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Eternity is a dimension of now.
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It is a dimension of the human spirit—whi...
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Find that eternal dimension in yourself, and you will ride through time and throughout the...
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That mystery of the dark depths that transcends the horizon of consciousness is represented, then, by the dark forests in Europe and by the ocean depths in Polynesia.
The consuming danger within that mystery appears in different guises, too: the wolf and shark are expressions of the same primal fear.
the primary reference of these symbols—the Virgin Birth, for example—cannot possibly have been to historical events.
a physical manifestation of a symbol that had its own significance before the particular historical event occurred.
distinguishing between the senses of the terms “Jesus” and “Christ.”
“Christ” refers to an eternal principle,
which exists before and after all the ages and is, therefo...
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“Of what use, Gabriel, your message to Marie / Unless you can now bring the same message to me?”
the primary truth is not the historical but the spiritual reference of these symbols,
These symbols stem from the psyche; they speak from and to the spirit.
vehicles of communication between the deeper depths of our spiritual life
a deity is a personification of a spiritual power.
deities who are not recognized become demonic; they become dangerous.
unheard or unheeded, and when they do, inevitably, break through, your consci...
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Myths derive from the visions of people who have searched their o...
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in a traditionally based mythological culture, a functioning mythology essentially serves four fundamental functions:
the mystical, the cosmological, the sociological, and the psychological.
The basic psychological problems of youth, maturity, age, and death—and the mystical problem of the universe—these, however, remain essentially unchanged.
The great middle period comes along about 3500 B.C.,
life centers on the hunt, and the men bring the food to people.
masculine prowess: the cultivation and flattering of courage, skill, and success.
the idea
there is no such thing as death. That animal which you have killed will be back if you perform a certain rite. If you return the blood to the soil, the life is passed on, and the animal will come back.
the woman of the tribe and the shaman creature of the animal species form a compact, a kind of marriage of the two worlds.
