"This commentary is not part of the Credo,
but is one interpretation of certain elements of it.
In particular, it deals with those concepts that I feel may be in need of further clarification.
These are my interpretations of those words.
Other interpretations are of course possible."
(My own feeling is that the Credo is quite
straightforward without additional clarification,
but I think Harrison did a nice job with this.)
"Why not do as Quentin Smith suggests,
"if you have religious
feelings
then direct them upon what actually exist,
our universe, all
human beings and all life forms."
or like Frederick Edwords
member of AHA,
he suggest that secular myth could function as
supportive emotive expressions
that help us to live a
good life."
a page on "Biopanentheism,
the belief that Life and Mind are fundamental,
not incidental, to existence."
I don't agree 100% with these guys
Pantheism -- quick intro with the idiosyncratic interpretation
that Reality is "not a harsh external Sky God but a
compassionate and even vulnerable Earth Goddess."
On a quote from G.K. Chesterton, included in
The Riddle of Joy by G.K. Chesterton and C.S. Lewis.
"The quotation you seek is a prose passage from Chesterton's little book, William Blake, for the "Popular Library of Art" (1910). ... See page 131 of the first edition."
"We all feel the riddle of the earth without anyone to point it out. The mystery of life is the plainest part of it."
It is quite interesting to note this sentiment being expressed not only by Chesterton (well known as an apologist for Christianity),
but by "religious" thinkers of other stripes -- for example in Taoism and various Indian (broadly, "Hindu") schools, and additionally by the Scientific Pantheists (a non-theistic creed) as well as by various scientists of generally "materialist"/"naturalistic"/"atheist" worldviews.
Apparently the assertion of the Scientific Pantheists that feelings of awe, reverence, and wonder are ubiquitous and perfectly natural is well-founded.
Mare Nubium. Umbriel.
Mare Imbrium. Ariel.
Et itur ad astra.
Et itur ad astra.
Mare Undarum. Io. Vela.
Mirabile dictu. Mirabilia.
Mirabile visu. Mirabilia.
Et itur ad astra.
Et itur ad astra.
Sempervirent. Rosetum.
Afer Ventus. Zephyrus.
Volturnus. Africus.
Et itur ad astra.
Et itur ad astra.
Etesiarum. Eurus.
terragena
Suus cuique mos. Suum cuique.
Meus mihi, suus cuique carus.
Mememto, terrigena.
Mememto, vita brevis.
Meus mihi, suus cuique carus.
Sea of Clouds. Umbriel.
Sea of Showers. Ariel.
And we go to the stars.
And we go to the stars.
Sea of Waves. Io. Vela.
Wonderful to relate. Marvels.
Wonderful to see. Wonders.
And we go to the stars.
And we go to the stars.
Evergreen. A rose garden.
African Wind. Zephyrus.
Volturnus. Africus.
And we go to the stars.
And we go to the stars.
Etesiarum. Eurus.
Each has its own habits. Each its own.
Mine to me, its own to each is dear.
Remember, life is earth-born.
Remember, it is brief.
Mine to me, its own to each is dear.
Afer Ventus by Enya, lyrics by Roma Ryan.
From the album Shepherd Moons.
Translation and notes by Larry M. Jordan, Magnus Olsson, Mauro Cicognini, Custodio,
Giles Armstrong, Konrad Schroder, Aidan Hollinshead, Edith Hamilton
(posted by Nate Scherer),
Graham at the University of Delaware, and unknown persons.
Notes later completely reworked by Daniel Quinlan.
Here
(Or
here)
Notes/Forward by Roma Ryan to the
Shepherd Moons music book
here
(Wouldn't this make a heck of a theme song
for the film Contact
?)
