Dec 15, 2021Commentary: Schuon on the Divine NatureI Atma and Maya “The essence of metaphysics, and therefore of integral esoterism, is the distinction (viveka) between Âtmâ and Mâyâ”[1] There is no discussion of Schuon’s understanding of the divine nature that doesn’t begin with “Atma”. To start here is to acknowledge and clarify something about Schuon’s language that…Frithjof Schuon25 min read
Nov 18, 2021Commentary: Schuon on the Logos as One, Whole, and AllOne of the things that I have come to realize over the past few years is that “Logos” refers to nature, not person. So, when Christ, for example, is called the Logos, we do not mean his person is literally reducible to the word “Logos”. It means that he has…Frithjof Schuon12 min read
Nov 14, 2021God as Trinity: A Meditation on the God of the Name and the BreathTo begin, I have to clarify that this is less “scholarly” than my usual write-ups. I will not name most of my sources, they are scattered all over this blog. I will leave it to the reader to guess if he wants to. A more “scholarly” argument will come later…God5 min read
Nov 1, 2021Tradition and I: What am I connected to?Heavens or Earths? Lands and Seas? Blood or water? What links me to the past that curves upwards? As a Nigerian and Yoruba Christian, I am drawn in several directions. I am connected to the very short history and longer prehistory of this nation built on oppression and the formal…Theology4 min read
Oct 29, 2021Some thoughts on a polytheist TrinityThe first part of this is a comment to a friend on Facebook about my thoughts on what the Trinitarian Hypostases are. There was a second question she asked, concerning how this works for the Holy Spirit, but my response is too long for thecomments section, so I decided…Trinity14 min read
Oct 21, 2021Perhaps God Does Not Love Me?These are the thoughts of a person constantly on the edge of being consumed by an ego reifying self-hatred, who self-sabotages his chances at happiness because he doesn’t believe he should be happy, a person who thinks God is Love and whose conclusion is that he should therefore suffer, for…Depression3 min read
Oct 13, 2021The One and the Many Second Comings“…you mustn’t torture yourself. Nothing really endures, and nothing’s ever as solid as it seems. Surely you know that time is an ocean and history a ceaseless storm, and nations and civilizations are only fragile little fleets driven about upon the waves.” — Roland W. Hart[1] “But what is left…Christianity15 min read
Sep 25, 2021Symbolic Metaphysics: Creatio Ex Nihilo and the Begetting of the Son in Genesis One“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” — Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” — John 1:1 “And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the…Creatio Ex Nihilo11 min read
Aug 26, 2021A METAPHYSICAL SYNTHESIS OF CREDO- AND PAEDO-BAPTISMI fear I am going to regret entering this debate, but this was too beautiful of an epiphany to pass up. This particular debate has its roots in the reformation and my relation to it lies in the fact that I was brought up credobaptist, as all Charismatics and Pentecostals…Baptism11 min read
Aug 18, 2021Thoughts on the Theology of Margaret Barker’s “The Book of Revelation”This is not a scholarly review. I don’t think I have the expertise for that. This is a commentary of sorts, or perhaps a reflection. Here, in this book[1], is perhaps the best explanation of the book of revelation I have read till date, incorporating everything from the preterist interpretation…Margaret Barker16 min read