A Case for Modern Animism
Short essay: 2 minute read
The past has a gift for us, if we remember that not all history is white European history.
(more…)A Case for Modern Animism
Short essay: 2 minute read
The past has a gift for us, if we remember that not all history is white European history.
(more…)Poetry
From the silent burden of lecherous priests
a skinny girl in blue jeans formed her vows
becoming insurrection
in a rocking chair.
Barely aware of rocking the world,
she merely dared to insist on herself.
Short essay: 2 minute read
One-third of our lives is spent asleep. Why are we so quick to dismiss our dreams?
I spent many years in a religion that taught that personal revelation was the work of the Devil. Eternity in Hell could be the punishment for visions, which were to be mistrusted. There was only one source of truth. How convenient for a small group of men to have cornered the market on truth.
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