Captain Ahab’s obsessive hunt for Moby Dick was driven by the thirst for revenge. The great white whale had maimed Ahab – in soul as well as body. Ahab was consumed by the passion to restore his sense of self, and make himself whole again, by killing his nemesis – a compulsion that his wooden leg never lets weaken. America’s …
Expanding Mind – Lucifer Revising – 10.29.15
A talk with author Peter Grey about radical witchcraft, the trouble with neopaganism, and the devilish twists and turns of the story of Lucifer that animates his new historical study, Lucifer: Princeps. http://scarletimprint.com/
Warren Buffett’s Mobile Home Empire Preys on the Poor
Denise Pitts walked into the pawn shop not far from where she bought her mobile home in Knoxville, Tennessee, and offered up her wedding rings for $100. Her marriage wasn’t over, but her husband was battling cancer and, Pitts said, her mortgage company told her the only way to keep a roof over his head would be to sell everything …