“WTF is Heaven?”

Send us comments, suggestions and ideas here! We glance up briefly from the seemingly endless toil of daily life to re-examine the conditions we were promised in the afterlife. We discuss the history and origin of various religious beliefs concerning heaven, explore the evolution of what Abrahamic faiths promise their most devout followers developing alongside Greek culture and its reminiscence to those of Ancient Egypt. In the extended show we venture into Aztec paradise, the esoteric symbolism of Christian heaven in Revelations, uncover the Houris of the Quran and finally get a definitive answer about whether or not there is sex in heaven. On this week's show we discuss: Sheol and Gehenna The World To Come Egyptian Field of Reeds, Aru The Elysian Fields The Astronomy of Anaximander Plato’s Timaeus (of course) In the extended episode we discuss: Aztec Tlālōcān Pearly Gates of Christianity Luciferic Symbolism Is There Sex In Heaven? The Houris of the Quran Each host is responsible for writing and creating the content they present. Where to find The Whole Rabbit: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0AnJZhmPzaby04afmEWOAV Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_rabbit Twitter: https://twitter.com/1WholeRabbit Sources: Structure of Heaven and Earth: https://isthatinthebible.wordpress.com/2019/08/17/the-structure-of-heaven-and-earth-how-ancient-cosmology-shaped-everyones-theology/ The Timaeus: http://classics.mit.edu/Plato/timaeus.html Greek Astronomy: https://explorable.com/greek-astronomy The Bible Houris: Smith & Haddad, Islamic Understanding, 1981: p.164 Hibbut Ha Keber: https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/7680-hibbut-ha-keber Olam Ha Ba: https://www.jewfaq.org/olamhaba.htm Support the show