May 18, 2003
…because they affirm and confirm my own opinions, feelings, beliefs. It’s nice to feel part of a larger, smarter, and like-minded community:
1. Maureen Dowd’s great column "Gender Mythis Alive on Screen" in my newspaper today comparing "The Matrix Reloaded" with "Down With Love" and then stating:
Watching "The Matrix Reloaded" can only refresh your appreciation of Karl Rove, who understands the power of archetypal myths…..Rove has cast Bush, ..as a GOPNeo: a reluctant hero, a man of few words and one true-blue woman, who must battle enemies and forge alliances in a strange world, building strength and character as he rescues humanity….
Testosterone as a campaign accessory. Some things never change.
2. A eulogy for The Slayer, a strong woman = good archetype who needs to remain in our subconscious to empower our conscious lives:
If there is any moral, it’s that we all mess up despite our best intentions, that sometimes we are our own worst enemies, that we hurt the ones we love and that we will spend a lifetime battling the scariest of demons of all, those inside ourselves.
Buffy is the current archetypal parallel to Kali and Lilith, and we desperately need them these days. Like Anne Miller, the local staff writer whose reflection on Buffy I’m quoting here, this fall, I might actually pay a bill or wash a dish on a Tuesday night for the first time in years.
3. A profile of an old friend, local artist/activist/spiritual explorer Ed McCartan. There was much of importance we shared years ago, and much of importance we continue to share, although our paths have diverged.
… he has woven together a religious philosophy as varied and eclectic as the artwork he produces. For McCartan, there is no distinction between art and spirituality. The two are as intertwined as the body is with the soul or roots are with the earth. These are the topics that frequently color his conversation…
Ed was an inspiration to me in many ways, and I’d like to think it was at least a little mutual. (I swear that once I saw what looked like my shadowy profile in one of his paintings; at least I like to that was the case; he certainly was the inspiration behind several of my poems.)
4. Last, but not least, the piece by my favorite local columnist, Diane Cameron, whom I had the pleasure of meeting on my Day Out of the Box yesterday. She ends her colunmn on "Education is crucial to real democracy" with:
Education can and should empower citizens to participate in society. If a diploma helps us get a better job or make more money, that's a bonus. At the heart of mastering reading, writing and rhetoric is the winning ticket that ensures a genuinely democratic way of life.
(coming: A Day Out of the Box)
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dzwonki polifoniczne on 14 Jun 2004
Hmmmmm interesting !!!