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The Blessings

Posted on June 25, 2022 by ancientworld

“Fall to your knees, fall to your knees! Behold the angel of the Divine! And fold your hands. Expect to see more ministers like him.” After the Pilgrim has girded his waist with a soft reed, as a symbol of … Continue reading →

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McGilchrist on the Sacred, and Intellectual Humility

Posted on January 23, 2022 by ancientworld

In his newest masterpiece “The Matter with Things”, McGilchrist writes about the approach to the apprehension of something transcendent, or Divine: “What the term ‘G-d’ requires of us is not a set of propositions about what cannot be known, but … Continue reading →

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