tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034855245900964602.post5676981427855504323..comments2023-12-27T14:13:16.127-05:00Comments on Spinning Straw Into Gold: What I Mean by "Merrie England"Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18107748184124761940noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034855245900964602.post-48751286913136796552013-04-17T22:38:07.376-04:002013-04-17T22:38:07.376-04:00I love this post! Thanks for challenging the notio...I love this post! Thanks for challenging the notion of the foreignness of magic because life, in many ways, is already miraculousKristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16600342068882301007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034855245900964602.post-84442167943775133762013-04-17T13:30:23.445-04:002013-04-17T13:30:23.445-04:00Wow, four -ly adverbs in one paragraph. I need to ...Wow, four -ly adverbs in one paragraph. I need to work on restraint. :PJenna St. Hilairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474588706124865006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034855245900964602.post-78473497158909466462013-04-17T13:27:53.531-04:002013-04-17T13:27:53.531-04:00This is exceptionally beautiful--and I wholehearte...This is exceptionally beautiful--and I wholeheartedly agree. I haven't read Mr. Moorcock, but the worldview of Merrie England is ageless, and anyone trying to escape it entirely is limiting themselves to this often absurd and insubstantive--and certainly transient--age.Jenna St. Hilairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474588706124865006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034855245900964602.post-34925738591620046942013-04-16T22:06:57.461-04:002013-04-16T22:06:57.461-04:00Very nice, thanks for sharing this. I'm new to...Very nice, thanks for sharing this. I'm new to this concept of "Merrie England."<br /><br />Apropos of A.L. Loveday's remark above on Plato (which I quite like): What would Plato be without the myths and stories? Story and imagination are springboards for philosophizing. (Or can be.)John Pylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14379211215949426912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034855245900964602.post-27177206158567920342013-04-16T17:15:09.182-04:002013-04-16T17:15:09.182-04:00Wow, this reminds me of Plato's theory of form...Wow, this reminds me of Plato's theory of forms. And I bet all those people who philosophise and say fairy tales are pointless think Plato is worthwhile. Ipso facto, everyone loves fairy tales! =P xxxA.L. Lovedayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16205189160121469082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034855245900964602.post-44028522340006362932013-04-16T08:07:11.892-04:002013-04-16T08:07:11.892-04:00Hi! Do you use Twitter? I'd like to follow you...Hi! Do you use Twitter? I'd like to follow you if that would be okay. I'm absolutely <br />enjoying your blog and look forward to new posts.<br /><br />Also visit my blog post: <a href="http://raybanfake.webs.com/" rel="nofollow">fake ray ban sunglasses</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034855245900964602.post-41589104790081574992013-04-16T08:04:19.195-04:002013-04-16T08:04:19.195-04:00"Common and everyday occurrences have deeper ..."Common and everyday occurrences have deeper meaning.." in part because of the reality beyond our senses! :) I love this little post. It's so perfect for spring..when there is so much going on beneath the mud that we won't see for weeks and weeks!Mashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943998810222103926noreply@blogger.com