She knew that the men, the ones who's souls had been stolen, were coming. But there was no way for her to know what that ending would bring. There was her depth, captured: her amber eyes foresaw something: The fate that a mass mob would impose; a life onto which she would cling.
Read MoreThe Suggested Pivot for Atheism: Rational Mind and Poetic Mind /
If, as a culture at large, which has been rapidly advancing scientifically, we can reactivate the appreciation of the poetry in life we would all better exist in relation to one another and to ourselves. This means seeing some aspects of life as facts of physics and others as facts of psyche.
Read MoreJoni Mitchell: Discussion of "Free Man in Paris" /
While reading about Joni Mitchell I was impressed by how prolific she has been. Her talent has been immense. Not only has she proven a fantastic instrumentalist and singer, but her techniques and aesthetics have remained uniquely her own.
Read MoreEaster: Osiris, Christ and Myths of Transformation /
The instinct that we must “sacrifice” to have the renewal is a fundamental representation of experience, found in our instinctual psyche. Our ancestors experienced the outside world, and inner world as a continuum. This meant that psychological processes had to be practiced outwardly to encourage consciousness, or rather capability towards sustaining themselves
Read MoreThe History of Alchemy: From Isaac Newton to Joe Rogan /
In the ancient past — Egypt for example — there were a class of people who had profound knowledge. Their knowledge came from some much more distant past (before the ice age) and the difference between that knowledge and the type people seek today, is that the ancient knowledge was always infused with what one could call a “spiritual” perspective.
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