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Thoughts and Reflections on a Life of Peace and Repentance

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Notes From a Retreat-IV B

But thou, as thy letters testify, I do not know how, being in thy senses, hast spurned one fallen down … More

Hierarchy, Holy Resurrection Monastery, Icons, Incarnation, Incense, Light, Mystery, Retreat

Notes From a Retreat IIIB-He is Everywhere Present

What is ecstasy, if it is not an experience? Ecstasy is to stand outside of every experience, while at the … More

Ecstasy, Holy Resurrection Monastery, Icons, Incarnation, Incense, Light, Mystery, Mysticism, Retreat

Notes From a Retreat IIIA-let there “be” light?

In the thinking of Parmenides (and modern philosophers such as Berkeley), to be is the same thing as to be … More

Darkness, Hierarchy, Holy Resurrection Monastery, Icons, Incarnation, Incense, Light, Mystery, Mysticism, Retreat

Notes From a Retreat-IIB

{More notes taken from my retreat dedicated to Dionysius the Areopagite and his theme of Luminous Darkness, as given in … More

Darkness, Holy Resurrection Monastery, Icons, Incarnation, Light, Mystery, Mysticism, Retreat

Notes From a Retreat-IIA

{More notes taken from my retreat dedicated to Dionysius the Areopagite and his theme of Luminous Darkness, as given in … More

Darkness, Holy Resurrection Monastery, Icons, Light, Mystery, Mysticism, Retreat

Notes From a Retreat-IB

How are we initiated into mystery? The initiation is being born. This is not an initiation that is visionary, gnostic, … More

Darkness, Holy Resurrection Monastery, Icons, Light, Mystery, Mysticism, Retreat

Notes From a Retreat-I

Luminous Darkness Hierarchy is about sharing, manifesting the communion of the saints. Neoplatonist intro-Neoplatonism is more Platonic than some modification … More

Dionysius, Holy Resurrection Monastery, Mysticism, Retreat

Notes from a Retreat-Prelude

Glory to Jesus Christ! This past December 31st-January 2nd (2010-2011), I had the privilege to spend a few days at … More

Dionysius, Holy Resurrection Monastery, Mystery, Retreat

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