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Yes, Christmas is grossly commercial, a taint that touches other year-closing holidays as well. And yet this time, and these traditions, have deep mythological roots that connect us to important gifts of the spirit. The mythic figure of Santa Claus … Continued
Whatever your ancestry, wherever your people had deep roots, winter was the time for storytelling. To gather together inside, stay warm, relax, and learn together. Winter stories in particular, are stories about the mysteries that bind our earthly world … Continued
“In this universe we are given two gifts: the ability to love and the ability to ask questions.”— Mary Oliver The Arthurian legend of the knight Perceval and his quest for the grail was written by the French Romantic … Continued
In this Norwegian (oops, I mean Danish) fairy tale, the queen makes a mistake. That’s not the whole story. There’s also a dragon. And an opportunity to reflect on our fallibility, the tendency to blame… the problems embedded in … Continued
I recently overhead an exchange between a little boy and his mom. The subject was witches and magic. Which got me thinking. Magic involves perception, changes in the way we see and the manner in which things appear. Magic, like … Continued
“Loving is an authentic psychological task, the most demanding there is, just because it activates in us new ways of knowing ourselves.’” — Aldo Carotenuto The myth of Eros and Psyche can be read as a myth of initiation … Continued