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Category Archives: cosmological essays
America’s Astrology, part 1.
The USA birth chart according to Vedic/ Indian astrologer James Kelleher is July 4, 1776 at 6:30 pm in Philadelphia, PA. This birth time gives a Sagittarius ascendent of 9 degrees in the Lahiri sidereal zodiac (not the western tropical … Continue reading
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The Great Interregnum
After a sovereign dies and before succession is assured, the intervening period poses uncertainty. This state of affairs can be perilous, as the status quo abhors disruption and loves continuity. We are now in a great spiritual interregnum signified by … Continue reading
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The Infantilization of Nature
America has led the way with the infantilization of Nature. This is in lock step with Progress- which is the whore-muse inspiring this nation. Nature is now a perfect abstraction- conjured only in tempestuous weather as an aberrant phenomenon. We … Continue reading
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Mother Kali
One of the great literary treasures of the last century is “The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna”. This magnificent diary by one of Ramakrishna’s Bengali disciples is a magical window into the spiritual beauty and veracity of traditional Indian spirituality as … Continue reading
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An Interpretation of The Ten States of God as explained in God Speaks, by Meher Baba.
1) God in the Beyond Beyond State: God’s Essence- the infinite Divine Vacuum, about which nothing can be said that is not at once refuted. 2) God in the Beyond State: God could not help himself in his infinitely tranquil … Continue reading
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An Introduction to God Speaks by Meher Baba
God Speaks was first published in 1955 but in the almost 60 subsequent years has not become a part of public discourse and debate. It is a virtually unknown work; yet it is the single most important cosmological and metaphysical treatise of … Continue reading
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God Is Not Dead, And Neither Is Nature (Watch Out!)
What creationism and scientific rationalism have in common is a distrust and devaluation of Nature. In fact, this shared attitude is the very fulcrum of the pointless debate between these two camps. Neither believes that Nature represents intelligent creativity as … Continue reading
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