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Highly Recommended Read

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I just finished reading an exciting book in the world of Biblical interpretation. It’s a truly comprehensive interpretation that I believe you guys would find a valuable storehouse to your reading shelf. In fact, It’s worth a short blog post all on its own.

The book is entitled, A Metaphysical Interpretation of the Bible, by Dr. Steven Hairfield. It’s quite long, around 800 pages, but such a subject demands an in-depth analysis. Besides providing great esoteric interpretations, the book provides a good historical analysis for how the Bible came to be what it is.  [Read more…] about Highly Recommended Read

Meaning of Light and Darkness, Day and Evening in Genesis 1:3-5

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light and darkLiteralists deny it. Materialist are blind to it. And mainstream doctrine unwittingly teaches but a small portion of it. Without a doubt, the beginning of Genesis presents an eosteric statement that echoes throughout every other Biblical story: the consciousness of humankind has dawned. [Read more…] about Meaning of Light and Darkness, Day and Evening in Genesis 1:3-5

Esoterically Understanding the Holy Trinity through Jesus the Man, and Jesus the God

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The Trinity CandleIn this post we are going to demystify the Trinity through the man Jesus, and Jesus Christ the God.

The person of Jesus Christ, as presented through mainstream Christian doctrine, gives to us the greatest paradox of all religions. How can a being be both fully man and fully God at the same time? A God who created the universe is not limited by physical parameters, but man certainly is. How then could Jesus be both limited and not limited, both God and man? Of course this is an impossibility that mainstream Christian doctrine chooses to ignore by simply having faith that it is just true. But does such a blind faith rob the believer of a deep spiritual truth about themselves? I believe it does. This will be a longer post, but when digested in its entirety it should give you some “aha!” moments if you have trouble understanding the nature of the Trinity. [Read more…] about Esoterically Understanding the Holy Trinity through Jesus the Man, and Jesus the God

Is the Blood Sacrifice of Jesus Really Taught in the Bible as Atonement for Your Sin?

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Jesus on the crossThe title of this post may cause some eyebrow raising, but it’s a subject that really needs to be addressed with common sense and esoteric truth. Traditional Christians—some of the kindest and best people on earth whom I call my friends—have been immersed in the doctrines and dogma of man for centuries, and blood sacrifice has been one of those doctrines that has kept them from understanding the deeper truths of the Bible, both in the Old and New Testaments. Please remember, it is not my intention to offend anyone. Ever. But some of what I write here will no doubt ruffle some feathers. Nonetheless, it needs to be said. [Read more…] about Is the Blood Sacrifice of Jesus Really Taught in the Bible as Atonement for Your Sin?

The Mind of God and Man

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I took a break from working on the book today to very briefly elaborate on a portion of Genesis which I thought you guys might find enlightening in the story of Adam and Eve, as well as a sort of part 2 to our last post. This will be a very brief overview.

In our last post, we discussed Paul’s meaning of wives submitting to husbands, and how we interpret it esoterically. Today we’re going to look at the state of Adam before there was Eve, as well as the state of humanity after, and what this may also mean. [Read more…] about The Mind of God and Man

“…so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.” – An Esoteric Interpretation

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Conscious and SubconsciousThe scripture mentioned in the title of this post has caused much controversy. This can be expected, because millions across the globe see the scripture as literal, even when Paul clearly indicates this is the not the case.

Are we really to assume that wives should be in subjection to their husbands – in everything? You can imagine the problem here.

It’s quite interesting. I have seen many theologians use the padding of other scriptures to bring more common sense to this issue, such as husbands ought to love their wives properly, and when that’s done, it somehow makes a literal interpretation in the title of this post OKAY because now there is the proper balance and understanding of what Paul truly meant. [Read more…] about “…so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.” – An Esoteric Interpretation

What do Genesis, Lemuria, and Atlantis Have in Common?

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AtlantisScour the internet, and you will find all kinds of strange ideas about long lost continents that were once inhabited by root races of humans. The most widely known are Lemuria and Atlantis, both with flourishing civilizations long lost to the annals of history, except in circles of Theosophy and conspiracy theorists who claim to hold the truth to humanity’s origins. Ancient Egyptian mythology and Plato’s works originally fueled such ideas for thousands of years, and more recently, even Edgar Cayce, one of the most famed psychics of 20th century, provided detailed accounts of what these civilizations were like. [Read more…] about What do Genesis, Lemuria, and Atlantis Have in Common?

What is God to you?

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divine I am interested in your feedback on the title to this post: what is God to you? I think this could be quite entertaining for our comment section. More importantly, I believe we gain new insight and perspective from each other. So I wanted to open that door for readers of Spirit of the Scripture, and hopefully we’ll all learn something new, or at least assimilate some new ideas to ponder going forward from each other. [Read more…] about What is God to you?

Psalm 78 Speaks: The Law is a Parable

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dark forest lightIf the Old Testament contained a chapter that told you the story of the wilderness journey wasn’t literal, would you believe it? Would you even notice?

I would argue that it all depends; if you were a staunch literalists, you would probably breeze by the verses without a second thought. That’s normal.

Even if you were undecided about the Bible’s literal-historical value, you still might pass them up as inconsequential without a careful reading of the language and context. Let’s review one of the most important texts in the Old Testament to understand how easy it is to miss what the Biblical authors thought so obvious. [Read more…] about Psalm 78 Speaks: The Law is a Parable

Baptism and Meditation: Noah’s Ark Unveiled

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noah's ark mediationToday we’ll finish our two-part series on baptism and what it really means by discussing Noah and the flood. In part one, found here, we discussed baptism mainly from the New Testament. We saw how baptism has nothing to do with dunking your head in water. It is the process of ascending levels of consciousness, and we accomplish this in the mind, through meditation. [Read more…] about Baptism and Meditation: Noah’s Ark Unveiled

The True Meaning of Baptism

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baptism water spirit fireToday we’re going to look at the true Biblical meaning of baptism, and were going to use a lot of scriptural stories to prove it that it doesn’t mean dunking your head under water. By the end of it all I’m fairly confident you’ll be a Biblical expert on the subject. This will be a two part series, using the New Testament for the first post and the Old Testament for the second post. [Read more…] about The True Meaning of Baptism

Abraham’s Vision of Great Darkness: Kundalini, Meditation and Ego

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Meditating in DarknessIn Genesis chapter fifteen we read about a strange event that occurs between God and Abraham. The mythological imagery stirs the imagination: God appears in great darkness, followed by a smoking furnace and a burning lamp that passes between Abraham’s sacrifice. The true meaning of the symbolism will never be preached from a traditional church pulpit because it deals with the divine physiology of man, and the implications of deep meditation, the ego, and spiritual initiation. So let’s break down this mystical mystery. [Read more…] about Abraham’s Vision of Great Darkness: Kundalini, Meditation and Ego

The Paradox of the Serpent and the Messiah

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Higher Consciousness, AwarenessToday’s topic, the serpent and the messiah, has been addressed on this blog before by Anny, but today I am going to look at it from a few additional angles. I recently had a great discussion about it with a friend. This friend doesn’t agree with esoteric teaching because she is a mainstream Christian, but we greatly respect each other’s views and enjoy a healthy debate from time to time. [Read more…] about The Paradox of the Serpent and the Messiah