tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513199068907090344.post3688417788761405884..comments2024-03-26T16:24:34.218+00:00Comments on Meeting The Masters: In Praise of the EsotericWilliam Wildbloodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13231219533755925897noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513199068907090344.post-504198723123846452022-08-01T15:59:54.430+00:002022-08-01T15:59:54.430+00:00A simple search of terms 'birth chart astrolog...A simple search of terms 'birth chart astrology' brought me to this webpage. It may not last long perhaps as I don't keep a subscription, yet they may keep it up as I imagine how low maintenance it may be to do so. https://reports.astrology.com/v1/reports/b04b4410-8fa2-4436-be65-3e0cbe6dd0f6/RegularCW<br /><br />I'm noticing some occurrences of alignments in Mercury, Venus, Sun, and Uranus, Neptune. There are terms described as "dominant" and "house" used in this organization, colored however that may be by ancient obscurantism meets contemporary ironism.<br /><br />William, what literature, old and new, would you recommend to get a grasp of these astrological occurrences? I think it awesome enough that Mercury, Venus, and Sun were present quite reliably during the interval of my mother's labor.Christophernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513199068907090344.post-39205483064023478582022-07-21T08:22:39.894+00:002022-07-21T08:22:39.894+00:00" Christianity is at heart a magical religion..." Christianity is at heart a magical religion.". That is absolutely true, Lady Mermaid. Anything that is so full of miracles, wonder-working saints and, most of all, the Resurrection is magical.William Wildbloodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231219533755925897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513199068907090344.post-75157148411762299312022-07-21T00:34:16.474+00:002022-07-21T00:34:16.474+00:00The modern Christian distrust for anything superna...The modern Christian distrust for anything supernatural seems to have coincided w/ the rise of secular materialism. Medieval Christians certainly believed in a magical universe. Astrology and alchemy were taught as sciences. Christianity is at heart a magical religion.<br /><br />What Scripture and the Church condemn is witchcraft or manipulating spirits to do your own will. In reality, the spirits control you. St. Joan of Arc was formally burned not for having visions but for accusations of contacting the dead. Fatalism was also condemned. Heavenly bodies may influence our thoughts, but we still have free will.<br /><br />Modern Christians need to examine the difference between witchcraft which is never acceptable and esoteric knowledge which is a gift from God.<br /><br />Here are some interesting articles on the subject from a historical and Catholic perspective.<br /><br />https://www.quora.com/Why-was-witchcraft-so-popular-during-the-medieval-times/answer/Joanna-Arman-1<br /><br />https://www.fisheaters.com/astrologybackground.html<br /><br />21 July 2022 at 00:33Lady Mermaidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513199068907090344.post-41576102536640746312022-07-20T13:58:29.054+00:002022-07-20T13:58:29.054+00:00A proper grasp of the esoteric can only deepen spi...A proper grasp of the esoteric can only deepen spiritual awareness and religious understanding. Even Jesus said we should be as wise as serpents.William Wildbloodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231219533755925897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513199068907090344.post-63691103110711623372022-07-20T13:47:51.257+00:002022-07-20T13:47:51.257+00:00@William - a bold, but necessary, balancing post. ...@William - a bold, but necessary, balancing post. <br /><br />The 'esoteric' usually gets very broadly defined by traditional Christian churches; to the point that perspectives that seem ever more essential are ruled-out. <br /><br />For example, the idea that we dwell in a living (animated) universe - where some plant-life, some mountains and rivers, the earth, the sun are all alive, conscious, purposive beings that interact with Men - is often regarded by Christians as heretical, if not demonic. <br /><br />Yet this attitude plays-into and sustains the dead materialism of mainstream atheism, and therefore often weakens Christian faith by cutting us off from everything except other Men. Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.com