Esoteric Talks

Billed as half of the fulfillment of the law, we are faced with, the sometimes difficult task, of loving our neighbor. MacDonald treats the subject with the same persuasive power he meets any spiritual challenge.

The idea of consciousness as light is explored as not simply a matter of quantity but also of quality.

After the last temptation comes either victory or failure, depending upon the choice that was made during the temptation. Here MacDonald deals with the final words of Jesus.

We look at how we take our consciousness for granted as we take the way we see the world for granted. This prevents us from realizing inner growth and development.

A verse that has troubled some for generations is brought under the light of MacDonald's spiritual understanding. Sooner or later we feel forsaken by God. It would serve us well to remember this Unspoken Sermon.

The best way to know what the outcome of what we're doing will be is to understand why we're doing it and follow it to its natural end. If naturalism is leading us true can be known by understanding upon what is rests.

Part two of George MacDonald's Unspoken Sermons, Temptation in the Wilderness, addresses the last two temptations recounted in the parable and brings light to their meaning then for Him and the world as well as for us here and now.

To develop properly we must understand the two worlds in which we live and how they are related to one another. With this is mind we can make an aim that will help us to reach our ultimate goal more efficiently.

Here we delve into the Gospel account of Jesus' temptation in the wilderness after fasting for forty days. MacDonald leads us into a deeper understanding of what must either be a parable or a fiction.

We continue to explore the devolution of thought since being based on the reality the senses give us, relegating man to the place of a visible, measurable piece of matter in a universe that can only be known through the senses.