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Aug 12Liked by R. Toney Brooks, PhD

As a Christian, I find the Divine Feminine a bit much, not that feminine isn’t divine, but I don’t worship it. The rest I find fascinating and lines up with today’s phenomenon.

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Aug 17Liked by R. Toney Brooks, PhD

Well this got me thinking this morning. The various influences by demonic spirits seems to fit perfectly with what I am witnessing these days. Especially this desire to crush women at everything they do...one must hate women for this to be happening at the levels it is. As a woman, I have stood my ground while being compassionate and loving. I refuse to play these hate games and if a parasitic evil is trying to possess me, they will find my sweetness to be the most unpleasant to taste 😀.

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Well said! This is the first paradigm shift of this magnitude in 2,000 years. Chaos is expected, but this degree of evil is unprecedented. Thanks for your comment, PB!

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Aug 12Liked by R. Toney Brooks, PhD

A Protestant point of view on the woman in white. Not Mary but Israel. Nothing to be dogmatic over. Just a different view.

https://www.gotquestions.org/Revelation-chapter-12.html

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Aug 12Liked by R. Toney Brooks, PhD

Another great piece Toney. OurDivine Mother is an eternal reality also connected to Sophia- the wisdom of creation- who the first philosophers sought to explain in logic- thus the named their striving Philosophy- which means ‘love of wisdom’.

We can include the Magdalene among our exemplars of the Divine Feminine. Her story of redemption is particularly instructive for all who find themselves fallen from grace and seeking to become close to Christ. After her second conversion, when the seven devils were cast out, (which can be understood as the healing of the seven chakras) the Lord advised Magdalene to “go spend much time with my Mother”. Both women were present at the cross. Magdalene was the first to see the Lord in His Risen Body in the magnificent scene in the garden on Easter Sunday.

Thank you for the opportunity to ponder and converse about these subtle and precious inklings of the unfolding apocalyptic drama we are finding our way through. ❤️

PS we can also see the reflection of The Eternal Grace of the divine feminine in earlier forms such as Isis, Kwan Yin, Lakshmana etc.

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Aug 12·edited Aug 12Author

Thank you for your response, Cheryl. I included an artistic rendering of Kwan Yin in a previous post. Thank you for mentioning Mary of Magdala. The church gave her such a bad rap by conflating her with the prostitute also named Mary. The Vatican finally corrected the mistake made by Pope Leo in 591. Pope Paul VI set the record straight in 1969 --1,400 years later! Oh, well. Better late than never. Anyway, I also believe the Magdalene is a perfect expression of the Divine Feminine archetype. She received fairer treatment in Dan Brown's "Da Vinci Code." Sadly, the Church has always downplayed the role of women in Jesus' ministry.

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Aug 13Liked by R. Toney Brooks, PhD

I think what ultimately will happen in this time is a rise of the feminine which receives so little attention in official holy manuscripts: women are at best the side cast of characters, at worst wanton seducers who lead men astray. Yet their intimate connection to the creation of life through pregnancy and birth are something that a man cannot aspire to.

I sometimes ponder that when I read of a mentally ill transgender man to woman: his jealousy is directed at the power vested in women to harbor and grow life, without which he would not be here at all. I sometimes think if the Earth only had men on it it they would all kill themselves and each other in despair...

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Thank you for your comment, Amy. I agree. And they'd probably do it before Tuesday.

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Aug 12Liked by R. Toney Brooks, PhD

Hi Toney- Thank you again for your illuminating writing.

While Sorath works thru Ahriman to ‘cyber tech’ the planet and all of humanity, and simultaneously works thru Lucifer to capture the soul in perverse addictions, Sorath reveals himself in unthinkable massacre and annihilation. The public promotion of suicide and heinous enjoyment in killing, sodomy, and torture are signatures of his influence.

How paradoxical is the image of the ‘heel of the woman crushing the head of the serpent!!!’ The message is clear that the Divine powers of purity and virtue- the Eternal Good- will overcome the beast.

Im still contemplating the significance of the head- heel polarity. It’s similar to the head-tail circle of the ouroboros. Perhaps indicative of breaking the encapsulating circle of the trap of the coiled serpent.

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Aug 12·edited Aug 12Author

Thank you again for your comment, Cheryl. As I understand the metaphor, in ancient warfare, a blow to the head was considered fatal, symbolizing total defeat. Crushing the serpent’s head signifies a decisive victory over evil. A strike to the heel, on the other hand (or foot), while painful, is not fatal. This represents the ongoing struggle and suffering humanity faces due to sin, but it also implies that evil’s power is ultimately limited and temporary. I Finally found the piece with Quan Yin. https://open.substack.com/pub/rationalspirituality/p/trinitarian-theory-of-consciousness?r=g6u5j&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

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Aug 12Liked by R. Toney Brooks, PhD

Yes- limited, temporary and ultimately the circle of entrapment is broken. This must be an inner personal experience for each one of us as we meet our own evil.

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Aug 18Liked by R. Toney Brooks, PhD

tremendous info, Toney…

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Thank you, Bruce! All the best to you and yours.

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Aug 13Liked by R. Toney Brooks, PhD

"The epochs of Lucifer, Ahriman, and Sorath each present distinct dangers, ranging from the allure of excessive spirituality, to the cold grip of materialism, to the destructive chaos of total nihilism."

This is an excellent overview of these three archetypes of evil. I always understood Lucifer as an energy which believes that we can be akin to God, better than God, or Gods unto ourselves. Therefore this type disregards God's commandments and can engage in types of dark rituals with the intent to show dominion or at least parity with God.

Ahrimanic influences can be seen in the world of corporate balance spreadsheets and profiting from destruction. But as this side at least is self preserving, it can be understood.

Sorath is the hardest one for many to comprehend and until the last few years many people I know denied the existence of this type of evil. It was too brutal to imagine, say, raping a baby and tearing its body to shreds. In Luciferian evil such an act would likely be tied to a specific sacrificial ritual that is believed to confer power. In Ahrimanic evil this act might be tied to profiting off the removal of the baby's organs for transplant. But for Sorathian evil this coalesces into a putrifying hatred of life itself which ultimately seeks to negate itself. It craves only a void...

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What's really frightening -- Sorath is just getting starting.

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Aug 15Liked by R. Toney Brooks, PhD

Let's pray Sorath takes himself out first...

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Indeed. However, he will be allowed his "strike at the heel" of humanity. Thanks again for your comments, Amy, which I became aware of a few days late. Sorry.

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Aug 15Liked by R. Toney Brooks, PhD

I shared my comments on notes as well, where I usually get a reception from a larger audience. In this case it was crickets and I thought that perhaps the comments had not gone through at all. So thanks for responding even if I'm pondering if what I said and your article were buried in the algorithymn...

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Aug 12Liked by R. Toney Brooks, PhD

Thank you ✌️♥️🙏

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Oh my goodness......

I think that I'll keep my thoughts to myself.

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