The View From On High…2
Picture a mighty river, say the Amazon or the Irriwady (Ayeyarwady) which empties through a vast delta region into …
Tag Archives: history
Why Joseph Campbell?
Ok, on numerous occasions I’ve insisted that Joseph Campbell’s four volume series, The Masks Of God, is the most …
The Decline Of Culture/Character….
Thanks for an excellent question, Jon. Why today’s paucity of genuine ‘literature?’ And it’s one I’ve attempted to tackle in …
Celebrating Giants Of The Human Spirit!
How long ago now was it that I first cracked the spine of Joseph Campbell’s Creative Mythology? Thirty years? …
A Winter’s Day….
I’ve grown quiet of late. Contentedly so. Living in a northern climate winter was slow to arrive, but …
An Attempt At A Poetic Reply….
Response to an email with a link to an article in The Atlantic magazine on a book titled The …
Rebalancing….
“Turning our eyes briefly, now, to the West, where a theology derived largely from the Levant [Christianity] has been grafted …
On Krishnamurti, James Joyce, And History….
Let me warn you: this post is far too long. It is an email I woke up and sent …
A Simple Notion, With Monumental Implications!
From a response to a video: It’s such a simple notion really. I think of the North …
Every Challenge is an Opportunity!
What better way to spend a few moment’s time on a rainy day out in Vancouver than writing a few …
Omphalos Cafe 