The Daily: 11 December 2024

Yesterday was the Republican Roman festival of Lux Mundi. Friday is the feast day of Santa Lucia. This is a time for light. Lux Mundi translates into "the light of the world". This day honored Libertas, the bringer of light. Libertas was the personification of freedom, metaphorical light rather than actual light, and she is… Continue reading The Daily: 11 December 2024

The Daily: 12 November 2024

When I was a young adult, I found November difficult, a month of endurance, of feeling increasingly irritable and often ill, incapable of concentration and yet unable to relax, hungry but never an appetite for anything. November brought darkness and cold, but not the snow and peace of winter, lethargy and apathy, but no time… Continue reading The Daily: 12 November 2024