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The Meaning of Life |
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By AlexR
Religion, Esoteric groups, secret societies, and cults. What do all of these have in common you ask? They all preach the same thing, that they, and they alone hold the secret to 'life' and its true meaning. Why are there so many of these organizations out there and why are new ones coming into existence all the time? Because we are always looking for answers.
We cannot stay still and just accept what we're told, at least not any more. Once upon a time, when religions had a strangle hold on its 'faithful' we didn't question what we were told because of fear. Now that we live in an age of information and better education, we have a lot of catching up to do. There is no need to ask 'why' there so many different groups out there; the answer to that should be obvious. We need to 'know', and we won't stop until we do, even if the answer we find isn't what we expected. After all, we didn't get to where we are today scientifically and educationally if we weren't inquisitive by nature.
Posted by THoTH on Monday, July 07, 2008 @ 09:44:20 CDT
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The Players of Null-A |
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By Sol
Towards the middle of the 20th Century a novel and original system of thought arose, which was to have far-reaching implications on today's thinking patterns. It was a philosophical theory whose precise didactic argumentation was not readily accessible to laymen, which caused it to remain in the musky realm of scholars and tenured Humanities professors. It had furthermore been criticized as being an incomplete and distorted picture of our reality, and has been largely discounted in its original form by the philosophy establishment, except as a curious historical trend.
Thus the influence of this theory has mostly escaped public notice. And yet from its inception, it had been used by its proponents for such a wide range of pursuits as treating shell-shocked soldiers or stopping college riots. It has also spawned several very interesting "cult-like" doctrines, such as Dianetics. Most curiously, many of this theory's tenets have been accepted for granted in the New Age era, though in an entirely different way than what its creator envisioned.
Posted by Solaris on Saturday, November 18, 2006 @ 19:39:07 CST
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Revelation 2012: The Word of God is DNA |
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by John Jay Harper (www.johnjayharper.com)
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” (John 1:1, KJV)
Former U.S. Marine and author Edward Arnold asks in 2012: Year of the Apocalypse, “After 2012, will the people of the world be ready to rely … on themselves … be ready to understand that the ‘power of god’ is within one’s own self?”
By all indications, we are walking a slippery slope, teetering on the edge of the abyss right now. There are more than enough doom and gloom forecasts. Yet is that because we give our self-will power away to prophets, priests, physicians, and politicians? Of course it is, but why is it that some of us don’t do that?
Posted by Angel on Tuesday, October 31, 2006 @ 15:03:54 CST
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Messages in Celluloid - the Defeat of Isengard |
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By Sol
The recent amazing film rendition of the great Lord of the Rings saga has captivated the imagination of people throughout nearly our entire world. This is already a third generation inspired by this work, and it has been very gratifying to experience it much more powerfully now, through this new transformative medium.
A great deal has been written about the mythological origins of this epic, and the historical symbolic significance of many of its notions and characters. The very concept of the Nine Companions who formed the Fellowship of the Ring should sound immediately familiar to a researcher of the esoteric. Many other symbolic and arcane references are given in the story, some greatly amplified even beyond Tolkien's original meaning, through the incredibly talented effort of director Peter Jackson and the screenwriters.
Leaving the specific symbolism aside for the moment though, there is one important aspect of the tale which has largely escaped wide public notice, most likely because it's not very pleasant to think about. Yet the particular parallel which is being drawn is possibly the most significant part of this work's underlying message.
Posted by solaris on Sunday, September 17, 2006 @ 23:34:51 CDT
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