God created a perfect world by creating a space of order in the midst of the waters of chaos. Adam and Eve then placed a siphon in the waters and began to suck. Thinking they were drawing a divine bath they ended up drowning the planet in a devastating flood.
God told Adam and Eve that He would allow a…..
I have always loved the sea. I remember making my way down to Huntington Beach many times during my residency when my stress level began to rise. I would just stand on the shoreline and stare out at the vast ocean beyond and watch my worries and cares recede with each subsequent wave. It is really quite astonishing…..
I find it fascinating that most ancient creation stories begin with a preexistent primordial watery chaos which then spontaneously gives birth to a series of gods whose job it is to bring order to the cosmos. These gods hold up the skies, support the earth, control the weather, and regulate fertility, but when not properly appeased, abandon their posts and allow…..
In the popular 1960’s television show, Get Smart, our hero, Maxwell Smart and his organization Control, were locked in a weekly battle with the evil organization, Kaos. While it lacked a certain philosophical gravitas, it still serves to remind us of the ongoing struggle we face every day of our lives. We also want to control the chaos in our world, and while it may be as…..