The Sacred Seven Seven is an auspicious number regularly associated with the Sacred. Consider that there are seven sacred rivers: Ganga, Godavari, Yamuna, Sindhu, Saraswati,… Read More »The Coming Christ: In Cycles of ‘Seven’
A few years ago a work colleague, J, wandered to my desk. J was smart and educated – and definitely not a follower of the… Read More »The Puzzle of the Psalm 22 Prophecy
The Vedas foresaw the Coming Person at the beginning of the Purusasukta in the Rg Veda. Then we continued with the Hebrew Vedas, suggesting that… Read More »For Varna to Avarna: The Man coming for all peoples
The Vishnu Purana tells of King Vena. Though Vena began as a good king, because of corrupt influences he became so evil that he outlawed… Read More »The Coming Noble King: Named hundreds of years beforehand
The Vat-vriksha, Bargad or Banyan tree is central to South Asian spirituality and is the national tree of India. It is associated with Yama, God… Read More »Sign of the Branch: Like the persistent Banyan in Vat Savitri
The Bhagavad Gita is the wisdom centerpiece of the Mahabharata epic. Though written as a Gita (song) today it is usually read. The Gita narrates… Read More »As in the Kurukshetra Battle: The Coming of the ‘Anointed’ Ruler Prophesied
I sometimes ask people what Jesus’ last name was. Usually they reply, “I guess his last name was ‘Christ’ but I am not sure”. Then… Read More »Like the Raj: What does ‘Christ’ of Jesus Christ mean?
When we think of blessing and good fortune our minds go to Lakshmi, the goddess of fortune, success and wealth. She blesses hard work when… Read More »From Lakshmi to Shiva: how Sri Moses’ Blessings & Curses Echo today
Durga Puja (or Durgostava) is celebrated days 6-10 in Ashvin (Ashwin) month across much of South Asia. It is celebrated to commemorate the goddess Durga’s… Read More »Yom Kippur – The Original Durga Puja
Kali is usually known as the goddess of death, but more accurately comes from the Sanskrit word kal meaning time. Icons of Kali are fearsome… Read More »Kali, Death & The Sign of Passover