J. Albert Harrill. Paul the Apostle: His Life and Legacy in Their Roman Context. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012. “I do not understand my own actions.” —Paul, Epistle to the Romans 7:15 I didn’t either. It was the beginning of 1970; I was 22 years old, taking a year off between … [Read more...]
Prophetic Dreams – Mark Twain, Sigmund Freud, and “Blackhawk” Comics (Part 3)
(This is a continuation of last week's post.) The Freudian idea of dreams, in a nutshell: The essence of the dream is wish-fulfillment. As transient dwellers in a world not exactly designed for our individual satisfactions, each of us is bound to harbor a host of intense and vital wishes, … [Read more...]
Prophetic Dreams – Mark Twain, Sigmund Freud, and “Blackhawk” Comics (Part 2)
I posted last week about Mark Twain's precognitive dream of his brother's death. This week I'll talk about my own prophetic dream--the one I had when I was 9 years old, or possibly 10. Of a "Blackhawk" comic book. Remember "Blackhawk"? If you're younger than about 55, you almost certainly … [Read more...]
Prophetic Dreams – Mark Twain, Sigmund Freud, and “Blackhawk” Comics (Part 1)
In 1858, Mark Twain had a prophetic dream of the death of his brother. In 1958, or possibly a year or so earlier, I experienced a prophetic dream of my own, on a subject vastly more banal. Specifically, a full-page panel of a "Blackhawk" comic book. Samuel Clemens--Twain's original name--was a … [Read more...]
Freud, Jung, Lindbergh – “More Things In Heaven and Earth …”
A friend sends the following comment on the story of Jung and Lindbergh and the UFOs, which I talked about in my last post: “I imagine Jung was very aware that he was conversing with an aviator, not a psychologist, and moreover a person not likely to follow or grasp the approach Jung took to … [Read more...]
