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Dangerous Faith in the Enneagram

Oscar Ichazo (born 1931) is the Bolivian-born psychologist who first developed the spiritual resource known as the Enneagram. The Enneagram focuses on nine personality types that are arranged into a chart resembling a pentagram. Ichazo, a Sufi-inspired mystic, claims to have had out-of-body experiences since childhood. He further claimed that Read more…

By Mark Roques, 7 yearsMarch 16, 2018 ago
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Glenn Hoddle Story – Karma or Grace?

The Story Glenn Hoddle was born in the suburbs of London in 1957. He became one of the most exciting and gifted footballers ever to play for England. In 1998 he was sacked from his job as the manager of the England team because of the following comments he made Read more…

By Mark Roques, 9 yearsMay 24, 2016 ago
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Outcastes, Karma and Plato

David’s blog on Dalits and the caste system is well worth exploring in terms of worldviews. Why are so many Dalits / untouchables believed to be cursed from birth? The following true story is illuminating. A Dalit woman living in India was asked why she wouldn’t take her baby son to Read more…

By Mark Roques, 10 yearsSeptember 4, 2015 ago
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  1. James Skillen on The Incredible Story of the Slave who became a Famous ScientistApril 30, 2025

    Thanks very much Mark and Steve for this touching story. Doreen and I now live in Alabama and have visited…

  2. Kevin Keefe on Challenging Dualism: Serving God as an EngineerApril 13, 2025

    Thanks Mark, for sharing another interesting and thought-provoking article.

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    Thanks for this piece and this reminder Mark, I'm grateful for the way the web has enabled me to daily…

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    Thanks for this piece, Mark. Yes, we should strive to conduct ourselves, however we use technology, with one central purpose…

  5. Dr Philip Thomas on Mysticism and Pagan PhilosophyFebruary 28, 2025

    Thanks, Mark for your research and analysis of mysticism, vis-à-vis Neoplatonism (be it "Christian" or otherwise). I particularly like your…

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