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Forfatter: Edmund Schilvold
Christmas reflections on Good and Evil, Darkness and Light, with theological quotes from Plutarch
On this December 27th – which is the Third Day of Christmas here where I am – when the Incarnation of the Sun in Time (i.e. of the Great Luminary of the Spiritual Realm, Plato’s Only-Begotten «Child» of the Father, who never began to be, but simply is) still appears to be struggling against the…
Reflections on the Spiritual Significance of the Winter Solstice
Today is December 21, a highly significant date here in Scandinavia and in other places in the world far to the north. The reason is, of course, that this is the date of the Winter Solstice, or of “Vinter-sol-verv”, as it is called in Norwegian, and of all the ancient traditions and celebrations associated with…
On Atlantis – the Reality and the Psychosis, and what it means for Plato and for Genesis (graph)
As a historian – and I do consider myself one – I tend to look for two distinct features in the data I peruse: Patterns and limits. Both of these excite my interest like few other topics, and both of these may only be adequately identified and gauged and ascertained once vast amounts of data,…
Porphyry’s revealing tribute to Plotinus
Have you ever read Porphyry’s beautiful tribute to his Master and Guru, the wonderful Plotinus; the Platonic Philosopher-Mystic of whom the famous ancient literary critic Longinus admiringly said «set the principles of Pythagoras and of Plato in a clearer light than anyone before him» (and who may have been a close friend of Origen)? You…
On my thesis research into the thought of St. Augustine of Hippo
As I am going through my master’s thesis, four years after its completion, in order to make some minor corrections, and recalling the for me momentous, and at times almost ecstatic experience the process of composing it was, I would reiterate that some of the most striking discoveries I made when doing the research on…
Creation out of Nothing as Ineffable Emanations from a Divine «No-Thing»
Is this (please see below) one of the greatest descriptions of the mysterious process of continual “Creation” by way of an ongoing process of Emanation ever composed by a Christian? I would say it is. I have been reading and analyzing John Scotus Eriugena’s magnum opus, the dialogue that is his Periphyseon, on and off…
The enigmatic Huqoq Mosaic – whom does it really depict?
Discovered in the ruins of an ancient synagogue in Galilee in 2012/2013, this stunning scene, part of a series of unusually well-preserved mosaics adorning the floors of a synagogue dated to the 400s A.D., has been surmised to depict a meeting between Alexander the Great and the High Priest of Jerusalem, many centuries before, but…
How the «Hebrew» Alphabet is actually a version of the Aramaic alphabet, and not the ancient «Hebrew» one
Regarding the topics of the true origins and purposes and messages of the collection of texts now commonly styled the Old Testament or the Tanakh, categories which include the so-called Five Books of Moses, I would assert that we cannot even begin to arrive at a viable conclusion until we have familiarized ourselves with and…
Les uttalelser om mine første to bøker
«Etter min mening er dette en bok alle mennesker burde ha i sitt hjem.»
Susanne Lillandt, Son
”Øyne som kan se” – et kurs i Gode Bilder (Rogaland)
Ønsker du deg et fotokurs som handler mer om gode bilder enn om den siste teknologien? Som gir deg tips til hvordan du kan oppdage motiver, utnytte det naturlige lyset og forbedre komposisjonene dine? Da kan kanskje dette kurset over en enkelt dag, ute i naturen og de store landskapene i Rogaland, være noe for…
An update on some of my recent academic work dealing with Platonic Philosophy, religion and ancient history
Dear Readers: It has been a while since this home page and blog of mine was last refreshed with new content, but, as my followers on Academia.edu are aware of, I have not been (entirely) idle, and since the beginning of 2022, I have actually composed several new papers and e-books. I have also produced…
Omtaler av den første boken min (en gigantisk suksess)
De fleste av disse bokomtalene er ikke lengre å finne på det vanlige Internettet, slik de en gang var — delvis fordi Moss Dagblad, hvis nettutgave noen av dem ble publisert i, ble lagt ned høsten 2008, og delvis fordi de aldri ble republisert senere, slik noen andre av de gamle sakene etterhvert ble (noe…
Dagens vedvarende tanke / Today’s persistent thought
20 March 2024: Like most other people, I have made many mistakes, been entranced by many a popular misconception, and been stiff-necked in my naiveté and ignorance at times, but, unlike many of the incarnated beings of this present Age, I will be able to say, when I meet my Pilot Face to Face (as…
Mye av norsk vindkraft-utbygging utgjør kriminelle handlinger – muliggjort av klimahysteriet!
Edmund Schilvold Teolog (M.Th.) Forfatter Tidligere journalist og fotograf Rogaland, 1. aug. 2021 (oppdatert i mars 2024) Skatteetaten Samt alle andre dette måtte vedkomme Innspill til høring – ”avgift på landbasert vindkraft” (referanse 2021/1129) Under følger en noe modifisert utgave av en artikkel skrevet av undertegnede i oktober 2020, som først og fremst tar for…
Hvorfor landbasert vindkraft slett er ikke «grønn», og ‘monstermøller’ kan komme til å ødelegge store deler av Norge
”Å kjempe mot vindmøller” er et gammelt uttrykk som betyr å kjempe mot oppdiktede fiender, hevdes det. Men de svermene av gigantiske roterende maskiner som nå planlegges plassert her i Rogaland er dessverre alt annet enn harmløse, og utgjør et framtidsprospekt som er så utrolig alarmerende at jeg ikke kan la være å ta bladet…
Edmund Schilvold: Skribent, fotograf, filosof, friluftsentusiast 