Some Saw the Moon as Representing Creation, Yearning for the Divine, Some Saw the Moon as Almost Divine Herself
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Some Saw the Moon as Representing Creation, Yearning for the Divine, Some Saw the Moon as Almost Divine Herself
Cultures that sustain cohesive mythological images connect individuals to the four orders of mystery: the transcendent (the gods), the environment (their home in nature), the tribe (the social fabric), and their own psychological grounding (personal identity). History is not kind to such mythic images, however. The luster of the gods fades, and
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XVIII. 月 XVIII. The Moon
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Many of the greatest Medieval and Renaissance paintings can also be seen as a form of imaginative soul-craft. Raphael’s School of Athens, for example, is imprinted on my soul (through endless gawping at the poster of it on my wall). It’s a portal between the sensory and the spiritual world, connecting us to Raphael’s ideal city, where the
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