One time, years ago, as I was posting with other contributors about magic performance theory at The Magic Cafe', one of the perennial issues arose--whether magic is real or not. The discussion got heated as it often did as a few gnostic Cafe' members brought up "logos" as a kind of natural supernaturalism and as I connected the logos to Christian theology. At one point Jonathan Townsend commented to me, "You are so close."
This morning as I meditated on Isis, her story and image and presence in sacred space, I felt how she embodies so much that Jesus does--his story and image and presence in sacred space. Both take human form, both put on an apron and wash feet, and both spread their arms to sacrifice themselves and rise for humanity. In a way, both are exclusive, for Christians warn against darkness appearing as an "angel of light" and even pagan priests teach discerning of spirits. I reflected on some pieces of the puzzle, too, that any right religious belief or practice should allow for individual conscience and freedom, should hold sacred space, and should demonstrate loving kindness. Perhaps no religion should be cultish and segmented yet should not indiscriminate and naively inclusive either. No religion should deny facts of reality or reason yet should not deny faith, imagination, and intuition. It's hard to put into words the feeling of openness and acceptance I felt momentarily as I remembered the words from Jonathan: "You are so close."
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