"Unfortunately, many people know the holiday of #Purim, which occurs next week, only as the “#Jewish #Halloween” – as a big dress-up (or strip-down) party celebrated with meaningless mirth and carnival-like abandon.

I beg to offer a more sober, #theological, and #kabbalistic gloss on the #holiday.
#Tanach (the Bible), #Talmud, #Halacha, and #Kabbalah elevate #wine from beverage to blessing – linking joy to holiness, song to gratitude, and harvest to hope.

Drinking wine on Purim is a method of catapulting our consciousness to a perfected world where God’s presence is dominant and evil is vanquished.

Throughout the Jewish canon, beginning with the Bible, the vital relationships between man and woman, between man and God, and between the Jewish people and their God are expressed via the metaphors of vine and wine."

https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-888108

RE: https://mastodon.green/@juliette/115903958104560104

Often overlooked in #theological writings is the fourth wise person, magi #4. A somewhat neurodivergent unnamed individual who brought the gift of "I'm shutting the fuck up, how about I'll take care of the screaming poop machine for an hour so you can take a peaceful bathroom break."

It was much appreciated.

#christianity

Did #JesusChrist actually exist?
Was #Jesus a Real #Historical Person?

Or is he a #theological construct that emerged over time? In this in-depth video, we explore the controversial arguments of #RichardCarrier as presented in his 2025 book The Obsolete Paradigm of a #HistoricalJesus. This episode critically examines early #Christian texts, #nonChristian historical sources, and the use of #Bayesian probability to reassess one of #history’s most debated questions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j19RcG46iVM

10 Reasons #Judaism Doesn’t Make Sense

#GodlessAndGrounded #JudaismDebunked #Atheism

In this video, we break down ten core #beliefs and doctrines of Judaism that simply don’t hold up under logic, history, or reason. This is not an attack on #Jewish people — this is a critique of #religious ideas, #scriptures, and #theological claims that shape the world even today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4kp_-jUv-g

Process-oriented #psychotherapy isn't just technique—it’s transformational. Explore this #theological connection Nov 7 w/ Chris O'Rear. #CE

More at: http://dlvr.it/TP6vff

#SIPtraining #psychology #mentalhealth #pastoral #counseling #spiritual #ACPE #continuingeducation

Important #Theological Question:

How do you incorporate Hot Dogs into the Sigil Creation process?

had a convo where someone said #creationism is disproven and I'm weird for thinking it's still possible. as a #pagan I'm not tied to any specific #creation story, but I think we should still remain open to any ideologies on cosmic mysteries

#jwst data already challenged some #bigbang assumptions. #religious texts were never meant to be physics books—they're #Theological narratives. maybe divine creation worked through natural processes we're still discovering?
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