It?s Good Friday, 2002, about seven in the evening. Since I was about ten and beginning to wake up to the meaning of the gospel, this day has had profound meaning for me. Today again, the passion has been much in my thoughts. I?ve been thinking about the mystery of compassion as it is revealed in the life of Jesus, and how, for me, it is the core of his message.
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For Easter, Whitley Strieber offers a journal entry about the meaning of faith. And if you think you know what that’s about, you’d better read this remarkable and unique statement.Click here.
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This beautiful image of the Caduceus of Asclepius was created for Dreamland by our staff artist, Dana Augustine. Click on the image to see it full size. This has been posted in connection with our discussion on March 30 with William Henry, author of the Ark of the Christos.
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Black and white words on a page, as well as the sounds of words or numbers being spoken, turn into colors in the mind of a middle-aged man. ?Two? is blue and ?traffic? is both blue and brown. He has synesthesia ? an altered state of perception in which printed words and numbers seem to burst with color, flavors take on shapes and the spoken language turns into a mental rainbow. For people with synesthesia, a printed page is never black and white ? it?s red, orange, blue, beige, pink and green.
?This is an alternate perception,? says Thomas Palmeri, a Vanderbilt University psychologist. ?He is normal ? a highly successful, intelligent man ? and he suffers no problems from this unique wiring of the brain.?
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