Mary Magdalene met the challenge to change. She had been driven mad by a demon world that subjected her to madness; the madness of oppression, the madness of suffering. Her mad way of coping with that madness needed to end. She needed to die to that old madness if she was to have a new … Continue reading “The Challenge To Change”
Tag: Easter
Shamans Keep Rising
Jesus’ Gospel witness from Holy Thursday through Good Friday to Easter Sunday is quintessentially transforming. Knowing of his impending murder, he shares a final life-giving meal with community members on Thursday. That same evening, Militarism’s priests of theology arrest him, put him on trial, convict him of crimes, and sentence him to death. The next … Continue reading “Shamans Keep Rising”
We Had to Rise
The Gospel according to John has a curious comment on the disciples’ amazement at Jesus’ Resurrection: “They did not yet understand the Scripture that he had to rise from the dead.” – Had to – We’ve all known our had to moments in life; I had to get the job, he had to come home … Continue reading “We Had to Rise”
Friday to Sunday
A story is often told us but it is a false one: a supreme being is angry with a sinful humanity and wills their deserved suffering and death. The story is told by an ancient and extremely influential religion, Militarism. Militarism has a long history of projecting its War Lords into the heavens as deities. … Continue reading “Friday to Sunday”