Jul 17, 2022
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The Opiate of the Masses
I am at Bachkovo, the 11th century Bulgarian monastery on the outskirts of Plovdiv. A friend has taken me there, someone I met by chance as I meet most people when I travel.
Struck by the drama: the pools of light, the gestures, the icons, the incense, the bearded priest, the candles in the dark…..the seriousness of the believers who this day are celebrating a baptism,
