Tag: Genesis
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The Rhythm of Redemption: Life as a Practice of Return
Seeking redemption Inner voice calls upon me Grace springing within ~ Thomas C. Maples Redemption in the Integrated Self Have you ever felt that life is a practice? As I ponder this, it runs counter to my experience, which screams that people seek perfection. But sometimes, the true value in life comes from moments of…
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A Work in Progress
Inspiration for the Soul The Philosopher’s Stone Psychoanalyst Erik Erikson once stated that “Healthy children will not fear life if their elders have integrity enough not to fear death.” When we look at life from the perspective of our inherent growth, doorways to bliss open where there were once only walls. Youth is the gift…
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Believe… The Power of Faith Unto Itself
Inspirational Quote Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe. Saint Augustine From Sinner to Saint… A Depth Psychology Perspective In ancient Hebrew, the origin of the word sin meant to miss the mark. As time our species evolved, we developed more complicated…
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The Blessing of Hard Work… A Job Well Done!
Inspirational Quote Let us realize that: the privilege to work is a gift, the power to work is a blessing, the love of work is success! David O. McKay To Do a Job Well Done Today’s quote comes from the ninth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). While I…
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The Spirit Within
Inspirational Quote You are not a human being in search of a spiritual experience. You are a spiritual being immersed in a human experience. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin A Father’s Guide to Wisdom To take part in the forbidden fruit. To understand the secret between good and evil, as God had only known before. It…
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An Infinite Intelligence… Let Go and Realize What Will Become!
Inspirational Quote What you are is God’s gift to you, what you become is your gift to God. ~ Hans Urs von Balthasar A Father’s Guide to Wisdom We are planning creatures. Our consciousness calls upon us to dream life forward. Yet, in its eternal battle to create stability, it also reminds us of those…
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Hope… To Dream with Conscious Intent
Inspirational Quotes Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be. Ralph Waldo Emerson Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results. Willie Nelson A Father’s Guide to Wisdom To act with the intent of inspiring is a vocational calling. But as…
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To Find God… Be Here, Now
Inspiration I laugh when I hear that the fish in the water is thirsty. I laugh when I hear that people go on pilgrimage to find God. Kabir The fish in the water that is thirsty needs serious professional counseling Kabir A Father’s Guide to Wisdom I came across the above citation from the Indian…
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Nature’s Intent… Gratitude for What Is
Inspiration We still do not know one thousandth of one percent of what nature has revealed to us. Albert Einstein When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it. Ralph Waldo Emerson The Philosopher’s Corner With the fall into consciousness, it is said that humankind began to know the nature…
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Inspiration: The Simple Absurdities of Life
Inspiration Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about. Oscar Wilde Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. Confucius The Philosopher’s Corner Ah… The simple absurdities of life. Got Life? When we do, we dwell on those things that are absent… When we don’t we dwell on…
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Genesis and Self (Part 7): God, self, and Individuated (Integrated) Consciousness
Dr. Tom concludes his 7 part segment on the psychoanalysis of the book of Genesis.
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Genesis and Self (Part 6): The Deceit and the Fall of Humankind
Dr. Tom Explores the Archetypes of the Serpent and Virgin in the Story of Creation (Genesis).