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Don’t let Spring Club you Over the Head

The Meaning of Imbolc Ever heard of the holiday “Imbolc”? Probably definitely not. For starters, it’s really boring. It’s almost certainly ill-timed, and it’s arguably unnecessary. Seriously, I think the even pagans, who ostensibly observe it, are bored to tears by it. Everybody knows about the “quarter days” of the solar calendar—the beginnings of winterContinue reading “Don’t let Spring Club you Over the Head”

Live Free or Die

This post represents the conclusion of a two-part series on slavery and freedom. Part one can be found here. There are those among us who bear no traces of captivity or bondage, no scars from being fractured from one another and within themselves. Accordingly, those to whom this applies rarely, if ever, recognize the existenceContinue reading “Live Free or Die”

Days of Mid-Autumn Part II: Recognition and Gratitude: The Tree of the Ancients

Last Thursday and Friday, in Mexico and elsewhere, the Dia de los Muertos (the Day of the Dead) was celebrated with all the usual fanfare. It is a national holiday there, and everything is closed. The basic premise of the holiday, time set aside to honor those who are dead, is a very simple and ancientContinue reading “Days of Mid-Autumn Part II: Recognition and Gratitude: The Tree of the Ancients”

Days of Mid-Autumn Part I: Recognition: In Praise of Beatification

As All Saint’s Day comes to a close, it may be of some benefit for us to recognize the best among us. If you want to become a saint in the Catholic church, this is what you have to do. First, you must be dead. Then, a powerful bishop who is still alive, has toContinue reading “Days of Mid-Autumn Part I: Recognition: In Praise of Beatification”

It is the Season of Death – Let us Celebrate Together

Summer is gone. Long gone. It’s over. The light is getting low. We haven’t even ended daylight savings time yet, and already it’s dark at what seems an impossibly early hour. The light is getting weak, too. Even the warm days that still roll our way have no staying power. The moment the sun beginsContinue reading “It is the Season of Death – Let us Celebrate Together”