Here's a new video just published entitled "On the Trail of St. Christopher."
The 25th of July is traditionally the day set aside in Western literalist Christianity for the Feast of St. Christopher and the veneration of this figure -- although around 1969 this particular feast was removed from the calendar due to doubts regarding the historicity of the story of Christopher's life.
Despite this setback, St. Christopher remains one of the most popular of saints.
Recently, I received a question on social media from an insightful individual who asked whether the story of Christopher carrying travelers across a river -- and in particular the most famous part of the Christopher legend, in which he carries the Christ Child across the river -- might have something to do with carrying the Sun across the Milky Way.
See my investigation of the celestial foundations of the St. Christopher story in this new video, and please share with those for whom the above message might be positive and helpful.
I am convinced that when we understand that the world's ancient myths, scriptures and sacred stories are based on celestial metaphor, we can (and should) still go to them for their profound wisdom and message for our lives -- and that we retain all their positive aspects -- while at the same time we should realize that this understanding undermines the negative aspects of literalist dogma which teaches that the literalist Christian scriptures and tradition have an exclusive claim to "truth" and historicity (they obviously do not, being based on the same ancient world-wide system of celestial metaphor which underlies the myths of cultures around the globe).
In other words, we keep all of the positives while letting go of the negatives.
I hope you will enjoy this new video -- thank you so much for your interest in, and support of, my work!
