Namazu ~ The Earthshaker

Making sense of disaster, history and myth.

Let me tell you about Chief Bemidji Syndrome. . . . 

Chief Bemidji is a seven-foot painted wooden statue overlooking Lake Bemidji in the city of Bemidji in northern Minnesota. 

The Chief looks pretty much the same as he did some decades ago when I was an undergraduate…

“A perfectly moral person may not abhor vice but simply might have had sufficient experience to be perfectly bored by it.”—General Theosophy

“Adeptship is less about doing exceptional things and more about avoiding exceptional mistakes.”—General Theosophy

I have two questions to pose. I hope what I say is not too convoluted.

1. Did the Theosophical Society’s conception of the Masters change after the first generation of leaders? They were once thought of as earthly human beings with paranormal abilities. Several different people apparently met some of them at various points in time. But later, from the time of Leadbeater, the Masters seem more otherworldly. Outside of the Theosophical Society the…

"I cannot find the One until it erases you and me."—General Theosophy

The Bridge of Beauty and Understanding

Only the bridge of Beauty will be strong enough for crossing from the bank of Darkness to the side of Light    - Nicholas Roerich

            Rene Wadlow*

            The United Nations General Assembly in resolution A/RES.62/90 has proclaimed the year 2010 as the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures…

Modern Science made tremendous progress for the last 40 years, together with a new mindset emerging in some scientific researchers, and brand new concepts which open completely new roads, some which may clean-up the path toward what the old traditions carried out. The discussion on the Stances of Dzyan has surfaced some key concepts like Space, Matter, Time, Forces.

Previous similar attempts were made by A. Tanon in 1948 (Theosophy et Science), Stephen M. Phillips in 1979…

"A real Devil would not want to create more suffering and hardship on the Earth, because that would also increase the number of people praying or meditating themselves toward a helpful re-acquaintance with at least a possibly real God . . . or even an actually real and Undifferentiated 'Godhood' called the One. . . ."—General Theosophy

"LANDFILL: 'often a low area of land which has been built up with alternating layers of sometimes incomprehensible refuse covered by soil.'[frequent synonym: MODERN OCCULTISM]"—General Theosophy

"The Sun keeps shining whether or not there are any moons around to notice."—General Theosophy

“Any Transcendental journey from Point A to Point B can be simplified by the Intuitive realization that there really is no Point B—or simplified even further by the Intuitive realization that there really is no Point A either.”—General Theosophy

"Continued Spiritual progress in older age may just mean gradually losing familiarity with who you thought you were."—General Theosophy

Philip Gowins

Practical Sufism :A Guide to the Spiritual Path

(Wheaton, IL: Quest Books, 2010, 219pp).

Enough of phrases and conceits and metaphors !

I want burning, burning, become familiar with

that burning! Light up a fire of love in thy soul,

Burn all thought and expressions away.

                                   Jalal al-Din Rumi

           …

"Extensive 'Downtime' is only affordable for the very, very rich or the very, very poor."—General Theosophy

I ran into a very interesting blog which you can read and also view the
video of Young Indiana Jones. Strange are the ways in which Karma helps
Humans. Click here.

For me, the theosophical notion of multiple planes of existence is fascinating and thought provoking, but also very challenging to the rational mind. Perhaps "rational" is not the right term. It may be better to say that the notion of other planes of reality is challenging to a modern mentality overawed by the success and prestige of science. Accordingly, if the planes of theosophy are scientifically plausible, then the modern mentality is comfortable with them. However, if science deems…

 This article from Philip Sherrard really makes one think..

Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated. We will all become Borg. Or not..? That's the question.

http://www.studiesincomparativereligion.com/uploads/ArticlePDFs/253.pdf