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Category Archives: Religion
PENTECOST: ECSTATIC UTTERANCES IN A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE
Today is Pentecost. Pentecost is more meaningful to me than either Christmas or Easter. To me, the meaning of the Pentecost story universalizes the experience of the divine world intersecting with the material world. In the story, at a gathering … Continue reading
Posted in Christ, individualism, Pentecost, Religion, spirit, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged Christianity, Mysticism, opening, religion, wisdom
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Easter Message from Obi-Wan Kenobi: “The Force will be with you, always.”
Several years ago during Easter dinner, a young friend asked, “What’s up with Easter?” This particular Easter celebration was a secular one and my friend was unschooled in religious stories and symbols. I think her curiosity was sincere and that … Continue reading
CAN THERE BE EASTER WITHOUT GOOD FRIDAY?
A wise Rabbi (thanks Zari Weiss) once asked: “Can you reach the promised land without slavery? Can there be Easter without Good Friday?” Can there? “The impossibility of religious faith has been a theme in the work of Edward Hirsch … Continue reading
Posted in belief, Easter, faith, Good Friday, hope, MYSTICISM, nature, paradox, Passover, Religion, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged Christianity, passover, religion, symbol
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ASH WEDNESDAY AND THE THIRD EYE
On Ash Wednesday many of us will have ashes put on our forehead, on our “third eye,” if you will. Why do we engage in this pagan-like behavior? (Yes, this ceremony, like others practiced by many Christians, has pagan roots.) Why … Continue reading
Posted in Ash Wednesday, body, intellience, mind, MYSTICISM, nature, pagan, paradox, Religion, Spirituality, Taoism, Third eye chakra, Uncategorized
Tagged Mysticism, opening, religion, spiritual practice, symbol, synergy, wisdom
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Christopher Hitchens: R.I.P.?
If you haven’t yet heard, Christopher Hitchens died at the young age of 62. He’s the guy who wrote God is Not Great and was a celebrated essayist railing against religion and for rationalism. He really knew how to piss … Continue reading
Posted in atheism, belief, Hitchens, intellience, mind, Religion, Science, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged opening, religion, science
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‘TIS THE SEASON…
’tis the season to be quiet. It’s advent. It’s dark and still. That is, it’s dark and still except for all the holiday lights and non-stop Christmas music, the mad pace of consumerism, the stress of high expectations. For those … Continue reading
Posted in advent, faith, hope, Jesus, Kenosis, Love, Religion, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged love, opening, spiritual practice
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ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I LOVE THE EUCHARIST
Here’s another gem from Joseph Campbell: “A ritual is the enactment of a myth. And, by participating in the ritual, you are participating in the myth. And since myth is a projection of the depth wisdom of the psyche, by … Continue reading
Posted in Carl Jung, Christ, eucharist, Jesus, Joseph Campbell, MYSTICISM, passion, Religion, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged Campbell, Christianity, Mysticism, opening, religion, spiritual practice, symbol, wisdom
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WHAT DID MARX REALLY SAY?
Most of us are familiar with Karl Marx’s famous quote: “Religion is the opiate of the masses.” If we believe this, we might feel smugly superior that we are not of “the masses.” We feel “special.” We feel more intelligent and … Continue reading
Posted in belief, despair, faith, hope, humility, individualism, intellience, Love, paradox, Religion, Science, Uncategorized
Tagged freedom, love, religion, science
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P.S. ON PARADOX
“One must not think ill of the paradox, for the paradox is the passion of thought, and the thinker without the paradox is like the lover without passion: A mediocre fellow.” Kirkegaard, S. (1985). Philosophical Fragments.
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A NEW MYTHOLOGY?
Here’s a quote from Joseph Campbell that some might find interesting: “One cannot predict the next mythology any more than one can predict tonight’s dream; for a mythology is not an ideology. It is not something projected from the brain, … Continue reading
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Tagged Campbell, love, religion
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