Master of Mystical Christianity Final Essay
Michael Barth
Another thing I learned was how masculine and the feminine are related to Christianity. I have to admit that I did not think that the feminine was as strong in Christianity as I had previously thought. One example is from Genesis in when God created man. I had previously associated God creating man with creating Adam and then creating Eve from Adam’s rib, thus making Eve subservient to the male, Adam. This thinking was changed during this course and I now think that the masculine and the feminine are equal.
Another thing that I loved was learning about how the Mayan Calendar Year of 2012 relates to us. When ever I heard of this topic, I was always hearing that the Earth was going to cease to exist. I interpreted this as the planet Earth not existing or at least not having any life on it. This was changed in the final lessons. I now know that the Mayan Year of 2012 is when there will be a change from the Age of Pisces to the Age of Aquarius. During this time, there will be an awakening among people where the right side of the brain will be developed and joined together with the left side of the brain. After reading this, I started thinking that maybe I am starting to awaken by taking this course along with others through the ULC Seminary. This change to the Age of Aquarius seems exciting and something to look forward to since peace and harmony among people will be possible if we as humans awaken.
Another thing that I learned was how sexuality (sex), if used correctly, is the sexual union between the masculine and the feminine and is nothing to be ashamed of. I had been taught from the time I was a child that sex was only for procreation and was not to be done otherwise since it is wrong and evil then. This course helped me change my thinking about sexuality. Now I am thinking that sex can be used to show love between the masculine and the feminine.
Reading about the Essenes was real interesting. I had heard of the Dead Sea Scrolls but never knew that the scrolls were about the Essenes. I had never heard of the Essenes before. Reading about how they lived and how they opposed many practices of Jerusalem and how they thought how Rome compromised and corrupted Judaism. I thought how the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered was really interesting. The fact that the scrolls were hidden in a cave around 70 C.E. and weren’t discovered until about the 1950’s was amazing.
This course was really helpful. It got me thinking and question things that I had been taught. I know that the people who taught me did their best and were teaching what they had been taught, but I was never exposed to the material in this manner. While everyone is going to have their own interpretation of things, this course got me to think and question some of the beliefs that I have had for so long especially about the masculine and feminine. I would recommend this course to people who are interested in seeing a different view point about topics that they probably have been exposed to. This course was laid out excellently and was easy to follow. It was a great pleasure that I was able to take this course.
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Michael Barth
This course in Mystical Christianity really got me thinking about Christianity in a new way. One thing that I learned was how I really view the Bible and Scriptures in my daily living. I never could make my mind up if the Bible was supposed to be taken literally or symbolically. After taking this course, I decided that some parts of the Bible are supposed to be taken literally while other parts are supposed to be taken symbolically. I use a lot more from the Bible than I had previously thought. Some of the things that I use from the Bible are the Ten Commandments, the Golden Rule, and living as closely to how Jesus Christ lived.
Another thing I learned was how masculine and the feminine are related to Christianity. I have to admit that I did not think that the feminine was as strong in Christianity as I had previously thought. One example is from Genesis in when God created man. I had previously associated God creating man with creating Adam and then creating Eve from Adam’s rib, thus making Eve subservient to the male, Adam. This thinking was changed during this course and I now think that the masculine and the feminine are equal.
Another thing that I loved was learning about how the Mayan Calendar Year of 2012 relates to us. When ever I heard of this topic, I was always hearing that the Earth was going to cease to exist. I interpreted this as the planet Earth not existing or at least not having any life on it. This was changed in the final lessons. I now know that the Mayan Year of 2012 is when there will be a change from the Age of Pisces to the Age of Aquarius. During this time, there will be an awakening among people where the right side of the brain will be developed and joined together with the left side of the brain. After reading this, I started thinking that maybe I am starting to awaken by taking this course along with others through the ULC Seminary. This change to the Age of Aquarius seems exciting and something to look forward to since peace and harmony among people will be possible if we as humans awaken.
Another thing that I learned was how sexuality (sex), if used correctly, is the sexual union between the masculine and the feminine and is nothing to be ashamed of. I had been taught from the time I was a child that sex was only for procreation and was not to be done otherwise since it is wrong and evil then. This course helped me change my thinking about sexuality. Now I am thinking that sex can be used to show love between the masculine and the feminine.
Reading about the Essenes was real interesting. I had heard of the Dead Sea Scrolls but never knew that the scrolls were about the Essenes. I had never heard of the Essenes before. Reading about how they lived and how they opposed many practices of Jerusalem and how they thought how Rome compromised and corrupted Judaism. I thought how the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered was really interesting. The fact that the scrolls were hidden in a cave around 70 C.E. and weren’t discovered until about the 1950’s was amazing.
This course was really helpful. It got me thinking and question things that I had been taught. I know that the people who taught me did their best and were teaching what they had been taught, but I was never exposed to the material in this manner. While everyone is going to have their own interpretation of things, this course got me to think and question some of the beliefs that I have had for so long especially about the masculine and feminine. I would recommend this course to people who are interested in seeing a different view point about topics that they probably have been exposed to. This course was laid out excellently and was easy to follow. It was a great pleasure that I was able to take this course.
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