> > I honestly doubt there would be anything like the same interest > > in Zen or Jesus or such if this list were European-centred rather > > than American. In this neck of the woods, mysticism & the God > > immanent & transcendent are embarassingly old hat. > > > There's a moment in the Joseph Campbell power of Myth video series where > Moyers asks Campbell what he thinks will become of the world if a new > mythology (religion) doesn't take hold in the modern world. Campbell > responds, " Why just look at the New York Times on any given day. There's > your result of a lack of an overiding mythology" > > embarrasssingly old hat? Hmmmm.... More embarrsssing than the state of > modern humanity? Yes ... especially if you take religion to simply mean `something to believe in'. It's not unreasonable to say that such things as the interest in UFOs or angels - or indeed, talkshows or mass media magazines - have become their own form of religion. It's the same feelings expressed in a different way. Camille verona_beach@geocities.com @ THE ARTS HOLE www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Theater/6442 @ THE INVERTED FOREST www.angelfire.com/pa/invertedforest