There was a good Father who had many children. The good Father loved all of his children very much. Unfortunately the good Father’s oldest, a very large boy, had a very bad temper and would often fly into an unprovoked rage. The oldest son would often attack his younger siblings but never received much of […]
In Egypt stands one of the most famous human built structures of all time, the Great Pyramid of Khufu. Constructed about 4,600 years ago, this mammoth stone edifice was the tallest man-made building in the world when it was completed, at just over 480 feet, for about 3,800 years. Unlike the European Cathedrals whose spires […]
Reading once again Thomas Taylor’s 1821 translation from the Greek of Iamblichus’ work “On the Mysteries of the Egyptians, Chaldeans, and Assyrians,” written around 300 AD. This work never ceases to inspire and focus my mind on those things which are most important. The following caught my eye this time. “For on this account, because […]
I just finished reading Christopher Dunn’s book, “Lost Technologies of Ancient Egypt: Advanced Engineering in the Temples of the Pharaohs.” Mr. Dunn is an engineer, I believed retire now, or at least retirement age, who became fascinated early in life with ancient Egypt in particular, but more specifically the stone structures and artifacts that he […]
One day, many years ago, I was reading a book of the prophesies of Nostradamus. Nostradamus wrote in the mid-1500’s in France. He was a Catholic whose family had converted from Judaism. He was noted for his prophesies that were written in the form of quatrains, short poems of four lines, although Nostradamus never claimed […]
During the Spanish Conquest of the Inca Empire’s capital city of Cuzco, Conquistador Francisco Pizarro’s brother Pedro found outside the city what has been described as a fortress in an area known as Sacsayhuamán. Pedro described the stones which formed the lower part of the fortress walls as “so large and thick that it seemed […]
One of the roles I play as an attorney is representing indigent defendants in criminal cases. An indigent defendant is one who cannot afford to pay for an attorney. Typically the local public defenders’ office will represent indigent criminal defendants but if for some reason the public defender cannot represent a particular defendant than the […]
Matthew Chapter 23, King James Bible Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, Saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat: All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. For they bind heavy burdens […]
Friedrich Nietzsche’s “The Madman” Have you not heard of that madman who lit a lantern in the bright morning hours, ran to the market place, and cried incessantly: “I seek God! I seek God!”—As many of those who did not believe in God were standing around just then, he provoked much laughter. Has he got […]
“Prologue: A Season in Hell,” Arthur Rimbaud Once, if my memory serves me well, my life was a banquet where every heart revealed itself, where every wine flowed. One evening I took Beauty in my arms – and I thought her bitter – and I insulted her. I steeled myself against justice. I fled, O […]