The real gold is deeper down. That's why theology saves the day (almost) every time.
My problem is, when does theology stop and playing mind games with oneself begin? That's why I left, because the mental contortions of "well, this really means that, and that doesn't mean this, and such-and-such is a metaphor for whosit, and this bit here is a relic of a tribal society in which women were chattel" became so...exhausting that I felt like I was spending all my time in church mining, as it were, and just not coming up with enough gold. This is not to say anything against theology, which I love, but in practice I guess I need religion that don't require so much translation, that will speak to what Starhawk calls "Younger Self": the aspect of human spirituality that responds to myths and stories and symbols without intellectual mediation. Which is why I'm still interested in Christian theology but not so much in church.
I'm practicing just writing about my new ideas, not waiting for them to miraculously firm up in my head.
I usually make major discoveries when I write down my ideas about something rather than just mulling them. That's why I journal so much. It really helps me synthesize and organize and all those other good -ize words. I look forward to reading more mullings-over from you. :-)
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Date: 2006-05-04 02:44 pm (UTC)My problem is, when does theology stop and playing mind games with oneself begin? That's why I left, because the mental contortions of "well, this really means that, and that doesn't mean this, and such-and-such is a metaphor for whosit, and this bit here is a relic of a tribal society in which women were chattel" became so...exhausting that I felt like I was spending all my time in church mining, as it were, and just not coming up with enough gold. This is not to say anything against theology, which I love, but in practice I guess I need religion that don't require so much translation, that will speak to what Starhawk calls "Younger Self": the aspect of human spirituality that responds to myths and stories and symbols without intellectual mediation. Which is why I'm still interested in Christian theology but not so much in church.
I'm practicing just writing about my new ideas, not waiting for them to miraculously firm up in my head.
I usually make major discoveries when I write down my ideas about something rather than just mulling them. That's why I journal so much. It really helps me synthesize and organize and all those other good -ize words. I look forward to reading more mullings-over from you. :-)