Parentheism ? Everything in parenthesis ? (That is a new concept to me) - I Like it - . ... I understand what you are saying - And after much study I am starting to see many great mystics teach Pantheism ... since the concept of God is Infinite... which means everything.
pa·ren·the·sis
pəˈrenTHəsəs
a word, clause, or sentence inserted as an explanation or afterthought into a passage that is grammatically complete without it, in writing usually marked off by curved brackets, dashes, or commas.
a pair of round brackets ( ) used to mark off a parenthetical word or phrase
I had a close relationship also (through marriage) wit Native American religion - my father-in-law was a highly respected medicine man of the Cree Nation. Later on I took a number of courses in Native American Studies at the University of Lethbridge. The belief-systems are reconcilable with Mysticism - in the end, it all comes down to the Monomyth.
I myself am Ojibwe (Metis) from Manitoulin and Mackinaw Islands ... there is so much in common with the Ojibwe Midwiin Medicine Beliefs and the Pantheism of the great Eastern Mystics (including Jesus and his Teaching known to his Talmidim as The Way) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midewiwin
this is great to know - and to this day, I am in close contact with one of my former professors. It is he whom I speak of here, on my website: https://www.artofthemystic.com/circle-of-the-sun.html
also, are you familiar with the book by Karen Armstrong "A History of God" - there is a video about it, but I found a PDF on-line: http://wenekan.www.dwryan.net/root/root/images/AHistoryofGod.pdf - it once was available on issuu, but it got deleted.
The chapter on Mystics is a good overview in capsule form - of course one can use it as a reference and follow up with additional research.
Parentheism ? Everything in parenthesis ? (That is a new concept to me) - I Like it - . ... I understand what you are saying - And after much study I am starting to see many great mystics teach Pantheism ... since the concept of God is Infinite... which means everything.
pa·ren·the·sis
pəˈrenTHəsəs
a word, clause, or sentence inserted as an explanation or afterthought into a passage that is grammatically complete without it, in writing usually marked off by curved brackets, dashes, or commas.
a pair of round brackets ( ) used to mark off a parenthetical word or phrase
I had a close relationship also (through marriage) wit Native American religion - my father-in-law was a highly respected medicine man of the Cree Nation. Later on I took a number of courses in Native American Studies at the University of Lethbridge. The belief-systems are reconcilable with Mysticism - in the end, it all comes down to the Monomyth.
I myself am Ojibwe (Metis) from Manitoulin and Mackinaw Islands ... there is so much in common with the Ojibwe Midwiin Medicine Beliefs and the Pantheism of the great Eastern Mystics (including Jesus and his Teaching known to his Talmidim as The Way) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midewiwin
this is great to know - and to this day, I am in close contact with one of my former professors. It is he whom I speak of here, on my website: https://www.artofthemystic.com/circle-of-the-sun.html
also, are you familiar with the book by Karen Armstrong "A History of God" - there is a video about it, but I found a PDF on-line: http://wenekan.www.dwryan.net/root/root/images/AHistoryofGod.pdf - it once was available on issuu, but it got deleted.
The chapter on Mystics is a good overview in capsule form - of course one can use it as a reference and follow up with additional research.
Thanks - I will check it out.