tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14523156.post140153645468788651..comments2023-04-14T05:15:40.408-07:00Comments on The Eighth Sermon to the Dead: Gnostic PreoccupationsMonsignor Scott Rassbachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685549734111626335noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14523156.post-6703397035335978242008-10-19T12:10:00.000-07:002008-10-19T12:10:00.000-07:00Admittedly a novice, or at least a seminarian (sin...Admittedly a novice, or at least a seminarian (since I don't have the sexy habit)I offer my 2 pennies on Apostolic Succession on the side of QC -- not The Queen's Council, but quality control. The unusual gift, imprinted on the soul of the receiver - one that is a little lower than the angels, but perhaps taken at times in preparation for the even greater task of the enlightened magus.<BR/><BR/>OSSRDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293127552093707710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14523156.post-71087019400936249462008-09-04T15:04:00.000-07:002008-09-04T15:04:00.000-07:00The lineage connects the religious expert (anthrop...The lineage connects the religious expert (anthropological terms are GO!) with the past of the church or faith practice in which she operates. I would say that this is a somewhat universal trait in most religions, even amongst the evangelicals who will be more than happy to tell you about the first preacher who <I>inspired</I> them to the pulpit. It may not be as organized in some practices as inAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14523156.post-46333885446128613542008-09-02T17:18:00.000-07:002008-09-02T17:18:00.000-07:00I go back and forth on whether it is important or ...I go back and forth on whether it is important or not. On one hand, like you said, most people are the ones receiving ministry could care less about whether you have apostolic succession or not. I have known many good clergy folk with no succession but who are doing a fantastic job. On the other hand, it gives one a sense of continuity with the apostles and the clergy from ages past to have it.Veritashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262525481125837163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14523156.post-1433312008710898672008-08-30T15:43:00.000-07:002008-08-30T15:43:00.000-07:00Apostolic succession is a lot like Tantric lineage...Apostolic succession is a lot like Tantric lineage in many respects. One can borrow tech from tantra. One can attain enlightenment outside of its bounds. But unless you have valid abhisheka from a lineage holding Guru you are NOT a Tantrika. <BR/><BR/>A bit like being an MD. You can learn all there is to know about medicine. You can be the best healer on the planet, but unless you have the Jason Miller,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03034226672257024583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14523156.post-36640435982665818252008-08-29T23:49:00.000-07:002008-08-29T23:49:00.000-07:00These preoccupations are not just Gnostic. We have...These preoccupations are not just Gnostic. We have them too. Within the shamanistic community, everyone's grandmother was a Cherokee princess medicine women.<BR/><BR/>Paganism has it too. The only true Wicca is a linage that leads back to Gardner. <BR/><BR/>"The Priest kings of Atlantis"<BR/><BR/>"The Grand Poobah of the sacred Twinkie"<BR/><BR/>We have the notion ingrained deeply in our bones, WitchDoctorJoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657845174816739513noreply@blogger.com