Two Miles High

The Town Square

Paris

"And really, the reason we think of death in celestial terms is that the visible firmament, especially at night (above our blacked-out Paris with the gaunt arches of its Boulevard Exelmans and the ceaseless Alpine gurgle of desolate latrines), is the most adequate and ever-present symbol of that vast

From Russia with Love

A Fire in Oxford Street

The fire broke out early evening in Oxford Street in the offices above a store, when irate customers complained that the notes they had received at the cash register had turned into blank pieces of paper. Police have not commented on their investigations, which are considered unsolved at this time.

The Tarot

As with all magic symbols, the power of the Tarot lies in the unexpected meanings we generate when we encounter them. Divination is not about what is in the cards but what is inherent in us. Click on a card... The Juggler (Magician), the female Pope, the Empress, the Emperor,

Astrology

In Western (tropical) astrology I am a Double Gemini (Sun and Moon) with Sagittarius Rising. In Indian (sidereal) astrology I am a Taurus. No way. In Chinese astrology, I am Year of the Wood Horse (Fire Sign), with the Snake (another Fire Sign) as my lunar/inner animal and a

A Tale of Two Women Chapter Opener

A Tale of Two Women

Malinche as the Virgin of Guadalupe

The Age of Consent Chapter Opener

The Age of Consent

Adam and Eve and the Forbidden Fruit

Angel Incarnate Chapter Opener

Angel Incarnate

Leonardo da Vinci and the Pleasure of Boys

Beauty & the Beast Chapter Opener

Beauty & the Beast

AIDS Metaphors and Other Things

Dreaming of the Virgin Mary Chapter Opener

Dreaming the Virgin Mary

Theodora and the Architecture of the Divine

From Russia with Love Chapter Opener

From Russia with Love

The Devil in London

Homer's Women Chapter Opener

Homer's Women

Why did it take Odysseus 19 Years to Get Home from Troy?

The House of Incest Chapter Opener

The House of Incest

Anaïs Nin and the Poisoned Sperm

How to Look at a Naked Lady Chapter Opener

How to Look at a Naked Lady

How Lady Godiva Got a Tax Break

Immortal Beloved Chapter Opener

Immortal Beloved

Beethoven’s Love Letters

The Judgment of Paris Chapter Opener

The Judgment of Paris

How Ninon de Lenclos Cheated the Devil

Kama Sutra Chapter Opener

Kama Sutra

A Spiritual Fable of Eunuchs and Orgasms

Letters from Africa Chapter Opener

Letters from Africa

Angels and Wheels over Zion

Life as Opera Chapter Opener

Life as Opera

From Lola Montez to Mata Hari

Loki's Children Chapter Opener

Loki's Children

A Scientific Fable of Runes and Ragnarök

Oz is China Chapter Opener

Oz is China

A Political Fable of Chinese Dragons and White Tigers

Poison Pen Letters Chapter Opener

Poison Pen Letters

The Strange Tale of Agatha Christie

Precious Bodily Fluids Chapter Opener

Precious Bodily Fluids

Shakespeare's Worst Italian Plays

Sacred Prostitute Chapter Opener

Sacred Prostitute

Mary Magdalene: Was She or Wasn’t She?

Spinster Chapter Opener

Spinster

Why Jane Austen Never Married

The Sorcerer's Apprentice Chapter Opener

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Melville, Mormons and Moby-Dick