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Reflections of an Old Liberal

Two hundred years ago Bonaparte was liberating and enlightening the world, and if this meant enslaving the French, well, C'est la guerre. A century and two later Teddy Roosevelt and his cousin Franklin, Woody Wilson and his Bush league admirers, were acting out their own Napoleonic fantasies, more bland at home if more brutal and barbaric to their subjects far afield. America's latest (if not the last) imperial adventure was the first to invoke the danger of domestic liberty: Our freedom makes us a soft target for terrorism; They hate us because we're free; God hates us because we're free. ( Read more... )

©2006 FP Purcell

Who, Me?

You are The Hierophant

Divine Wisdom. Manifestation. Explanation. Teaching.

All things relating to education, patience, help from superiors.The Hierophant is often considered to be a Guardian Angel.

The Hierophant's purpose is to bring the spiritual down to Earth. Where the High Priestess between her two pillars deals with realms beyond this Earth, the Hierophant (or High Priest) deals with worldly problems. He is well suited to do this because he strives to create harmony and peace in the midst of a crisis. The Hierophant's only problem is that he can be stubborn and hidebound. At his best, he is wise and soothing, at his worst, he is an unbending traditionalist.

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