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• Experience
  A famous [[metaphor]] for [[philosophy]] from the opening pages of the opus '''''Process and Reality''''' (1929) i ...Many_Worlds:_The_New_Universe_and_Its_Theological_Implications worldview]. In the end, however, our theories must eventually land and once again make con
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• Tree of Life
  ...life on [[earth]] is related has been used in [[science]], [[religion]], [[philosophy]], [[mythology]], and other areas. A tree of life is variously; *1. a motif in various world [[theologies]], [[mythologies]], and [[philosophies]];
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• Heart
  ...bols|symbol]] to refer to the [[spiritual]], [[emotion]]al, [[moral]], and in the past also [[intellectual]] core of a [[human being]]. As the heart was ==As metaphor==
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• Dilemma
  ...table; or "being between a rock and a hard place", since both objects or [[metaphor]]ical choices being rough. ...rait of Messina]] between Sicily and Calabria, in Italy. They were located in close enough proximity to each other that they posed an inescapable threat
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• Eloquence
  ...reby producing conviction or persuasion. The term is also used for writing in a fluent style. ...led with the [[power]] of [[persuasion]], or just being extremely graceful in the interpretation of [[communication]].
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• John Donne
  ...]] and he met that knowledge with sharp criticism. Another important theme in Donne's poetry is the [[idea]] of true [[religion]], something that he spen ...Cathedral] in London. He also served as a member of parliament in 1601 and in 1614.
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• Figure of Speech
  ...]] not based on the [[literal]] meaning of the [[words]] in it such as a [[metaphor]], [[simile]], or [[personification]]. Figures of speech often provide emph [[Rhetoric]] originated as the [[study]] of the ways in which a source text can be transformed to suit the goals of the person reus
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• Metaphor
  [[Image:The-metaphor-of-the-palm-treelgr.jpg|right|frame|<center>[https://www.moleiro.com/miniat ...and associations from one context are associated with objects and entities in a different context.
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• Pataphysics
  ...y]] of the [[theory]] and methods of modern science and is often expressed in [[nonsense|nonsensical]] [[language]]. A practitioner of 'pataphysics is a
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• Pessimism
  :b : the [[doctrine]] that [[evil]] overbalances [[happiness]] in life ...hese are [[evaluated]] as something good or something bad can be described in terms of one's [[optimism]] or pessimism respectively. Throughout [[history
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• Mindstream
  ...m]]" ([[Sanskrit]]: saṃtāna) of [[awareness]]. There are a number of terms in the Buddhist literature that may well be rendered "mindstream". The mindstr ...other a [[mind]]. However, what we call the mental and the material occurs in a [[unity]] of organization. [[Organization]] is something [[dynamic]]."
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• Spiritual Evolution
  ...ture]] evolve along a predetermined [[cosmological]] pattern or ascent, or in accordance with certain pre-determined [[potentials]]. ...[[concept]] is also complemented by the [[idea]] of a creative [[impulse]] in [[human being]]s, known as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epigenesis epigen
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• Hierarchy
  ...ary]. The word can also refer to a series of such items so arranged. Items in a hierarchy are typically thought of as being "above," "below," or "at the ...f the hierarchy), the term came to refer to similar organizational methods in more general settings.
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• Transcendentalism
  ...eligion]], [[culture]], and [[philosophy]] that emerged in [[New England]] in the early to middle 19th century. It is sometimes called ''American Transce ...test against the general state of culture and [[society]] at the time, and in particular, the state of [[intellectualism]] at [[Harvard]] and the doctrin
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• Analogy
  ...arget themselves, which is often, though not necessarily, a similarity, as in the biological notion of analogy. ...that analogy is "the core of cognition" ([[Douglas Hofstadter|Hofstadter]] in Gentner et al. 2001). <br>
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• Adolf Harnack and the Search for Missing Christianity
  ...ield of biblical studies forever, but he ultimately enlisted those methods in the search for the missing heart of Christianity ...the Protestant faith was rooted in the [[concept]] of ''sola scriptura'', in which the Christian [[canon]] of scripture was considered to be an epistemo
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• Difference
  ...rks, notably in his essay "Différance" and in various interviews collected in ''Positions''. ...g") concerns the force which differentiates elements from one another and, in so doing, engenders binary oppositions and [[hierarchy|hierarchies]] which
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• Hermeneutics
  ...ication, such as presuppositions, preunderstandings, the [[meaning]] and [[philosophy]] of [[language]], and [[semiotics]].[1] ...primarily to [[Hans-Georg Gadamer]]'s theory of [[knowledge]] as developed in ''Truth and Method'', and sometimes to [[Paul Ricoeur]].[2] A hermeneutic (
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• Catharsis
  ...'s claim that [[poetry]] encourages men to be hysterical and uncontrolled. In response to Plato, Aristotle maintains that poetry makes them less, not mor ...er is confronted with [[unique]] actions in time. This can be clearly seen in ''Oedipus Rex'' where [[King Oedipus]] is confronted with ever more outrage
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• Death of God
  ...rd time in section 343 (The Meaning of our Cheerfulness). It is also found in Nietzsche's classic work ''[[Thus Spoke Zarathustra]]'' (''Also sprach Zara ...ses the atheists primarily — the problem is to retain any system of values in the absence of a divine order. (He also goes to the churches to point out
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• Jewish philosophy
  ...prophecy, the human soul, and the principles of human conduct. Finally, as philosophy, it studies notions that are primarily of philosophical interest, such as t ...Christian lands in the Middle Ages, and (3) its modern period, which began in the 18th century and has continued to today. The remainder of this article
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• Darkness
  ...bsence of light has inspired [[metaphor]] in [[literature]], [[symbolism]] in [[art]], and emphasis. ...ts fewer visible [[photons]] than other objects, and therefore appears dim in comparison. For example, matte black paint does not [[reflect]] visible [[l
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• Religion
  ...ligion. Slowly, surely, but grudgingly, does religion ([[worship]]) follow in the wake of [[wisdom]]--[[knowledge]] directed by experiential [[rationalit ...methodologies including [[anthropology]], [[sociology]], [[psychology]], [[philosophy]], and [[history]] of religion.
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• 2005-11-12-Opening Doors
  ...to knock upon long-closed doors and reopen them to examine the ‘skeletons in the closet’ of your mind. Yet, for each door that is studiously avoided, ...face and overcome with impeccability, transmuting the ugly beasts lurking in the shadows into harmless animals, that may be noticed, dealt with with lov
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• 2005-01-12-On Problem Solving
  ...us to align ourselves ever and foremost closer to you. We ask these things in Jesus sweet, precious name. Amen. ...even now making its way into the circuitry of the spirit which consumes us in these soirees into the dimension of communication intercourse between the s
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• 2019-10-07-New Era Transition 74
  ...ere are almost no vectors at that point, though their Guardian is involved in their safe keeping and their tutelage and guidance, along with their Though ...re many vectors available that you can initiate. You begin to participate in the flow of the universe by saying, “I will to do God’s Will; I submit
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• Ideology
  ...s of this society. The main purpose behind an ideology is to offer change in society through a normative thought process. Ideologies are systems of abs ...espite or because of its contradictions, ‘ideology’ still plays a key role in semiotics oriented to social, political life" [https://www.semioticon.com/s
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• 2006-10-19-Faith, The Power To Drive Growth
  ...al coordinates, each [[personality]] feels or recognizes distance. We know in our soul that we converge at [[Paradise]] and that through the passing of [ ...ives its [[energy]] from your willingness to perceive your [[experience]]s in the broad context of your whole being not merely your family life or your h
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• Density
  ...]] of the [[mass]] to the [[volume]], or by the [[quantity]] of [[matter]] in a unit of bulk. *4. Photogr. Opaqueness of the developed actinized film in a negative.
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• Transformation
  *3. [[change]] in form, [[appearance]], [[nature]], or [[character]]. .... a seemingly [[miraculous]] change in the appearance of scenery or actors in view of the [[audience]].
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• Meister Eckhart
  ...n Tauler and Henry Suso, he has gained a large following in recent years. In his study of medieval humanism, [[Richard Southern]] includes him along wit ...[[mythic]] imagery and was notable for his sermons [[communicating]] the [[metaphor]]ical [[content]] of [[the gospels]] to laymen and clergy alike. Major Ge
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• 2016-06-27-New Era Conversations 72
  ...ams to be flexible, to be stretched in length and timeliness or delay, and in height and depth of their extent. ...it is an area of eventual separation that will occur in thousands of years in the future. It occurs however gradually, but it does occur.
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• 2009-08-03-Illusion, Eternal Now
  ...itual parents, As we approach the fifth anniversary of meeting with you in this particular group, we are reminded of all the really deep, heartfelt wo ...nk you for showing us the way. It is for all the loving and lovely people in our lives--our ability to perceive this and appreciate them--we most want t
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• Cybernetics
  ...heory and systems theory. Both in its [[origin]]s and in its [[evolution]] in the second-half of the 20th century, cybernetics is equally applicable to [ ...gnal loop, where action by the system in an environment causes some change in the environment and that change is manifest to the system via [[information
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• Modern Cosmology as Metaphor and the Double Nature of Soul
  "An [[archetypal]] [[content]] expresses itself, first and foremost, in [[metaphors]]." C. G. Jung[1] ...dern cosmology, the standard [[big-bang]] theory, can function as a true [[metaphor]]-one that can go far beyond provoking our dream life.
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• God
  ...an philosophers, including [[Augustine of Hippo]], Many notable [[Medieval philosophy|medieval philosophers]] developed arguments for the existence of God, attem The capitalized form "God" was first used in Ulfilas' Gothic translation of the [[New Testament]], to represent the Gree
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• 2001-09-16-Validating Revelation
  ...dark]], there is always the presence of [[light]], God's light around you, in you, through you and all along all planes of [[existence]] on your world. Y ...a world such as this, an [[experimental world]], and a world that once was in [[rebellion]] and [[Isolated worlds|quarantine]] could such a development o
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• Mysticism
  ...[[Neoplatonism]], which made reference to the Eleusinian initiation as a [[metaphor]] for the "initiation" to spiritual truths is the pursuit of achieving comm In many cases, the purpose of mysticism and mystical disciplines such as [[med
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• New Religious Movement
  ...ines they saw as unusual or heretical.[2] A number of scholars, especially in the [[sociology of religion]], use "new religious movement" to describe non ...r [[tradition]]al cultural [[context]], they appear in new places, perhaps in modified forms. Examples of these kinds of "new movements" would be the Wes
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• 2010-04-20-Morontia Mind Training
  ...sters. And in service to them, may we accept these words from Monjoronson in reverent ways that lead us to the work we have to do. We ask you to accept ...rüss Gott,” or “I greet the God within you.” I’m just going to jump right in today, unless you have something to share with us?
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• 2004-08-21-Morontia Energetic Mind Expansion
  ...it is most difficult. And so, who should be most appropriate to assist you in lifting you up from this [[space]], this place, than an Archangel named "Pe ...this [[Local Universe]]. It is our hope that the lesson today will aid you in understanding this process more fully.
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• 1996-12-26-Routine vs. Rut, Life Adventure
  I have a [[choice]] of two [[topics]] I have in [[mind]] to call to your [[attention]] and so I believe what I will do is s ...on]] the [[facet]] of [[life]] that we know of as [[Routine|ROUTINE]], for in the routine there is [[security]], there is [[efficiency]], there is constr
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• 2006-11-19-Sustaining Government & Corporations
  ...communication. Help us to have the strength and courage to try new things in Thy service. Amen. ...ed, in some instances, as you may feel yourself to be, in the progress and in those events that happen to us, unforeseen, as we pursue our mission with a
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• Merkabah
  ...riot)", derived from the ''r-k-b'' with general meaning "to ride" is used in [[Ezekiel]] (1:4-26) to refer to the throne-chariot of [[God]], the four-wh ...iday of [[Shavuot]], and the Merkabah is also referenced in several places in traditional Jewish [[liturgy]].
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• 2009-10-07-What Am I Doing Here
  ...now after they know "Who am I?" It is "What am I to do? What is my purpose in life? What am I here for? What is the reason for my being? Am I a mere acci ...our path -- your interpretation of the path, the path to Paradise, walking in His will, deriving personal satisfaction from the joint effort between you
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• 2014-10-03-New Era Conversations 31
  ...the presence of Christ Michael and Nebadonia to be with us and to guide us in their plan for the correction of our world so it will be worthy of entering ...n always from your consciousness, your thoughts and through your intention in this forum that connects to Christ Michael and his Administration, and all
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• 2004-11-28-More On Second Revelatory Commission
  ...keeps you from being here. Thank you and welcome. [Ed. Note: Loveland was in the process of receiving 15 inches of snow. Some group members were not abl ...sincerity for participating in this new dynamic era, which has transpired in the last fifteen years or so? What is your relationship to Christ Michael?
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• Languages and Literature
  ...ance of this phenomenon. This article concerns the properties of language in general. For information specifically on the use of language by humans see However, it must be understood that just because in principle the symbols are arbitrary does not mean that a language cannot ha
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• 2017-11-06-New Era Transition 28
  CHRIST MICHAEL: [Speaking in Spanish] “Buenos Dias, mi Niños, estoy Christo Miguel.” ...have shared with you many times and we will share this with you many times in the future until you understand the message and begin to act on it.
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• 2008-01-28-Soulful Ideals
  ...h what could be our contribution. We have come to understand that a world in Light and Life utilizes the full creativity of every person, where every pe ...means to an end. But the personal beings you’ve lived with, they are ends in themselves. This is what you carry with you, right though the transformati
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