11.19.2004
Morning musings
If the highest aim of religion/spirituality is to inspire the individual to better him/herself (and I think it is), then what could be more inspirational to that end than the development of a personal mythology? Surely one of the functions of myth throughout human history has been to provide a model of conduct, be it a model of what to aspire to or what to abstain from; should we be held to take that inspiration only from officially sanctioned sources, or be free to take our fill of inspiration when and where and how we will? I vote for the latter. I’ve found much pleasure in ancient tales, but have always found just as much spiritual sustenance in places some (okay, most) might find odd or even sacrilegious.
Either I’m on the edge of a revolution here, or I’m nuts. Maybe there’s no difference.
The Serpent and the Moon 
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