All things end. You get to the last page of a book. The closing credits roll in a movie. The sun sets as the clock ticks away another day. People and pets grow old and die. Even the Earth will some day most likely be swallowed up by the sun going nova. All things end, […]
Archives for December 2007
Metaphysical Monday: A quick thought on perspective
As you work a spiritual path, you become aware of many things. With some work, that awareness grows into insight. Sometimes, that insight goes to your head. You begin to be able to make certain predictions. You begin to realize things about people without them telling you and without any normal evidence to support it. […]
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Metaphysical Monday:Magic, According to Clarke and Niven
Anyone who watches fantasy films or so much as dabbles in most role playing games knows how magic is portrayed. It’s flashy stuff. Fireballs. Magic Missiles. Shape shifting. All sorts of spectacular things. And then there’s the big-deal illusionists that we all grew up with–David Copperfield, Blackstone, Doug Henning and their more contemporary counterparts like […]
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Metaphysical Monday: Evolution vs. Revolution
Both evolution and revolution are hot topics these days. One for its place in the education world. The other for its place in the political world. What many people don’t seem to realize is how similar the concepts of evolution and revolution as we know them in the external world are to how they apply […]
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