THE ANCIENT GREEK GODS WERE KNOWN TO BE AUTONOMOUS POWERS who were able to overwhelm mortal humans at any moment. Modern depth psychology tells us that human emotions are also autonomous powers that, like the ancient gods, are able to overwhelm us — at any moment. Does it seem a bit much to liken our …
Peeking Behind the Mask
WHAT DO IVY, GRAPE VINES, LIONS, BEARS, BULLS, AND MASKS HAVE IN COMMON? They’re all associated with Dionysus in ancient myth, literature, and art. Dionysus is not simply the god of wine. He cannot be reduced to the jovial, tipsy Bacchus immortalized in the Disney treatment of Beethoven’s “Pastoral” in Fantasia — although that is …
Soul Spirit Wisdom 