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If my only choice was between (1) taking the Bible literally, as an accurate account of history
and natural events, or (2) being an atheist, and putting my faith in science and rationality,
I would have to be an atheist.
THE DILEMMA WE SHARE:
Fortunately, this is not the only choice!
(Read on to find out why)

LOVE, WISDOM AND GOD:
THE LONGING OF THE WESTERN SOUL
(Our Spiritual Debt to Greek Mythology and Philosophy, the ancient Mysteries, and Genesis)

&

THE SACRED QUEST IN JUDAISM,
CHRISTIANITY, AND ISLAM
(The Magnificent Underlying Unity of the Message in the Torah, the Gospels, and the Qur'an)
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THE PROBLEM:
Morality, as secularists know, does not require a deity. Blind faith, as atheists know,
often leads to hatred, violence and war. Taking myth and scripture as literal
accounts of history, as scientists know, borders on the nonsensical.
If religion is to be credible for modern, educated, sophisticated people…
THE SOLUTION:
There has to me more!

And there is more. Much more.

In Love, Wisdom and God: The Longing of the Western Soul and
The Sacred Quest in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam,
I demonstrate that in their deepest and most important sense, these are internal, psychological
stories. Through allegory and symbol they weave the tale of a soul – your soul – that has
descended into material life and must now do the necessary work
to find its way home again.

This inner journey, which is the basis for all 'Sacred Quest' legends, has been called
“Persephone’s Return to Olympus”, “The Return to the Promised Land”,
“The Quest for the Holy Grail”, and many other names.
Everything that happens along the way – the wars, the joys, the obstacles that are overcome –
must all occur within oneself.
In other words, all the great
Myths and Scriptures can be read as

How-To Manuals for Spiritual Enlightenment

(All that is needed is a 'key' to the ancient symbolism.
Fortunately, as you will see, the key still exists in the writings of Plato and a few other great thinkers.)
THE SOLUTION:
THE RESULT:

When this is understood:

  • The stunning underlying unity of all our great traditions is revealed.   

  • The atheist objection that the stories are ‘irrational’ becomes irrelevant (even if true).

  • And most importantly:
The Justification for Religious
Hatred and War Disappears!
HERE IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE:
(The following excerpt is just one example of how to interpret the Bible inwardly.
In Love, Wisdom and God: The Longing of the Western Soul and The Sacred Quest in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam,
you will discover a thousand ways to bring psychological and spiritual meaning back into the Western Tradition.)


     

      Early in Exodus we are told that "Amalek came and fought with Israel at Rephidim." So Moses had
    Joshua put together an army to fight against Amalek and his soldiers.


       Amalek was a descendant of Esau. He and his people (the Amalekites) had an ingrained irrational
    hatred toward the Israelites. With no provocation, they would sneak up behind them and attack the
    weak, the elderly, and the stragglers. Later, during Moses’ teachings by the Jordan River in
    Deuteronomy, he says that God will be at war with Amalek forever, and he pronounces God’s
    command: "You shall blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven. Do not forget!"


        Taken literally, this seems like a pretty clear example of a cruel God who approves of murder, who
    wants us to show our love for him by killing certain other people. In fact, this particular story has been
    used by demagogues to explain and justify a need to annihilate Arabs. But this sort of soul-demeaning
    nonsense takes literalism to absurd extremes and completely misses the real point.


        Like everything in these stories, the episode with Amalek is an internal symbol: Amalek, the great
    enemy of the soul, is lurking inside each one of us. The name ‘Amalek’ has the root ‘malak’, a word
    which means ‘cutting at the neck’ – i.e., severing the Mind from the Body. In addition, according to the
    Kabbalah the name ‘Amalek’ signifies doubt. Thus, whenever one is considering an appropriate positive
    act, ‘Amalek’ introduces doubt into one’s mind, and separates our intellect, our better judgment, from
    our actions.


        ‘Doubt’ can be intelligent and rational, making certain that we search carefully for accuracy and truth.
    But there is also an irrational, automatic ‘doubt’, the kind that mocks our reason, belittles any argument
    without even listening, and reacts to the most inspiring moments with nothing but a cynical shrug.
    ‘Amalek’ is that ugly inner voice that attacks truth and goodness, laughs at decency and sincerity,
    scoffs at kindness and altruism. He represents that all-too-familiar cynicism that pounces on any sign of
    weakness, that seeks to prevent any attempt to improve oneself, that adores meaninglessness and aims
    relentlessly at the destruction of the soul.

       
        This irrational hatred of everything noble and good cannot be reasoned with, it cannot be persuaded
    by rational arguments or ethical appeals. Symbolically, then, there is no room for acts of diplomacy with
    Amalek! He must simply be annihilated!


              But the only ‘slaughter’ that is being justified in this story
                               is the slaughter of our own cynicism and doubt.
“You Must Kill Amalek!”
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