In honour of the Feast of St. George, I'd like to look at a few myths that are inter-related.  I wanted to get this posted on the day of the feast, April 23, but it didn't happen.  But here it is now for your reading pleasure ( Read more... )

Evening and Morning

Genesis 1 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre:
ב וְהָאָרֶץ הָיְתָה תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ וְחֹשֶׁךְ עַל-פְּנֵי תְהוֹם וְרוּחַ אֱלֹהִים מְרַחֶפֶת עַל-פְּנֵי הַמָּיִם ( Read more... )

In the Eastern Orthodox church, today is a strict fast in remembrance of the death of John the Baptist.

BibleGateway.com:At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus, and he said to his attendants, "This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him ( Read more... )

Shiflut is your attitude, whereas Kavanah is your focus.  Shiflut is a realization of your true position in the world.  Kavanah is a realization of G-d's position in the world.  In Kavanah, everything is an act of worship, everything is ritual, everything is purposeful and directed.  Living life in Kavanah is living life intentionally, thinking ( Read more... )

Part of Shiflut is understanding yourself in relation to others and others in relation to yourself.  Compared to the Divine, all of us are lowly.  There are no classes, no castes.  The poor man living on the street is just as poor and just as rich as the richest man in the world, because, compared to the Divine,  we are all poor.  The strongest man ( Read more... )