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Mythos, logos, the Bible, and abortion
By
Gus diZerega
In her book The Battle for God Karen Armstrong distinguished between mythos and logos in a way that sheds light on both Pagan spirituality and current irrationality on the part of the religious right. The abortion issue is a good case in point, made particularly relevant today by current efforts to subjugate women to arbitrary readings…
Indian commentary on right wing ignorance and racism over Tucson prayer
By
Gus diZerega
With thanks to Makarios for calling my attention to it, here is a response from members of America’s Indian community to the bigots and worse on the right.
Musings On the Meaning of Brigid or Imbolc.
By
Gus diZerega
While most of the country is still deep in snow, the days have grown noticeably longer since the depth of Winter’s darkness. In California along with brighter days the first flowers of the year are already blooming. In this strange winter a few flowers never stopped blooming, with the domestic roses confused, trying to go…
Myth as a way of knowing
By
Gus diZerega
I have been struggling with better understanding what Karen Armstrong calls mythos in her book The Battle for God, on religious fundamentalism worldwide. I think it is essential towards developing a deeper appreciation of what Pagan spirituality brings to the spiritual table, among many other things. Pagan spirituality is filled with myths, and is I think…
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