Posted in poetry on Mar 20th, 2011
I marked it. The warning label: Poetry is attached. Read at your own risk. —– Upwards you lift me. In your eyes, I never fell. I’m still far from my prime, and many years to go, and even further from falling. Thank you, for giving me someone to believe in. —- Jack Lhasa I Listen. [...]
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Posted in Basic Ideology on Mar 28th, 2010
Many of you that know me well, know that my favorite book, and the start of all my personal spiritual beliefs, is Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach. Skimming through the pages today, I stumbled on a piece of conversation between the main character(the author) and Don Shimoda, the messiah from [...]
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Posted in Basic Ideology on Oct 15th, 2009
What is Ideology? In the simplest of terms, ideology is the study of ideas. In the previous philosophical series, Developmental Theology 089, we talked about very basic ideas that can help develop an open mind, and teach us how to create our own philosophical views, overlooking prior prejudices. You can read the entire Developmental Theology [...]
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Posted in Basic Ideology on Oct 6th, 2009
When I asked the community for an inside view of Humanism, I never expected to get such a rich and detailed version like the one Ryan provided for our last lesson. In this lesson, we’ll talk about Humanism, using the information that is generally available across the net, and some of the remarks Ryan made. [...]
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Posted in Basic Ideology on Oct 5th, 2009
A few weeks ago I asked on my blog and on twitter for Humanists willing to discuss their belief system. I was pleasantly surprised when Ryan Sutter, webmaster of humanistsofmn.org, contacted me. I explained to Ryan what I was looking for, and what he sent me was so personal and informative, that I asked if [...]
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Posted in Basic Ideology on Jan 6th, 2009
Sometimes we hit a high point and we think that life couldn’t possibly get any better than that moment. I call it the cusp, but I think it’s more like a crescendo. Have you reached your peak? Your crescendo? Are you still waiting for your peak to come? Are you on the up or the [...]
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Posted in Developmental Theology on Mar 22nd, 2008
So, what I’ve always tried to do with this series is to help individuals awaken that shaman on the inside that they have forgotten culturally. An important lesson here is about community. Many people think that the shamanic journey is an introspective, private one. And it is. To an extent. You see, once the shaman [...]
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Posted in Developmental Theology on Jan 31st, 2008
There is another path. This is it. Can you really handle religion on a personal level?
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Posted in Developmental Theology on Dec 16th, 2007
I’ve fought with myself about posting this quote as a lesson here for some time. It has special meaning to me and my beliefs, so I do feel obligated to include it. But take this advise at your own risk. “The Path of Excess leads to the Palace of Wisdom.” – William Blake -Loki. Developmental [...]
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Posted in on Jun 20th, 2007
Loki Listens Volume 1 is now available as a free eBook! Click the link below to download your copy today! I hope you are learning. -Loki.
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