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Imagination and Communication

Several years ago the latest work from a contemporary philosopher was recommended to me. As the request came from someone I hold dear, I obliged. While the arguments were being celebrated for their prescient insight, from the start I could … Continue reading

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God save the King: reflections on an incarnation of symbol

With the accession of Charles III there has been, in some corners, those questioning the role of constitutional monarchy in this nation. The questions concern either the cost or the relevance of the institution as now constituted. They that decry … Continue reading

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Pastor or Ritualist

a summation of arguments past in part excerpted from a letter to JT, October 2022 Regarding the distinction between being a pastor and being a ritualist, my lucubration on the topic brought forth Psychotherapeutic Drama: rebranding ritual (January 2021). I … Continue reading

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The absence of beauty and social disintegration: reflections

“The world is a beautiful place – to be born into – if you don’t mind happiness – not always being – so very much fun – if you don’t mind a touch of hell – now and then – … Continue reading

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O my soul: an éclaircissement

Despite at least two articles attempting to elucidate the human want for immortality, I have been again quizzed as to exactly what it is I think about “life after death.” If there were a simple answer, it would be I … Continue reading

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Logic and Creativity

I was recently told: “The Gods of logic have spoken.”  “No!”  I responded. If it is logical it is not divine. A God is divine in being creative. .Logic does not apply.[i] One may look upon the work of creativity … Continue reading

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“My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God, my Saviour”: a peregrination around soul

Protasis The first words of the Magnificat reveal Mary’s moment of illumination. They depict that startlingly calm event within which nature knows Fiat lux is always the Lux mundi. Here we have the awareness that Creativity[i] is of itself incarnating, … Continue reading

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