St. Teresa of Ávila was a Carmelite nun in the 16th century, during the Counter Reformation. She is known for the spiritual struggles she encountered in her monastic life and […]
Angels
Origins of Baptism
When I think about religion now I have to think about it in terms of the possibility that when considering the ‘gods’ or ‘God’ of history and scripture, we are […]
Ehecatl
Ehecatl Ehecatl, an aspect of Quetzalcoatl, in Aztec thought, is a god of wind, of the breath of life, a creator god. He is often, if not always, portrayed as […]
Mount Hermon
Mount Hermon is actually a mountain cluster with three distinct summits and lies within the boundaries of Syria, Lebanon and Israel. According to chapter 6 of the book of Enoch […]
Enoch
The character of Enoch is apparently the great grandfather of Noah according to scripture. The book of Enoch as it exists today likely comes down to us in a form […]
Gabriel – Angel or Alien?
The angel Gabriel shows up a few times in scripture and figures largely in the Christian, Islamic and Jewish traditions. When it comes to scripture as well as religious iconography, […]
The Angel Michael in Scripture and Art
Scriptural References to Michael Old Testament / Torah References Daniel 10:13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia opposed me twenty-one days . So Michael, one of the chief […]
Angels Are Aliens?
Are angels aliens? Maybe the question that should come before this one, is what and / or who are “angels”? Spiritual beings or some similar idea has usually been the […]