Marla Vendret
Author of Romantic Fantasy & Mythos
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"As long as you are not aware of the continual law of Die and Be Again, you are merely a vague guest on a dark Earth."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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This morning I woke up feeling a desperate need to pray. As many of you know, I abandoned my faith about 5 years ago so when these moments come upon me, I have several options: a) psychoanalyze the reason behind the need; b) give into the need and pray to "whatever;" or c) ignore it. 
In humanity’s far distant past people curiously observed the world around them and learned to live in rhythm with it. The universe, including the heavens, land, rivers,rocks, plants, trees, and animals; all of nature was alive and imbued with spirit. They observed the cycles of the moon and developed rituals as participants in its mysteries. They created stories explaining the cyclical changes of the moon, and its connection to the seasons.
If lottery players are any indication, most people, and I include myself, have waited on miracles in one form or another. For most of my life, as a matter of fact, I waited on the “will of God.” It wasn’t always big things; sometimes I sweated over the small stuff. During times of severe money problems, I prayed for a financial miracle…and once I actually got it. 
It would be easy to regard this topic as simply an intellectual discourse and never realize the true importance of symbolism to mankind. I’d like to correct that misrepresentation right now. Symbols are important. More important than many of us would like to give them credit for. They, quite simply, give us hope.
It’s been a long time since I’ve been fascinated with anything like I used to be fascinated with my faith. That has now changed. To say I’m enthralled with Man and his Symbols by Carl Jung is a vast understatement. The book is mesmerizing and I can scarcely put it down long enough to go to work.