Tag Archives: history

Program Notes: Aristotelian Thought

Posted on September 17, 2014 by ehurst

If you are born in any English-speaking country, you have a Western bias; you are part of Western Civilization. To be Western in any degree includes being Aristotelian. Indeed, it’s true to varying degrees in almost all of Europe and … Continue reading →

Posted in social sciences | Tagged civilization, culture, epistemology, history, mysticism, philosophy, religion, scripture, western bias, western civilization | 5 Comments

Alien ID

Posted on September 10, 2014 by ehurst

(Okay, so this story has some legs, yet.) It wouldn’t matter where he met with her. Most of the refugee contract civilians had gathered in the camp from various sites across the huge valley and surrounding ridges because this was … Continue reading →

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Ego and Idolatry

Posted on August 18, 2014 by ehurst

In Scripture there is a consistent warning about a particular class of female idols, commonly referred to by variations of Asherah, Ashtarte or Ishtar, and these are related to the European Oester. Reading between the lines, we see that this … Continue reading →

Posted in eldercraft | Tagged ancient near east, Asherah, Ashtarte, history, marriage, moral imperatives, religion | Comments Off

EH&D 11

Posted on August 6, 2014 by ehurst

(This is a serialization of the draft for my book, Expectations, Hopes and Dreams. This is the final chapter.) The Mission When your expectations are consistent with God’s intentions, your hopes and dreams will rest in His glory. A stated … Continue reading →

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EH&D 10

Posted on August 5, 2014 by ehurst

(This is a serialization of the draft for my book, Expectations, Hopes and Dreams. In the book, this chapter will precede the one I posted yesterday.) Global Deception What follows was considered common knowledge a century ago, but is now … Continue reading →

Posted in meta | Tagged history, Kabbalistic literature, Kabbalistic Orthodox Jews, Orthodox Jews, Orthodox Judaism, philosophy, politics, propaganda, publishing, religion, writing | 1 Comment

Another Book Aborning

Posted on July 25, 2014 by ehurst

He said, “I think you are all about bringing order out of chaos.” I can’t promise that it will be big enough to publish at Smashwords, but there’s a book coalescing in my head. It’s the kind of book I … Continue reading →

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Whence Two Realms?

Posted on June 7, 2014 by ehurst

People have asked me where I get the concept of Two Realms. I admit my terminology is my own, so you can call things what you like. However, it’s pretty simple — read John 3. Jesus tells Nicodemus that there … Continue reading →

Posted in religion | Tagged ANE, history, Jesus, Nicodemus, scripture, Two Realms | 3 Comments

Musical Objective

Posted on May 14, 2014 by ehurst

Aristotle was a lazy jerk. Centuries of philosophers before him were willing to do the hard work of quantum reasoning. It’s not easy to operate on multiple levels at the same time, but it results in a far better response … Continue reading →

Posted in eldercraft | Tagged christian mysticism, history, intellect, music, mysticism, philosophy, Plato and Aristotle, psychology, religion | Comments Off

The Western Devil

Posted on April 28, 2014 by ehurst

God revealed Himself to humanity through a long path of ancient lore. Abraham came out of Mesopotamia, a land renowned in its day for hosting a vast lore of archives representing ancient religions and mythology. Some of that traveled far … Continue reading →

Posted in prophecy | Tagged ANE, civilization, epistemology, history, human reason, intellect, Mesopotamia, mysticism, scripture | Comments Off

What’s So Good about It?

Posted on April 18, 2014 by ehurst

Today is called Good Friday on the traditional Christian calendar. One person regards one day holier than other days, and another regards them all alike. Each must be fully convinced in his own mind. (Romans 14:5 NET) I am not … Continue reading →

Posted in bible | Tagged church history, culture, history, Law Covenants, mysticism, scripture, spirituality, traditional Christian calendar | 2 Comments

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