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Monthly Archives: December 2007

the virgin of flames

the virgin was important to the people here. not only as a symbol of the adopted religion of Catholicism, but because she was a brown virgin who appeared to a brown saint, Juan Diego. She was also a symbol of justice, of a political spirituality. He had watched every year the procession to her, her [...]

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the Copernican Myths

This is a rather long-winded excerpt but part of a fascinating article “The Copernican Myths” by Mano Singham that I’ve been thinking a lot about lately as well as another million things. It’s important to always question and think critically about what people tell you, and history, which was always presented in such a boring, [...]