C.G. Jung presented the world with many ideas, several of which are still provocative. At the same time, he was also a product of his times, and… Read more “Keep Marching: Ending the Myth of Binary Sexuality”
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Li Ban, The Mermaid Saint.
Like the famous Scottish Loch Ness, Ireland’s largest freshwater lake, Lough Neagh, had a mythological creature of its own – a mermaid known as Li Ban. However,… Read more “Li Ban, The Mermaid Saint.”
Binary Gender is a Myth.
Human sexual biology comes in a spectrum, with male and female biological components. This range varies between each individual and includes the significant percentage of population that… Read more “Binary Gender is a Myth.”
Niobe: a Broken Heart in Guise of Shattered Stone
Do you remember Tantalus? He was punished to stand for all eternity in a pool of water, under a branch of low hanging fruit. Whenever he bent… Read more “Niobe: a Broken Heart in Guise of Shattered Stone”
Pythagoras: Death by Beans
Many of us in modern society remember Pythagoras from early high school geometry as we desperately tried to figure out the hypotenuse of right-angled triangles. However, in… Read more “Pythagoras: Death by Beans”
Everything I say is a Lie: Epimenides the Cretan and the Liar’s Paradox
Let me preface this brief text by noting that words can hurt, and be harmful. Please forgive my use of the word ‘Cretan’, as it has become… Read more “Everything I say is a Lie: Epimenides the Cretan and the Liar’s Paradox”
Happy New Years! From Sumeria to Lemon Pigs
Looking for some age-old traditions to ring in the (Western) New Year on Jan 1st? Many people don’t realize that the Jan 1st date is a relatively… Read more “Happy New Years! From Sumeria to Lemon Pigs”
The Magi: Bones and All
Christian or not, it’s hard to escape the imagery of the Three Magi coming to anoint the baby Jesus. From nativity scenes to the Feast of the… Read more “The Magi: Bones and All”
The Rounder the Belly, the Harder it is to Slit! Beware Frau Perchta
Frau Perchta is a folkloric figure from the Alpine region, one that rewards the good and punishes the bad around Winter festival time. Like most folkloric figures,… Read more “The Rounder the Belly, the Harder it is to Slit! Beware Frau Perchta”
Greeting from Krampus!
For every Yin, there is a Yang. Every time the Beatles sang that they ‘want(ed) to hold your hand’, there was a Mick Jagger swaggering on a… Read more “Greeting from Krampus!”