Ethereal Insights

New Jerusalem ( יהוה שָׁמָּה ) and the River of Life ( נָהָר ) Theory of Mind | Tuesday – August 18, 2026 N ew things are great, are they not? Well, that is what you are left believing in this strange place we call the world. Of course, some may argue that materialism is the cause of this wanting, but some others may argue still that wanting is an inevitable part of the human condition , that we seek out novelty while guarding ourselves against possible malign influences; really, they would suggest that we need to balance our urges with the reality that we face. And so, fear and anxiety comes to us as a warning and always urgent, but then some of us still experience fear and anxiety even when we are safe and sound. Of course, the human condition may never quite be safe and sound I suppose, and in the end our mind is a funny and strange thing.      Dr. Sigmund Freud used to talk about the human mind, the theory of mind form his own and I suppose professional point of vie...

Local Masjid ( مَسْجِد ) (Mosque) in Side, by M. C. Dutt Home – Again | Monday – August 17, 2026 H ome, sweet home... They say. Because after all, why should my home be confined? Why should my home be defined? Why should home be preordained, read " My Views on 'Neighbours' "? Am I destined or am I right where I belong? Again, a home is not merely a house or an apartment, or even the country you happen to reside in. A home is a community, a society , something that transcends time and space and individuality; a home is something that is not defined by one person alone, and something that is not dependent on the moment. Yes, in our world it is very much necessary to define a home by what it is not, by the negative, which perhaps and hopefully should be telling enough, read " Modern Civilization ".      Yes, I am now officially back from my trip in Side, Türkiye, read more about that here, and I must say that this is a good time for reflections and for commenta...

Creation of Light ( אוֹר ) By Gustave Doré Genesis, Chapter 8 | Sunday – August 16, 2026 I am still in Türkiye while writing parts of this post, and if you are more interested in my journey in Türkiye, click this link . Because I am still stuck at my hotel awaiting my transfer to the airport and because I am bored, I have reached the conclusion that I may as well start writing this post. Now, this will be my 8th part of this series , which means that there are 7 previous parts that you should be reading before you read this part. I will list them and link to them in chronological order: part 1 , part 2 , part 3 , part 4 , part 5 , part 6 , and part 7 . If you decide to not read the previous parts of this series, then you should know that you run the risk of some confusion, as each part in this series constitutes a link in a great chain, a great Biblical chain, and without having read each part you are missing out and you may end up becoming confused and even lead astray by your own c...