The term avatar comes from a Hindu word, avataras, which means “descents,” describing a deity who descends into human form. In Hindu beliefs, it usually refers to the earthy manifestation of the Hindu deity, Vishnu, for he descends to earth to protect it.
It always comes down to “energy,” a belief that we can mend ills with some kind of directed or awakened force. This idea of energy can be seen in the […]
[Note: This is an evaluation, not a review, and is done for the purposes of pointing out anything in the movie that could be problematic from a moral and/or biblical […]
[Note: To get the fullest view of what is being said about the Harry Potter books, please read the article on the first Harry Potter book, “Harry Potter, Sorcery, and Fantasy,” […]
THEMES OF DARKNESS, DISOBEDIENCE, AND OCCULTISM IN BOOKS TWO, THREE, AND FOUR Introduction: The foundation showing that sorcery is an occult practice, that J. K. Rowling’s character Harry Potter is […]
Harry Potter is a character in a series of books written by J. K. Rowling about a young boy who discovers he is really a wizard, in other words, a […]
As the book progresses, it only becomes more troubling. Benner writes that we “are called to be human beings” and “to be fully human.” (87) But we are created as human beings; we really cannot be anything other than human. It is what Benner means by “human” that makes the difference.
Benner claims we are to
“recognize Christ as the deepest truth of our being. It is not just becoming like Christ but actualizing the Christ who is in us. It is a journey toward union with God.” (99)
“Actualizing the Christ” is a concept foreign to the Bible. But if one is a Panentheist and a Jungian, it makes sense because Christ is contained everywhere in creation according to Panentheism. This is a major teaching of Richard Rohr which Benner shares. “Actualizing” the Christ who is already part of our unconscious as an archetype is to awaken the true Self. This is what Benner means by being human.
“When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.” The focus of this book is on following a dream, with the idea that this […]
The display was titled, “Going Back to Wizardry School,” a play on the normal “Going Back to School” theme. About a dozen different books were featured in this children’s section […]
It’s everywhere. The classic yin-yang symbol, seen more and more these days, is a circular symbol, half-black and half-white, with a small dot of white on the black side, and […]