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Returning to the Shaman to Move Forward

In a taped lecture by Alan Watts, he discussed a 1957 paper by mythologist Joseph Campbell, “The Symbol Without Meaning” In it, Campbell…

Jul 7, 2023

Returning to the Shaman to Move Forward

Jul 7, 2023

Bruce McGraw

The Dog Whisperer and the Ego

Have you ever watched Cesar Milan’s show, The Dog Whisperer? Its newest rendition is called Better Human, Better Dog. It’s very spiritual…

Jun 30, 2023

The Dog Whisperer and the Ego

Jun 30, 2023

Bruce McGraw

The Nihilism in the Video, A Trip to Infinity

My sister told me about the Netflix video, A Trip to Infinity, and suggested I might find it interesting. So, I made a plan to watch it.

Jun 16, 2023

The Nihilism in the Video, A Trip to Infinity

Jun 16, 2023

Bruce McGraw

The Next Five Years

The next five years, in terms of climate change, could be brutal. Wading through the beginning of this article could also be brutal. But if…

Jun 9, 2023

The Next Five Years

Jun 9, 2023

Bruce McGraw

Free Will vs. Spiritual Determinism

In my last article, linked here, I reviewed an internationally renowned expert on the Western tradition’s philosophical and mystical roots…

Jun 2, 2023

Free Will vs. Spiritual Determinism

Jun 2, 2023

Bruce McGraw

Empedocles and Spiritual Determinism

When I began writing this series on Peter Kingsley’s view of Empedocles, I thought it would be just one article. Now I am on my fifth…

May 26, 2023

Empedocles and Spiritual Determinism

May 26, 2023

Bruce McGraw

Divine Madness

At the end of my last article on Empedocles, he claimed that the only way to make our way through the illusions of this finite material…

May 19, 2023

Divine Madness

May 19, 2023

Bruce McGraw

Empedocles and the Garden of Eden

This is my third article on Empedocles’ story of the cosmos and the soul. In the first one, I laid out the basics of the story. You can…

May 12, 2023

Empedocles and the Garden of Eden

May 12, 2023

Bruce McGraw

Empedocles: Cosmologist and Magician: Part II

In my last article, “Empedocles: Cosmologist and Magician,” linked , I laid out Empedocles’ story of the cosmos and his story of the soul…

May 5, 2023

Empedocles: Cosmologist and Magician: Part II

May 5, 2023

Bruce McGraw

Empedocles: Cosmologist and Magician

It’s interesting to look back in history some 2500 years and see how far we haven’t come. Empedocles was an ancient Greek philosopher who…

Apr 28, 2023

Empedocles: Cosmologist and Magician

Apr 28, 2023

Bruce McGraw

Bruce McGraw

I am a college professor who taught, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Humanities and Mythology. I wrote a book: The Magical Universe. https://www.amazon.com/Magic

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