The Examined Life

The Battleground of the Mind

The musical Hadestown has a line spoken by Hermes in the reprise of the song Wait For Me: [HERMES, spoken]Meanest dog you’ll ever meet -It ain’t the hound dog in the street.He bares his teeth and tears your skinBut brother, that’s the worst of him.The dog you really got to dreadIs the one that howls…

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The Silent Weapon

Silence can be a calming yet scary word. We love the tranquility of the waters but shudder to think about spending days in silence. This post offers a new perspective on how we can look at silence in our lives.

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Death: An Old Friend

Death is an old friend, that many times we never speak of. It comes in its mystery but is always dependable in its actions. One of my favourite depictions of death and the dead is from Greek mythology when Hades, the god of the underworld, snatches Persephone away down, because that is the characteristic of…

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