Hello, and welcome to Entangled! The podcast where we explore the science of consciousness, the true nature of reality, and what it means to be a spiritual being having a human experience.
Today I’m joined by Michael McPadden, author of Genesis to Revelation: Abraham's Promise Finding Christ and Seeing God. In this conversation, Michael describes his journey from Navy pilot to airline captain, and ultimately to researcher of mythology.
Michael discusses various translations of ancient scripture, and we discuss the first three chapters of Genesis. Michael explains “Bereshit bara Elohim”, or when the Gods began to create, and that the name of God reads I am, I become.
Michael relates how the 1st chapter of Genesis explains the creation of reality in the same manner as quantum physics, and how several verses describe wave-particle duality. Chapter two continues with “The Myth of the Man and His Life”, or the development of the human psyche.
In chapter 3, Michael explains the myth of the serpent and the woman, with the serpent a representation of our unconscious brain.
Next, we consider the heroes journey as an outline for the human soul, and how the Bible contains 100s of heroes’ journeys. Next, we consider the journey of Abraham from Sumer to Canaan, the tree of knowledge and the tree of life.
Michael then considers the physical manifestation of Christ as the key to unlocking our spiritual selves, escaping the trap of the ego. The New Testament starts with the call to adventure. That call is answered by the early Christians through proelpizo, or an early expectation of Christ. Michael and I discuss how belief is what creates our reality.
From there, Michael describes the Book of Revelation as the journey of the human soul. He relates the four horsemen of the Apocalypse as the lust of flesh, lust of eye, and pride of life, in pursuit of the white rider.
Next, we discuss the historical life of Christ and the structure of the New Testament. We talk about how to “be like children, how to pray without ceasing” and discuss the two-step process into temptation. We discuss the meaning of life as to be conformed to the state of Christ and to become the men and women we’re meant to be. We conclude the conversation discussing Moses, the Burning Bush, and the events of Exodus.
This Outro is titled “Cosmogony: How Existence Comes to Be”. Outros are available for this and all episodes at entangledpodcast.substack.com. Music from the show is available on the Spotify playlist “Entangled – The Vibes”. If you like the show, please drop a 5-star review and subscribe on Substack, Spotify, Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Music: Intro/Outro: Ben Fox - "The Vibe". End Credits: Romeo – “End of an Era”.
Recorded: 03/12/2024. Published: 11/19/2024.
Outro: “Cosmogony: How Existence Comes to Be” starts at 1:16:30.
Check out the Resources Mentioned:
* Genesis to Revelation: Abraham's Promise Finding Christ and Seeing God by Michael McPadden: https://www.amazon.com/Genesis-Revelation-Abrahams-Promise-Finding-ebook/dp/B0CJ731LGW?ref_=ast_author_dp
* GenesistoRev (Twitter): https://x.com/genesistorev
* Michael’s Amazon Website: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Michael-Gerard-McPadden/author/B0CJ8CDFWZ?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true
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