Magi And Magicians

By His Importance Urban Hierotheos of Nafpaktos and Agiou VlasiouAnd once again we are complete trustworthy by God to be happy and scratch the colossal Despotic feast of Christmas, or the geological of Christ, which celebrates the Exhibit Individual of the Devout Trinity who invented possible manipulate, became the God-man and was innate between men to free us from the dominion of sin, the devil and death.We once again see all of labor be passionate about the little one Christ, as we chant jubilantly in the Kontakion of Saint Romanos the Melodist: "Angels with the Shepherds be passionate about Him, Magi with the Brand trek to Him." The sample of all labor is Christ, who is hyped by it, and He illuminates all and everything.Among frequent who were complete trustworthy to idolization the little one Christ and whom we bring to mind every Christmas are the Magi of the east who saw the Brand, thought that a colossal matter took place, and they followed it to go on Bethlehem to place their gifts before Christ - gold, frankincense and myrrh. Indubitable, the Fathers saw symbolism in these gifts, since gold is a nation color, frankincense signifies spirit, and myrrh signifies death, and so the Magi decency Christ as Ruler, God and as One who suffers and rises.THE MAGI AS Official ASTROLOGERS AND ASTRONOMERSThe Magi, according to Herodotus, were the special religious sparkle of the Medes. Subsequent to, between the eastern peoples, the thing "magi" referred to sensible men, teachers, priests, physicians, astrologers, seers, and interpreters of dreams. At that time, astrology was alike with astronomy, and for this proof we can say moreover that the Magi were the astronomers of their day who observed the glitzy skies. Taken as a whole, the Magi were sensible men, scientists, and so in their fit into the sensible ones valued the little one Christ. The Magi, as the Fathers teach us, were complete trustworthy to consent Christ and to idolization Him "point in the right direction the knowledge of the mind", and having native land purity they were complete trustworthy of this colossal theophany. We think, hence, that all ways of the life of man promote to special empathize and rank from the relationship they regard with Christ.Currently ram regard tainted on the subject of this subject matter, since astronomy break up with astrology, and magic acquired a bad greatest, moment a magician is considered a practical joker and an act, even one who acts point in the right direction the devil. We formerly ascertain this when the Apostle Paul journeyed to Cyprus, according to the performance of the Acts of the Apostles: "They traveled point in the right direction the whole islet until they came to Paphos. Offering they met a Jewish magician and artificial imaginative named Bar-Jesus, who was an guide of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, an critical man, sent for Barnabas and Saul while he refreshing to snag the word of God. But Elymas the magician (for that is what his name practice) contrary them and tried to turn the proconsul from the wish. Hence Saul, who was moreover called Paul, chubby with the Devout Sympathy, looked straight at Elymas and alleged, 'You are a child of the devil and an other side of everything that is right! You are full of all kinds of deceitfulness and fraud. Forward motion you never plunge perverting the say ways of the Lord? Now the hand of the Lord is opposed to you. You are leaving to be canopy for a time, not even safe to see the light of the sun.' Promptly mist and diffuseness came another time him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand. For instance the proconsul saw what had happened, he expected, for he was stunned at the teaching about the Lord." (Acts 13:6-12)By way of the centuries we join up this cooperative mentality: sensible men and scientists who think in Christ, as well as magicians and astrologers who take Christ. As can be seen, the interior of the problem lies in what is the sample of hint. From this sample all ram promote to their empathize and meaning. We do not reject doesn't matter what, provided that they regard a sample, a view, and do not raise objections to Christ. For instance labor, science and wisdom according to the world extend within their own space, sans denying their wish in Christ, they are not a habit, but to the contrary they are a gift and blessing from God. Who does not decency a therapeutic scientist management with possible health? Who does not consent the empathize of dissimilar scholars worried with the move forward of science, and their ghost is in varying degrees and ways clever to people? But when persons do dissimilar mystery and, according to the words of the Apostle Paul, use disloyalty and narrative, and are enemies of correctness, later this cannot be uncontested by the Clerical.Pristine "MAGICIANS"Our age is chubby with such changed magicians seeking to con trick persons, who are enemies of correctness, and fair hunger and tedium, as well as the inclination of the persons. Sometimes such persons, who regard the uniqueness mentioned higher, and chase to pervert the paths of the Lord and swindle persons, significant moreover into the put it to somebody areas of the Clerical. For offering are prophets and apostles who reverence the tradition of the Clerical, and heal with love for mankind, and later offering are artificial prophets and artificial apostles who con trick persons and concern for their own sociable standing, despite the consequences the persons. Our Christian Mysteries, as Saint Gregory the Theologian says, are not the "sacrificial art of Magi, and their entrail forebodings" (Chat 39:5), but a true expenditure to the living God.We want not exactly view enemies as for instance self-governing the Clerical, but they are moreover within it and between us. Offering are frequent who do not regard Christ as the sample of their lives, but quite themselves, and they swindle persons, defeat them and charm them, that is, they try to hypnotize persons with their charm. They do not chase the faith of God, but their own glory; they do not plan to affair persons, but exercise the wish and hopes and aspirations of the persons for their own rite.The group of the Three Magi who worshipped Christ and offered their gifts to Him is to be a small for us, to regard Christ as the sample of our lives and snap Him our gifts and wisdom, and acknowledge Him as Ruler, as God and as the One crucified and risen for us. This, besides pliable meaning to our lives, momentum moreover rite persons. Someone who believes in Christ, cannot be unjust and exercise persons, as several modern magicians do, but to the contrary they would expenditure their lives for them.Darling brethren, let us trek with the Magi and the Brand towards Bethlehem that we may idolization Christ and affair with legitimacy and love the persons of Christ, and persons all another time the world. Let us dance to the words of Saint Gregory the Theologian: "Run with the Brand, and resist your Assistance with the Magi, gold and frankincense and myrrh, as to a Ruler, and to God, and to One Who is dead for you" (Chat 38:17).Source: "Ekklesiastiki Paremvasi", , December 2006. Translated by John Sanidopoulos.

The Networking Church Part 2

Restoration Through Transformation

"You need to be aware of the signs of possible spiritual awakening in America. We've had two great awakenings in the history of America, and we're a hundred years over due for the next one. If there is a second Reformation in the Church and a third spiritual awakening in the world or in American, it will come through two words - small groups."

-- Rick Warren, Ministry Toolbox #219 [emphasis added]

"The church itself will need to go through a metamorphosis in order to find its new identity in

the dialectic of gospel and culture,..."

Cameron Crabtree, "Church Growth Scholar Advocates Radical Change in New Millennium" [emphasis added]

The small group concept is usually sold as a formula. Here is how changing the church structure into small groups usually works:

1. The "old wineskin" is bad, ineffective, inefficient, unbiblical, etc. For examples, see http://www.letusreason.org/BookR16.htm. C. Peter Wagner has written extensively about this as have many others apostolic leaders in his New Apostolic Reformation. A classic example of this can be found in the book The Open Church by Jim Rutz.

2. Therefore the "new wineskin" of cells/small groups is said to be more biblical or a better "New Testament" model. And it promises big dividends for a global harvest. But the pattern is the "systems" networking model that has been discussed in previous Herescope posts, not a genuine biblical idea. Below is an example from Stacy Campbell, "Changing Times, Changing Seasons - A Harvest of Billions!" The "bricks" refer to the cellular structure.

"Great Transformation: There's a great transformation going on in the Body of Christ in the globe. And the forms and the structures--they're coming down from the old wineskin, and a new wineskin is being built, but it's very hard to discern.

"...A Harvest of Billions: There is a harvest coming that is so big, millions and millions and millions. Yea, a billion souls harvest that will need stone joined with stone, joined with stone united, and not divided!

"Discerning the life in the brick! The jagged bricks; the old, old, smooth bricks; the grainy bricks all fitting together to form a container for HIM. For HIM! For HIM! For HIM! And for Him, let it be on earth like it will be eternally in Heaven!"

..."Let it be on earth just like it is in Heaven!" [emphasis in original]

3. Networking cells and organizations, by "partnering" collaboratively across the 3-legged stool (Church, State and Corporate), produces a "synergy" which "advances the kingdom" or helps to "fulfill the Great Commission" and/or the "Great Commandment." Note the dominionism in the statements from the recent URBANA 06:

"Urbana 06 director Jim Tebbe called on the students to integrate political action and missions for the sake of God's Kingdom.

"'Our need to leverage for greater influence in the structures and systems in this world may not be the message you were expecting at a missions conference,' Tebbe said..."

"'The history of the church is full of examples of those whose faith in the risen Christ compelled them to exercise authority for the sake of the Gospel,' Tebbe said."

"Citing tremendous power in global partnerships, Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church, spoke to the students during the conference's 'Community Night.' Warren presented them with a catchphrase for their generation: 'whatever, whenever, wherever....'

"Warren invited the students to begin a reformation of missions. 'We don't need to move the church forward; we need to move it back to the first century and do it the way Jesus did,' he said. 'You are the reformation generation. You must be those who bring in the reformation in world missions.'" [emphasis added]

4. Once the church is properly "aligned" with this new "apostolic" top-down networking authority systems structure, there is a promised restoration and a worldwide spiritual "awakening" for building this "Kingdom." Note the new theology in the statements below:

"Reaching the Nations - A networking of leaders, churches and ministries for a total invasion of the land and the establishing and advancing of the Kingdom of God for the reformation and restoration of all things." (WVCOM Christian Mandates for Africa) [emphasis added]

"... Heaven cannot release Christ to return until the 'times of refreshing, recovery, and revival' have restored all truth back to the Church, and until the 'period of the great Restoration' has been accomplished in the Church... Jesus cannot be released from Heaven to return to Earth to set up His literal kingdom until His Church (His spiritual kingdom) has been fully established and perfected....

"The Church will be the instrument that will move in the power and spirit of Elijah, restoring all things which have been spoken by the mouth of all the holy prophets since the world began, releasing Jesus from the Heavens and bringing about the Second Coming of Christ." (Bill Hamon, The Eternal Church [Christian International Publ., 1981], pp. 133, 136) (bold emphasis added)

"[W]e believe God is preparing his Church for a worldwide spiritual awakening.

"We also believe God is creating a network that will include millions of local churches - congregations that will impact our world as they fulfill God's five purposes for his church." (Rick Warren, Ministry ToolBox Issue #200, 3/30/05) (emphasis added)

5. Once the church is properly restructured into this networking systems model, accelerated conversion rates and an outpouring of spiritual signs and wonders are supposed to occur. Some even claim to have accelerated the time it takes for discipling. Because of the urgency of the hour in building this "Kingdom" on Earth, it is deemed acceptable to incorporate the spiritual practices of the occult into this new structure to jump-start these phenomena. The term "missional" is descriptively used to indicate this systems model. For example:

"The leadership style in a missional congregation is primarily transformational, casting a vision of what can be, and marching off the map in order to bring the vision into reality." ("Becoming A Missional Church vs. A Maintenance Church") [emphasis added]

"The goal [of P.E.A.C.E.] is to reduce the time between spiritual generations from decades to months to perhaps hours."

["Summary of the P.E.A.C.E. Briefing for Mission Agencies", Nov. 6-7, Atlanta, GA. Emphasis added.]

"Your church friends will help you to understand the cultural context so that you can begin to assessing the evil giants in the area."

"Prayer-walking will give your small group a vision to see the people with spiritual eyes." (From "EXPERT ADVICE" about P.E.A.C.E., describing the global mapping activities of the short-term mission groups.)

(This series to be continued... Lord willing...)

The Truth:

"Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath increased the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly images." (Hosea 10:1)

Review The Tarot Masters Insights From Experts

The Path

Most books about the Tarot are instruction manuals, teaching beginners the basics of what the cards mean. The Tarot Masters: Insights From the World's Leading Tarot Expertsis something different - and is a book that can probably be best appreciated by those who are already familiar with Tarot and know something about its history and teachers.

Publisher Hay House describes it on its website, saying: "In this beautifully illustrated book, leading experts from the world of Tarot, including Rachel Pollack, Mary K. Greer, Ciro Marchetti, and Caitlin Matthews, share their insights into the cards of the Major Arcana, and reveal the profound impact that Tarot has had on their lives."

Well, "Beautifully illustrated" might be a slight exaggeration of the pictures in the book - although it is illustrated with nice, original black and white interpretations of the Major Arcana - but the writing certainly is beautiful.

As Hay House Each goes on to say: "Each contributor shares how their Tarot journey began and what inspired them, and gives their interpretation of a Major Arcana card, and what it is about that card that they love or loathe. Their answers will help to deepen your own understanding of Tarot, and how this ancient craft can enrich your life."

Several dozen leading tarot designers, teachers and authors as well as other influential pagans and spiritual leaders have put pen to paper for this book. Each gives their own interpretation of a particular card that is personal to them and describes what got them started on the journey of the Tarot. And Tarot most certainly is a journey, both in the graphic novel-like story described in its images and in the path of personal development it inspires us to follow once we begin to study and use a deck. In fact, the book's editor, Kim Arnold, offers a new 23rd Major Arcana card with the title The Path (pictured above).

Will Fr Emile Boutin Now Practice What He Has Preached

Eight years ago Fr. Emile R. Boutin, who was then serving at Immaculate Conception parish in Stoughton, Massachusetts, joined 57 other Boston-area priests including the infamous Fr. Walter Cuenin in calling upon Bernard Cardinal Law to resign. This 2002 letter said:

Dear Cardinal Law:

It is with a heavy heart that we write to request your resignation as Archbishop of Boston. We have valued the good work you have done here in Boston, including, but not limited to: your advocacy for the homeless, your outreach to the Jewish community, your opposition to capital punishment, and your leadership in welcoming immigrant peoples. However, the events of recent months and, in particular, of these last few days, make it clear to us that your position as our bishop is so compromised that it is no longer possible for you to exercise the spiritual leadership required for the church of Boston.

As leaders of many parishes that make up this Archdiocese, we hear from the people their call for a change in leadership. The revelations that have come to light a few days ago challenge the credibility of your public statements. The people of this Archdiocese are angry, hurt, and in need of authentic spiritual leadership. We believe that despite your good work in the past you are no longer able to provide that leadership.

While this is obviously a difficult request, we believe in our hearts that this is a necessary step that must be taken if healing is to come to the Archdiocese. THE PRIESTS AND PEOPLE OF BOSTON HAVE LOST CONFIDENCE IN YOU AS THEIR SPIRITUAL LEADER. See here.

Now, Fr. Boutin finds himself charged with indecent assault and battery.

Will Fr. Boutin now resign?

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Most Powerful Mantra To Find A Job

This is part of a verse from the Stotra Soundarya Lahari [waves of happiness] composed by the great saint and the greatest exponent of Non Duality Adi Sankaracharya.This verse is from the first section called Ananda Lahari [waves of happiness].

This is a completely energized Satvik [pure] composition full of unique mantras. This particular part of a verse is said to be a most powerful mantra to find a job or to progress in your current employment.

The energized chant in this mantra invokes the Universal mother and means that to worship the feet of the divine mother is the same as worshipping the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh.

The continuous chanting of this mantra is said to help the jobless find employment.

MantraTrayanam devanam thrigunajanitanam tav Shive

Bhavet puja puja tav charanayorya virachita ll ll

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Nirvana As Actual Liberation

Dhr. Seven, Amber Dorrian, BOO, Wisdom Quarterly The Buddha reclining into final nirvana, Rangoon, Burma (Chaukhtatgyi/flickr.com)One of the most important words behind Indian spirituality is "samsara," the Wheel.The question is, "Why is Buddhism special?" That is, what's so special about what the Buddha rediscovered and taught? At some point, India realized that there is a problem. Of course, half of the solution to any problem is a well formulated question."Samsara" is the endlessly revolving or cycling of rebirth and suffering. What is the solution? Buddhism, Brahmanism (which later became Vedantic Hinduism), and Jainism propose three solutions: Each states that there is a way to liberation ("moksha") from suffering and rebirth. But each defines "liberation" differently. Brahmins say it is rebirth in THE COMPANY OF BRAHMA. Jains say it is rebirth in AN UNCONSCIOUS PLANE ("A"SA~n~nASATTA"). The Buddha alone saw beyond that, even beyond beyond, seeing that those were still rebirths well within "samsara". And he claimed to have not only found but also to be able to show the way -- in this very life -- to actual permanent liberation from rebirth and suffering. He called it NIRVANA, unexcelled freedom, the ultimate liberation."So why does Zen -- like Hindu-saturated Mahayana -- say "Nirvana is Samsara"? Maybe it is because to say otherwise would posit a goal. Let us ease into the truth naturally rather than trying to force an outcome. Older Buddhist schools staying closer to the "historical" Buddha's words speak of the necessity of effort setting up a duality that we are here and there is a "there "to go to.Anyone who sits for meditation soon realizes that it is far better and far more effective not to "strive" too hard, not to have a vigorous goal in mind. There must surely be one, but the way to success is to drop that and go. Making a goal or building up an expectation keeps one right on this shore.Now there may or may not be a "further shore." Let's see. Buddhism is not about believing; it is about knowing-and-seeing. One can see that other shore, can reach it, and doing so seems more effortless in the doing than effortful. If yoga (union with the ultimate, whatever one posits as the ultimate) is about effort, it will be an inferior yoga. Effort-ease (STHIRA-SUKHA) is better understood as, in English terms, "flow." * NEUROSCIENCE LESSONS OF FREESTYLE RAP ("Scientific American")"When a GOOD RAPPER RAPS, it is good precisely because one has reached a state of flow, skill, and natural ease rather than effort. The same is true of a pianist, ballplayer, driver, and so on. In foreign terms, "basic goodness, beginner's mind," Tao (the way, the path of least resistance, flow), Zen (absorption), chi" (moving energy), and "just sitting" begin to make a great deal of sense.It is not the case that we are perfect just as we are and so there is nothing to do but sit. That would be like wearing a muddy misshapen stone on a ring finger. Hinduism, and therefore Mahayana-Buddhism, can point to our original or basic goodness because finding it, we realize it was always right here to be found. There was nothing to add. In fact, there was something to take away. That muddy misshapen stone, when polished, reveals a glistening diamond. This muddy rock was a brilliant gem!"Getting somewhere would take effort, effort opposes ease, and without ease there is no absorption (zen" or "jhana").Therefore, BEING NOBODY GOING NOWHERE might be effortless, ease abandons effort, and with ease there is absorption. So it could work in practical terms even if it may be confounding philosophically. This Dharma, these things the historical Buddha taught, are "ehipassiko" -- "Come and see" -- inviting and worthy of investigation.