“To be the place where the falling angel meets the rising ape”
Death explains the human necessity of belief in fantasies in this scene from the television adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s novel The Hogfather.
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The Sky Meadow Mystery School, Discussed
A conversation about this upcoming residential retreat event in Vermont.
“Anti-Cult: Healing in a Mad World”
A new documentary on the Fit For Service “anti-cult”.
“Glory be to the Bomb, and to the Holy Fallout”
In Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970), a group of mutated, telepathic humans who survived nuclear holocaust have retreated into underground bunkers and evolved a new religion – the worship of the atomic bomb.
“A Sacrifice” (2024)
Synopsis: A psychiatrist must save his daughter from a cult after she falls in love with a boy whose mother is its charismatic leader.
“Scotland’s Wildest Pagan Festival”
A short documentary on Edinburgh’s annual Beltane Fire Festival, a revival of the ancient Celtic custom whose more recent roots dates back to the 1980s, when Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher attempted to crack down on rave culture in the United Kingdom.
“Devotional Arts” with Swan Frayne-Dao
Brendan Graham Dempsey of the Sky Meadow Institute interviews Swan Frayne-Dao, director of the Institute of Devotional Arts. The Institute plans to hold its first American gathering at the Sky Meadow Retreat Center in July.
“Church of the Flying Saucer” (May 2024)
The Church of the Flying Saucer follows Carol Klodie, a former film school student who has hit a slump in her life. By happenstance, she finds a pamphlet under the windshield of her car advertising what seems to be a support group for UFO abductees and alien conspiracy theorists. She finds the pamphlet ridiculous and … Read more“Church of the Flying Saucer” (May 2024)
The Philosophical Silk Road
John Vervaeke and Christopher Mastropietro explore a change of perspective from ‘the religion that is not a religion’ to the philosophical Silk Road. How do we create a meaningful passage between the religions and those who have fallen out of religion? A heartfelt dia-logos and the start of a longer conversation on the subject. Personally, … Read moreThe Philosophical Silk Road