SECTION II. But see that none of the uninitiated listen to these things—-those I mean who are entangled in things being, and fancy there is nothing superessentially above things being, but imagine that they know, by their own knowledge, Him, Who has placed darkness as His hiding-place. But, if the Divine initiations are above such, what would any one say respecting those still more uninitiated, such as both portray the Cause exalted above all, from the lowest of things created,... Read more
This week, Trump released a budget plan in which he went back on the promises he gave to voters when he said that he would not touch Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Many elements from his plan could be used to show how bad this plan is for the people of the United States, such as, but not limited to, his plan to give “food boxes” to the poor and disabled instead of allowing them to pick out good quality... Read more
It is easy to disassociate theological truths from any earthly reality. For example, when talking about the incarnation, we can discuss who Jesus is (God and man) without looking at his activity in history. Many, if not most, of the early Christological debates show this kind of disengagement with the historical life of Jesus; in dogmatic discussions of the identity of Jesus, his historical activity, his historical life, often seems to be of secondary importance, if not actually a hinderance.... Read more
This then be my prayer; but thou, O dear Timothy, by thy persistent commerce with the mystic visions, leave behind both sensible perceptions and intellectual efforts, and all objects of sense and intelligence, and all things not being and being, and be raised aloft unknowingly to the union, as far as attainable, with Him Who is above every essence and knowledge. For by the resistless and absolute ecstasy in all purity, from thyself and all, thou wilt be carried on... Read more
Consume. Consume this, consume that. Consume. Consume all you want. And then consume some more for extra measure. Take. Take this, take that, take all you want and then some more. Eat. Eat this, eat that, eat all you want, and then eat some more. The more we have, the more we want. The more we want the more we feel we should be able to take, no matter the consequences of our actions. The more we take, the greater... Read more
Hitler was able to rise into power, in part, because of how he was able to explain away the problems of German society through scapegoating. It was always someone else’s fault. The people needed to be united together, to let their noble and glorious heritage shine forth as they took what was rightfully theirs, letting no one stop them from attaining their proper place of power in the world. While his rhetoric affected a diverse group of people, such as... Read more
Text and Commentary[1] CAPUT I. What is the Divine Gloom? SECTION I. TRIAD supernal, both super-God and super-good, Guardian of the Theosophy of Christian men, direct us aright to the super-unknown and super-brilliant and highest summit of the mystic Oracles, where the simple and absolute and changeless mysteries of theology lie hidden within the super-luminous gloom of the silence, revealing hidden things, which in its deepest darkness shines above the most super-brilliant, and in the altogether impalpable and invisible, fills... Read more
For centuries, Christians have long discussed the Trinity. We usually give a simple formula to describe the Trinitarian persons, making it seem like faith in the Trinity is just as simple: The Father gave birth to the Son and the Holy Spirit spirated out of the Father and through the Son. What does this really mean for us? Who is the Father? Do we really know?  In reality, though we give him the name of the Father, we would be... Read more
Time and time again, we often need to be reminded that we cannot justify the means of an action merely by the intended goal. This is because by our deeds, we often show we have questioned, or outright denied, this basic moral truth. This is especially true by people in positions of authority. They are all too quick to look towards a given goal, seeking what will make it happen; they give in to the temptation of power, thinking that... Read more
The Mystical Theology first explores our growing awareness of the truth of God. Dionysius understood that we must start with some of the crudest, most simplistic understanding of God through the way we engage him and his presence in and through the things which exist in creation. God exists, and we know God exists, because we see his presence reflected in all that exists. Everything, in the way they partake of existence, informs us of God, and so through all... Read more
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