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Tag Archives: myth
Moon Child (El niño de la luna) — 1989: A Boy God Lost in a Human World
Agustí Villaronga’s El niño de la luna presents a group of orphans entangled in a secret project called “Moonchild,” which aims to summon a divine being through esoteric means. David (Enrique Saldaña), a young orphan with telekinetic powers, is adopted … Continue reading
Adonis
Before, the petty, jealous, and sadistic mountain jinni Yahweh appropriated the title “Adonai” in a bid to lord over our sphere, the handsome, ever-young Boy God Adonis was worshiped by the Phoenicians, and in the unspoken mysteries of the Greek … Continue reading
The Chosen One (El elegido) — 2023: A Modern Myth of the Boy God
Netflix’s The Chosen One (“El elegido”) is more than just another graphic novel screen adaptation. This 2023 six-episode series, starring Bobby Luhnow, is a stunning, sun-drenched journey that skillfully blends adolescent friendship drama with profound theological questions, carving out its … Continue reading
The Five Thresholds of Desire
I. The Descent into Matter When the uncorrupted desire of the gods penetrates matter, it becomes ensnared in time and space with only one hope of ever escaping. That hope rests with the human soul. Allegorically, this is Eros having … Continue reading
A Gift of Scandinavian Fairy Tales
A Christmas in the early 1970s I received from my uncle a book that I cherished for many years until, sadly, I “put the ways of childhood behind me” and lost my gift. It was an illustrated collection of Scandinavian … Continue reading
