We speak of God as King, on high, A sceptered hand, a watchful eye. The Master Plan, the sovereign Will, Each motion bound, each moment still Beneath a gaze that sees and guides, Where destiny in preset tides Flows onward, sure, from source to sea, Bound fast by the divine decree. Ultimate Autocrat, we deem, [...]
The bad news is, no throne above,No bearded king, no distant love.No voice of thunder, no hands of clay,No god out there to hear you pray. But wait—before despair takes hold,There’s Good News, both bright and bold.For God is not a shape or name,But every spark, each breath, each flame. In you, in me, in [...]
A new addition to the Bryce Haymond Translation (BHT). I had already translated it once before, but I added a new translation that suggests other interpretations. There is no one "right" translation. The scriptures are endlessly translatable, because the mystical is essentially ineffable, transcending all words, and so there are perhaps infinite layers of meaning [...]
I had a great conversation a few weeks ago on my friend's podcast.
Many think God is a personal God, even a person. I suggest there is truth in that, but perhaps not as we usually think.
a poem
How are God and sin related? How can we conceptualize these words in mysticism, going beyond the traditional religious definitions and descriptions?
The Transcendent isn't somewhere else or something else, but is the divine ground within all things, the empty essence from which all things arise and take on form.
What does it mean to see God's "face"? To see God "face to face"? Perhaps it is not the literal meaning that we often think it means.
Many mystics describe seeing a bright light in their experiences. What is that?