Philosophical Speculations

I disagree. There is lots of evidence. Compare literature. Could a Greek in Homeric times have made any sense of, say, Waiting for Godot? Why don't we write epics like the Iliad? Or compare Gregorian Chants to punk rock. Anyway, if you want a detailed presentation of the evidence, check out Owen Ba...

A few basic comparisons of ACIM and the Seth material: ACIM appears to be more in keeping with Eastern traditions – it sees the ego as something that needs to be discarded; but it has the Christian idea of forgiveness as the means of doing this (ultimately, forgiving oneself for our illusory separat...

Lou, thanks - a very good point!

Ash, I think you’re saying I’m lazy. But I say that if an Intelligence is higher, it ought to be able to (and try to) communicate easily and clearly with an Intelligence that is lower. Obsurantism may conceal malignity (didn't Nietzsche say this?) I don’t see evidence that we’re evolving. We’re much...

Hello Scott, happy Xmas! You make a good point. I'd forgotten about the Seth books. I read 3 of them about 12-15 years ago. Some of it is quite detailed and specific, but the prose is so convoluted that I eventually lost interest. Do you know of any other source that confirms what the Seth spirit sa...

tjs said: "As reported in NDEs it's hard to judge what consciousness is experiencing in a death situation. The body could be going through all kinds of horrible things but at some point the then disassociated consciousness is better than perfectly fine." That's a pleasant hope. However, I ...

Thank you Ash for your insights. Channelers often claim to be spiritually oriented and caring. But as outsiders, we can’t know how enlightened they really are or how much they cultivate their spiritual abilities. This is why I would prefer to judge by results: if I hear output that is worthwhile (de...

"Some inspirations may indeed come from a deeper strata but they necessarily become warped by the person's sympathies, antipathies, preferences, preconceived ideas and so on." Thanks Cleric. I suppose this must apply to the great man himself, too. Mediums can sometimes get specifics from ...

Interesting, Luke, though quite what he means by "revelations of bodily life" is an odd way of putting it - if he were a comedian, I'd think he was saying that mediums are talking out of their a**e. But he's not a comedian. Actually, those who call themselves mediums can sometimes give goo...

I have watched some videos of people who claim to channel the thoughts of other entities, sometimes aliens, sometimes ascended masters or angelic beings. All the ones I’ve watched have been generic, anodyne, platitudinous and useless. Has anyone come across anyone channelling who gives specific fore...