Tag: Divine

The Biblical myth of the Tower of Babel and the complementary Jacob’s Ladder offer contrasting biblical insights into the nature of belief systems. The Tower of Babel cautions against authoritarian attempts to unify belief at the cost of diversity, illustrating how such efforts can lead to con...

The history of Navaratri is intricately linked to Hindu mythology. One of the most well-known stories associated with Navaratri is the legend of the goddess Durga and her battle against the demon Mahishasura. According to this myth, the demon Mahishasura, who could change his form at will, wreaked h...

For as long as I can remember, I was a proud atheist. So much so that when I attended my sister’s communion as a teenager, I stubbornly stayed seated, unwilling to walk up to the front to partake in the ritual. My grandfather gave me a furious look. My whole family didn’t understand why ...

I was never a huge fan of the Legend of Zelda games, mainly because I was terrible at them. I couldn’t get past the 8th castle in the first quest of the original NES game (never mind the second), try though I might as a child, in college, and another attempt in my early 30s. Then I tried Zelda...

I remember vividly the first time that I saw Amma, the hugging saint, over a decade ago. Born Mata Amritanandamayi, Amma (which means “mother”) travels the world (or did until covid) giving people hugs. The experience is called darshan, or vision of God. A friend had suggested I ...

Do you ever feel like setting New Year’s resolutions, goals, intentions, or even choosing a word for the year sets you up to play the character of Cinderella at the King’s ball? There is a natural sense of anticipation and excitement that comes with the prospect of the new year. New b...

I am the sun shining for the day the moon in the night that glows the flowers that blossom the winds which do blow I am greater than the greatest and lesser than the least the first and the last the fast and too the feast all that you will ever see and all that can be seen all that has e...