Peacemakers - Looking Over the Shoulders of Rene Girard and Jordan Peterson
Rene Girard would insist that Christianity is unique in that it is an answer to myth. But from outside of Christianity, across the sea, we
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Andrew Gilchrist
- Sep 23, 2019
- 5 min
Like Lost Puppies
Journalism, as a tradition, has never been married to wisdom. Journalism may flirt with the playful Lady Sophia once in a while, even offer
Andrew Gilchrist
- Aug 26, 2019
- 6 min
I Survived An Encounter with a Vampire - Camille Paglia and Northrop Frye
This is the story of how I survived an encounter with a vampire. Vampiress, if the feminine word is more attractive....
Andrew Gilchrist
- Aug 25, 2019
- 1 min
Marvel Family Values - Super Powers, Rationalism, and Sacrifices
Following up on the last post...
Andrew Gilchrist
- Aug 25, 2019
- 5 min
"Just Following Orders" - Abraham's Ideal and Correcting Processes
Experience involves limitations.
This can lead to suffering in life.
To overcome that suffering, one strategy is to aim yourself, aim your
Andrew Gilchrist
- Jul 15, 2019
- 1 min
Northrop Frye - Apocalypse as Difference Between Superstition and Religion
Many people smear superstition and religion together as though they are the same thing. They might say, "Religion is just superstition!"
Andrew Gilchrist
- Jun 12, 2019
- 1 min
Becoming an Author - "Three-Word Poems"
On May 5 I talked about writing at an event just outside Belleville. Retreat Zen is an incredible venue for small-group events,...
Andrew Gilchrist
- Jun 11, 2019
- 1 min
Media Fallout And Education - Paglia, Peterson, and McLuhan
What's the connection between McLuhan & Peterson? What would they talk about if they had the chance to meet? What would McLuhan think...
Andrew Gilchrist
- Apr 8, 2019
- 2 min
Persephone, Aphrodite, Artemis, or Athena
Camille Paglia got really tired of the stereotypes around young women, especially the labels "virgin" and "whore." There's more to the...
Andrew Gilchrist
- Mar 21, 2019
- 2 min
Book Prices Set - Print-Ready in Just a Few Weeks!
The Divine Daughter moved into the next queue with the printer. This means everything is preparing for the final stages. According to my...
Andrew Gilchrist
- Feb 28, 2019
- 2 min
Surveillance Capitalism - The Newest Daughter of the Market System
Are you worried about surveillance capitalism? Shoshana Zuboff certainly is. Zuboff is an academic and researcher from Harvard. In this...
Andrew Gilchrist
- Feb 25, 2019
- 3 min
Gods of the Classroom, Gods of the Marketplace
In Verse 2 (Chapter 2) of the book, I explore four symbolic settings or environments. One could be considered the walled-in and...
Andrew Gilchrist
- Feb 18, 2019
- 1 min
Approval for the Cover
This is the latest (and final, I hope?) proof from the printer for the cover. Let me know what you think? Cheers.
Andrew Gilchrist
- Feb 7, 2019
- 1 min
Why Start with The Oresteia and Agamemnon?
Ralph Williams (a fellow Canadian infatuated with archetypal stories) was a Professor of Literature at the University of Michigan....
Andrew Gilchrist
- Feb 5, 2019
- 2 min
Three Million Christs
Now the angel’s got a fiddle And the devil’s got a harp… Go tell the young messiah What happens to the heart - Leonard Cohen My wife and...
Andrew Gilchrist
- Jan 16, 2019
- 1 min
Not Essentializing... Not Exhausting... Exploring!!
The desire to reduce something to its most essential and simple nature can be very tempting. If we capture an idea's or person's essence...
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