Author: Dominique Johnson
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From Heraclitus to Renaissance Humanism and Jefferson: The Logos in Human Rights Political Theory
The concept of the divine element or “divine spark” (also called scintilla divinitatis, spark of the divine, seed of God, or logos spermatikos) involves the idea that every human being possesses an innate fragment of the divine reason, soul, or God within them. This concept has profoundly shaped Western thought, and did not come by…
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Third Republic Civic Republicanism, Esoteric Movements and Protestantism in France Belle Epoque Era
INTRODUCTION Historical figures involved in French Third Republic (1870–1940) politics were generally opposed to the monarchy, aligning with the prevailing republican and anti-clerical sentiments of the era, though there are nuances in this time within esoteric currents. The Theosophical Society in France, officially established as a section in 1899, attracted and propelled several notable figures who were…
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I Need A Roof — Mighty Diamonds
“I need a roof over my headI need a roof over my headAnd bread on my tableAnd bread on my tableThis love in my heartIt′s love for everyone(Remember Garvey say)Remember weh Garvey say, sayTime a go dread out dehEverybody a go run now(Remember Garvey say)«
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Feeling Soul — Bob Andy
“To be true to one another.To be kind and gentle to each other.To give your best when it’s asked of you.To do what you have to do when you’re supposed to. You’ve got to feel it.You’ve got to feel the soul down inside of you.You’ve got to feel it, mmm.” 🎶
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Sun Shines For Me — Bob Andy
“I am rich ’cause the sun shines for meI never cry ’cause I know that the rain falls for meI feel like a king, though the salary I earn is thin, thinI realise money’s not all, there are other things”
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Heraclitus of Ephesus: Philosopher of the Ever-Living Fire in the Ionian Tradition
Imagine stepping into a river, only to find that both you and the water have transformed in the blink of an eye. “No man ever steps in the same river twice,” declared Heraclitus. This simple yet profound observation captures the fundamentals of his philosophy; and one that revolutionized how we understand change, unity, and the…
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Americans relationship to the word “Republicanism”
Americans often appear indifferent to “Republicanism” (meaning the classical republican tradition) because the word has been almost completely hijacked in everyday language by the Republican Party. When most people hear “republicanism” today, they think of the Grand Old Party, Trump, culture-war talking points, or at best vague slogans about “limited government.” The deeper philosophical tradition…
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Weeping Shades of Hades
˗ˏˋ ✸ ˎˊ˗ A WISDOM, that leads to the BELOVED — all mystics search for; That which confers goodness, and is the hope of our highest aspirations, out of the Groves of the living DEAD of the Nether, And the Woods and WEEPING “Shades” of Hades.
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Theosophy, Pre-Socratic Monism and Cosmology in relation to Abrahamic Monotheistic Claims
Within the Theosophical framework, as articulated by H.P. Blavatsky and in David Reigle’s analyses of an ancient, pre-Vedic Wisdom Tradition, the Pre-Socratic sages such as Thales, Anaximander, Xenophanes, Parmenides, Heraclitus, and Pythagoras (often included in this group) are regarded as pivotal figures who birthed Western civilization and philosophy by drawing from a primordial, universal esoteric…
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David Reigle’s Analysis on legitimate Buddhist Esoteric Lineage in Theosophy: Great Madhyamaka and Samkhya
INTRODUCTION In David Reigle’s analysis when discussing the relation of Theosophy to Great Madhyamaka and the Samkhya school, he positions Theosophy as the contemporary manifestation of an ancient Wisdom Tradition, emphasizing its doctrinal coherence with esoteric Eastern systems, rather than eclectic borrowings. This distinction in defining Theosophy is key to future research, because standard definitions…
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Abolitionist David Walker turns Fire into Radical Revolution against Slaveholding Republic
David Walker turns ancient philosophy of Fire into radical revolutionary resistance against the slaveholding Republic. DAVID WALKER’S APPEAL AS THE FULLEST AMERICAN EMBODIMENT OF THE ARCHAIC PHILOSOPHY OF FIRE David Walker’s Appeal (1829) is indeed the fullest and single most American embodiment of the ancient tradition of FIRE come down to us through the philosophy…
The American Minervan 