I was guided to look into the ancient Mystery Religions, of which the Eleusinian and Orphic are the most famous. The Mysteries were cults whose rites were open only to initiates. Participants were sworn never to disclose what took place and, remarkably, none ever did. What little we know is thanks to historians’ detective work. […]
One week I testified before a U.S. Senate committee. It did not go well and, bowed as well as beaten, my ego limped out of the hearing room. Get your ego out of it. Stand back and look (at it) at a distance. “A ‘God’s-eye’ view?” No, just objectively, as if it were someone else. […]
All this was taking place on a flight to visit my Mom and Dad, who were in their eighties and living in California. Sitting beside me was a nine-year-old girl, traveling alone. She kept looking at me, wondering what I was up to. Ignoring her was unkind, so I stopped praying and chatted with her. […]
