Archive for November, 2007
Monday, November 5th, 2007
THE MYSTERY OF SIN by Arthur Swan
THE MYSTERY OF SIN by Arthur Swan
On a superficial level, one could be surprised at the suggestion of any mystery at all - we all know what is right or wrong, at least, most of the time, and we usually try to keep our transgressions from being noticed by others. In my early years, […]
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Monday, November 5th, 2007
THE LEGEND OF THE HOLY GRAIL by Arthur Swan
THE LEGEND OF THE HOLY GRAIL by Arthur Swan
When mention is made of the Holy Grail, one automatically thinks also of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, who searched for the Holy Grail, so our study today seems to fall quite naturally into three parts:-
1. What part of King Arthur’s story, […]
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Sunday, November 4th, 2007
GNOSTICISM: perspectives from Theosophy by Arthur Swan
OUR DEBT TO THE GNOSTICS by Arthur Swan
The word “Gnostic” comes from the classical Greek word meaning “know”, and what these people “knew” was the basis of man’s relationship to his world and to its Creator. Such knowledge was rightly deemed to be divine wisdom, and one who sought it was a Philosopher, which latter […]
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Sunday, November 4th, 2007
THEOSOPHY CAN HELP DOUBTING CHRISTIANS by Arthur Swan
THEOSOPHY CAN HELP DOUBTING CHRISTIANS by Arthur Swan
Australia is nominally a Christian country, and Christian festivals are marked by public holidays, special postage stamps, etc., but, in common with similar countries overseas, there has been a marked decline in church attendances, and even of interest in the teachings of Christianity. The train of thought seems […]
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Sunday, November 4th, 2007
CHRISTIAN MYSTICISM: perspectives from Theosophy by Arthur Swan
CHRISTIAN MYSTICISM by Arthur Swan
The choice of title for this lecture was certainly not intended to imply that Christianity has had any monopoly of Mysticism. Indeed, Mysticism has occurred world-wide since before Christianity even officially began, sometimes without the apparent help of a religious organisation, or even or a place of public worship. Before […]