Reflections of a working writer and reader
This is all a novelist needs, nothing exact or precise, but a configuration, something distant that can be mulled over, guessed at, dreamed about, imagined, a set of shadowy relations the writer can begin to put substance on, changing details, adding shape, but using always something, often from years back, that had captured the imagination, or mattered somehow to the hidden self, however fleetingly or mysteriously. Colm Toibin
We have a Mormon running for the White House and an Opus Dei cultist in the UK Cabinet.
This piece from Johann Hari‘s site was originally published in The Independent.
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That was a very interesting article. Thanks for the link!
jb says: Yes, interesting stuff. It’s good to know that someone else thought so.
Wow, great find there.
I’m just beginning to study religion and its connection with modern politics.. article bookmarked for a later essay!
jb says: Keep us posted, Chris.
I’ve developed a bit of a passing interest in this stuff, John, and interesting how little mention goes into the connections of Scientology’s Hubbard with Aleister Crowley- 666, the Beast, etc. Hubbard succeeded Crowley as head of the Ordus Templi Orientis. What do you think of the US electorate being given a choice between two members of this, lets be honest, occult secret society, Skull & Bones, in their last Presidential election?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwPQcS7-dxw&mode=related&search=
Pretty disturbed, and unbelievable that of such substance are our rulers.
Though the unfortunate thing about pointing out such matters being that the self-defence mechanism our minds operate to preserve whatever vision of reality has been formed, tends to conclude that rather than the people in such societies being dangerously nuts, it is the person pointing this out who often tends to be regarded as the crazy one. A kind of inversion of what one would imagine to be a reasonable use of logic.
jb says: You have to say what you see, Andrew.
Would be great to get a christian in their whos background is non denominational, it would be interesting to see the type of choices he or she makes vs those who are from a denominational background
jb says: But who would this guy be experimenting on? The world? Oh, that’s OK, then.
I am found of religion. And I think this remark is right, important. Thanks for it.