Becker points out all political scapegoating is essentially a religious ritual. It is the act of embodying all the evil in the world and all the injustice in the state onto one easily discernible object. An object that then must be destroyed to destroy the evil it symbolizes.
An essay on the religious aspect of money, man’s innate denial of death and quest for more life. Has gold replaced God in today’s society?
Ernest Becker shows us the dark psychological roots of our desire to give and make gifts. Heroism and guilt form the psychology of gifts.
Anattā, which many people translate as ‘the theory of no-self’ should more rightly be translated as ‘the no-theory of self’. To understand this teaching means to completely transform your outlook on the world in a way that is difficult to describe in words.
A contemplation on ancient insight from Vedic India.
What does the story of the wounded craftsman tell us about our deepest insecurities? And how has our modern age given a new meaning to this timeless tale?
What have we got to learn from the ancient laws of magic in modern times? And what have we lost in our obsession with reason and understanding?
