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About David Taliesin

My name is David Taliesin. I'm an writer, teacher and retreat leader who explores the connections between Christian and Pagan Spirituality. E-mail me with any personal comments you'd like to share and I will do my best to answer them. You can also contact me through my Facebook page www.facebook.com/davidtaliesinauthor

Meister Eckhart: The Power of Meditation

Posted on May 14, 2015 by David Taliesin

The outward work will never be puny if the inward work is great.  And the outward work can never be great or even good if the onward one is puny or of little worth.  The inward work invariably includes in … Continue reading →

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Trump 2 – The High Priestess

Posted on May 13, 2015 by David Taliesin

“Be still, and know that I am God.” —Psalm 46:10 [NRSV] Wisdom has built her house, she has hewn her seven pillars.  She has slaughtered her animals, she has mixed her wine, she has also set her table.  She has … Continue reading →

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In or Out or All the Broomclosets Inbetween

Posted on May 9, 2015 by David Taliesin

Originally posted on Cauldron and Brew: A Witch's Blog:
Recently, I had the opportunity to hang out with an awesome group of eclectic Pagans from my area.  We just got together for some tea and conversation.  About halfway through…

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Trump 1 – The Magician

Posted on May 8, 2015 by David Taliesin

Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. —Genesis 1:3-4 [NRSV] Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. —Matthew 6:10 [NRSV] Thanks … Continue reading →

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The Power of Meditation

Posted on May 7, 2015 by David Taliesin

“The further the soul is from the noise of the world, the closer it may be to its Creator, for God, with his holy angels, will draw closer to a person who seeks solitude and silence.” —Thomas a Kempis, The … Continue reading →

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Trump 0 – The Fool

Posted on May 5, 2015 by David Taliesin

In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. —Genesis 1:1-2 [NRSV] … Continue reading →

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Tarot: Insights Into Human Nature

Posted on May 4, 2015 by David Taliesin

Tarot cards elicit a range of emotions from curiosity to fear.  Some use them as a tool for spiritual discernment.  Others view them as archetypes of human personality that help us to see ourselves more clearly.  Some see them as … Continue reading →

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May: Moon of the Faeries (May 4th)

Posted on April 29, 2015 by David Taliesin

I must confess that when Sookie Stackhouse discovered that she was a faerie on the TV series True Blood, I let out an audible groan.  I was O.K. with sexy vampires and werewolves but, faeries?  I just wasn’t feeling it!  … Continue reading →

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Fruits of the Spirit, Unite!

Posted on April 24, 2015 by David Taliesin

So far as I am aware, the New Testament gives only one certain test of spiritual value,  Jesus said, “by their fruits ye shall know them.”  (Matthew 7:20) What are the fruits of valid spiritual practice?  Galatians 5:22-23 tells us … Continue reading →

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Sleepwalkers, Awake!

Posted on April 14, 2015 by David Taliesin

“Our world invites us to become what I call sleepwalkers.  Many people, some without even knowing it, have accepted the invitation.  We’re not truly alive within our senses, days bleed into days,  night after night passes.  Too many of us … Continue reading →

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