tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post9153566738674487335..comments2024-03-28T21:32:26.550+00:00Comments on Bruce Charlton's Notions: Letter from a Mother in HeavenBruce Charltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-76040172530641179362016-01-17T11:35:43.482+00:002016-01-17T11:35:43.482+00:00Carter, I assume the "Divine Parents" yo...Carter, I assume the "Divine Parents" you mention being enshrined beside Yahweh in the temple are El and Asherah. This is true, but it is misleading to present this as an "authentic doctrine" of First Temple Israelite religion. Asherah (mistranslated as "grove" in the King James Version) was installed in the temple by Manasseh (2 Kings 21) and removed by Josiah (2 Kings 23), and the biblical writer clearly considers Josiah to have been in the right. Manasseh's introduction of "groves" into the temple is portrayed as a grave evil, making him worse than the idolatrous Canaanites.Wm Jas Tychonievichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07446790072877463982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-23779689719758800122016-01-16T17:44:09.917+00:002016-01-16T17:44:09.917+00:00Are there any more revelations from Fatima?Are there any more revelations from Fatima?Odin's Ravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10138497698247404499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-11070430684881284132016-01-15T00:31:49.444+00:002016-01-15T00:31:49.444+00:00Thank you for writing this. An understanding of t...Thank you for writing this. An understanding of the Heavenly Mother this lucid is uncommon.<br /><br />Mother in Heaven is a precious and treasured aspect of our faith and it is moving to see her love honored in this letter.<br /><br />I think being open to the reality of the Heavenly Mother is an important thing for every Christian to consider. It is an authentic Christian doctrine older than even Marian veneration, going all the way back to the First Temple period of Israel's history when the Divine Parents were enshrined beside their son Jehovah in the Holy of Holies. Mormons didn't invent the concept and no one should be afraid of embracing the light they have to offer on this subject.<br /><br />- Carter CraftAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-86654654108317779092016-01-14T20:58:03.745+00:002016-01-14T20:58:03.745+00:00I’m not a good source of information on Catholicis...I’m not a good source of information on Catholicism but I’d guess that Mary-worship or quasi-worship done in ignorance (of formal Catholic dogma) was not a mortal sin.Bruce B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-72081454219271925322016-01-14T18:10:52.966+00:002016-01-14T18:10:52.966+00:00@BB - I think the basic intuition may indeed be th...@BB - I think the basic intuition may indeed be the same. Historically, Mary mother of God played an extremely important role in both Eastern and Western Catholicism - the official interpretation was that Mary was venerated as a Saint, not worshipped as a god, but that may not have been how it felt to the common people.Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-85434549940681583382016-01-14T17:57:38.289+00:002016-01-14T17:57:38.289+00:00Obviously there’s lot so differences but Catholics...Obviously there’s lot so differences but Catholics have a “mother in heaven” too. So maybe Catholics and Mormons intuit the need for the same thing?Bruce B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-29163148401959542912016-01-14T13:36:32.406+00:002016-01-14T13:36:32.406+00:00@M - This post is not intended as a medium for mas...@M - This post is not intended as a medium for mass Christian conversion, but is written from a personal perspective as one who fully accepts the truth of Mormonism (including the spiritual leadership of its General Authorities) but who is *not* a member of the CJCLDS. <br /><br />You would need to read the links (and their links) to discover the meaning of Mother in Heaven among Mormons. An impression could be gained in about 15 minutes, but it would probably take a couple of hours of investigation to avoid misunderstandings - which you may or may not consider worth your time. <br /><br />For the past couple of years, my personal theology has also included insights I have derived from William Arkle and from reflecting on his work. That is where the above ideas are 'coming from' and I recognize that the perspective is unusual - perhaps unique - in some of its specific details. Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-18127158919371860542016-01-14T13:21:37.340+00:002016-01-14T13:21:37.340+00:00I don't know how well the doctrine of Mother i...I don't know how well the doctrine of Mother in Heaven will spread among contemporary Christians. It seems the problem (for Christians in incorporating this doctrine) is that people will sooner go straight to New Age spirituality and polytheism, that offers an array of male and female deities to choose from. <br /><br />Although I have embraced a lot of New Age type spiritual beliefs in more recent years, I am somewhat conflicted. I feel that New Age spirituality is closer to reflecting the truth of the spiritual and metaphysical reality of the universe, yet it is utterly ineffective as an organising principle for the vast bulk of the human population at its current level of development and given the demands of life on this planet. Misanthropistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-67893931626755877752016-01-14T13:10:39.670+00:002016-01-14T13:10:39.670+00:00When you put it like *that* Bruce, it all makes pe...When you put it like *that* Bruce, it all makes perfect sense. It is your letters from Heavenly Father (and now mother) based on William Arkle's insights that I find resonate with me most powerfully and I experience a conviction of a deeper underlying truth. I have made an important decision in the last few days. That decision has been to live more boldly in faith and trust the promptings of my divine nature. I will no longer destructively indulge that which I have formerly done and will build, develop and construct my inner true self and spiritual wisdom, rather than diminish or impoverish it with mental detritus. The question 'What is my motivation in doing x, y or z? or for questioning x, y or z, seems to be a more reliable way of proceeding to undercut self - deceptions or distractions and stay on course. One day I am determined I will return to heavenly father and mother as an adult and I hope they will be proud of me when I do so. I miss them and at times in mortal life their distant memory can seem illusionary but at life's most powerful moments, despite the vicissitudes of mortal existence, in the charity and loving virtue of other souls, I can powerfully feel a yearning to outgrow my adolescence and achieve spiritual maturity. There is no one else who can do this for me, except me. It's time to get on with it as well as I can. The inspiration of heavenly parents and a heavenly family of deceased loved ones, ancestors and other spirit friends is a motivator that lacks any parallel I can think of. It is my deepest wish to join in such a family again after my earthly trials have ended.Davidnoreply@blogger.com