http://www.huffingtonpost.com/greg-carey/revelation-in-context-let_b_1183979.html
This is a terrific series of articles regarding the Book of Revelations. The author does a good job with the historical backdrop.
Reverend Angela DeBry, H.H.D, D.D
Archive for January, 2012
Revelation In Context: Letters And Symbols: via HuffPost
January 26, 2012Sacred Times
January 26, 2012Presidents Message
President Reverend Sandy Clark
Happy New Year to you all, like most of you I have found the beginning of this year to be extremely busy. Actually it is not that much different to me from last year, or the year before, but my mind keeps telling me it is. As I sit here at the computer to write this message, the sun is out, I am looking out into the patio area which is showing some signs of the rain we experienced this past weekend, however the squirrels are bounding about with renewed energy and actually quite fun to watch. In addition for several weeks a pair of Doves have been in the patio area. I thought they were about to start a nest. Isn’t this the wrong time of year to start a nest? What do I know. They have not moved into the basket where we have had dove nests before, but they do check it out every day, so I assume at some point soon we will have another nest. A fat cat was seen lying in the sun on one of our outdoor chairs recently, and he (I assume it was a he) acted like he owned the patio. Those of you who have followed my reports of animal activity on the patio will find this information familiar, as the only new part is the cat! Yes the squirrels do still dig in the plants; however instead of just tolerating them I am enjoying them. This leads me to say I am enjoying life. I am feeling the beginning of a new cycle, one filled with energy, Light and Love. May each of you, feel the energy of renewal, and may this coming year for each of you be filled with Joy and Laughter along with Light and Love.
I would like to share with each of you a Cherokee Prayer Blessing that was sent to me by one of our ministers:
May the warm winds of heaven blow softly upon your house.
May the Great Spirit bless all who enter there.
May your moccasins make happy tracks in the snow,
And may the rainbow always touch your shoulder.
With Light and Love,
Sandy
Words, Mangos & Being
© 2012 Hal Isen & Associates, Inc.
Used by permission from Core Wisdom On-Line
The Electronic Newsletter of Hal Isen & Associates, Inc.
Number 141 – January 19, 2012
The spiritual and non-dual teachers, guides, etc. that are the “real deal,” will tell you that words can point to the truth, but will not themselves dissolve the fundamental illusion — the misidentification of yourself as a separate entity. Only directly experiencing/knowing your true nature as Awareness awakens you from the dream of being a separate, inside self imprisoned within and as a body/mind. To allow that transmutation to occur requires a willingness to question one’s fundamental beliefs and assumptions, to not know, and be open to the Being-ness that an authentic teacher radiates. In that openness, that which is beyond what the mind can comprehend dissolves the veil covering one’s true nature.
The “problem” with words is that they are conceptual and the Truth is not. Imagine that you never tasted a mango, and someone described it to you. They even told you that it was somewhat like a ripe peach or an apricot perhaps, but sweeter, etc. That might give you a closer idea about the experience of mangos, but no description will have you KNOW IT DIRECTLY and without doubt.
Then one day you taste a mango. You are flooded with multi-sensory experiences in awareness unlike any you have had before. No description you had heard before about mangos was it, or prepared you for knowing it directly. No concept was sufficient. And the moment you taste the mango, all doubt is gone, all concepts dissolve, and you directly, intimately KNOW MANGO in the awareness that you are. And you will never NOT KNOW it again. Then in the future, when someone mentions mangos, or you read about them, all the words suddenly have a new and powerful resonance with what one has directly known for oneself. The words now invite you to bring forth the awareness of mango that is now always within you, and a sudden cascade of taste, smells, salivation, etc. occurs spontaneously without a physical mango needing to be present, because mango is now a conscious part of your awareness.
That direct knowing is what happens the moment the veil of separateness, of being a separate body/mind entity drops away, even for a brief moment, for a brief taste, for a brief view of the Truth, and one is standing in the limitless, sublime, light and glory of one’s true nature in which there is nothing that is not “I”. Once you tasted a mango, even if you never tasted a mango again, you would now live informed by that experience of KNOWING it, which transcends time. In the same way, when you experience directly your true nature, that KNOWING allows you to live your life informed by it, welcoming its timeless presence as the background for your life, and allowing that knowing to more and more shape an unchangingly beyond all time and space.
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Rev. Hal Ised guide the life that is no longer “mine” but belongs to that which you now recognize as the “I” you were before you had a “face” and that you always are |
Love and Namaste,
Hal
Core Wisdom® / LifeCoaching® / Leadership Design
Hal Isen & Associates, Inc.
2746 Unicorn Lane NW, Washington D.C. 20015
Telephone: 202- 237- 7004
Mobile telephone: 415-706-8060
E-Mail: hal@corewisdom.com
Website: http://www.corewisdom.com
Classes and Events
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Rev. Richard Jelusich and Rev. Kim Beckett |
January 25, 2012 is the first service for Universal Church of the Master-Alberta #826 in Alberta
Canada. Reverend Kim Beckett is the charter holder. The service will begin at 7:30 PM. Located in the Midnapore area, South Calgary. For directions and information please call 877 242 5721 or email UCMAlberta@shaw.ca
On Sunday January 28th the Center for Creative Living UCM #801 will be Ordaining 5 Reverends, and 3 Ministers. The service will begin at 10:00AM, located at 1460 Koll Drive #C in San Jose, CA Everyone is welcome. For more information please call 408 392 9090 or email at safedoti@AOL.com
On Saturday February 4th Reverend April Lussier will host Candlemas / Imbolic Gather 6:30pm cast circle 7pm Location: 895 Le Compte Pl, San Jose CA 95122 Please call 408 289 9188 for more information. Cost: $20
Our Gatherings take place in an enclosed patio.
What to bring: an open heart, snack to share after the ceremony, rattle or drum (optional), shawl for over your shoulders in the cool night air.
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Hunter of Mysteries Experience – Advanced Healers Course
Location: UCM Headquarters, 100 W. Rincon Ave #101, Campbell CA 95008
Time: 10:00AM to 5:00PM, bring a bag lunch
Cost: $90 per class
Instructors: Reverend Felecia Mulvany, D.D. & Elizabeth A. Barton, CMT
Registration: Contact Elizabeth Barton at 650.572.8850 orinfo@elizabethabarton.com
February 12, 2012 – Psychic Hooks, Cording, and Entity Removal
March 11, 2012 – Space Clearing
April 15, 2012 – Moon Phases, Astrological Timing, and hands on practicum
May 20, 2012 – Herbs, Flower Essences, Oils, and Holy Water
June 10, 2012 – Past life Regression
July 15, 2012 – Soul Retrieval
Monthly Meditation
The 11th day of every month at 7:30PM
Location: UCM Headquarters, 100 W. Rincon Ave #101, Campbell CA 95008
If you can not join us in person, please join with us in spirit.
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Just email class and event information to staff@u-c-m.org
The Top 10 Questions Everyone Has About The Inquisition: via HuffPost
January 25, 2012http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cullen-murphy/10-questions-about-the-inquisition_b_1224406.html.
Dear Degree Students,
This is a very good overview regarding the Inquisition. Also others interested in this topic should find it enlightening.
Reverend Angela DeBry H.H.D, D.D.
From Caring For The Dying… Wisdom For The Living: via HuffPost
January 23, 2012http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bronnie-ware/top-5-regrets-of-the-dyin_b_1220965.html
This terrific article addresses the thoughts and wishes of individuals in hospice care. Those things they wish they had done are filled with grace and enlightenment for the living.
Lamsa Bible Study Classes Online
January 18, 2012This information was sent to Reverend Clark from Sonya Lach.
Many of the students in the Degree Program and others who studied with me at Solar Cross, “A New Beginning” know that this is my Bible of preference. I am not familiar with this organization but am familiar with Dr. Lamsa’s work and Dr. Errico studied with him and is continuing his work. For those students or others interested in additional bible study this is a program I would recommend. The organization is a non-profit and the webcast are free.
Reverend Angela DeBry, H.H.D, D.D
Please share the information below with your students, colleagues, fellow ministers, and friends. I have been a student of the Lamsa Bible for more than 11 years and attend Dr. Errico’s Bible study retreats in Atlanta every summer. He studied with Lamsa for 10 years before Lamsa died in 1975 and has republished many of Lamsa’s Bible commentaries. This is the first time Dr. Errico has begun holding monthly webcasts to explain the Bible verse by verse. For those interested in understanding the Bible from a Near Eastern, cultural, Aramaic perspective, free of theological doctrines, these webcasts are a must see!
~ Sonya Lach
From: THE ARAMAIC WAY [mailto:mail@roccoerrico.ning.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 10:08 AM
To: arcenciel@cox.net
Subject: Dr. Errico-Live Internet Bible Study
Understanding The Mind’s Tendency To Turn ‘Clouds’ Into ‘Bricks’: via HuffPost. Changing rock hard challenges into moving clouds of accomplishment.
January 17, 2012How To : via HuffPost
January 17, 2012http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marc-b-levin/breathing-health_b_1191566.html.
Just breathe. How we breathe can change our body and mind in so kbt positive ways. Basic “How To” article.
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Woman singer’s tomb found in Valley of Kings
January 16, 2012http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46006736/ns/technology_and_science-science/.
Terrific information on continued archeological studies in Egypt. Society still has so much to uncover regarding earth and its’ history.
Where Exactly Is Biblical Israel?: via HuffPost
January 15, 2012http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rachel-havrelock/where-exactly-is-biblical_b_1194430.html
Interesting article regarding biblical Israel. Enjoy!
‘In The Service Of The Man Of Galilee Whose Touch Made A Leper Clean’: via HuffPost
January 11, 2012http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/10/new-saint-marianne-cope-left-big-legacy_n_1197572.html
A woman and her legacy of service to God and humanity. Well worth reading. This new saint is a true inspiration of enduring faith.
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