A Little Soul

exciting. Going on a creative date with yourself will rejuvenate and inspire all of your senses and open your mind. Go somewhere that feels glorious and freeing for you. Find a place where the beauty brings you to your knees and speaks directly to your soul. When you open yourself up and allow creative energies to burst and then embrace the ideas, your life will change dynamically. You can also consider getting together with a group of friends and have a delicious, art filled, fun night.…

root causes of all things that happen are on account of God. Augustine declared, “Thus, You brought good for me out of those who did ill, and justly punished me for the ill I did myself. So You have ordained and so it is: that every disorder of the soul is its own punishment.” This statement is implying those who did me wrong will have to answer to Him, and He punishes me for my wrong doings. I have to answer to God when I have done wrong and He deals with each child of His consequently.…

Vanity Vanity is such a word that over time its meaning has hardly changed. Although, vanity is seen among almost every ancient culture of the world. That gives reason to ask what exactly is vanity. With, little insight into the true definition of the word, one can only imagine what this must mean. To even attempt to define such an abstract word one must look at the history of vanity, explain what vanity is not, and give examples of vanity. Initially, a somewhat formal definition of vanity will…

Painting the Canvas of the Psyche “I can resist everything but temptation” (Oscar Wilde). Temptation and influences exist all around an individual and it is up to them to choose what can or cannot be of effect. The strength to resist this temptation and influence stems from one’s mental state; the human psyche is similar to a blank canvas. Like the canvas, external and internal forces are what cause changes in a person. As these forces influence an individual their mind is distorted and their…

We would not know whether there is a soul in the body or not. However, Descartes, through the second meditation, has demonstrated that the wax is recognized not through the senses or imagination but the mind alone. And in meditation four he uses god as a foundation to prove that material…

creatures of one substance, one essence (p.52). She also refers to “nature herself, i.e. the creature” (p.67). This one substance manifests as many different individuals and species, but they are all one of one substance/essence. According to Conway, souls and matter cannot be annihilated but can only be changed “from one nature to another” (p.67), reinforcing that God is a “perpetual creator”(p.54). Her view stems from a literal interpretation of scripture that everything created on earth is…

the individual creating fear within a soul. A person controlled by bodily desires will be afraid to make any actions and be at a standstill in every aspect of there life because they will fear making the wrong decision or doing something wrong. An individual who indulges in bodily desires will be afraid to sleep at dusk and often wake in terror numerous times throughout the night. Because evils and fear are associated with bodily desires, evils can strike a soul anytime throughout the day. Due…

In his essay “What Faith Is”, philosophical theologian Paul Tillich discusses humans and their “ultimate concerns”. These concerns demand a person’s whole being and life, requiring total surrender in order to achieve total fulfillment. They are acts of personality, centered by the human mind, both conscious and unconscious. A true ultimate concern involves the self, whereas a false concern involves an object. Considering Tillich’s definition, I find that there are several values and lessons that…

Plato’s The Republic, is a complex work that discusses the nature of man, justice, the soul and a just society. The city of Athens was on the verge of ruin after Socrates trial and execution. Plato considers justice to be interconnected with goodness of an individual and a state, thus being the best way for survival. This paper will discuss justice and injustice as exemplified in Plato’s description of the fall of the state and the individual. The conversation begins with Glaucon and…

Neither is there one right model for the ideal state as Plato wants it. The ideal state exists instead only as infinite, desirable ideas in the minds of the people. It is something unachievable, but because the human soul is structured to dream, it is nonetheless of vital importance. [Strategy???] - - - - - - - - - - - - - Plato’s definition…