"I am not denying the obvious. I am simply suggesting that there is also a 'secret life' to Superman that extends far, far beyond his latest incarnation and 'descent' (or crash landing) into American pop culture." --Jeffrey J. Kripal It takes a big book to encompass between the same two covers … [Read more...]
Metatron – the Mutant, the Mystic (Part 1)
He's an angel, sort of, but more like a god. His name "Metatron" sounds Greek, sort of, but comes down to us written in Hebrew letters. What it might mean in Greek, we don't know, although etymologies have been proposed. In Hebrew it means nothing at all. The name couldn't be more unlike … [Read more...]
Peanuts Comic – A “Peanuts” Mystery
The week before last I blogged on “Peanuts.” Not the most august subject, I know. But there’s something about that comic strip that haunts me, that continues to mystify me. So I’m returning to it today. In my earlier post, I wrote that for the last three decades of the strip’s existence the … [Read more...]
Peanuts Comic – A Lesson From Sally Brown
For my birthday last November, my wife bought me a book called Peanuts Treasury, a collection of weekday and Sunday strips from Peanuts’ glory days. I’ve read them all by now. Yet I keep the book beside me, often when I eat, dipping into it and rereading at random. It reminds me what an … [Read more...]
