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  The Latin word "Petrus," from which the English name "Peter" is derived, comes from the Greek word Πέτρος (Pétros), meaning "stone" or "rock" .  The Greek word is a translation of the Aramaic word "Kefa," which also means "stone" or "rock".  This Aramaic word was the name Jesus gave to the apostle Simon bar Jonah.   Greek "Πέτρος" (Pétros): . Opens in new tab This Greek name is a direct translation of the Aramaic "Kefa," and it means "stone" or "rock".   Latin "Petrus": . Opens in new tab This Latin form of the Greek name is the origin of the English name "Peter".   The concept of "Taurus the Rock" in the Bible refers to the use of the word "rock" (tsur) in the Hebrew Bible to describe God as a source of strength, stability, and refuge.  While "Taurus" is not a specific term, the verses  highlight God's unwavering nature a...

The Emerald City: The Extended Metaphor

The Emerald City, not to be mistaken for a literal place within this fictional tale is about the journey towards enlightenment along with the pitfalls along the way. Could the cowardly lion be associated with an unactivated heart chakra? The tin man could possibly be a representation of the sleeping man, they need to travel along the yellow brick road, the rusted tin man cant harvest what is needed because he is rusted up with ignorance until Sophia, Dorthy, oils him up with knowledge. Ill elaborate on this more however Im placing it here until I can do so.       Let us look at the name Dorthy. Etymology The English form of Latin Dorothea, the name of a legendary saint, from Ancient Greek Δωροθέα (Dōrothéa), from δῶρον (dôron, “gift”) + θεός (theós, “god”).      In regards to the tin man you have what could possibly be a reference to the iron age and an ending of this age.  DOROTHY. Why, it's a man! A man made of ...

Weather Magic, Witch Hunts and Alchemical Symbols in Science and Magic (Part 2 of 2)

  Nonetheless moving onward with the Yoga Sutras. "In the next form, you contemplate the tanmatras, or subtle elements. Here there is no concrete object to see. You contemplate something abstract like white or red or love or beauty. Because they are abstract, a normal person cannot understand what redness or love is without the help of a concrete object. But if you are able to contemplate and understand the concrete objects well, your mind gets the capacity to understand the abstract things even without concrete objects. Then you rise above time and space also. This samadhi is called savicara, or with reflection.  Further on, we go into the still subtler one in which even the discrimination or reflection is not there. You don't use the intellect here, but you contemplate just the tranquil mind itself. In that you get a joy which is called sa-ananda samadhi, or the blissful samadhi. There is only joy there and no reasoning or reflection.  In the fourth samadhi, even that a...