Francis RosenfeldinA Year and A DayNovember — The Manifestation of GodAt the end of November, nature had finally settled into its cold season slumber. There was a chill in the air, a chill whose fingers got…Aug 6
Marc-Anthony WidmannVictor Turner: “Liminality” and the Transformative Power of RitualsIn the last article, I dealt with the social function of the ritual based on the considerations of Émile Durkheim. While Durkheim’s focus…Mar 29
Kinde NebekerUbuntu: Leaning Into the Shadows Togetherwritten October 31, 2014 • [#20 from Ten Years of Writing]Jul 31Jul 31
David A. PalmerinThe New MindscapeDeath: A Passage in LifeFunerals as Rites of PassageFeb 9, 2021Feb 9, 2021
Jim LaBateWhat I Remember — From Fourth Grade (1960–1961)I’ve heard it said that a child remembers nothing from his or her first three years. I’ve also heard it said that old people like myself —…Jul 29Jul 29
Francis RosenfeldinA Year and A DayNovember — The Manifestation of GodAt the end of November, nature had finally settled into its cold season slumber. There was a chill in the air, a chill whose fingers got…Aug 6
Marc-Anthony WidmannVictor Turner: “Liminality” and the Transformative Power of RitualsIn the last article, I dealt with the social function of the ritual based on the considerations of Émile Durkheim. While Durkheim’s focus…Mar 29
Kinde NebekerUbuntu: Leaning Into the Shadows Togetherwritten October 31, 2014 • [#20 from Ten Years of Writing]Jul 31
Jim LaBateWhat I Remember — From Fourth Grade (1960–1961)I’ve heard it said that a child remembers nothing from his or her first three years. I’ve also heard it said that old people like myself —…Jul 29
Ken ThurHow High to Jump From?The graceful, art-deco Rainbow Bridge arches across the American River just down river from Folsom Dam and The Prison, linking my hometown…Jul 22, 2020
Theodore McDowellinWrite Under the MoonRites of PassageI stood over my father, my cheek scarred with dirtJul 2619
David McCallumWhat are Bucks Parties All About?A random topic this Week because last weekend was my son Max’s Bucks party and its taken a bit of getting over.Nov 19, 2022