122: Covenant of Peace

122: Covenant of Peace

When we constantly scrub up the behaviour of our faith heroes so that their actions almost always appear irreproachable, sooner or later we’re going to paint God as the villain. That’s inevitable when someone or something other than the Lord becomes an idol.  We...
95: Throne Guardians

95: Throne Guardians

The prophet Ezekiel described the angelic cherubim as the motive power operating the throne of God. Their four faces—ox, lion, eagle and man—mysteriously correspond to seasonal gateways of the ancient mazzaroth, the zodiac. Representations of the cherubim were...
90: Spirit of Lilith 5

90: Spirit of Lilith 5

Lilith is a vampire spirit. But, like the other fallen threshold guardians, that’s not the only way to describe her or her sole function. She’s also associated with night, the grave, and dispossession. When she wears the face of Anat, she also claims sovereignty of...
63: Prayer 9

63: Prayer 9

Heavenly Father, Father who loves me and delights in me and sings lullabies and romances and dreamsongs over me, may Your name be kept holy in all that I think and say and do. May I bring honour to You by honouring each day and its challenges and joys. May I bring...
59: Spirit of Leviathan 7

59: Spirit of Leviathan 7

Of all the mysteries surrounding Leviathan, and there are many, one of the strangest involves a very specific curse. On several occasions, I’ve met up with people who, for no apparent reason, seem to have suffered reprisal as long as they can remember. An absurdly...