The search for meaning in cultural, artistic and dream imagery
This past weekend I attended my high school reunion. It felt really good to see so many old friends and acquaintances. Sometimes I think my life is nothing more than a continuous series of transitions without a discernable purpose, but reconnecting with so many people from my past has given me a sense of continuity that I [...]
Video Link: Face Transplant Recipient Talks About Being Thankful and Forgiving
I’ve been following the story of Connie Culp with some fascination and much admiration. She is the 47-year-old woman who underwent the first total face transplant in America. She lost her face five years ago when her husband blew it away with a gun shot blast.
Connie’s story has captured [...]
The story goes that on a Chinese New Year long ago, Buddha asked all the animals to meet him. Twelve came — a rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, ram, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. Buddha declared that each year would be named after one of the animals, rotating in a 12-year cycle. He also [...]
Late last night, we Americans elected our next president. But in some ways, Barack Obama is our first president because he has the greatest potential to be a true president of all the people. His bi-racial heritage makes him a living, breathing example of the melting pot demographic we have always — at least theoretically – held dear. Obama’s upbringing and adult experiences have given [...]
Two very different world views stood together last night on a University of Mississippi stage: one saw the world through a lens of fear and familiar solutions, while the other talked of repairing relationships and pioneering new programs.
As I listened to Obama and McCain speak, I realized their differing perspectives cannot be explained by any age gap. There are plenty [...]
Many people in this country have shouldered Sarah Palin with a heavy burden — container for the archetype of the Great Mother.
The Great Mother is a myth that originates at the very beginning of human consciousness. From Sophia (the wisdom of God) to the Virgin Mary to the Mesopotamian demon Lilith (a bringer of disease and death), the Great [...]
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