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Author Archives: Brendan
Question of the Week: Flags and symbols
Another fun one this week, although it might make a few of you think I’m trying to start my own cult. (Well, I am kinda tired of being poor…) In his 1957 book “Symbols of Faith”, American theologian Paul Tillich … Continue reading
Posted in Archive 2007-2009
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Question of the Week: Hansel and Gretel
And now, a slightly more lighthearted question, after the heavy and vigorously debated themes of the last few Q’s of the Week. I presume that everyone knows the story of Hansel and Gretel, from the Brothers Grimm? If not, here’s … Continue reading
Would the worship of the Goddess make the world a better place?
Argiope – Donne nel Sacro presents An Afternoon with Brendan Myers: Civilization and the Goddess 9th May 2009, in Milan, Italy.
This week’s “Question…”
…is deferred to next week, because it’s still essay-marking season for me, and I have to give time to my real job today. Meanwhile, here’s a cartoon from “Sinfest“, which I present in honour of Spring Equinox (even though this … Continue reading
Posted in Archive 2007-2009
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Follow-up to “Cultural Inovators”
First of all, my sincere thanks to everyone who joined the conversation and contributed a comment or two. (And a gentle reminder to those posting anonymously: in the future, please include your name.) I posed a very multifaceted question. But … Continue reading
Posted in Archive 2007-2009
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Question of the week: Cultural Innovators.
A recent article on Witchvox.com asked, “Where have all the Gardners and Crowleys gone?” (Full article here, and author Juniper’s home page here.) The more general question that the author was asking, it seems to me, was: Where are all … Continue reading
Question of the week: Female Power
Today is International Women’s Day. So, the question of the week, naturally, is, What (if anything) are you doing for it? In her often-quoted 1979 essay “Why Women Need the Goddess“, Carol Christ said: Religious symbol systems focused around the … Continue reading
Question of the week: Selflessness
Many of the most often quoted contemporar pagan moral principles, such as the Wiccan Rede, Crowley’s Law, and the like, are principles of self empowerment and personal freedom. The concept of Will, which appears in both of those aformentioned moral … Continue reading
Posted in Archive 2007-2009
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Question of the week: Sacred Architecture
The philosopher Paul Ricoeur wrote the following about temples, in a collection of essays entitled “Figuring the Sacred”: What is most remarkable about the phenomenology of the sacred is that it can be described as a manner of inhabiting space … Continue reading
Question of the week: Religiosity and Social Dysfunction
And now it’s time for a tougher question. Many religious people of the Abrahamic tradition (which means Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) claim that the belief in God is important because such belief is necessary to produce a healthy, peaceful, just, … Continue reading →