Faith Discussions

First off, let me say that I honor Steve’s decision. I did the same thing on my first website. Way back when a Guest Book was the only means of posting individual comments, I removed the Book due to undesirable comments.
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I contributed blogs on Crossleft regarding the topics of reincarnation and our galactic family because, from the years of research I have done, I believe them to be topics that churches will have to face head on in the very near future. So much has been covered up from the time of Constantine and the early ecumenical councils on down through the ensuing 1500 years. Along with the internet came opportunities for thousands to research on their own. What has been covered up is now coming into the open and being shared on numerous websites.

Christians will increasingly encounter the need to discern truth for themselves … to research and find answers on their own … and to determine for themselves what impact these heretofore hidden facts have on their faith and spiritual journey. By introducing the subjects in blogs, I was inviting Christians to begin to think of their lives in a broader sense and to recognize that God’s world contains far more life and wonders than we have suspected.

The metaphysical interpretations of proper names and geographical locations are based on the Hebrew meanings of the words and taken from Unity’s Metaphysical Bible Dictionary.
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“Now the Lord said to Abram, ‘Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’ So Abram went, as the Lord had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. Abram took his wife Sarai and his brother’s son Lot, and all the possessions that they had gathered, and the persons whom they had acquired in Haran; and they set forth to go to the land of Canaan.” Genesis 12:1-5a

SOUL TALK - How Reincarnation Plays Out In Life

For background information on reincarnation, please go to my blogs entitled “Have I Lived Before?” and “Who Sinned? This Man or His Parents.”

Several years ago, I had a regular 2-3 minute segment on a radio talk show called SOUL TALK, based on questions submitted by our listeners. SOUL TALK is based on a recognition of reincarnation as a means of advancing on the spiritual path. Questions relating to personal experiences are an excellent avenue for revealing how reincarnation plays out in our earth plane lives. With this understanding, we can make more enlightened decisions about how we want to live our lives and how to go about assisting others.

I am supplying some of the actual listener questions with SOUL TALK’s answers.

SOUL TALK #22:
Q: Please explain the concept of “karma.”
A: Karma is the basis for reincarnation on the physical plane. It represents the positive and negative energy we create by the way in which we live our lives. In biblical terms, “we reap what we sow.”

In very simplistic terms, humanity has forgotten that, in actuality, we live and move and have our being within the energy of God. Instead, we believe ourselves to be separate from God. We have also forgotten all the powers that are ours as god beings.

Theology Panel,

I think we will add interest to Crossleft if we proceed to write on the topics Rich has listed. Jim wants to write on meditation.

I would like to write on reincarnation.

Writing on the theological topics will be one way of tuning into the right brain hemisphere.

Supporting social justice and actively caring for others will be a way to activate the left brain hemisphere.

As a woman, I am forever wanting to understand the dynamics behind behavior. I perceive the man as most often wanting to fix the problem, to do something.

We can accomplish much by consciously using the Whole Mind Approach to activities on Crossleft.

Plus, metaphysicians teach that achieving the state of androgyny is essential for progression on the spiritual path.

MARY OF MAGDALA
AS SEEN THROUGH THE ANCIENT TEXTS

THE BIBLE
Quotes taken from Lamsa’s translation from the Aramaic of the Peshitta

Gospel of Matthew – written by an unknown Jewish Christian in Antioch, Syria around 90 C.E. (A.D.).
Gospel of Mark – Early church tradition attributes the authorship to Mark, a companion of the Apostle Paul in Rome around 70 C.E. (A.D.).
Gospel of Luke – Early church tradition attributes the authorship to Luke, a companion of the Apostle Paul most likely in southern Greece around 80-90 C.E. (A.D.).
Gospel of John – This gospel is very different from the synoptic gospels. The author of this gospel remains a mystery and is simply attributed to “the beloved disciple.” With the newly proclaimed evidence of Mary of Magdala’s role in the ministry of Jesus and her intimate relationship with him, she could easily be “the beloved disciple” who wrote the Gospel of John. An excellent article on this subject may be found at the following URL.
http://www.pathwaytoascension.com/magdala4.html

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Mary of Magdala played a major role in the ministry of Jesus. She was accepted as the leader of a group of wealthy women who followed and served Jesus. Her name is listed first in every listing of the women who accompanied Jesus. These lists read as follows:

SOUL JOURNEY: FROM LINCOLN TO LINDBERGH, Revealing the Mysteries of Karma & Rebirth, by Richard Salva, is an excellent book.

Salva places historical facts about Lincoln and Lindbergh, plus their own words, side-by-side to reveal the journey of one soul. The comparison between the two men is fascinating; in addition, their soul journey reveals much about the process of reincarnation and karma.

Salva presents the facts, then allows you to come to your own conclusions and to learn about your own soul journey at the same time.

The biblical book of Job reveals a God of Love

Job is an extremely symbolic narrative of the Broad Path back to God. (Jesus revealed the Narrow Path through the major events in his earthly life—see my blog entitled “Ascension.”) Lesson 16 of my book is an example of a metaphysical interpretation focusing on the hidden wisdom beneath the surface words. For free, you can download my entire book from my website: www.pathwaytoascension.com.
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Scripture Reading for this Lesson: Job 42:11-17

Jesus taught: “Your father is pleased to give you the kingdom.” 320 Job is now aware that the kingdom of God is synonymous with a higher level of consciousness.

Heretofore, Job felt separated from and powerless before a God that was hidden. This hidden God was unpredictable, prone to anger, and liable to strike human beings with all sorts of diseases and to deprive us of our basic needs. Formerly, Job knew only what he heard about God. Now that he could see and speak with Him, Job realized how incorrect his concept of God had been. Instead of striving to lift our consciousness to a higher plane, humanity anthropomorphizes God. The result is a God that must be feared because no one knows when we, like Job, will be walloped with “the thing that we greatly fear.” 321

The biblical book of Job is an excellent example of the need to search for the hidden wisdom beneath the surface words. I have found that a study of metaphysics, including esoteric astrology and numerology, is essential to reading the Bible at the level of the hidden wisdom. Below is an excerpt from Lesson 15 of my book, “Where Are You, God? A Metaphysical Interpretation of the Biblical Book of Job.” For free, you can download the entire book on my website: www.pathwaytoascension.com.

In my view, much harm has occurred as a result of a literal interpretation of this most important book. Our concept of “God As Love” withers, unless we seek the hidden wisdom in Job. As our planet moves into the “Shift of the Ages” (Gregg Braden), exploring the inner depths of the Bible will be a source of enlightenment and healing for many.

Scripture Reading for this Lesson: Job 42:1-11

Job is now a 5th degree Initiate. He looks back at his old way of life and recognizes the error thinking that predominated. As a result of his erroneous thought patterns and ignorance of Truth, Job was brought to his knees in anguish. God did not inflict the pain. Instead, Job’s suffering was the external manifestation of his own inner dis-ease.

ASCENSION

I submit my website home page lesson in order to reveal one way for progressive Christians to view the present Earth Shifts, Jesus as a Wayshower, and where humanity fits into the Whole of the cosmic events now taking place.
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For eons, the spiritual journey of humanity has involved alternating spans of time between life in a physical body and life on the plane of spirit. Living within a physical body entails limitations that do not exist during the intervening periods on the spiritual plane.

When we enter a physical body, we leave behind most memories of prior lifetimes on Earth. By age 4 or 5, most of us have forgotten our experiences on the plane of spirit. The reasons for our soul’s choice to enter another physical body are buried within our subconscious minds. We begin to view the present incarnation as the only time we have, or will, experience life on Earth. Sadly, our societal institutions allow us—even encourage us—to remain in this amnesic state of consciousness. The inevitable result is that we feel separated from God and cut off from the root of our being. Not knowing where our roots extend, we view every part of creation as separate from ourselves. We stand alone on an empty island.