I just came up with the story for my next entheotainment. It’s a mashup of Jesus Christ Superstar , Moulin Rouge , Romeo and Juliet , and the myths of Osiris and Orpheus. It was inspired by the fact that in the Christian myth Jesus’ mother and love interest share the same name, which suggests a degree of ambiguity in the differentiation of their characters, psychologically-speaking. It also draws on a motif found in various Goddess mythologies: the Goddess has a consort, the Horned God, who is both Her lover, and Her son. This lover is killed, and must be brought back to life. The show starts with Jesus emerging from the desert. He is only eighteen years old. While being baptized in the river Jordan by his cousin John, Jesus had a vision of God telling him his destiny. It had so terrified him he’d fled into the desert, where he fasted and prayed and tried to come to grips with the experience. In the New Testament stories, he manages to get into alignment with the Divine Will. He retu
Planning on shooting a commentary video tonight. Here, just for the record, is the transcription of my narration of yesterday's ceremony. It was incredible. All praise to the One Who Makes It All Possible. I love you, Ma! 2021-03-27 – Ceremony Transcription 0:00 Hey! Oh shoot, I didn’t hook up the microphone, hopefully this will record okay. I’m in the middle of a ceremony, just about to start the StereoMyth. So far, so good. Encountered significant resistance early on. But not in a way that bothers me. I came up with a new mantra: “I’m free to enjoy myself. I am safe in the arms of my beloved, the Great Goddess.” I just kept repeating it over and over again. I hit points where I would see twisted things, like sheep torn apart, spatters of blood everywhere, a corpse in a bathtub, blood on the walls, and I could feel the tension in my body and heart, that fear, and I simply did not allow it to get to me. And now I feel pretty good! So, I’m free to enjoy myself. 12:35