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Your pal, Jess
I'm a straight, virgo/boar INTJ (age 53) who enjoys books, getting out into nature, music, and daily exercise.

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Here's a quote from Fyodor Dostoevsky to start things off right: Love the animals, love the plants, love everything. If you love everything, you will perceive the divine mystery in things. Once you perceive it, you will begin to comprehend it better every day. And you will come at last to love the whole world with an all-embracing love.

Friday, September 24, 2010

On "Veil"

Some research and links regarding Veils

I do this to put the name of the store where Sara works (The Veil Between Heaven and Earth) in religious and cultural context. The store is opening soon in Berkeley, Ca.
I hope I get this right.

Veil anagrams to Live, but also to
Vile or Evil

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veil
(interesting side note: paroheth anagrams to 'hero path')

Islamic veils graphic: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/05/europe_muslim_veils/html/1.stm

The 7 bible passages that came up from biblelookup.com are:
Mat 27:51, Mar 15:38, Luk 23:45 ("The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst")

(A literal "rip" when Jesus rested in peace. Interesting..)

and Heb 6:18-19
"On the one hand, a former commandment is annulled because of its weakness and uselessness, for the law brought nothing to perfection; on the other hand, a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God." (New American Bible)

which was earlier translated as:
"hope, which is the anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which entereth into that within the veil."

Veil is also used in Hebrews 9:3 (my birthday), and Hebrews 10:20 (my first initials).
9:3
And after the 2nd veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;
10:20
By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh.

There you have it: veil means "flesh."

As to "Heavens and Earth", I submit to you: heavens is plural, meaning all the pleasant places in the universe where beings are happy. The earth can be one of those heavens. It can be a heaven. With basic needs met, and peace, security, health, comfort, love.. (or maybe I should say a buddhist attitude of no attachments, cravings, or aversions) presto, change-o: shambala.

peace, out.
here's a weird link: http://www.pbministries.org/ , enter 'Exodus 43' in the search box.

AND, for your amusement...
an anagram for 'The Veil Between Heaven and Earth" is:
Invented Whenever Hateable Hate

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