“In these fascinating times……”

coronavirus

The Virus and the West’s response to it, are forcing us to rethink many things about ourselves, lives, culture, etc. Our brains are being rewired with this new reality and all the new programming and catch phrases.

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Halcyon & The Christmas Spirit

Halcion is the name of one of the first benzo’s, a class of drugs used to treat insomnia, anxiety, opioid withdrawal, and other issues. But the name Halcyon has a much deeper and more ancient meaning. There is a reason it was chosen as the name of a drug that…

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Rebirth of the Sun – Chanukah

This is the time we celebrate winning a war, killing more people than the other guys and hijacking a major religion by lighting a candelabra, eating potato pancakes and jelly donuts. Yum. We’re taught that Chanukah is a celebration of the “miracle of the oil” when one vial of oil lasted for 8 days, on the Hebrews reclaiming of Solomon’s Temple.

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Spring’s Resurrection

So here are two holidays, where at the end of each, is resurrection. Both related to the Spring Equinox, resurrection & immortality. An egg hunt and a Seder meal seem to be an understatement to the magnitude of these events.

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