Dear Gillian Philosophy today, is mostly a preparation for a pay-cheque or terminal unemployment (probably the latter). Whereas in ancient Greece and Rome, philosophy was
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British Isles: Wolfgang Riehle – The Secret Within – Celtic Christianity
This is an excellent book subtitled ‘Hermits, Recluses and Spiritual Outsiders in Medieval England’ and states that it is historically ‘unclear’ how Celtic Christianity first
Email: Was the Original St Paul a Gnostic Master?
‘Paul was a native of Tarsus in Asia Minor, which by his time had surpassed even Athens and Alexandria to become the major centre of
Email: The Lord’s Prayer and ‘Q’ History (27.7.2020)
As I work in translation, I am surprised by the latitude the Christian Church has allowed for English translations from the Hebrew and the Greek.
Email: The Lion Cometh (Talking, Obviously)! (23.7.2020)
Dear Gillian Well, there’s been a talking dog and very well behaved and cooperative bed bugs, and now Paul has encountered a lion that instead
Etymology of the Word ‘Fairy’
‘Watery fairies dance in mazy rings’ Homer: Iliad (c. 800 BCE) Author’s Note: Throughout the British Isles and Ireland, trees were often viewed as ‘sacred’ within Celtic
