Leap in the Dark
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A series of talks by Dr Margaret Barker looking at First Temple (957-586 BC ) Theology. Each talk will be followed by a discussion with Marie-Elsa Bragg.
In these talks we will explore the geometry of the First Temple and the teachings that generations (both Jewish and Christian) fought hard to keep alive. At the end of each talk Margaret and Marie-Elsa will discuss the ideas including how they might apply to the later Cordovero / Halevi line of Jacob’s Ladder.
Leap in the Dark Collection
Access to an archive including previous talks and connected reading materials.
1. Different Levels of the First Temple
2. Parallelism in the Tree of Life
3. The Mystical Ascent
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The question is how our own meanings are related to those of the universe as a whole. We could say that our action toward the whole universe is a result of what it means to be us.
All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.
When you light a candle, you also cast a shadow.
Lock your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.
We are designed to emulate God.
The truth lies not in the Yes and not in the No, but in the knowledge and the beginning from which the Yes and the No arise.
As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light of meaning in the darkness of mere being.
Whatever is contained must be released.
Each of us has a soul, but we forget to value it. We don’t remember that we are creatures made in the image of God. We don’t understand the great secrets inside of us.
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