Joining the End to the Beginning (2/5)

0 Comments | February 28, 2009 at 7:53 am by mahud

In Chinese mythology it is the character of the maimed and limping Yu who plays the role of cosmic walker in nine steps within a nine fold cosmos, incorporating Daoist philosophy of an ever changing universe through the cyclic processes of yin giving perpetually birth to yang giving birth to yin (and so on), in […]

Serpent and the Seed

0 Comments | November 18, 2008 at 12:10 am by mahud

This post contains an extract from my current book project titled The Cosmic Double-Death (And Cyclic re-creation through the Dying God). The bibliography for this post is too extensive to include here, but may be available on request.
The Proto-Gospel

And I will put enmity between you and the woman,
between your seed and her seed.
He (or […]

An Extra Spirit

3 Comments | May 19, 2007 at 10:47 pm by mahud

The description of a divine encounter given below, is almost identical to an experience I had a number of times, about ten years ago. I was on the verge of becoming a Christian, but I was unable to believe in God. I would lay on my bed at night and kind of ‘meditate’ desperate for […]

Religious Roles in Judaism

0 Comments | February 7, 2007 at 1:32 pm by mahud

The religion of the Jewish people, as it is presented in the Biblical texts appears to of been very much in the hands of men, and largely viewed through their eyes. God is portrayed as exclusively masculine with titles such as ‘Lord’ (Deut 10:17), ‘Husband’ (Hosea 2:16), and ‘King’ (Isaiah 43: 15).
Patriarchal Foundations
“In the foundations […]