ideas in relation to the All. Some describe intuitions as 'wholenesses of truth'.

World Soul

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Osiris Ruling the Underworld
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Dionysus before being dismembered
We have already suggested that Soul may be considered as an individual attribute or reality, but also it refers to a World or Plain or Zone of the greater Reality of All That Is. Soul, as World Soul is the true dwelling place of all individual souls. It is where they are truly at home. It is where we are seeking to return.
World Soul, as an idea, is represented by Dionysus and by Osiris, and the myths of these two gods explain much about the relationship of World Soul to the Mundane World analogically 'below'. For more on the Mundane World click here and here.
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Psyche - the Soul and the Mind (I)

7/1/2017

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In a previous post we considered the difference between Spirit and spirits. Another serious confusion can arise with the blurring of the distinction between Soul, Spirit and Mind.
If we go back and look at Egypt we will see that they differentiated between the Ka and the Ba. The Ka was considered as the physical double. This idea was popularised in the Dennis Wheatley pot boiler, The Ka of Gifford Hillary (still a good read I expect, though not late at night and not in a boarding school.) It's available on Kindle apparently.
In some systems the Ka would be considered the etheric double, and that it persists for a time after death. It is the energetic matrix that sustained the body, and when the body dies, this matrix is released, until it tiself eventually disintegrates. If you visit Egyptian temples you will often see stone doorways where the symbol for the Ka is inscribed. these were doorways for this part of the departed individual to use after death (presumably). It is represented by two upraised hands (see below).
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The soul is represented more closely by the Ba, a bird figure, that departs when the body is mummified with all due ceremony. Initially it was believed only kings had a Ba, but later teachings suggested it was part of everyone.
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Psyche

The teachings of the Egyptians influenced Greek thought profoundly. Both Pythagoras and Plato acknowledge their debt to Egypt. Pythagoras studied in Egypt, and Plato talks of his ancestor, Solon, having learned about Atlantis from the Egyptians.
The Egyptian belief system was woven into the totality of their existence. the genius of the early Hellenic thinkers was to represent these ideas in a way that could be grasped by the intellect. That is why the study of early Hellenic myths and hymns is so rewarding. Much is hidden that is of value to a spiritual seeker even today.
The myth of Persephone is a case in point.
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Hades is brother to Zeus. He is king of the Underworld whereas Zeus rules in the Olympian Heights. Hades has taken a fancy to Persephone, who is daughter to Zeus and Demeter. When Persephone picks flowers on the Isle of Sicily, Hades swoops upon her and abducts her (abduct being a gentle synonym for rape).

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Time and Cosmic Cycles

13/12/2016

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All times are not equal.  The Cosmic cycles seen from the turning of the Galaxy through to the rhythmic opening and closing of certain flowers responding to the sun, reveal different phases.
The seasons have varying qualities, as do times of the day. And within these regular rhythms, the activities of mankind (women and men) play out with their own beginning, middles and ends.  Certain points in the day allow closer contact with the Divine - with dawn and eventide being of particular importance.
In a way much more real than most people realise, ('old') time came to an end in 2012.  The Mayan Calendar was accurate in that.
But of course, January 1st 2013 came and went, and we are all still here. One of the reasons that events currently have a flavour of unreality is that we are applying ideas relevant to a past age on one whose spiritual nature is completely different. The media, and those who are - in current jargon - unawake, are not registering the difference. They are bemused how the American Election, the perpetual Middle East Wars and the sabre rattling with Russia goes on and on. These things do not really make sense.
Greece's suffering and the absurdity of Brexit are two more examples of things happening now, out of correct time.
In actual fact we are now living in a time of real enlightenment. Those of us who know within the reality of the spiritual realms - who have known it all their life - know that we are approaching a threshold that once crossed will change everything.
The Wingmakers' Story, suggests a Central Race from near our Galaxy's Central Sun, are as the Shining Ones to us. They are - in some sense - our future. But they are intervening now to help us awaken to what our true potential is. This story may be simply that - an intriguing myth - or it may be in many ways true. In order for this to make sense we will have to allow ideas into our minds that are quite challenging. But without those ideas what is coming, inevitably, will not make sense.
Managing the way through this change will be of great importance for all those who perceive its significance.


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Time Pathway Novels

12/12/2016

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The War between Darkness and Light has raged across the Earth - some would say across the Universe - since time immemorial. In the Egyptian Mythos this is symbolised in the battle between Osiris (who dies) and his desert brother Set. Osiris is ripped into many parts and these are lovingly recovered by his sister and wife, Isis. She falls pregnant and has a child, the hawk headed Horus.
Horus fights on against Set, and neither can prevail.

Egypt can rightly be seen as the source and fount of the wisdom that has flowed world-wide. But the corruption of that knowledge has also occurred and also followed its own dark channels.

The battle between Set and Horus occurs to the present day, with its current manifestation clearest in the Middle East, where the beautiful name Isis has been deliberately besmirched.

In the Time Slip novels, this battle is relived through the eyes of Rhory Bruce, a thirteen year old English boy.

Rhory and an Egyptian priestess upset 5,000 years of planning by the children of Set ...

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When a teenage priestess, living 5,000 years ago in Ancient Egypt, connects with Rhory, an English schoolboy visiting the British Museum, she puts herself and him in grave danger.

The link they forge through the pathways of time is noticed. 

She must escape the murderous followers of the God Set, and Rhory is hunted by their modern counterparts, the nefarious Society of Secrets.


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