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

Posted on December 14, 2021 by admin

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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Psychotherapeutic Drama: rebranding ritual

Posted on January 28, 2021 by admin

Preamble Does ritual need to be rebranded? No, and Yes. It does not require a new name, but it does require a new understanding by them in the sanctuary, chancel, and pew, and by them that wag their heads and … Continue reading →

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Entr’acte, somewhere between Tennessee Williams and Giacomo Puccini, reflections on freedom and individuality

Posted on October 23, 2019 by admin

I was recently at a performance of Streetcar Named Desire. A few days before I was asked if I was looking forward to the evening. My reaction was mixed. I do like the theatre, but Tennessee Williams is not celebrated … Continue reading →

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“Fear not!”

Posted on November 15, 2018 by admin

“The angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them. They were terrified. But the angel said to them: “Fear not!…I bring you good news and it shall be a great joy to … Continue reading →

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Spirituality, Part 8: Sabbath Rest and Ceaseless Prayer

Posted on June 12, 2018 by admin

The Sabbath For six days God created the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh he rested, so relates the sacred narrative of Genesis. Judaism encoded within this tale the basis of its division betwixt labour and leisure. The … Continue reading →

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Spirituality, Part 7: A Survey of Proposed Pathways

Posted on March 10, 2018 by admin

As the Bhagavad-Gita seemingly moves towards its zenith in a great battle, Arjuna’s companion and friend suspends the near cosmic momentum with a revelation. He is the Lord God Krishna. The astonished Arjuna worshipfully announces his intention to leave behind … Continue reading →

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Spirituality, Part 6: The centre cannot hold: searching for the gospel truth

Posted on January 21, 2018 by admin

The fallacy of the immutable centre “Things fall apart, the center cannot hold” wrote Yeats[i] as he portended the Western world slowly falling from faith both in itself, and its vesture of Christian cult. As with all brought face to … Continue reading →

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