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Finnegans Wake in the Bronx

John J. Healey | Posted 05.15.2013 | Books
John J. Healey

I remember looking at it out of curiosity, knowing nothing at all about Joyce, when I was eight or nine-years-old. It stood out from the other books adorned with more romantic covers and titles. And I remember leafing through it, lying on the floor, and finding it absolutely nonsensical.

The Hero's Journey Meets the Screenwriter's Journey

Loren-Paul Caplin | Posted 05.19.2013 | Arts
Loren-Paul Caplin

Why the F*%K do we do it? Money? Fame? Love of the process? What is it? Why do we continue to write screenplays when aside from the outrageously arduous task of getting it even remotely right, the odds of then getting it sold and then made and then becoming a hit are...well doubtful.

Response To WSJ Op-Ed Calling For Bible Education In Public Schools

Rajiv Malhotra | Posted 05.02.2013 | Religion
Rajiv Malhotra

India is the reason for the existence of what later became the United States of America. Certainly, this bit of history should be taught in every American school.

Inauguration, Ritual and Renewal

David Kudler | Posted 03.22.2013 | Politics
David Kudler

On this third Tuesday of January, I will indeed be filled with hope: hope, not in perfection but in perfectability; hope in the ability of our nation and our world to learn from our mistakes and turn from our excesses.

'Where You Stumble, There Your Treasure Is'

Steven Crandell | Posted 02.17.2013 | Healthy Living
Steven Crandell

Please take a moment and reflect. What brings you a sense of wholeness and balance and joy? Where and how did you find it?

The End Approacheth And Recedeth: Apocalypse As Myth

David Kudler | Posted 01.26.2013 | Religion
David Kudler

What is certain is that the ideaĀ of apocalypse -- the myth of the word's end -- exercises a real, enduring power over the human imagination. Not a year goes by when some would-be prophet or other begins counting down to doomsday.

Opposites Attract

Steven Crandell | Posted 12.15.2012 | Healthy Living
Steven Crandell

Opposites are complementary. The contradictory things that most folks believe defeat a project, destroy a dream, or invalidate a theory actually work together to make a whole. To put it another way: What contrasts can also complete.

Religion As A Private Pursuit, Science For Everyone

G. Elijah Dann | Posted 12.13.2012 | Religion
G. Elijah Dann

It's not that these respective advances in the sciences have shown that God doesn't exist. It's rather that these, truly mind-blowing discoveries, can be learned by everyone without losing oneself.

Myth and Its Dangers

Gary Hart | Posted 12.07.2012 | Politics
Gary Hart

Myths play a central role as metaphor in many world religions, but myths in politics are dangerous. They are a conscious hiding place from a changing, challenging, and often uncomfortable new world.

When Bliss Doesn't Pay the Bills

Tom Vander Ark | Posted 11.10.2012 | Healthy Living
Tom Vander Ark

It may be hard to find that one thing that brings flow, experience, deep satisfaction, and the stuff you'd want to do if you didn't need to work. You won't find your bliss if you're not looking for it. You won't find your calling if you're not calling the question on a regular basis. Reflecting

The Mythology Of Burning Man

Derek Beres | Posted 11.05.2012 | Religion
Derek Beres

My sojourn to the festival in the desert verified something: This is the most widespread example that America has at consciously creating a modern mythology.

The Power -- And Study -- Of Myth

David Kudler | Posted 10.20.2012 | Religion
David Kudler

Taught under the various umbrellas of history, anthropology, literature, philosophy, folklore, religion, psychology and other disciplines, mythology is rarely recognized as its own field. To date, only one school offers a graduate program in Mythological Studies.

Are You an Olympic Hero?

Rabbi Daniel Cohen | Posted 10.02.2012 | Healthy Living
Rabbi Daniel Cohen

Millions in the world are watching the Olympics. We are rooting for our home teams and rejoice in the heroics of the athletes. How about you? Do we embody Olympic values in our lives?

Buddha Doodle - 'Lifetime'

Molly Hahn | Posted 09.19.2012 | Good News
Molly Hahn

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Prayer Without Words

Katherine Towler | Posted 09.07.2012 | Religion
Katherine Towler

Prayer offers the opportunity to reach a place beyond the petty cravings and confines of the self. Prayer offers the opportunity to pay attention.

The Hero's Journey: Follow Your Bliss and Doors Will Open

Dennis Merritt Jones | Posted 09.04.2012 | Healthy Living
Dennis Merritt Jones

In the 70s, when I first heard the phrase "follow your bliss," popularized by mythologist Joseph Campbell, it immediately hooked my attention.

What Does It Mean To 'Follow Your Bliss'?

Sura | Posted 08.30.2012 | Healthy Living
Sura

Think less about a "thing" or "goal" that fulfills you and instead the feeling of inner flow it creates within your entire energy field. Moving toward those activities, environments and people that give you a sense of lightness, freedom and expression is a way of living your bliss.

(R)EVOLUTION at TEDXChelsea: A Timely Vehicle to the Paradigm Shift

Lisa Paul Streitfeld | Posted 08.05.2012 | Arts
Lisa Paul Streitfeld

Blindfolding the critic: TEDXChelsea's "The true value of art is rarely what someone will pay for it" catapulted new stars into the art world filame...

Universal Soldiers: Conversations With Donovan and Tommy Roe

Mike Ragogna | Posted 06.05.2012 | Entertainment
Mike Ragogna

"The Beatles and I went to India for ourselves at first because fame had become extraordinarily overwhelming. We turned to ourselves in a way by going to the ashram, learning about ourselves, de-stressing our incredible nervous systems that had been shocked by enormous fame."

How to Change the World: A Breakthrough Idea From the Front Lines

Max Klau | Posted 05.27.2012 | Impact
Max Klau

In this era of urgent challenges and limited resources, we cannot afford well-intentioned but ineffective efforts to address pressing public problems like the high school drop-out crisis.

Oh Yoga! I Know That Change Is Gonna Come

Alanna Kaivalya | Posted 04.24.2012 | Healthy Living
Alanna Kaivalya

We do need external teachers for a while to guide, teach and hone our understanding and skills. But, at some point, all a teacher can do is lead us inward. Like a big cosmic U-turn, the guru is ultimately only trying to lead us home.

Should You Date Outside Your Tribe?

Dr. Ali Binazir | Posted 04.11.2012 | Healthy Living
Dr. Ali Binazir

With Valentine's Day approaching, here's an interesting letter I got recently, applying to both men and women.

Arianna Talks With Bill Moyers About Joseph Campbell, Religion In Politics

Posted 01.13.2012 | Religion

Bill Moyers is known as a veteran journalist as well as a central figure within both the Kennedy and Johnson White House. However, Moyers was also or...

2012: Apocalypse Fatigue

Turnstyle | Posted 02.20.2012 | Impact
Turnstyle

By:Noah Nelson Photo Credit: Image: NASA/Public Domain Earth: it was fun while it lasted. Today is the beginning of the final countdown. We've g...

Meatless Monday: Hero With A Thousand Faces

Ellen Kanner | Posted 02.18.2012 | Green
Ellen Kanner

The pivotal part of the hero's experience, the payoff, is enlightenment. It took Buddha six years to get there. We can get there faster, especially with a diet that's plant-rich, not processed.