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Lammas 2011
By
Gus diZerega
Lammas, or Lughnasad, is the first and greatest of the Sabbats honoring the harvest, for it is now that in most places in the northern hemisphere life’s abundance most overflows in flowers and fruit, grain and root. In our urban and industrial times Lammas also has come to celebrate the abundance that can come from…
The Meaning of Norway for America
By
Gus diZerega
I hope to post on Lammas, but recent events have intruded. I still hope to do a Lammas post, but right now this is on my mind. We are all aware of the horrible murders committed against so many Norwegians, but how should we understand them? When I first heard about them I thought one…
Cricket Choir
By
Gus diZerega
A friend had this on his FB page, and when I looked at it, and more importantly, heard it, I was awe struck. Who knows what crickets really hear? I don’t. But I have often wondered what other beings actually experience while living on this world. This youtube video is a powerful suggestion our world…
Monotheism and Violence
By
Gus diZerega
The slaughter in Norway by a Christian Fundamentalist seeing himself as a knight defending the faith raises a disturbing issue: what are so many monotheists so violent towards people who disagree with them? One would think their deity could handle such matters on its own, but it is never allowed to once monotheists have sufficient…
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