Norse Code The back of the book suggests the story is about the newly created Valkyrie named Mist, but this is not actually the case…
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Touch of Evil This book was, interestingly enough, a free digital book from Tor which my friend had downloaded in mid-2008, and suggested I might…
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Some friends of mine loaned me some books to read recently, since they both know I’m a fan of urban fantasy. I rather enjoyed the…
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Papal Sin: Structures of Deceit Another critic I found on the web saw double standards in Wills’ book — a desire within Wills to dispense…
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Papal Sin: Structures of Deceit Why compelling? So why is the book so riveting? There are several reasons I found it so. Firstly, it’s always…
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A fascinating, eye-opening review of biblical & ancient textual exegesis concerning current papal “hot button” issues.
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Understanding ourselves For completeness, let’s look at a dictionary definition for spirituality as well. Doing so helped clarify religiosity; let’s see if it helps here…
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Two modern-day examples of the secularity of organized religion: President Bush recently asked the Pope (the leader of another nation) to put pressure on Catholic…
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(Originally posted October 2004) First a few quick notes I’m very happy about. This is my One Year Anniversary Firestarter article — yay! I’m very…
Continue ReadingWhat is the Heroine’s Journey? (part XIX)
Why is the Journey that denotes active individualism and physical maturity always coded male? Why is the one that connotes life’s wisdom cooperatively rooted within…
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