Kirjahaku

The story of the Exodus has been consistently misinterpreted for millennia; it has been considered as history when, in fact, it is a spiritual treatise based on an astronomical metaphor. The Exodus is the movement of the equinoctial sun from the constellation Taurus to the constellation Aries, which occurred around 2,000 BCE, and not the unlikely passage of an estimated two million Hebrews from Egypt to Canaan, a supposed event for which little (if any) archaeological evidence can be found. The book introduces the reader to the concept of astrological ages and explores the importance of number and astrology in the ancient world. It considers the spiritual meaning of the story's various components, and the significance of the story to our developing understanding of God. An appendix details the astronomical, mythological and astrological meaning of each of the zodiacal signs. Bill Darlison is the Minister Emeritus of Dublin Unitarian Church.

The rise of what has been called The New Atheism has forced Christians and others to reassess their belief in, their understanding of, and their response to God. In this series of sermons, preached over a twenty-year period, Rev. Bill Darlison considers some of the problems associated with God. He asks whether belief is just wishful thinking; whether (as Marx declared) Darwin hammered the last nail in God s coffin; and whether (as the Buddha taught) the question of God is a distraction from more important spiritual matters. Readings and stories which accompany some of the sermons are given in an appendix, and each section of the book is followed by questions intended to aid individual reflection or group discussion. The Rev Bill Darlison is Minister Emeritus of Dublin Unitarian Church and lives in retirement in Yorkshire. He is the author of several books on spiritual matters.

The Celestial Journey of the Soul explores the astrological dimension of the Gospel of Mark. According to the author, the Gospel of Mark is structured on the zodiac, and each of the zodiacal sections of the Gospel contains profound teachings on the nature of the spiritual life. The book outlines these teachings and explores their contemporary significance. Darlison argues that the Gospel was not originally intended to be read as a historical text, but as a description of the stages through which every person must pass on the his or her way to self-transformation. Each chapter is prefaced by the author's own translation of a relevant passage from the Gospel and by a story which reinforces the spiritual lesson. This radical interpretation of the Jesus story is based on the author's controversial book, The Gospel and the Zodiac, which was published in 2007 by Duckworth/Overlook. Bill Darlison is Minister Emeritus of Dublin Unitarian Church