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Michael

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A books📚, films🎬, photography📸, music🎶, and knowledge📖 lover from Malta (Europe). I’m always happy to follow back and get to know people 😊.

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Michael @michaelsten.bsky.social · Feb 3

The Secret Gospel of Jesus AD 0-78 offers a captivating journey into the hidden realms of esotericism and spirituality, inviting readers to explore profound truths long veiled by time and mystery.
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In this unique book, The Secret Gospel of Jesus AD 0-78, the well-respected scholar and philosopher Anton Sammut offers a captivating journey into the hidden realms of esotericism, spirituality, and transcendental philosophy, inviting readers to explore profound truths long veiled by time and mystery. Embedded within this work there are also additional profound insights that reveal ancient controversial truths which will resonate due to their gnostic, esoteric, theological, and historical importance.

Michael

@michaelsten.bsky.social

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December 21, 2025 at 8:10 AM

Michael

@michaelsten.bsky.social

IMHO, this powerful historical movie nails the Nuremberg trials’ tension in all its terrifying clarity. An absolute must-watch. ★★★★★

#movie #movies #film #films #cinema

December 20, 2025 at 8:07 AM

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Marie

@squarebizz.bsky.social

"We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails."

(My Photography)

#photography #confidence #sea #seascape #change #growth #love
#life #peace

In the immediate foreground, the sea is alive with energy. Heavy, cerulean waves curl and crash, churning into thick, brilliant white foam that lathers across the water’s surface. Above, the sky is a mirror of the deep—a vast, expanse of azure that merges seamlessly with the sea at the distant horizon.
Way out at sea, right at the point where the blue of the water meets the blue of the sky, sits a white yacht. It appears incredibly small—a mere speck of bright ivory against the monumental immensity of the ocean.

The yacht on the horizon represents the version of yourself you aspire to be. It looks small not because it lacks significance, but because it is far out in the "deep water"—the place where true transformation happens.

December 17, 2025 at 7:21 PM

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Marie

@squarebizz.bsky.social

"The Place Where You Escape
To Find Peace Of Mind
Is The Place That Defines
Your True Soul"

(My Photography )

#photography #monochromatic #places
#nature #natural #life #love #soul
#peace #balance

A view of a canal that curves to the left gently,in the distance. The water is perfectly still creating a mirror-like surface. Trees line the right bank and curve with the canal. Their forms a study in light and shadow.
Their intricate branches and trunks are mirrored with remarkable clarity in the placid water below, creating a near-symmetrical composition that emphasizes balance and tranquility.

December 15, 2025 at 7:06 PM

Michael

@michaelsten.bsky.social

How did the first concept of God originate?
Who was Yahweh and who was Moses?
Where did the Ten Commandments originate from?
Who was Jesus Christ, and what do the Gospels which were left out of the New Testament say?
Who were the Gnostics?

#goodreads #BookSky

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The Other Side of the Judeo-Christian History

How did the first concept of God originate? Who was Yah…

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December 15, 2025 at 9:02 PM

Michael

@michaelsten.bsky.social

Thanks so much, @checkingobitsdaily.bsky.social‪, for once again taking the time to add me to another starter pack with such fantastic people! 😊

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December 15, 2025 at 8:36 AM

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Marie

@squarebizz.bsky.social

"The Whole Universe Is Based
On Rhythms. Everything Happens
In Circles And Spirals."

(My Photography)

#macro #snail-shell #natural #spiral
#universe #photography #life #love

A snail shell, a marvel of natural engineering and a potent symbol found across many cultures. It is a logarithmic spiral of deep warm browns, oranges, yellows and blacks, with each successive coil (or chamber) being proportionally larger than the last, allowing the snail to grow while maintaining the same shape.
The background is dark.

The spiral form is considered a fundamental blueprint of the universe in various spiritual and philosophical traditions, reflecting the constant processes of creation, movement, and evolution.

December 14, 2025 at 11:05 AM

Michael

@michaelsten.bsky.social

Thanks so much, @thewelshtaffy25.bsky.social, for taking the time to include me in this starter pack alongside such fantastic people! 😊

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December 13, 2025 at 9:37 AM

Michael

@michaelsten.bsky.social

Such a profound and reflective movie!

#MovieReview #FilmTalk #MovieNight #Cinema #film #films #movie #movies

December 12, 2025 at 9:57 PM

Michael

@michaelsten.bsky.social

Take a deep breath... today is a brand-new chance to begin again 😊.

December 9, 2025 at 11:46 AM

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Soul Inquiries

@soulinquiries.bsky.social

Your Remedy is within you, but you do not sense it.
Your Sickness is from you, but you do not perceive it.
You Presume you are a small entity,
But within you is enfolded the entire universe.
You are indeed the evident book,
By whose alphabet the hidden becomes the manifest.
Therefore, you have no need to look beyond yourself,
What you seek is within you, if only you reflect.

Ali ibn Abi Talib

December 8, 2025 at 12:42 AM

Michael

@michaelsten.bsky.social

Thanks so much, @financecharg.bsky.social, for once again taking the time to add me to another starter pack with such fantastic people! 😊

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therealfinancecharg 🏳️‍🌈✊🏿🇺🇦🇻🇪🇨🇺 @financecharg.bsky.social · 14d

I learned by example!!!

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@thewelshtaffy24.bsky.social

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December 8, 2025 at 7:04 AM

Michael

@michaelsten.bsky.social

#booksky #goodreads #books #book #reding

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December 7, 2025 at 11:28 AM

Michael

@michaelsten.bsky.social

Thanks so much, @financecharg.bsky.social, for adding me to this amazing starter pack with such fantastic people! 😊

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therealfinancecharg 🏳️‍🌈✊🏿🇺🇦🇻🇪🇨🇺 @financecharg.bsky.social · 14d

I think this one is finally finished. Fantastic people here.

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December 7, 2025 at 7:36 AM

Michael

@michaelsten.bsky.social

6 powerful benefits of reading for your mental health 😊

#BookSky #goodreads #books ##BookSky #Bookstodon
#BookTalk #ReadersOfBlueSky #BookCommunity
#Bookish #Bibliophile

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6 powerful benefits of reading for your mental health — Calm Blog

Maybe you pick up a book at night to wind down, but did you know there are actually health benefits to reading? Explore 6 ways that turning pages boosts your mental health.

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December 5, 2025 at 11:13 AM

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Jesse💙💙💙💙

@journeyled.bsky.social

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MAGA believes they are Christians. So do the KKK. Christian Nationalists are without love. They are all about hate. Hate for immigrants, Jews and anyone who is not bleached white. 47 also believes he is. And all he does is hate. Follow and love your neighbors

December 4, 2025 at 10:18 AM

Michael

@michaelsten.bsky.social

#nature #spirituality #AntonSammut

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December 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM

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@drjuliamoonwall.bsky.social

Ladies and gentlemen, the boost pack for December.

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December 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM

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Marie

@squarebizz.bsky.social

Good morning 🌞😊☕

"There are places. Abandoned places. Forgotten places. These are the places I like to be."

(My Photography)

#photography #sunrise #abandoned
#building #graffiti #places #alone
#life #love #free-spirit #morning #day