The facts of my case are fairly simple. Chad Farnan, a 15-year-old self-described Christian fundamentalist student in my AP History class, sued me for a “pattern” of statements unconstitutionally hostile to religion. His claim was based on hours of illegal and surreptitious recordings. In my attorney’s opinion, the law was on our side, so he advised me to seek a summary judgment. I now believe that was a critical error…
Nota Bene #98: A More Glorious Dawn Awaits
“The man who never looks into a newspaper is better informed than he who reads them; inasmuch as he who knows nothing is nearer to truth than he whose mind is filled […]
Nota Bene #96: Saturn's Hexagon and the Bulava Spiral
“Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.”
Nota Bene #91: No Joke
Well I figured I’d give you all a break
Following bliss: Joseph Campbell, myth and living the authentic life
Today we’re putting Joseph Campbell (1904-1987) on the masthead. Chances are that you already know all about his thought and work without realizing it. When George Lucas wrote the first few drafts […]
Sundays with Uncle God-Momma: Truth and metaphor
Perhaps the fundamental catastrophe of religion is what Joseph Campbell called, “mistaking the metaphor for the truth that it describes”. We divide the realm of spirituality into myth and religion. The former […]
Sundays with Uncle-God Momma: Sita sings the blues
Myth serves as an individual path into the collective unconscious. It is a means to attain at-one-ment with the greater forces that affect the individual life. That is, it informs life by […]
