Cave of Forgotten Dreams, part 1

A film by Werner Herzog. From the little I know of Werner Herzog, he’s a famous cinematographer renowned for his stream-of-consciousness art films. The impression…

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The Eternity Artifact

Here there be dragons… and plot spoilers! Proceed at your own risk. :) I’m struggling through getting final papers written, and my brain needed a…

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New arting! Calla lily & rose

Got another tambourine completed — this one’s just a little 6 incher. The theme seemed perfect for spring though: a calla lily on the silhouette…

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Why study Women’s Spirituality?

I was recently asked the following question: “Why is it important for feminists to study and comprehend women-centered cultures?” While I thought it a good…

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Thoughts on thought

My school emphasizes various forms of psychology, and this weekend there’s a small conference on transpersonal psychology. Sitting in the student lounge at school, I…

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A Short History of Myth, part 4

Source material that is simply bad To be fair to Armstrong, I would assume much of her previously mentioned double standards arose from her source…

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A Short History of Myth, part 3

This darkly pessimistic view on goddesses is most exemplified in Armstrong’s version of the myths of Inanna. I’ve had the pleasure of reading some rather…

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A Short History of Myth, part 2

Blatant and inaccurate double standards As I’ve previously noted, I was not happy with how the second chapter was progressing. To my increasing dismay, things…

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A Short History of Myth, part 1

The first book by Karen Armstrong which I read was A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It was absolutely…

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