The Ground
of Faith
*Exploring Science,
Mysticism and Experience Together
Note: Contributions to this journal need not reflect the views of the Editors or of the Panel
God or Moral Nihilism: Richard Cocks
Articles by Michael Tymn
Clash of Civilisations: A. Miller
Are we supposed to know about life after death? Stafford Betty
Study of NDEs at Massey University NZ
Beyond the Nuts and Bolts: UFOs as the technology of Extradimensional Aliens
Dean R. DeHarpporte,
EXPLORATIONS IN THE FIELD OF PSI
DaleGraf Dale E. Graff,
James Padgett and the Philosophy of Progression
by Michael Nedbal, Ph.D. and Geoff Cutler,
HISTORY MADE AT MONTCABIROL
by Dr. Ken S.
Edgar Cayce: Passé or Always Relevant? by Herbert Bruce Puryear,
Litany for the Soul's
Passing: Julia Tarnawsky
Five blogs published under the aegis of White Crow Books
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February 2012 The Second Coming
Editor:
The Rev. Michael Cocks
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FROM THE EDITOR
Christian sects often talk about a Second Coming, and they think of a separated Jesus somehow appearing the sky. But I think there is a case for suggesting that we look in quite another direction: that the Second Coming is the beginning of the fulfilment of Jesus’ prayer that we may all be one. Read It could be argued that the contributions to this journal play their small part in the whole process.
The Fortnightly Blogs of Michael
CocksMichael Cocks is editor of the e-journal, The Ground of Faith. Every two months he republishes articles from the Academy of Spirituality and Paranormal Studies, Inc. including articles from Michael Tymn; also from The Christian Parapsychologist, Victor Zammit’s weekly newsletter, and from many other sources.
God Or Moral Nihilism: The Ending Of The Meno
Prof. Richard Cocks in The Brussels Journal
In Fall 2011, I taught Plato’s dialog, the Meno, to my upper-level Ethics class. What is relevant for our purposes is that the dialog addresses the question of the nature of justice and virtue. The character of Socrates suggests that if virtue can be taught, there must be teachers and students of this important topic. Since there are none, Socrates argues that virtue must be more like right opinion than knowledge, but that right opinion can be just as useful a guide to action as actual knowledge, though more unstable. But if this right opinion can’t be taught, how is it acquired? Read
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Articles by Michael Tymn white crow
Death Anxiety and PTSD
.
As
anthropologist Ernest Becker ....saw it in his 1974 Pulitzer
prize-winning book, The Denial of Death, man’s fear of death is
at the very root of all our problems. Becker said that man’s
deepest need is to be free of the anxiety of death and annihilation,
and explained that to free oneself of death anxiety, nearly everyone
chooses the path of repression. That is, we bury the anxiety deep
in the subconscious while we busy ourselves with our lives and seek a
mundane security that we expect to continue indefinitely. The repressed
anxiety then gives rise to other problems, but the link with death
anxiety is seldom recognized. READ
Number One Place to See Before You Die
Emma Bragdon, Ph.D., a Woodstock,Vermont resident, has been observing
John of God for the last 10 years and has led tour groups down there.
Her latest book, Spiritism and Mental Health: Practices from
Spirit Centers and Spiritist Psychiatric Hospitals in Brazil, provides
much information on Spiritistic healing in Brazil, including the
Casa. The book has 26 chapters with 30 psychiatrists,
psychologists, physicians, and therapists contributing a wealth of
information. Among the contributors well known to American
readers are Linda Russek, Ph.D., Melvin Morse, M.D., Dean Radin, Ph.D.,
William Braud, Ph.D., and Stanley Krippner, Ph.D. Readhttp://whitecrowbooks.com/michaeltymn/entry/tebowing_vs._ali_buffoonery_take_your_pick/
“Clash Of Civilizations”: Spiritual, Not Intellectual
A. Miller, in The Brussels Journal
If unorthodox forms of spirituality have flooded in where Christianity has declined, we should ask whether this is in fact part of the character of the West that should be defended against radical religion?
The “Occupy Wall Street” movement – which has garnered much media attention over the last few months – seems to supply an answer. Religion, in the traditional sense, has been notably absent. No Bibles. No Korans. No priests. No imams. No calls for sharia. Yet, protesters have been holding mass yoga sessions. Some have been meditating even while being arrested by police. Even Deepak Chopra – a New Age megastar – turned up at Zuccotti Park to lead a meditation. READ
Are We Supposed to Know about Life after Death?
Stafford Betty
A Lesson from the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Sometimes I wonder if we are supposed to know what to expect after we die. Maybe it’s part of the divine plan that we do not. Are the spirits who tell us about their world through mediums flouting the plan? Are they making it… Read more
Study of NDEs at Massey University NZ
Psychologist Natasha Tassell and sociologist Mary Murray, who are researching
people’s accounts of near-death experiences, have appeared on a segment of the
TV3 current affairs programme 60 minutes that investigated the
phenomena.Dr Murray from the School of People, Environment and Planning and Dr Tassell a lecturer at the School of Psychology, estimate that up to quarter of those who have come close to dying may recall undergoing some form of near-death experience, Read
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/12/quantum-physics-photosynthesis/
ASPSI Some lectures given at the last annual conference of the Academy of Sppirituality and Paranormal Studies.
========================================================Beyond the Nuts and Bolts: UFOs as the technology of Extradimensional Aliens
By Dean R. DeHarpporte, B.S.
UFOs are a perfect example of Arthur C.
Clark’s famous remark: “Any sufficiently advanced
technology is indistinguishable from magic.” UFOs are directly
associated with several types of paranormal phenomena. From the
perspective of the physics of our 4-dimensional (including time)
consciousness, UFOs accelerate at speeds that would be immediately
fatal to any terrestrial lifeform; they can be seen by some but not by
others; and some stop on a dime and then streak away at fantastic
speeds. Read
EXPLORATIONS IN THE FIELD OF PSI
Dale E. Graff, MS PhysicsAbstract
Various aspects of psi ESP, remote viewing, precognitive dreaming, synchronicity and spiritual experiences are reviewed to show how they provide perspectives on the nature of physical and mental reality. Material cited is from relevant research literature, professional activities in the Stargate program, seminar participant experiences and independent investigations into Conscious State Psi (CSP) and Dream State Psi (DSP). These include intercontinental distance psi experiments, precognitive dreams of the future news, health and diagnostic dreams and remote viewing for locating missing or abducted people. Energetic dreams relating to kundalini phenomenon and archetypal imagery are described. Intuitive incidents and psi dreams that had life saving effects are discussed. A variety of art work and sketches are used to illustrate the aspects of psi. Read Lecture
James Padgett and the Philosophy of Progression
by Michael Nedbal, Ph.D. and Geoff Cutler, MBAProgression in the spirit world is a common theme among many spirit communications. Spirits typically learn from friends, family, and spirit helpers how to progress from the lower spheres into higher spheres where there is a greater degree of peace and happiness. What many spirits do not know, however, is that they have a choice of pathways to follow. Read
HISTORY MADE AT MONTCABIROL
by Dr. Ken S.
Two of the world’s most highly-developed physical mediums recently came together to conduct an experiment that, I believe, has never been attempted before, in the annals of physical mediumship. This experiment was the brain child of both Kevin Lawrenson, leader of the Yellow Cloud Circle, and John Campbell Sloan, main guide and control on the spirit side for the Yellow Cloud Circle. This experiment took place on Sunday evening, September 18, 2011, at 7 p.m. at the beautiful, spiritual oasis located in the south of France known as Montcabirol. Read
Edgar Cayce:
Passé or Always Relevant?
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FROM A READER:
Litany for the Soul's Passing: Julia
Tarnawsky
In the journey of her Soul to its own plane.
Witnesses We do so in joy
With prayers of love and an attitude of allowance
Deceased I honour the Soul’s command
To return to its own plane
W We honour our sister’s liberation to her true home.
May she return in the bliss of freedom READ
The Lotus Butterfly: Julia
Tarnawsky
Once upon a time, at the bottom of Mrs Green’s garden, there lived amagnificent caterpillar. He was the largest caterpillar in the entire
garden and he munched his way through the garden, making sure he got
to the consumable leaves on the next tree before all the other
caterpillars. The other caterpillars called him “the great consumer”. Read
Five blogs published under the aegis of White Crow Books
1.Michael
CocksMichael Cocks is editor of the e-journal, The Ground of Faith. Every two months he republishes articles from the Academy of Spirituality and Paranormal Studies, Inc. including articles from Michael Tymn; also from The Christian Parapsychologist, Victor Zammit’s weekly newsletter, and from many other sources.
2. Michael
TymnA 1958 graduate of the School of Journalism at San Jose State University, Mike Tymn has contributed more than 1,500 articles to some 40 newspapers, magazines, journals, and books over the past 50 years. He won the 1999 Robert H. Ashby Memorial Award given by The Academy of Religion and Psychical Research for his essay on "Dying, Death, and After Death." Mike's book, The Articulate Dead, was published in 2008, and his latest book, Running on Third Wind, was released in 2009.
3. Simon
ParkeSimon Parke was a priest in the Church of England for 20 years and is now a freelance writer. His most recent books include The One-Minute Mystic, Shelf Life, and The Enneagram: A Private Session with the World’s Greatest Psychologist.
4. Stafford
BettyProfessor Stafford Betty has taught courses for over three decades at California State University on the religions of the world (especially India), death and afterlife, philosophy of religion, and religion in literature. His most recent book is The Afterlife Revealed, and his new novel, The Imprisoned Splendor, will be published by White Crow Books in autumn 2011.
5. Subversive
thinkingWe're posting entries from the Subversive thinking blog. By subversive thinking, says Jime, the blog's author, I'm referring to a critical approach to many controversial topics, including (but not limited to) paranormal phenomena, afterlife research, pseudo-skepticism (debunking), reductionist materialism, dogmatic atheism, philosophy of consciousness and religion/spirituality.
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The Largest Database of Afterlife Description & Analysis on the Internet
“This web site is a compilation of information on the afterlife and other related critical concepts, such as the purpose of life and reincarnation, as they relate to souls here on earth. We have not created this site to convince anyone of the validity of this information, we simply invite you to read through the data, explore the sources we have used and visit other sources to learn more. Using spirit sources from Afterlife101.com and respected authors like Michael Newton, Allan Kardec, Jane Roberts and others, the results of our first investigations reveal 94.8% agreement on a variety of very specific topics. We believe this web site contains the largest correlation of spirit communications about the afterlife, all from respected sources, available anywhere. We will continue to expand this data as information is made available to us and our research expands.”
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