Category Archives: Archive 2007-2009

The articles in this category were originally posted on the old Livejournal blog (at northwestpass.livejournal.com). I’ve moved them here so that people can read them and perhaps continue to comment on them, without having to navigate around LJ’s banner ads.

Question of the Week: Violence

Posted on April 19, 2009 by Brendan

The week that wraps around the end of March and the beginning of April this year had rather a lot of well-publicised mass murders in the United States. Sat 4 April: Father is suspected of shooting dead his five children, … Continue reading →

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Question of the week: Relationships

Posted on April 12, 2009 by Brendan

A short one this week, since I am in Elora, the village where I grew up, visiting my family for Easter sunday dinner. Since there may well be as many as 30 people visiting today (siblings, nieces, nephews, in-laws, and … Continue reading →

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How Beautiful Are They – Video

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Brendan

Courtesy of Druidic Dawn, here is a video recording of my Mount Haemus Lectre, from August 2008. Also, the text for the lecture can be found here.

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Question of the Week: Flags and symbols

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Brendan

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 →

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Question of the Week: Hansel and Gretel

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Brendan

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 →

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Would the worship of the Goddess make the world a better place?

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Brendan

Argiope – Donne nel Sacro presents An Afternoon with Brendan Myers: Civilization and the Goddess 9th May 2009, in Milan, Italy.

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This week’s “Question…”

Posted on March 22, 2009 by Brendan

…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 →

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Follow-up to “Cultural Inovators”

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Brendan

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 →

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Question of the week: Cultural Innovators.

Posted on March 15, 2009 by Brendan

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 →

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Question of the week: Female Power

Posted on March 8, 2009 by Brendan

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 →

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