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The Deer, the Christ and the magnetism of symbols
By
Robert Moss
The heartfelt responses to my post on the healing gifts of the Deer lead me to talk today about how the power of this living symbol brought outer and inner events together in a magical way. Several years ago, I immersed myself in a study of symbol of the antlered deer in myth and religion.…
Dreaming your exam questions ahead of time
By
Robert Moss
I used to do very well in high school exams. One of the reasons was that I frequently previewed the exam questions in my dreams. When I mentioned this at a talk to the Bermuda Rotary some years ago, a former minister of education in the island government stood up and announced, in a fine…
“Seeking the best”: dream incubation in Egypt
By
Robert Moss
I am reading a wonderful contribution to the anthropology of the imagination by Amira Mittermaier, a professor of religion at the University of Toronto. She has spent many years studying the way that Egyptians today dream and interpret dreams and invite visions and visitations. The result is her book Dreams that Matter: Egyptian Landscapes of…
Honor the Gatekeeper at the New Year
By
Robert Moss
Are you ready for January 1? Maybe you want to spare a thought for what the ancients who named the first month, and made January 1 New Years Day, believed is going on at this time – and for who needs to be celebrated or propitiated at the turning of the year. The Romans gave…
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