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Flights of the lonely swan: dreaming in Indian sacred texts
By
Robert Moss
The epics and sacred texts of India are filled with dreams. The earliest Indian references to dreams, in the Rig Veda (c 1200 BCE) aren’t cheery. They involve scary things – being robbed, being attacked by a wolf, being raped – that can spill over into waking reality. The verses include formulas of protection, to…
When Massachusetts banned Christmas
By
Robert Moss
The Grinch stole Christmas in Massachusetts – for 22 years. The Puritans banned Christmas and its observance was illegal from 1659 until 1681. Their motivation was stated by the Reverend Increase Mather as follows: “The early Christians who first observed the Nativity on December 25 did not do so thinking that Christ was born in…
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