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When I asked a devout follower of a new religion about her faith, she told me that his religious beliefs are such that he strives to be congruent with the universe. To me, that sounds like an event as far away as the stars, flowing from right to left.

When I was a little girl, I used to play "star gazing" by pressing my palms tightly against my eyes, stimulating the optic nerves to flicker. It felt like a slight distraction from reality. Consider her narrative from the universe of palms that keep reality away.​​​​​