If there is only one god with whom to make a covenant, and if He is the sole master of the universe, then the contract is signed under duress.

He only becomes a unique god by virtue of existing among other gods: His importance is affirmed when his worshippers no longer command a kingdom that controls a Temple, but instead need a god sturdy enough to survive without a home and rugged enough to secure his people’s independent existence without any government to support them.

if the monster exists in the land, then it also exists within us. Folklore and folk stories don’t gloss over that fact.

If our bodies are the altars, our hearts the flame, active things that demand action, then what action can we take to help?

Belém — At COP30, the Indigenous peoples of the Amazon arrived first, before the heads of state, before the buttoned-up delegations, before the promises of energy transition that often end in transcripts of speeches in inboxes.

This was the chant at the protest in Rio de Janeiro, yesterday, on the 31st of October.