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Category Archives: on Etiquette for the soul
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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Psychotherapeutic Drama: rebranding ritual
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
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!”
“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
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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