• Posts Tagged ‘Jesus’

    How God Is Like Antibiotics

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    Taken at Saint Michael's Mount in Cornwall last year

    Do you ever wonder what the historical precedent is for the magical internets? Try and cast your mind back to a time where sincere seekers from across the planet could come together to engage, swap ideas, benchmark and -every so often- go kinda completely insane. It’s the geographic diversity that potentially sets it apart...

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    Why Belief Is The Wrong Word To Use

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    The Renaissance Gallery at the V&A is one of my favourite places in West London

    Do you believe in magic? Please. If I ask you at the right time of day or in a room set to the right temperature you won’t even believe in racial equality. Ever wonder why it’s so difficult to articulate your beliefs? Because it’s like nailing vomit to a wall. Ask a black kid...

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    How To Grieve Remotely

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    There was a happy post planned for today but it might have to wait a bit. You see, my grandmother, the mother of my-mother-the-psychonaut, died last night. It wasn’t sudden, it wasn’t unexpected and it was certainly her time. But it’s still sad. And most of that obviously has to do with being on...

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    How Christmas Is Like Sound Immigration Policy

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    Nobody does Christmas like Harrods. Except maybe an army of drag queens.

    Got up, went outside to take photos of the snowy sunrise, came back down to breakfast, exchanged gifts, agreed to meet for lunch and then went back for a walk through the snow, chatting to complete strangers along the way. Which got me thinking… Humans are weird. It’s extremely unlikely anyone who reads this...

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    Blog Giveaway! And It’s Not Shit!

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    CLOSED NOW. But I’m keeping the post up. Fancy a few Renaissance magic supplies? No? What if they were free? I thought so. Here are a few things I picked up in Florence that I thought I might share. Yes, I got back a few weeks ago but it seemed that for the whole...

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    Slouching Toward Bethlehem

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    Dr Hyatt spoke often about surrender. I wonder if this is where a lot of the magical resistance to Jesus comes? We don’t like it. A magical worldview leans more toward taking charge and doing things yourself. He was adamant we were missing out, however, and that surrender was a key part of spiritual...

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    Easter Heresies

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    Happy Annual Rabbit Festival, all! In celebration, here’s an extremely thoughtful comment on freedom of speech from an extremely interesting man -Philip Pullman. His book is definitely worth a read. All his books are worth reading. There’s a great interview with him about The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ here. And in...

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