Read this post, if you want, as a belated tribute to the World Day of Prayer, observed last Thursday on the day better known as Patriot Day or simply 9/11. Or as a memorial to the late Philip Berg, head of the LA-based "Kabbalah Centre" where the celebs--most visibly, Madonna--learn their … [Read more...]
“Jews and Arabs … Liked and Understood One Another” – Deborah Pessin’s “The Jewish People”
"The Arab conquerors loved beauty and wisdom. And so they were ready to give the people they ruled the freedom to write, to explore, to build. Jews and Arabs now found that they liked and understood one another. The Arabs had taken many ideas from the Jewish religion, and now the Jews learned … [Read more...]
“Under the Skin” – Thoughts on the Alien Woman
Now that Scarlett Johansson's "Under the Skin" movie has been released in New York and Los Angeles (last Friday), and starting tomorrow will be shown "in select cities," I'll have to make my decision. Do I really want to go see it? As a UFOlogist, I think I ought to. (If only for the imagery … [Read more...]
Metatron – the Mutant, the Mystic (Part 2)
(This is a continuation of last week's post.) "Look at the Youth who comes forth from behind the throne to greet you! Do not prostrate yourself before him, even though his crown is like his King's crown, his shoes like his King's shoes, his robe like his King's robe." These words, taken from … [Read more...]
Metatron – the Mutant, the Mystic (Part 1)
He's an angel, sort of, but more like a god. His name "Metatron" sounds Greek, sort of, but comes down to us written in Hebrew letters. What it might mean in Greek, we don't know, although etymologies have been proposed. In Hebrew it means nothing at all. The name couldn't be more unlike … [Read more...]
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