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Monthly Archives: February 2022
North American Indian Soulology
Of all our blog-segments for this series the present one is perhaps the most intriguing. For such a primitive culture the North American Indians notion of soul is far from simplicity—indeed, it is rooted in various soul-extensions or soul-pluralisms. Essentially, … Continue reading
Christian Mystics & the Soul
The first on the horizon to give birth to what became known as Christian Mysticism is undoubtedly Dionysius the Areopagite. He in essence formulated the terminology that Christian Mystics use to describe their experience of Union with the Godhead. Yea, … Continue reading
The great delusion and awakening of the soul
The great sadness of deity-based religions, be it monotheistic or polytheistic ones, the deity in name and worship, be it One or Many, all suffer from the souls’ delusion of servitude, either desired or forced upon itself by merit of … Continue reading
Aerial Toll Houses
The phenomenon of what has become known as the Aerial Toll Houses is Eastern Orthodox in origin. It was made popular again due to the efforts of Fr. Seraphim Rose (1934-1982) in his book, The Soul After Death. But it’s … Continue reading
St. Maximus the Confessor: Premier Ascetical Theologian of the Byzantine Orthodox Tradition
We now turn East in our series and consider the most brilliant Byzantine-Orthodox Ascetical Theologian of them all, St. Maximus (Maximos) the Confessor (580-662). He lived through the most catastrophic period the Byzantine Empire was to experience before the Crusades. … Continue reading
St. Augustine—The Great Lover of the Soul and Spirit
St. Augustine, also known as Saint Augustine the Bishop of Hippo (Aurelius Augustinus, 354-430 CE), caroused in promiscuity at the age of 18 while a student at Carthage. Sex was an overriding obsession. He would later write in his Confessions, … Continue reading
Posted in The Soul
Tagged Ambrose, contemplation, Manichaeism, Monica, St. Augustine
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Plotinus—The Man of the One and Unborn
All Platonic notions reached their Zenith in the teachings of Plotinus (205-270 AD). Philosophy for men like Plotinus was a full-time professional occupation and religious vocation that demanded withdrawal from worldly affairs. He disregarded physical hardships, right up to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Function of the Soul, Plotinus, The One, Transcendent Father
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Recognize the difference between Spirit and Soul.
The soul is Spirit´s “cognitive” power and knower of all things. Where it needs to perceive and know as a demon, it perceives and knows as a demon. Where it needs to perceive and know as a man, it … Continue reading
Gnostic Notions
An overview of Gnosticism is in order. Etymologically, from Ancient Greek: γνωστικός, romanized: gnōstikós, Koine Greek: [ɣnostiˈkos], ‘having knowledge’ [gnosis]. It’s a composite of mystical and religious ideas which became amalgamated during the latter half of the first century AD, … Continue reading
Posted in Spirituality, The Soul
Tagged Elaine Pagels, Gnosticism, Gnostics, pneumatic, pneumatikos, psychic, psychikos, Valentinian
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Pauline Revelations
The Apostle Paul was no stranger to Greek notions of the soul. In the first chapter of Romans, he narrates his acknowledgment to the wisdom of the ancient Greeks. Even though he notes that salvation is only available through the … Continue reading
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Tagged Apostle Paul, Corinthians, pneumatikos, Psyche, psychikos, Romans, soma
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