Tribe.net. Local Connections Jen http://armchairtheologian.tribe.net/thread/40a03379-2405-4b5f-b24b-36fe31966a27 2008-08-25T06:01:03Z 2008-08-25T00:45:34Z

<div>With all the cherry picking of the Bible for bits that condemn homosexuality, I thought I might be worthwhile to put up an article that takes a different view of the story of Sodom and Gomorrah. It's called "A Question of Honor: The Genderization of Domination - Xenophobia and Misogyny in the Story of Sodom" <br/> <br/>http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/945947/a_question_of_honor_the_genderization.html?cat=34</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://armchairtheologian.tribe.net">Armchair Theologian</a> - 1 reply </div>

Jen 2008-08-25T00:45:34Z Chip http://armchairtheologian.tribe.net/thread/c7f4bda0-07a7-4a2e-9b73-de149aa43f80 2007-07-17T23:01:44Z 2003-12-19T04:33:47Z

<div>Have you read any good books lately? <br/> <br/>Dave</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://armchairtheologian.tribe.net">Armchair Theologian</a> - 12 replies </div>

Chip 2003-12-19T04:33:47Z http://armchairtheologian.tribe.net/thread/8a7b666b-2ac7-440b-9210-0b7672dfb4a0 2007-07-17T22:57:46Z 2007-06-20T15:25:32Z

<div> What is the proper role of preaching in a worship service?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://armchairtheologian.tribe.net">Armchair Theologian</a> - 4 replies </div>

2007-06-20T15:25:32Z http://armchairtheologian.tribe.net/thread/6e9a958f-9006-4dbf-aef0-dae86bafcc9b 2007-06-20T20:10:46Z 2007-06-20T20:10:46Z

<div>Reformation, Then and Now public - created 06/17/07 <br/> <br/>A place to talk about the Protestant Reformation, the Catholic Counter-Reformation, and how their aftermaths influence Western religion, politics, and culture in our own day. <br/> <br/>tribes.tribe.net/thereform...thenandnow <br/> <br/>One of the things I decided earlier this year was that I should know more about the Reformation than I do. To that end, I've read several things from the library and done some online searching, though nothing daunting, I assure you. I'm wondering if anyone else is curious about the period. <br/></div> <div> posted in <a href="http://armchairtheologian.tribe.net">Armchair Theologian</a> - 0 replies </div>

2007-06-20T20:10:46Z khrysso http://armchairtheologian.tribe.net/thread/2d200d1d-0c6b-45d2-8fd0-0f0f54951192 2006-08-15T15:34:57Z 2006-08-15T15:34:57Z

<div>...Then there was the predestinarian who fell down the stairs and walked away muttering, "Well! Thank God that's over!"</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://armchairtheologian.tribe.net">Armchair Theologian</a> - 0 replies </div>

khrysso 2006-08-15T15:34:57Z Terri http://armchairtheologian.tribe.net/thread/84053be5-3927-4fba-b7a5-97f916d412f8 2005-05-16T17:59:56Z 2004-12-23T17:59:02Z

<div> <br/>Is a Lava Lamp too tacky?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://armchairtheologian.tribe.net">Armchair Theologian</a> - 2 replies </div>

Terri 2004-12-23T17:59:02Z Terri http://armchairtheologian.tribe.net/thread/ebe7c21e-a78f-450a-996f-2bfbf8fd2bdf 2005-01-06T17:48:02Z 2005-01-06T13:10:46Z

<div>TRANSMISSION FROM THE TIMELESS WAVE <br/> <br/>On the eve of December ’s full moon, a grand cosmic event occurred. To understand the implications of this event, we must first share with you its context. At the beginning of this cycle of existence —what we have come to call the “manvantaric dawn ”—a dark force unleashed itself into the most sanctified chamber of the Council of Primordial Movement, and was instantly contained. For the aeons of time that constitute this manvantaric cycle, we have explored and experienced the residual influence of this so-called dark force, a force that has expressed itself through all modes of skewed energy, through distortion and fear. Finally, on the day after Christmas, the force dissolved, the effects of its dissolution rippling throughout all time and space, through all dimensions, across the interlocking spheres of existence. <br/> <br/>On earth, we experienced an earthquake of epic proportions. This earthquake —while framed in the language of trauma and drama by the media —has in fact served an exquisite purpose. A frozen dissonance, long held within the earth, was dismantled and released through the energetics of the quake, a release that ultimately facilitated a (higher vibrational) realignment for the planet ’s axis. <br/> <br/>There is a sweetness, a soft movement stirring within the earth now. Whereas many might continue focus on the doom and gloom of these times, know that a nexus of extraordinary shifts undulates through creation. This nexus is a waveband of frequencies, a radial constellation of portals through which you are asked to enter and expand. You are invited to access the grandest frequency of the waveband aligned to your essence, all the while clearing those deeply held illusions that would block your flow into the next phase of your existence. Whatever keeps you from fully claiming the highest potential of your divinity, it will play across the arc of your awareness now, so you can, once and for all, acknowledge and dissolve it. In order to support the greatest possible expansion, you have been anchored in the stillpoint of your being. <br/> <br/>The stillpoint is that deep-within-place that resonates only with your essence; it supports and is the divine creativity of all that you are. It is impossible, while centered in the stillpoint, to avoid or escape the illusions you are now called to dismantle and release. This can be, at times, a challenging experience, as the intense pain held in our ancient memories is beyond anything we have encountered until now. It is, at last, the primordial root-wound from which all of our illusions have stemmed. The process of releasing from the stillpoint has the potential, however, to be both graceful, fluid and ecstatic. Call upon the support of your Timeless Self. Beyond your multidimensional higherself presence, this grandest Self will encompass you in sweetness and love, that even in the depths of despair you will know your highest potential and claim it. You may also invoke the waters of life —what we have come to call the pralayic waters —to flow through your being. (The pralaya is the divine counterpart of the manvantara (alluded to above); it is the primordial dream-sea from which all creation flows and to which creation returns. The waters, when called upon to cleanse and soothe, assist your being to restore the gentle flow of its natural and balanced state. For more on this, see below.) <br/> <br/>The most important message we could bring to you in these times is to continually align with the highest potential of your divinity, and to let go of the need to struggle in that process. We remind you that it is not only possible, but PURPOSEFUL, to align with your grandest potential while still addressing and experiencing fears you may hold. The stillpoint in which you are currently anchored supports this paradoxical state beautifully. We speak of purpose because of the true and far-reaching impact you each have on the grand picture that now unfolds. In connecting with that highest point of potential witihin your beingness, you support and invite the realization of the grandest spiral into bliss. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/>Here is an exercise that will assist you during these shifts : <br/> <br/>1. Set your auric field: Call in the yellow buttercup light to wash through your field, then the aqua frequency to follow. <br/>2. Ground into the Timeless Aspect of Gaia (not the physical earth) and into the Matrix. (If you have moved beyond the Matrix at this time, ground into your future divine presence). <br/>3. Run your divine essence through your entire being from beyond Source. <br/>4. Call in your Timeless Self and ask to be aligned with the stillpoint of your being. <br/>5. Run the Pralayic Waters through your entire being and connect to the highest purpose of your divine plan. <br/>6.Ask your Timeless Self to align you with the highest potential of your being in this moment. <br/>7.Breathe into and honor the beauty of your being now. Know that wherever you are in your process, it is PERFECT. <br/> <br/> <br/>A Note on Gaia and the Current Sentience of the Earth: <br/>It is important to note Gaia ’s role in the orchestration of this quake, as well as the experience of the sentience who now guides the evolution of this planet. Gaia, no longer intertwined with earth, held the space for the event, aligning herself with its highest frequency potential. The sentience now infused within the earth experienced the event in a more traumatic way: “he ”is currently moving through a healing process of his own, and is preparing to claim his sovereign power and the grand role he has promised to play in these auspicious times. He is a beautiful and wise presence, yet one who has yet to fully claim his beauty. (In moments of self-doubt and confusion, he has sometimes invited other energies —skewed and power-seeking —to overlay his being, a pattern that reflects one of humanity ’s old tendencies of relinquishing its power to external authority figures.) <br/> <br/>If you would like to receive this newsletter in its original format or to be on our monthly mailing list, you can email us at blisseekers@yahoo.com <br/> <br/>BLessings-- <br/> <br/>Piama and Kela-Ra </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://armchairtheologian.tribe.net">Armchair Theologian</a> - 1 reply </div>

Terri 2005-01-06T13:10:46Z Cody http://armchairtheologian.tribe.net/thread/3df50af0-c415-434e-8c43-a02815c69858 2004-09-05T07:00:56Z 2003-12-05T01:08:16Z

<div>I wanted to simply start by saying something... anything really. God exists. Any responses? </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://armchairtheologian.tribe.net">Armchair Theologian</a> - 19 replies </div>

Cody 2003-12-05T01:08:16Z Suzie http://armchairtheologian.tribe.net/thread/9990accf-4d93-4d40-b475-ec06742a452c 2004-02-06T08:26:31Z 2004-01-20T07:23:48Z

<div>So who wants to start their own religion.? </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://armchairtheologian.tribe.net">Armchair Theologian</a> - 2 replies </div>

Suzie 2004-01-20T07:23:48Z