The name Gethsemane is derived from Greek and Assyrian roots and means “oil press.” Matthew (26:36) and Mark (14:32) call it a place or estate. The Gospel of John says Jesus entered a garden with his disciples.
While the exact spot remains unknown, tradition locates it on the lower slopes of the Mount of Olives. It [...]
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Cherished Friends
God must have known there would be times
We’d need a word of cheer,
Someone to praise a triumph
Or brush away a tear.
He must have known we’d need to share
The joy of “little things”
In order to appreciate
The happiness life brings.
I think He knew our troubled hearts
Would sometimes throb with pain,
At trials and misfortunes,
Or goals we can’t [...]
The legendary Star of Bethlehem shines each year as a Mystic Midnight Sun, which enters our planet at the winter solstice and then commences to radiate from the center of our globe, Life, Light, and Love, the three divine attributes. These rays of spiritual splendor and power fill our globe with a supernal light that [...]
Heindel’s Sister Immortalized As An Actress
Just as translators finished their work on Ger Westenberg’s biography of Max Heindel, Westenberg’s friend, Ole Vandrup, produced “new” pictures of Heindel’s half-sister, Anna Svierkier. Vandrup discovered the pictures of Anna, who was a renowned actress, on the internet. Previous to this recent “find” Westenberg possessed only one family [...]
The Danaides and Hypermnestra
Posted in Art, Mythology, Philosophy on Jun 11th, 2009
Hypermnestra, in Greek mythology, was the daughter of Danaus. Danaus was the twin brother of Aegyptus and son of Belus. He had fifty daughters, the Danaides, and Aegyptus had fifty sons. Aegyptus commanded that his sons marry the Danaides and Danaus fled to Argos, ruled by King Pelasgus. When Aegyptus and his sons arrived to [...]
Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.
Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.
Woman, behold thy son! John behold thy mother.
My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
I thirst.
It is finished.
Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. KJV
Sowing Angel by Armand Cambon
http://www.exultate.org/media/Exultate_7LastWordsofChrist.mp3
To find all of the seven last [...]
The Lady And The Lion
Posted in Art on Apr 2nd, 2009