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Devil’s Tower Legends
Submitted by Joseph Morningstar on Monday, September 19, 2016 2:45 PM
pixabay.com In the 1930's, the importance of Devils Tower to many Plains Indians was recorded in first person narratives. Arapaho LegendAn Arapaho lodge was camped at Bears Tipi. The father of this lodge was a head lodge and had seven children, five boys and two girls. The two girls had made an arrangement between themselves Read More…
Collective Tithing
Submitted by Greenman on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 8:52 PM
pixabay.com The act of tithing was actually started by the Church, as many people know. Scripture from the Old Testament can be found in various places, one of which being Genesis 14:20 “After winning an astounding victory in battle and retrieving his nephew Lot along with all his lost possessions, Abram thanked God by giving Read More…
Awakening To The Truth Of Who We Really Are
Submitted by SALAAM – Presider on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 8:40 PM
pixabay.com The ultimate goal of spiritual practices is beautifully summarized in this centuries-old zen teaching wherein Master Nanyue Huairang encountered Mazu Daoyi, who was deep in meditation, and asked him: "Noble one, what are you trying to do, sitting there in meditation?" Mazu said, "I'm trying to become a buddha." Master Nanyue then picked up Read More…
The Boomerang Effect – What Are the Causes And Effects of Procrastination?
Submitted by Wiringin on Monday, September 12, 2016 9:32 AM
The universal law of cause and effect is visible everywhere. The effects, or the evidence, is mostly what we can see and what we experience, while the cause is often more far reaching and indirect. Nevertheless, we can always trace the effect back to a cause. Most people end up blaming circumstances on 'coincidence' or Read More…
The Mystical George Washington
Submitted by MasterMind on Saturday, September 10, 2016 10:04 PM
wikipedia commons "Do not let any one claim to be a true American if they ever attempt to remove religion from politics." – George Washington "Of all the dispositions and habits, which lead to political prosperity, Religion and Morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of Patriotism, who should labor Read More…
Am I My Own Demon?
Submitted by Holyman Preter on Friday, September 9, 2016 12:04 AM
pixabay.com The problem of the external world is a classic challenge in epistemology (the theory of knowledge). This challenge, which was first presented by the ancient skeptics, is met by proving that what I seem to be experiencing is actually real. As an example, it would require proving that the computer I seem to be Read More…
Stone Soup
Submitted by Blessed Be on Thursday, September 8, 2016 12:31 AM
Autumn will soon be upon and so will the period of harvest and community sharing. Simple spiritual practices relate to reflection upon balancing darkness and light within us, letting go and releasing personal burdens and acknowledging the impermanence of life. Stone Soup is an old tradition that bespeaks of community cooperation. The old folk story Read More…
The Octogon
Submitted by Constantine on Wednesday, September 7, 2016 12:51 AM
The Octagon is an unusually shaped building with many interesting ghostly residents. It is situated one block from the White House in Washington DC. The man who designed the US Capitol, Dr. William Thorton, designed the house. Colonel John Tayloe III, who wanted a home near his political friends, built it in 1801. Though called the Octagon, the house Read More…
Let’s Get Mental
Submitted by Spiritual Guru on Monday, September 5, 2016 4:42 PM
I decided to write on a mental topic which happens to coincide with current Mercury retrograde period. Thanks to the billions of dollars we here in America have spent on our space program, we know that there are many planets much larger than our sun. There is one so large and so far away that Read More…
Morality – As Though It Really Mattered
Submitted by Glorious Bastard on Monday, September 5, 2016 12:03 AM
pixabay.com By Robert Wiblin A large share of the public, and even an outright majority of professional philosophers, claim to be 'moral realists'. Presumably, if this means anything, it means that there are objective rules out there that any being ought to follow and doing the ‘right thing’ is about more than just doing what Read More…
































