MARGARET THATCHER – MESSIAH OR MONSTER? There can’t be many events that more accurately reflect the divided state of global consciousness than Margaret Thatcher’s funeral. Not elections – voting for political leaders tends to reveal what we THINK about things. But we’re at a stage in evolution where thinking no longer serves us. We have […]
So the biggest U.S. cable TV blockbuster of the year is… The Bible. Five two hour programs that cover the story of the world from Genesis to Revelation. Eleven million viewers per episode. Satan looks distinctly Muslim. The fundamentalists are vindicated. Stories, myths, fables, allegories are wonderful vehicles for understanding the world we live in. […]
And no-one gives a rat’s ass. There are a lot of things to get angry about – death by malaria carrying mosquitos, the Aids virus or the crazy new weather. These are pretty much out of our hands or “Acts of God” if you’re a warped fundamentalist. But there’s a new killer on the block […]
21st December 2012 left a few hippies on mountains looking a little confused. The world didn’t end. No spaceships arrived to whisk away the faithful. As usual, it was our interpretation of data that got skewed. We always take everything so damned literally. It’s not the world, but the world as we know it that’s […]
And not just any old Christmas but the last Christmas of the Mayan calendar. So much has been written about the significance of 21st December 2012 – from the literal “It’s the end of the world” to the metaphorical – “It’s the end of the world as we know it” and everything in between. Most […]