February 23, 2009 – 10:31 am
I have been thinking recently about the power, significance, and symbolism of using our arms, particularly our right arm or hand. I’m not sure what it is that gives this power to the way we use our arms and hands, but there is a fundamental force that comes from using them. It could be that [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in General Authorities, Practices
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Also tagged buddhism, covenant, hands, joseph fielding smith, oath, ordinances, raising, right arm, seal, shaking hands, solemn assembly, square, symbolism, tokens, uplifted hands
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I was driving in my car on Saturday listening to a radio program called “The Other Side” with Steve Godfrey. Steve believes himself to be a psychic medium, someone through whom people can connect with loved ones who have passed on to the “other side.” I do not deny the possibility of communicating with those [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Practices, Texts
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Also tagged casting out, cyril of jerusalem, devils, early christian, evil, excorcism, islam, jews, lucifer, matthew brown, oath, priesthood, rituals, satan, scientology, unclean spirits
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February 20, 2008 – 2:08 pm
I was reading a blog of a friend of mine, Dave Stoker, over at Thoughts of a Seeker when I noticed a photograph of a statue he used in a post. This statue, that he identified as the Tian Tan Buddha, was intriguing to me because of its unique posture that I had not before [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Artifacts, Practices
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Also tagged abhaya, buddha, buddhism, gestures, mudra, rituals, signs, symbols, uplifted hands, varada
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