Shall we their fond pageant see? Lord, what fools these mortals be!
HELLENICA & ANCIENT WISDOM
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This group is to give access to and a space for discussion of spiritual issues in general and from the Western traditions, as distinct from the groups on eastern wisdom (Buddhist, Taoist etc) including the ancient sources of mystery religion, especially but not exclusively Greek mythology, religion, mysteries, oracles and practices.
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Latest Activity: Apr 9
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Homeric Hymn to Demeter
Gregory Nagy translation
Hugh Evelyn-White translation
Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite
Gregory Nagy translation
Hugh G. Evelyn-White translation
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WITH FIRE IN THEIR HAIR
Started by David Brazier. Last reply by Mat Osmond Apr 9. 2 Replies 1 Like
I've been reading The Bacchae by Euripedes. It is the only extant play based on the rituals of Dionysus in which women went in groups into the hills and engaged in orgiastic activities under the influence of wine. The theme of the play is the…Continue
SECRETLY PUT DOWN A DEEP ROOT
Started by David Brazier. Last reply by David Brazier Feb 11. 12 Replies 5 Likes
In the practice of spirituality, there is always an interesting tension between form and spontaneity. Too much form can easily become empty hypocrisy whereas too much spontaneity can easily become self-indulgence and dilettantism. The sage Kuya once…Continue
THOUGHTS GENERATED BY READING THOMAS SMITH ON ARISTOTLE
Started by David Brazier Jul 19, 2016. 0 Replies 1 Like
I have started rereading the book Revaluing Ethics: Aristotle’s Dialectical Pedagogy”. I shall not give an account of the book, merely of some of the stimulating ideas that he advances or that occur to myself as I read it.1. Since Plato never speaks…Continue
ANSHIN: PART THREE ~ Symbolism of My Island Home
Started by David Brazier Jun 20, 2016. 0 Replies 3 Likes
In the teaching yesterday we looked at the emoticon image for peace, being a dove with an olive sprig in its beak. In ancient Greek mythology, the dove and the olive branch were attributes of Eirene the goddess of peace. The olive was also…Continue
A FIRE FOR ARTEMIS
Started by David Brazier. Last reply by David Brazier May 31, 2016. 4 Replies 0 Likes
This evening I lit a fire for Artemis. She is the goddess of wild things. On our land she has dedicated to her the most wild part, the forest area including 'the Enchanted Wood'. There is something unreachable about Artemis - especially if you are a…Continue
LESSONS FROM POOH
Started by David Brazier. Last reply by David Brazier Apr 17, 2016. 8 Replies 3 Likes
I have recently been reading Winnie the Pooh and, among other things, it is a wonderful account of everyday small mindedness. Pooh is the personification of greed. If the chance of getting "a little something" comes along he immediately becomes…Continue
HAVING FAITH IN FAITH
Started by David Brazier. Last reply by David Brazier Apr 15, 2016. 4 Replies 5 Likes
Faith is Part of What We Are Spirituality requires us to have faith…Continue
FAITH AS A RATHER HUMAN FRIEND
Started by David Brazier Apr 7, 2016. 0 Replies 1 Like
The conclusion I have reached and that serves me best is that the basic default setting of life is faith. The snail proceeding across the garden lives in faith that she will reach the cabbage. It may be that all manner of misfortune may prevent her…Continue
LOVE IS THE LIFE THAT YOU ALREADY HAVE - Part Two
Started by David Brazier. Last reply by David Brazier Apr 7, 2016. 2 Replies 4 Likes
If you are reading this it might be that you live in a country torn by war and devastation and the Spirit may then be your lifeline, but, given that you do have time to read, it is more likely that you live in a country that is at peace, that is not…Continue
OPENING ONTO A BROAD VISTA
Started by David Brazier. Last reply by Modgala Louise Duguid Apr 4, 2016. 4 Replies 6 Likes
Many Modes of Spirituality The contemporary world is such a confusing place. We have available to us a greater plethora of ideas than perhaps any previous age. The spiritual treasures of the whole world and much of history are spilled out at our…Continue
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Comment by Annie Parry on April 2, 2016 at 2:04 -
I'm interested to know more about the black and white image used as the emblem for this group? Thanks in advance ....
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Happy is the one whom the Muses love. Sweet flows the speech from that mouth. For though we have sorrow and grief in freshly-troubled spirits, and though we live in dread because our hearts are distressed, yet, when a singer, the servant of the Muses, chants the glorious deeds of men of old and the blessed gods who inhabit Olympus, at once we forget all of our heaviness and sorrows. The gifts of the goddesses soon turn us away from these cares. Hesiod: Theogony 90-103
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Mindfulness to Heartfulness: Unique international gathering on Buddhist psychology
Posted by David Brazier on June 28, 2017 at 11:58 0 Comments 0 Likes
I am speaking at Mindfulness to Heartfulness: Unique international gathering on Buddhist psychology - creative dialogue between psychology and spiritual practice. The WEEKEND OF 8 SEPTEMBER 2017. The International Zen Therapy Institute hosts…
A Special Weekend
Posted by David Brazier on June 26, 2017 at 23:52 2 Comments 3 Likes
I have spent the past weekend at meetings of the Amida Order in Malvern in UK. Apart from approving the advancement of a number of good people there was not a lot of "business" so we were able to concentrate upon our relationships with each other and with life and upon practising together. The whole thing turned out very well. The temple in Malvern is very comfortable and the location superb. It is difficult to convey the quality of interaction between people to those who were not there -…
Continue COMPASSION FOR OUR WORLD
Posted by David Brazier on June 1, 2017 at 14:00 1 Comment 2 Likes
I suppose that for many people politics seems something rather remote. For me, it is always close to my heart. Not that I strongly support this or that party, but because the issues are of such consequence. This is perhaps because of my early years having been passed in the Middle East where those consequences are evident in a more raw way. Over my lifetime I have watched as a pivotal region of the world has been systematically wrecked and ruined. Beautiful, cosmopolitan, multi-religious…
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