Vipers? 

▶In this episode: In this episode We'll explore sources of dogma, influences on specific Biblical commentary, dogma that directly contradicts Jesus' Gospel. 

How dogmas keep us from Jesus' Gospel delivered through His Incarnation, His Word and deeds. There are 255 infallibly declared dogmas of the Catholic Church. Here's a nice PDF if you want to read them all. 

85 “The task of giving an authentic interpretation of the Word of God, whether in its written form or in the form of Tradition, has been entrusted to the living, teaching office of the Church alone. 

All denominations or systems that call themselves "Christian" have dogma. All Bibles have commentaries that are mostly dogma-based. Some directly contradict what Jesus said.

▶Unless and until we remove all preconceived, often ill-conceived, unRevealed (Jesus never said or did that) long-embedded beliefs before we approach Jesus in prayer or reading, how will we ever understand Him?

▶ Yes. VIPERS 

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CANON

• a general law, rule, principle, or cultural criterion, i.e., "the appointment violated the canons of fair play and equal opportunity"
• a single or a group of official, authentic or approved writings, rules or laws: particularly ecclesiastical. 
• events that officially happened in a fictional universe. So an official book by the author would be considered canon, but not "fan fiction" departures
• A canon event is an experience in a person's life that comes to shape or define who they are.

If Galilean Gospel is to focus primarily on ensarkosology, we need sources of information about what Jesus said, did and intended us to know during the Incarnation without limiting our search for Him to a few writings chosen and retranslated by men assuming the power to limit the Galilean disciple.

It is we who must decide what we will trust as a source to information, and how we will validate our choices.

------------------from Clement of Alexandria in a letter to the Bishop of Jerusalem:

"As for Mark, then, during Peter's stay in Rome he wrote an account of the Lord's doings, not, however, declaring all of them, nor yet hinting at the secret ones, but selecting what he thought most useful for increasing the faith of those who were being instructed.

"But when Peter died a martyr, Mark came over to Alexandria, bringing both his own notes and those of Peter, from which he transferred to his former book the things suitable to whatever makes for progress toward knowledge. Thus he composed a more spiritual Gospel for the use of those who were being perfected. Nevertheless, he yet did not divulge the things not to be uttered, nor did he write down the hierophantic teaching of the Lord, but to the stories already written he added yet others and, moreover, brought in certain sayings of which he knew the interpretation would, as a mystagogue, lead the hearers into the innermost sanctuary of that truth hidden by seven veils. Thus, in sum, he prepared matters, neither grudgingly nor incautiously, in my opinion, and, dying, he left his composition to the church in 1, verso Alexandria, where it even yet is most carefully guarded, being read only to those who are being initiated into the great mysteries. "

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ISSUES IN THIS ISSUE:

• What IS A SOUL?
• What is Ensarkosology: The study of the Incarnation specifically
  From Greek incarnation: ενσάρκωση ensárkosia 
• Why Lent is not about "atonement"
• Salvation is the true Galilean Gospel

The podcast will refer to a Reddit post and response, so this'll stand-in for the transcript. 

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I posted this on r/ChristianUniversalism:

"A Christian is just one that does what the Lord Jesus tells him. Neither more nor less than that makes a Christian. — George MacDonald

"MacDonald's Theology is deeply Trinitarian. It became so after immersing himself in the Gospels after university, where his theology evolved from strict Calvinism to a theology centered on Jesus Christ as the revelation of the Father's love, not the purchase price for that love."

As George MacDonald said, “You don’t have a soul. You are a Soul. You have a body.”

https://www.worksofmacdonald.com/

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This is a short piece, the first in the Galilean Gospel series which will be highly focused on ensarkosology, what happened during the Incarnation rather than interpretations of Jesus (Christology) or what it meant beyond what He said (theology) and what happens after death (eschatology). These have additional sub-ologies. 

It is not that these other kinds of discussions will be missing, but all will be based only on the doings of The Galilean.

Why "The Galilean" instead of just "Jesus Christ" or "Christianity?"

Too many antiChrists and Christofascists making "Christianity" emblematic of hate, bigotry, power and violence, the exact opposite of Jesus and His teaching. So, back to the name He was called and His followers were before the Resurrection. 

THIS IS GALILEAN REVELATION THEOLOGY. An introduction.

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The Stations, or "The Way," of the Cross, comprises fourteen events in Jesus' Passion and death, from his condemnation to His entombment.

The Mystic Way of the Cross includes short prologue (the decision to crucify Him) and epilogue (Faith in Resurrection) Scripture.

The 14 Stations: 

1st Station: Jesus is condemned to death. 2:19

2nd Station: Jesus carries his cross. 3:00

3rd Station: Jesus falls the first time. 4:01

4th Station: Jesus meets his mother. 5:14

5th Station: Simon of Cyrene is forced to carry the cross. 6:10

6th Station: Veronica wipes the face of Jesus.  7:08

7th Station: Jesus falls the second time. 7:46

8th Station: Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem. 8:29

9th Station: Jesus falls the third time. 9:26

10th Station: Jesus is stripped of his garments.  10:17

11th Station: Jesus is nailed to the cross.  11:03

12th Station: Jesus dies on the cross.  12:04

13th Station: Jesus body is Laid in the Arms of His mother. 13:11

14th Station: Jesus is laid in the tomb. 13:51

Epilogue: 14:32

This is a prayer service traditionally associated with Lenten Fridays, but you can use this meditation at any time to attain more depth of realization for His love for us all through the Holy Spirit

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Kyrie says: After a debate about what “traditional Christian mysticism,” is, I searched for a definition that would make sense to most Christians. In a dissertation written by a Ph.D. candidate from a school of theology, the Introduction formed a path through specifically Christian Spirituality to Christian  Contemplation to Christian Mysticism. It ended with a section on the Christian Prophet, which I did first, because it's a subset of Christian Mystics. 

But this first is about Spirituality.

This evolution from average church-going believer to Christian wanting and needing to keep moving toward a more intimate relationship with Christ, seems to fit the paths laid out by most of the major mystics I'm familiar with.  

Using the paper as a base, I offer to you the ideas and definitions, intending to retain what the theologian said, while making the language more accessible to a general audience.

HOWEVER - THIS IS NOT A TOPIC EXCLUSIVE TO THE ELECT. Consider these three things referred to as bringing the mystery of Christ into your own life:

• The Incarnation...bringing Christ to the world in practical service to others.   
• The Crucifixion...embracing a daily dying to the wants of the material self.
• The Resurrection.....a rebirth in the Spirit, leading to living a new life in the here and now. 

Every follower of Jesus Christ is on some section of the path.  But these are the things those on the path, fully share. 

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THERE'S A REASON THIS PODCAST HAS HERETIC IN THE TITLE. TRUTHS WERE HIDDEN UNDER THE TERM. MYSTICS AND VISIONARIES TORTURED AND KILLED.

First, a link to the article this one spawned on Spiritual, Contemplative, Mystic Definitions.

In this episode Kyrie comes out and answers the questions:

• WHAT IS A CHRISTIAN MYSTIC? HOW DO WE RECOGNIZE MYSTIC PROPHETS?
• ARE WE IN THE TRIBULATION?
• WHO REALLY ARE "THE ELECT" AND WHAT IS THEIR POWER?

 [excerpted from Mark 13]
And as he sat at the Mount of Olives, opposite the temple, Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew questioned him privately: “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign when all these things will begin to be fulfilled?”

"When you will have heard of wars and rumors of wars, you should not be afraid. For these things must be, but the end is not so soon. For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom over kingdom, and there shall be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are but the beginning of the sorrows.

"For the Gospel must first be preached to all nations.

"Then brother will betray brother to death, and the father, a son; and children will rise up against their parents and will bring about their death. Then, when you have seen the abomination of desolation, standing where it ought not to be, let the reader understand, then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

"For those days shall have such tribulations as have not been since the beginning of the creation that God founded, even until now, and shall not be. "And unless the Lord had shortened the days, no flesh would be saved. But, for the sake of the elect, whom he has chosen, he has shortened the days.

Behold, I have foretold all to you...

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Matthew 13: 45-46

45 As well, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant who sought fine pearls. 

46 Who, when he found one pearl of great price, went off to dispose of whatsoever he possessed so to redeem it. 

REDEEM: Of  many definitions and connotations, these are most relevant here: 

gain or regain possession of (something) in exchange for payment; to exchange one thing for another

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Kyrie shares a recent vision featuring the pearl as a symbol of the Word and Logos, that which Jesus brought us and how what she calls the "effluvium" —personal and of  the world—has almost completely buried that Pearl.

There are many thorn bushes trying to choke out the Light, and the most effective are churches. Like the priests of the Temple in Jerusalem, church leaders insist only they can interpret Scripture. They insist on things Jesus never said and justify sins Jesus commanded us not to commit.  They make laws and rules that become the focus of those seeking the Lord, and instead the people hear only music, see only books and believe things made up by men that Jesus did not say or address or that He contradicted.

Denominations exist to support their own existence. We are all responsible for our own salvation, for knowing Him and what He said, for seeking Him in prayer and loving Him in acts of compassion and charity. 

Only we can choose to break free of the threats of a hell that never existed over sins He never cared about. Only we can let go of things material and choose Jesus Christ, so that we may become true followers of the Way of the Lord.

Go to a church for fellowship and bake sales. Go to Him for Truth and the path to the Presence of God.   

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A personal message from your host.

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"Some spiritual fathers are likely to be a hindrance and harm rather than a help to these souls that journey on this road. Such directors have neither understanding nor experience of these ways. ... Hence, it is arduous and difficult for a soul in these periods of the spiritual life when it cannot understand itself or find anyone else who understands it. It will happen to individuals that while they are being conducted by God along a sublime path of dark contemplation and aridity, in which they feel lost and filled with darknesses, trials, conflicts, and temptations, they will meet someone who, in the style of Job's comforters [Jb. 4:8-11], will proclaim that all of this is due to melancholia, depression, or temperament, or to some hidden wickedness, and that as a result God has forsaken them. Therefore the usual verdict is that these individuals must have lived an evil life since such trials afflict them." --St. John of the Cross

John doesn't pull any punches. He was born in 1542, but I've read more posts on Reddit that express this very belief in sad souls about themselves, than there were contemplatives that John directed.
We need him.

I'm Kyrie Dicentis and I teach contemplative prayer, also called the Prayer of Faith or the prayer of quiet. I fairly good at teaching it, but once a person starts down that path, once hey have had their first experience of the Divine, their life changes forever.

Their interior life. Exterior life, or as we say online IRL, doesn't. At least not right away. Contemplation is the trailhead and the path up the Light is long and arduous. But what can we do? Once you have known God, and that experiencing has revealed that you are really clueless about what God is, all you want is to be with Him. That's when we need spiritual direction.

KYRIE DICENTIS IS NOT NOW, NOR WILL EVER BE, A SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR.

But St. John of the Cross was a master and still is because he guides us even now. In this Episode, you will meet him.  He'll tell us how we wander off the Way. And in the next St. John episode, how to get back in the path. This I know:

God will never leave you and you are not evil or unforgiveable. You are His beautiful and beloved child.
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The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross  Includes The Ascent of Mount Carmel, The Dark Night, and more.  

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"Paul told us:  "charge them before God to stop disputing about words. This serves no useful purpose since it harms those who listen." 2 Timothy 2:14  

Note this post from the Christian Universalism forum on Reddit:

Does our faith rest on the mistranslation of aionos?

I'm confused because this word can mean both age and eternity...

~~RESPONSE:

"No, it can't mean both. Aion is the noun, it is used when you mean "an age" as in a period of time or, more commonly, a person's specific age or time of life. It can also mean "world."

"But "aionios is an adjective, that can mean without beginning, without end, or everlasting. 

~~LET'S TAKE PAUL SERIOUSLY:

Note that the arguments about the meaning of a word diverted the poster from Christ? For this reason,  IMO, delivering well-researched, prayerful New Testament discernment is possible and desirable, under controlled circumstances. One way to bring this back to Jesus:

"We need to stop focusing on the adjective Jesus used because it doesn't matter. Jesus never said the word "hell." He never said anyone would be endlessly tormented or even temporarily tormented.

"He explained in various ways the relationship between existence incarnate and existence in the Kingdom and how those are related, and said this is the way it has always been and always will be. 

ADDITIONALLY:

There are dens of antiChrist vipers out there who make derailing God's Truth their lifework.  MAKE NO MISTAKE, THIS IS A WAR AGAINST CHIRST AND THE LOGOS, hence the name of the series.

If we don't "contend" how do we fight? I once read a stat that said for every poster there are 8 lurkers. We can answer the poster, but know our responses in faith are for the lurkers.

COMING UP IN EPISODE ONE:

~~Paul did not say ALL the writings of the modern (or any) Canon of Scripture were "God breathed." Kyrie tells us what he actually said and why it's illogical and dangerous to believe the claim. 

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Paul did not say ALL SCRIPTURE is "God Breathed." In this episode Kyrie reveals what the verse does say and how the antiChrists are using it to destroy the Gospel and relegate Jesus to "Just another guy in the Bible."

If the claims are based on John's Gospel, saying that "everything was made through Him" and so Jesus, as Second Person of the Trinity,  wrote all the books of the Bible, then He also wrote all the books banned from the Bible. He wrote the Egyptian Book of the Dead. He wrote the I Ching. 

If anything said by anyone in the collection of scrolls the Hebrews s considered relevant to their religion and culture are equally true as anything Jesus says in Scripture, why did the Protestants ignore Jesus writings and toss out 8 books and several additional writings from what the call the "Bible?" 

HERE ISTHE CLASSIC KJV TRANSNLATION OF 2 Tim 3:16

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.

HERE IS WHAT THE LETTER ACTUALLY SAID:

Paul is giving Timothy instructions for taking over Paul's ministry and place as an Apostle, he has been referring to his own writings all through the letter, as here:

2:1-2

So you, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And what you heard from me through many witnesses entrust to faithful people who will have the ability to teach others as well.

3:14-16 ; 4:1-2

But you will abide in that which you understand firmly, knowing from whom you learned, since from your beginning you understood the writings about God—those that are able to increase your understanding of redemption with assurance through Jesus Christ.

Every writing inspired by God and also helpful for teaching, for evidence, for correction, for nurturing of righteouness—in order that Godly men maybe be completely equipped for all manner of good works—I charge you .... to preach that word.

Part of Paul's writings were not inspired as he said, himself. Of those that were, not all were suitable for general audience preaching, as we understand from "inspired by God and also..."

Kyrie explains what makes this so dangerous.

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For from the greatness and the beauty of created things, their Original Author, by analogy, is seen. Wisdom 13:5

BUBBLES. The first thing I did for this episode is make the title card that goes with it. I hope you can see it. If not, I have a post for the episode image here.

The simple topic is our connectedness to God. The subtext is Universalism - all shall be reconciled to Him. Let's listen to Saint Isaac:   

"This is the mystery: that all creation by means of One, has been brought near to God in a mystery; then it is transmitted to all; thus all is united to Him...This action was performed for all of creation; there will, indeed, be a time when no part will fall short of the whole." Saint Isaac the Syrian, 7th century.

So much of what we are given in our moments of connection is lost when we try to express the unexpressable in language. Much is also lost when we translate from one language to another. But this last thought was repeated by Julian centuries later.

From Saint Isaac we learn the simplicity of Our Lord's most profound teachings, that works in any language:

"As a handful of sand thrown into the ocean, so are the sins of all flesh as compared with the mind of God; as a fountain that flows abundantly is not dammed by a handful of earth, so the compassion of the Creator is not overcome by the wickedness of the creatures... "

How arrogant do we have to be to believe we can alter God? That we can make Divine Love, not loving? Our real problem is, we can say we believe but mostly we don't believe God is in us. And that we are as much God as the Incarnate Jesus if we follow Him.

Here's a link to a You Tube video about how bubbles hang together and just how thin but strong that barrier is.

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NOTE: 2:45 I DID "WORK WITHOUT A SCRIPT" and so need to deconfuse the cabin story. I was 7 years old. There was no artificial light outside the cabin. I sat next to a closed window in the kitchen at night - not "in the dark" - under the bright bulb. I'lll probably re-record that part. Sorry for the confusion. 

Jesus came to tell us the Way Things Work. But some things He chose not to say, then. Now, having preached the Gospel to the whole world, all can be said.

Thomas Aquinas, born 1225-27, was a theologian and “Doctor of the Catholic Church.” Aquinas wrote:

Nothing should be denied the blessed that belongs to the perfection of their beatitude…Wherefore in order that the happiness of the saints may be more delightful to them and that they may render more copious thanks to God for it, they are allowed to see perfectly the sufferings of the damned.

Hard to imagine anything more antiChrist than this declaration.  Yet, whose writings have formed the basis of all Western Christian Church dogma. Thomism, not Christ.

Aquinas had a Divine experience - a vision. He said to his secretary "Everything I have written is as straw." He repudiated all  8 million-plus  words he'd written on all things Christian. He never wrote another word as long as he lived. 

Yet, those 8 million were embraced by the Roman Church and Aquinas was exalted as Doctor of the Church and Julian of Norwich was sealed into a cell. Visionaries have been repressed, accused, attacked and executed.

Kyrie believes that last is unlikely to happen to her. Though she did say,

"Pray for us, I'm working without a script!  This information is couched in symbols as we have no capacity to fully apprehend it. But in three visions I was shown The Way Things Work.  (Things being the Universe of Time and Eternity.) 

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Kyrie freaked herself out... and is tired of talking about herself in 3rd person....

I had two crises that overlapped: I really have not shared my visions much before, then I did just throw them out there for anyone to hear. AND, I found out—even though I have done essentially zero promotion—people are actually downloading and listening to these.

It felt a lot safer when I thought no one would until I found a way to do a bit of promotion. Not a lot, because I think the audience of the Elect is pretty small, but it would be sort of official in my mind. A Launch as it were. But then Buzzsprout sent me an email with the number of downloads in the subject line.

Uh-oh.

To be sure in podcast terms the numbers are small but still... so I did a mini-retreat and finally took my hands off the damned controls and let Him take care of it. (Like I said, a hard lesson for me to learn.)

Episode 0 here is about that a bit, but more about the process I/we visionaries experience. It's about not believing just because someone (me/they) says something, and giving you a way to validate things you have heard or read that fit for you.

Next: The Universe as Bubbles and being stuck on God. 

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DISCLAIMER: This conversation was generated by uploading three chapters of a book I wrote about twenty years ago to Google's test program NotebookLM. I edited the result and posted it because, well, mostly because of medical issues with my speaking ability I'm not going into, but I also thought it did a good job of presenting the material. Yes, I used AI. I think that makes me a double heretic now.  On with the intro...
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What's beyond Universalism? A conversation about what it means beyond that there is no such thing as the hell we've been taught about. What more does that mean?

This conversation covers 3 chapters from The Elephant Chronicles—a book too scholarly for bookstores and too vernacular for journals—that were gathered and posted as a PDF. 
 
This is way better than listening to me. 

Kyrie

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"...measure these experiences according to the worship they accrue to God and the profit to your fellow Christians..." Julian of Norwich
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CORRECTION: Late in the episode, and repeated here, I said:   If Espousing notions contrary to dogma... I was supposed to also say: "Maybe someone has said you are, or you believe that about yourself." I missed that. Julian's quote is right on.

In the image that is connected to this introduction, some of the words that describe the host, Kyrie Dicentis, (me, hello) are "visionary" and "contemplative."  True enough, but I'd never shared much about my own experiences, considering them to be private. But now, having read what Julian said, I think it's time.

This podcast calls to the  Elect—anyone who longs to be oned with the Absolute—the unfathomable Love and Light that we call God.

When books and church and rote prayers are just not enough, when you long for Him, to be with Him, or if you've had an extraordinary experience and have found no one else to accept understand, possibly including you, yourself, I am reaching out to you through this podcast. The Elect need to find and support each other.

I am Kyrie Discentis, contemplative, visionary, professional writer, newbie podcaster, Elect, universalist, with backgrounds in science, law, and miracles.

Heresy in Ancient Greek, haíresis (αἵρεσις) meant choice. Also  a way of learning about and choosing among philosophies, committing to a way of life.

Alexandria, the center of such heretical pursuits, was home to the  Catechetical School of Alexandria, the center of Christian thought and study. Scholars there included Clement, Didymus, Origen.

CHRISTIANITY Jesus of Nazareth received messages directly from God, which is called gnosis. Jesus Christ was a heresiarch, His followers heretics. Ejected from their church, He and His followers were vilified, shunned and killed.

"The Heretic Christian" refers to both host, Kyrie Dicentis and the podcast, itself. If Espousing notions contrary to dogma is heresy, then I am a heretic. If relating what has been given to me by God is gnosis, then I am a gnostic.

But if I am embracing the Words and following the commands of Jesus Christ, then I am simply His follower, a Christian. What I know is:

~We have God in us, as we are in God.
~All will be saved and oned with God.
~The miracles in the New Testament never stopped, today is the same as then and as tomorrow.
~Contemplation is the highest form of prayer and you don't have to be anything special do practice it.
~Jesus is with us all to the end -- to Parousia.

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The Liar is hard at work attempting to destroy the LOGOS and our faith. Christ is the LOGOS; the Elect are His Gospel. The Elect are being called to be Oned with Him in the most powerful form of prayer given to us: Mary's "better part."

Here is the Prayer of Faith, the process called Christian Contemplation: a "naked intent, stretching to God." In this episode, we begin to understand. --KD

Mentioned in this episode:

JOHN 14:19-21
     "In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me, because I live and you will live. On that day you will realize that I am in my Father and you are in me and I in you.
     Whoever embraces my commandments and keeps them is the one who loves me. And whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and reveal myself to him.”


When the Well Runs Dry: Prayer beyond the Beginnings Thomas H. Green, S.J. (copy/paste into your browser, you can find used copies for a few dollars and, of course, new ones)

TEXT Kyrie here.

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Contact: kyriedicentis@gmail.com
CLOUD OF UNKNOWING Evelyn Underhill edition - free
HERETIC'S REDDIT HOME
Revelations of Divine Love [free PDF] Julian of Norwich
What the Gehenna?
The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross

The difference between Religion and Mysticism is the difference between Faith and Knowledge.

JOHN 14:24
"Whoever does not love me does not keep my words; yet the word you hear is not mine but that of the Father who sent me." 

In this Episode, Kyrie deals with the question: "If we are Elect and know that because we can connect with the Transcendent, what are we supposed to do with that? We are still living this life, we still have dishes to wash and change oil in our cars and buy or receive birthday presents. Walk dogs, scoop litter, cut grass.... what's the point beyond knowing?"

JOHN 14:20
"On that day you will know I am in my Father and you are in me and I in you."

......What day is the Savior referring to? What will finally bring all the disciples to knowledge, what is the primary understanding anyone, everyone, must have:

JOHN 14:2-3
"In my Father’s house, there are many dwelling places. If there were not, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you, and as I go and prepare a place for you, I will return again, and then I will take you to myself, so that where I am, you also may be."

......Eternal life. The belief is widespread now, but then, it was a claim akin to a present-day belief in Bigfoot.

JOHN 14:16-17

"And I will ask the Father, and he will give another Advocate to you, so that he may abide with you for eternity: the Spirit of Truth, whom the world is not able to accept, because it neither perceives him nor knows him. But you shall know him. For he will remain with you, and he will be in you."

......Okaaaaay - so now what?

(eta: SIGOURNEY WEAVER!! - you'll get it if you listen....KT)

TEXT Kyrie here.

THIS PODCAST IS NOT MONETIZED. LINKS:
Contact: kyriedicentis@gmail.com
CLOUD OF UNKNOWING Evelyn Underhill edition - free
HERETIC'S REDDIT HOME
Revelations of Divine Love [free PDF] Julian of Norwich
What the Gehenna?
The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross

(They  wouldn't let me make it episode 2.5 in the list, so just go with the title.)

Before embarking on a practice of contemplative prayer, there are three things you should know:

1. What dryness is.
2. What spiritual jealousy is.
3. Why might consolations can vary widely.

Kyrie, who likes chatting better than podcasting as she is no professional talker of things recorded as is obvious from the clinking of the spoon in the teacup,  presents this shortish Bonuscast before Episode 3, the Contemplation Primer. 

Or whatever she might decide to call it when she actually records it, during which she stops talking about herself in 3rd person. 

TEXT Kyrie here.

THIS PODCAST IS NOT MONETIZED. LINKS:
Contact: kyriedicentis@gmail.com
CLOUD OF UNKNOWING Evelyn Underhill edition - free
HERETIC'S REDDIT HOME
Revelations of Divine Love [free PDF] Julian of Norwich
What the Gehenna?
The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross

In earlier episodes we talked about some Christian mystics and some of the experiences associated with a connection to the Divine. Here, in  Episode 3a, you get simple directions for how to practice contemplative prayer.

You'll also get an example of what it really means to be a "Heretic" Christian". 



God be with you,
Kyrie

TEXT Kyrie here.

THIS PODCAST IS NOT MONETIZED. LINKS:
Contact: kyriedicentis@gmail.com
CLOUD OF UNKNOWING Evelyn Underhill edition - free
HERETIC'S REDDIT HOME
Revelations of Divine Love [free PDF] Julian of Norwich
What the Gehenna?
The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross

In the last podcast (number 3) I told you some things but didn’t explain them. I told you Julian of Norwich knew that it didn’t matter what God “shewed” her in her visions.  In this episode we'll get into why the content didn't matter and what she did about it.

Here is a link to Revelations of Divine Love, as promised in the episode.

Also inside (inside?  Kyrie shrugs...) are revelations to visionaries in contemporary times that refer to present conditions and how important information was hidden from the public in our era the way Julian's was 500 years ago. Of course, hiding things from general distribution is a practice that dates back to the Incarnation.

But now? It's time for all the revelations. Here is an excerpt from one no one should miss:

Included in this Vatican document on awarding a Nihil Obstat (no objections) to
accepting messages reported to be from Mary to a Visionary at Medjugorje. 

25 January 2015:

“Now, as never before, Satan wants to suffocate man and his soul with his contagious wind of hatred and unrest. In so many hearts, there is no joy because there is no God and no prayer. Hatred and war are growing day by day. I am calling you, my children, to begin anew, with enthusiasm, the path of holiness and love because I have come among you for this. Together, let us be love and forgiveness for all those who know and want to love only with human love, and not with that immense love of God”.

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WARNING: While the Host of this podcast is well-read and educated in the topics herein included, (cool scholar/legal-ese, right?) she does not necessarily pronounce anything correctly. Thank you.
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Other links:

The Cloud of Unknowing, Evelyn Underhill edition, downloadable PDF

Pope Francis - May 2024: Listening to the Spirit Who Works in the Faithful People of God  On discernment of claimed supernatural phenomena.

Full text of Morton Smith’s translation of the Mar Saba letter (Clement of Alexandria on Secret Mark).

On Carpocrates. Arch Heretic

TEXT Kyrie here.

THIS PODCAST IS NOT MONETIZED. LINKS:
Contact: kyriedicentis@gmail.com
CLOUD OF UNKNOWING Evelyn Underhill edition - free
HERETIC'S REDDIT HOME
Revelations of Divine Love [free PDF] Julian of Norwich
What the Gehenna?
The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross