Tag Archives: metamorphosis

My Three Metaphors

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Michael Patton

  Temple or tree? Which one is this body of mine? In a recent radio interview*, author Florence Williams said that she used to think of her body as a temple… …but now she thinks of it as a tree. … Continue reading →

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Sock It To Me

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Michael Patton

    Violence comes in many forms.  There are many ways to hurt someone besides conking him over the head. Lately, I’ve been wondering how our new mythology might persuade us—the perpetrators of violence—not to perpetrate… I’m using the “us” … Continue reading →

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Welcoming the Lightning Bolt

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Michael Patton

  According to religious scholar Huston Smith… …interest in the mystical experience is a relatively recent development in our society. The mystics were not part of his formal education.  In a recorded talk, he says… “Though I had an undergraduate … Continue reading →

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