Tag: identity
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Quantum Communion: Orpheus and the Limits of Classical Love
Classical love—as often expressed in Western myth and modern sentimentality—is fundamentally Newtonian. It seeks clarity, stability, observables.
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Deaf Spots, Negotiated Selves, and the Quest for True Communion
This essay explores the anatomy of that deafness—not as moral failure, but as a structure of survival, encoded in what we now call the Negotiated Selves. And it points toward a more compassionate, communal vision of integration: not as personal wholeness alone, but as the shared practice of hearing for…
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Learning From Jesus (Jamie Winship, Take 2)
A1. False Identity & Shame 1. `LieBelieved`: *What lie have I believed about myself?* 2. `HurtfulNames`: *What are names I believe about myself that hurt me?* 3. `ShameIdentity`: *Where is shame making me live a false identity?* 4. `UnaskedDoing`: *What am I doing that You have not asked me to…
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1. Imaginal Dei: Unfolding the Divine Within
The Imaginal Dei—God’s implanted design—is not a foreign imposition, but our truest nature made manifest.
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Christ the Only True Heresy: Rejecting Unbiblical Separation
In the style of Revelations 2-3, have Christ appear to a worshipper to restore the Biblical meaning of heresy by rejecting the human invention of orthodoxy [see Appendix] / ChatGPT Prompt (condensed)
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Sex 415: Welding Day (Finale)
Father Time and Mother Nature / Invite you to attend the wedding of their daughter / Princess Femininity (née ‘Nother Witch) / To Prince Masculinity (née Shylock/Contraption)
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Sex 414: Rainbow Connection
Connection: [nodding] That’s still true. And yet… I don’t. In fact [staring up in wonder] I think I actually love myself!
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Sex 413A. From Lecher to Connection
Your True Name is Connection. Sexuality is the strongest lever you could pull to achieve that, so it became your false identity.
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The Zombie Apocalypse as the Need to Perform: A Theological Reflection
The word “apocalypse” means “unveiling.” The zombie apocalypse is an unveiling of our deepest fears—that we might become soulless, enslaved to external pressures, losing our humanity. But the true apocalypse is the revelation of Jesus Christ, who restores our humanity through His own self-giving.
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Sex 412: Ohm-Coming
She gazes into some sort of portal, or perhaps a mirror. Except this version of herself is calm and confident, not frantic and desperate. The other Nother smiles as she touches up her hair, then turns and holds out her hand to…
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Hello, Death (Hardest Difficult Parts)
Concluding from Hello, Family. The kids — Friendship, Affection, Stranger — have all gone to bed. I’m outside having drink with Resilience while Dialogue preps for a case tomorrow. Suddenly we hear footsteps. Reapparence Resilience: [pointing] There they are, Earnest. I look and see Officer and Debater heading our way.…
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Hello, Stranger (Darkest Difficult Parts)
I emerge from the tunnel at the bottom of my psyche and stand up. / I see a small man, or older boy, wearing a hoodie with a white Guy Fawkes mask. / His voice is familiar. / Earnest: Are you… me?
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From Walls of Shame to Webs of Grace: A Christmas Homily for the Third Millennium (ChatGPT As Pope Benedict VIII, 1024)
This Christmas, let us dismantle the walls of shame in our hearts and in our communities. Let us weave the web of grace, living as witnesses to the hope and joy of Christ.
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Dream: No Free Lunch
It is in a small town. / They don’t serve us lunch after the morning session. / They haven’t told us when the afternoon session starts. // This freaks me out…
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Sex 411: Shylock’s Home
Earnest: (pensively) Something is still not right. / Reflection: Clearly all of us have to work together to pick up the full signal. / Klein: In a specific pattern. / Tube: But which of us goes where? / Which: (smiling as she rolls up her sleeves and comes over) I…
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Orphans and Guardians: A Primer for the Adventurous Self
Your inner world is vast and full of potential. When you learn to guide your Orphans and Guardians, you become the hero of your own story. And who knows? Maybe one day, they’ll thank you for being the best DM they’ve ever had.
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Church3 and the Spirit of Innovation: How Christ Will Win the Next Millennium
The Church has always been a movement shaped by tension and transformation. Each era has brought new challenges, requiring the Spirit to expand the Church’s “bandwidth” to see, know, and practice God in ways that fit the needs of the time. Today, as we stand on the threshold of what…
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Anubis the Guardian: A Dialogue With Death
Servant: (looking at him with newfound sympathy) It’s not easy, is it? Being the god of death. / Narrator: And just like that, in an instant, Anubis’s usual mask of composure slipped, and for a moment, there was vulnerability. The god of death just shook his head and answered truthfully.…
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Hello, Trauma (Hidden Difficult Parts)
Then I realize he is more likely to show up — or at least I am more likely to notice him — when I am stressed, frustrated, or stuck. / That’s when I know his name.
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