Heaven Earth Humankind

Author : William Wadsworth
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-04-23
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781503560987

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Heaven, Earth, & Humankind: Three Spheres, Three Light Cycles, Three Modes by William Wadsworth Pdf

Heaven, Earth, and Humankind, Volumes I through IV was inspired by a dream in which I witnessed the collision of two worlds, one red and one green, the red cube was the dragon of Chinese Medical Philosophy, the green globe was the holistic cosmos that I already knew well through tropical astrology. The outcome of this dream was this book that integrates the two systems, and illuminates the core they share. Behind every aspect of human experience we find the influence of light and darkness both as a reality and metaphor. Three great cycles of light and darkness govern experience: the seasonal cycle, the waxing and waning of the moon, and the emergence and retreat of daylight. These three cycles connect directly to the triune principle in Chinese philosophy that differentiates three aspects of human endeavor: spirit, body, and social life. Heaven and earth seem to form a polarity. When they interact, they produce all the multifarious form of life near the surface of the earth. The whole ever remains a unity. Heaven floods the earth with both solar and celestial energy. The earth responds to that influx by producing living forms on its surface. The horizon line of the celestial chart symbolizes this plane where energy and matter interact. From this we can assess where a persons focus is and how they balance the three different aspects of human experience. Human beings are thefinest expression of heaven and earth, if and only if we harmonize with the great cycles of light. In Volume IV I connect this core wisdom from Chinese sages with the astrological idea of the three modes of tropical astrology This volume continues the holistic and cyclic approach to astrology developed in the previous three volumes and culminates in a detailed description of the effect of the Sun, Moon, or Horizon in each zodiac sign. Each sign has a mode and the mode has affinity either with heaven and the sun, earth and the moon, or the ascendant and human affairs. The mutable signs are aligned with the sphere of the ecliptic and the mutable mode. Heaven, Earth, and Humankind maps a path to understanding why astrology works in terms that anyone can understand. The operative power of astrology is the three light cycles as all the ancients understood. We have lost the wisdom, but that lost wisdom is recovered somewhat in this valuable book. How is our human experience connected to the greater life of the cosmos?Our answer depends on our degree of self-realization, and we cannot truly know ourselves unless we understand how we feel and react to the cycles of heaven. This book brings some traditional wisdom into focus to help us with these fundamental questions about how to live well.

Author : William M. Wadsworth
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-22
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781503560796

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Heaven, Earth, & Humankind: Three spheres, Three light Cycles, Three Modes by William M. Wadsworth Pdf

The aim of this book is to map some of the deep structural and interpretive functions of the three “modes” for astrology. By first making inferences from ancient writings, then analyzing the correlations of the modes, it will be argued that the modes are vital to an understanding of human behavior. They anticipate a person’s level of functioning, or in other words, their governing meme. In traditional systems modes define three basic levels of human functioning: the intellectual, social, and biological. Properly understood, these human imperatives provide psychological insight into the interpretive meaning of sun, moon, ascendant, and planets. The associative values ascribed to the modes derive from their corresponding direct relations to the planes of the ecliptic, equator, and the horizon. Consequently, it is within astrological technology that this essay contends that the modes help interpret the sun, moon and ascendant in a natal chart, whose meaning also is measured by these same three planes.

Author : William Wadsworth
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-26
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781493184958

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Heaven, Earth, & Humankind by William Wadsworth Pdf

Author : Catherine Wolff
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780698405110

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Beyond by Catherine Wolff Pdf

“Beautifully written, expertly researched and masterfully presented, this tour of how heaven has been understood throughout history is absolutely fascinating.” —James Martin, SJ, author of Jesus: A Pilgrimage A smart and thought-provoking cultural history of heaven. What do we think of when we think about heaven? What might it look like? Who or what might be there? Since humans began to huddle together for protection thousands of years ago, these questions have been part of how civilizations and cultures define heaven, the good place beyond this one. From Christianity to Islam to Hinduism and beyond, from the brush of Michelangelo to the pen of Dante, people across millennia have tried to explain and describe heaven in ways that are distinctive and analogous, unique and universal. In this engrossing cultural history of heaven, Catherine Wolff delves into how people and cultures have defined heaven over the centuries. She describes how different faiths and religions have framed it, how the sense of heaven has evolved, and how nonreligious influences have affected it, from the Enlightenment to the increasingly nonreligious views of heaven today. Wolff looks deep into the accounts of heaven to discover what’s common among them and what makes each conception distinct and memorable. The result is Beyond, an engaging, thoughtful exploration of an idea that is central to our humanity and our desire to define an existence beyond death.

Author : Ekiken Kaibara
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Conduct of life
ISBN : 0231139225

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The Philosophy of Qi by Ekiken Kaibara Pdf

Kaibara Ekken (1630-1714) was a prominent Japanese Neo-Confucian scholar whose philosophical treatise, The Record of Great Doubts, is one of the central discourses in East Asia on the importance of qi, or the vital force that courses through all life. Available for the first time in English, this book emphasizes the role of the monism of qi in achieving a life of engagement. Ekken believes that moral self-cultivation must take place within the dynamic forces of nature and amid the rigorous demands of society and that the vitalism of qi provides the philosophical grounding for this vibrant interaction.

Author : Artur K. Wardega,Albert Wong
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-12
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781443873529

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Humankind and Nature by Artur K. Wardega,Albert Wong Pdf

As climate change continues to batter the coastlines of North America and elsewhere, and as extreme weather events provide abundant proof of its reality, religious leaders can no longer ignore the fact that the human has become a geologic force, a force that must be re-educated and re-formed in order to guarantee safe passage into a sustainable future. Hopefully, Jesuits and their lay partners can continue to provide leadership in regard to this issue, correctly identified by Fr Adolfo Nicolás, SJ, as a top priority. In this particular context, the role of religions and their valuable contributions must be evaluated. Religion’s role is not simply one of morality; rather, it seeks, especially in Christianity, to show the face of God. It is out of this relation that believers then seek to live towards the “good,” especially in relation to their neighbours, creation and God. Religious believers may have failed severely in communicating this relationship in the twenty-first century. This publication gathers together a roster of Western and Asian experts’ contributions from various fields of knowledge related to ecology, anthropology, religions and ethics, economics, technology, and to environmental and health protection studies. This collection of essays embracing a wide scope of current topics, theme and questions will renew awareness of the ecological dilemma and stimulate reflection on its spiritual and social dimensions.

Author : Mihai I. Spariosu,Jörn Rüsen
Publisher : V&R Unipress
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9783847000167

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Exploring Humanity by Mihai I. Spariosu,Jörn Rüsen Pdf

The old humanistic model, aiming at universalism, ecumenism, and the globalization of various Western systems of values and beliefs, is no longer adequate – even if it pleads for an ever-wider inclusion of other cultural perspectives and for intercultural dialogue.In contrast, it would be wise to retain a number of its assumptions and practices – which it incidentally shares with humanistic models outside the Western world. We must now reconsider and remap it in terms of a larger, global reference frame. This anthology does just that, thus contributing to a new field of study and practice that could be called »intercultural humanism«.

Author : Henry H. Sun,Jingyan Meng,Kaijing Yan
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 525 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781527560444

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The Book of Chinese Medicine, Volume 1 by Henry H. Sun,Jingyan Meng,Kaijing Yan Pdf

This volume provides both an overview and detailed concepts of the history of Chinese medicine. It considers its evolution throughout history, from the Pre-Qin dynasties until the present day, and provides insights into the theory of body systems and how balance creates health in the human body. The book also explicates the theory of viscera and the concepts of Qi, meridian, and collateral, and details the diagnosis of diseases in Chinese medicine.

Author : Charlene Ivery-Baba Ph.D. in Theology
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2023-06-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781669844570

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A SCENARIO of the THOUGHTs OF HUMANKIND & its POWERs by Charlene Ivery-Baba Ph.D. in Theology Pdf

People of faith ask the question, what does it mean to be religious? There are so many religions or philosophies, which make it hard to choose the right one, even if that is possible. Thus, selecting the right religion takes a person to perform research and obtain knowledge to determine what it means to be a genuinely religious person and what faith in God through religion means. There are three parts of this book, to help enlighten your thoughts about understanding religion and spiritual faith. The book examined humankind's minds and choices made under different influences or choices and without being influenced. As human beings, we are influenced to make choices that might be right or might be wrong that can be helpful in some ways or harmful in others. This book aims to see how the mine materialized and the pushing factors that assist our decision-making.

Author : William M. Wadsworth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-22
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1503560783

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Heaven, Earth, & Humankind by William M. Wadsworth Pdf

Author : Paul Beirne
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317047490

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Su-un and His World of Symbols by Paul Beirne Pdf

Su-un and His World of Symbols explores the image which Choe Che-u (Su-un), the founder of Donghak (Eastern Learning) Korea's first indigenous religion, had of himself as a religious leader and human being. Su-un gave his life so that he could share his symbols, his scriptures and the foundational principals of his religion with all people, regardless of their status, gender, age or education. His egalitarian creed challenged the major religious traditions in Korea, and Korean society as a whole, to reflect on the innate dignity of each individual, and to reform their social, ethical and religious practices to accord with the reality of the Divine presence in the 'sacred refuge' that lies within. Exploring the two symbols which Su-un created and used to disseminate his religion, and the two books of Scripture which he composed, this book breaks new ground by presenting the only major work in English which attempts to ascertain the image Su-un had of himself as the prototype of a new kind of religious leader in Korea, and by extension, East Asia.

Author : Samo Liu
Publisher : Scientific Research Publishing, Inc. USA
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-16
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781649970930

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Revelations and Reflections on Humankind Inspired by Modern Physics by Samo Liu Pdf

Humankind resides in the three-dimensional universe. It is a real materialistic universe where humans utilize their senses to perceive the dimension, temperature, color, or taste of all beings of the universe. However, the Universe that humankind discovered to date is not the entire Universe. The scientific results from researches performed by modern physicists and the knowledge passed down by ancient sages throughout generations have lead humankind to believe that the visible Universe is only a fraction of the whole Universe. The void invisible to humankind is where the Origin of the Universe lies.

Author : Christal Whelan
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1996-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0824818245

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The Beginning of Heaven and Earth by Christal Whelan Pdf

In 1865 a French priest was visited by a small group of Japanese at his newly built church in Nagasaki. They were descendants of Japan's first Christians, the survivors of brutal religious persecution under the Tokugawa government. The Kakure Kirishitan, or "hidden Christians," had practiced their religion in secret for several hundred years. Sometime after their visit the priest received a copy of the Kakure bible, the Tenchi Hajimari no Koto, "Beginning of Heaven and Earth," an intriguing amalgam of Bible stories, Japanese fables, and Roman Catholic doctrine. Whelan offers a complete translation of this unique work accompanied by an illuminating commentary that provides the first theory of origin and evolution of the Tenchi. Today, the few Kakure Kirishitan communities still in existence view the Tenchi as strange and flawed, expressing a distorted form of Christianity. It is, however, the only text produced by the Kakure Kirishitan that depicts their highly syncretistic tradition and provides a colorful window through which to examine the dynamics of religious acculturation.

Author : Cheng Lin,Terry Peach,Wang Fang
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317811794

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The History of Ancient Chinese Economic Thought by Cheng Lin,Terry Peach,Wang Fang Pdf

This volume comprises twelve papers written by Chinese scholars on various aspects of the history of ancient Chinese economic thought. The contributions are preceded by an introduction which gives an overview of the development of the subject of history of economic thought in China, and which also provides an historical context to the individuals who constitute the major "schools" of ancient Chinese economic thought. The authors of the papers are leading scholars who have dominated this research area since the founding of New China in 1949, while the broad range of topics covered by the contributions includes questions of methodology, detailed and sometimes controversial interpretations of texts and "schools", and the international influence and modern relevance of ancient Chinese thought. A recurrent theme is that ancient Chinese thought has at least as much to offer to the historian as ancient Western thought. As the first such volume of papers to be translated into English, this collection provides a unique opportunity for non-Chinese readers to sample the way in which Chinese historians of economics have attempted to understand their own intellectual heritage. This book will be relevant to scholars interested in the history of economic thought, economic history and Chinese studies.

Author : Franklin Perkins
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780253011763

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Heaven and Earth Are Not Humane by Franklin Perkins Pdf

That bad things happen to good people was as true in early China as it is today. Franklin Perkins uses this observation as the thread by which to trace the effort by Chinese thinkers of the Warring States Period (c.475-221 BCE), a time of great conflict and division, to seek reconciliation between humankind and the world. Perkins provides rich new readings of classical Chinese texts and reflects on their significance for Western philosophical discourse.