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On the logical necessity of mysticism
The word mysticism is a lot like the word “metaphysics”; it doesn't mean what most people think it means. The word mysticism carries with it a lot of…
Mar 2
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Dr. Steven Shaffer
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February 2024
Appealing: A movie about mysticism
Hi all! This is the trailer for my film Appealing, which has won several awards and been featured at 18 film festivals (and counting). I know this post…
Feb 26
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Dr. Steven Shaffer
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The meaning of life in roughly half an hour
Hi all! What if you could review 2500 years of religious/philosophical thought, plus find out the meaning of life? Would it be worth 35 minutes of your…
Feb 20
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Dr. Steven Shaffer
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December 2023
The eye of God
"The eye with which I see God is the eye with which God sees me." -- Meister Eckhart
Dec 20, 2023
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Dr. Steven Shaffer
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Laying hold of the eternal
Søren Kierkegaard
Dec 16, 2023
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Dr. Steven Shaffer
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3000 year old advice that still works today
Tao Te Ching (Feng, translator). (Compensated link to Amazon.) Interested in purchasing this artwork? Contact us.
Dec 8, 2023
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Dr. Steven Shaffer
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Silence
In order to experience God, you have to strip away the linguistic labels that you habitually use. This is why Christian contemplatives use silence as a…
Dec 4, 2023
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Dr. Steven Shaffer
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November 2023
Such as no language may declare
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Nov 26, 2023
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Dr. Steven Shaffer
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God became man so that man might become God
(Saint) Athanasius
Nov 24, 2023
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Dr. Steven Shaffer
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Magic words
For centuries, the belief in magic went hand-in-hand with the belief in magic words. The idea is that if one knew the magic words, then anything was…
Nov 18, 2023
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Dr. Steven Shaffer
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Appealing (film) now available for streaming
Christine, a young attorney on the brink of death, finds herself at the gates of heaven and hell. Having summarily received a sentence to hell, she…
Nov 12, 2023
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Dr. Steven Shaffer
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A dollar is better than eternal happiness
Logic proves it!
Nov 8, 2023
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Dr. Steven Shaffer
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