Tag Archives: mysticism

Outside the Matrix

Posted on May 8, 2014 by ehurst

Inherent in our Western mythology is the left-right scale. You can be masculine and individualist with laissez-faire economics and conservative social policies, or you can be feminist and promote Keynesian economics and socially libertine policies. Except all of it is … Continue reading →

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Gossamer Thunder

Posted on May 7, 2014 by ehurst

I realize it all sounds like bullshit. You. You are the project. Not someone else and certainly not the world around you. No other part of this reality is of any real concern. Your reactions are what you need to … Continue reading →

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The Stink of Hell Nearby

Posted on May 2, 2014 by ehurst

What we know of the Spirit Realm cannot be stated in literal terms. Jesus taught in parables because all truly spiritual teaching is of necessity parabolic. The logic and the language is symbolic, not analytical and descriptive. I have no … Continue reading →

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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 →

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A Grand Learning Experience

Posted on April 27, 2014 by ehurst

This is better than college. I used to think all my research in the social sciences was informative, that my professional training meant something. Apparently much of it was bullshit. My cynicism was not deep enough. I’m watching as world … Continue reading →

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Job 37

Posted on April 26, 2014 by ehurst

The literary purpose of Elihu’s final words here open the door to what God intends to say when He speaks about this whole thing. To see the whole point of all this, we take a moment to review how we … Continue reading →

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Dead to This World

Posted on April 24, 2014 by ehurst

Therefore, if you have been raised with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Keep thinking about things above, not things on the earth, for you have died and your life is hidden … Continue reading →

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Living Law

Posted on April 21, 2014 by ehurst

Most people get God’s Laws all wrong. It’s not that they can’t understand the words, and to some degree the higher concepts, but they insist on seeing “law” as some reflection of what our society has done with the concept. … Continue reading →

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Measured by the Cross

Posted on April 20, 2014 by ehurst

There’s a time and place in divine justice for failure. Who calls Jesus’ crucifixion a success? Sometimes it’s not a matter of winning, but of losing well. In some contexts, no single answer you can see is best. We are … Continue reading →

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Job 36

Posted on April 19, 2014 by ehurst

Context is everything. To our Western eyes trained to read literally, this chapter could seem no different from what the trio said. However, Elihu has established already that he is not on their path. Thus, the same words in the … Continue reading →

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