Author Archives: Jen Cloward

Imaginative Arts Apprentice Month 1 – Oct. 2

Ancient World There are many unexplained phenomena in the history of the world. We are sometimes given the impression that the people of the ancient civilizations were primitive cavemen or barbarians who were only smart enough to kill food to survive. But the people of the ancient world were brilliant people who did amazing things. […]

Master Oct. 23 “Live Not by Lies”

On the day Solzhenitsyn was arrested, February, 12, 1974, he released the text of “Live Not by Lies.” The next day, he was exiled to the West, where he received a hero’s welcome. This moment marks the peak of his fame. Solzhenitsyn equates “lies” with ideology, the illusion that human nature and society can be […]

Master Oct. 16 “Out of the Silent Planet”

Welcome to Malacandra Read the book “Out of the Silent Planet” by CS Lewis (or listen to it — the audiobook for this one is great and can be accessed in its entirety here on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96pzHWcgcqI) This is the first book in CS Lewis’ Space Trilogy — one of his lesser-known, but very interesting […]