Easter
Sometimes we go through times when we feel like we are dying. What is dying is an old way of life that doesn’t work anymore (ideas about ourselves, other people, our beliefs about what is right and wrong and so on). I am told that Jungian therapists have a saying to the effect that people [...]
There is a time . . . to die. Solomon – Ecclesiastes ch.3 I am told that the Taoists having a saying to the effect that we should die 10,000 times a day: that is, with each breath we let go of what has gone before and welcome the new moment. This only applies to [...]
Image by crschmidt At some point, those who had never been Christians before became Christians. This meant some differences in the way they lived. The most obvious difference was the worship of a different god. (Even what this meant took a long time to figure out – if it has been. It is often remarked [...]
Easter bunny in church Image by crschmidt Easter shows clearly the mixed roots of our Western culture I think. Bunnies and Eggs It is widely known and well established that rabbits don’t lay eggs. So how did the bunnies and the eggs get together? As I understand it, they are both symbols of new life/fertility. [...]
