The Spyglass: An Ancient Story For Now
Hello friends, this ancient story is a hidden gem from the Caucasus, and I think it has plenty to tell us. Much of my thinking about technology (a big question on the recent tours) I gathered in my book Smoke Hole (Chelsea Green) a couple of years back. Things have marched on rapidly since then, but here’s the book link:
Smoke Hole: Looking to the Wild in the Time of the Spyglass
And in this new Unherd article, a little reference contained to my recent time in Patmos by Elizabeth Oldfield:
LONDON EVENT – The Lion & the Nightingale: A Defence of Romantic Love
Marylebone Theatre, London, Weds 5th July, 6.30pm doors, £12 ticket at:
07513 883335 or temenosacademy@myfastmail.com
From Inanna to Dermot & Grainne to Tristan & Isolde, romantic love has brought its voltage to the mythic traditions of antiquity, the middle ages and beyond. Combustible, mysterious and often unforgettable, we just can’t keep away from it. In this lecture Dr Shaw draws upon themes, motifs, and lessons from our greatest mythologies of love. Rather than suggesting we veer into more sober territory, Shaw claims knowledge of the full range of such encounters is what helps us deepen into the experience of being human. And through such deepening he asks quite what a ‘Romanticism Come of Age’ might look like?
The Spyglass: An Ancient Story for Now
