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Smurf Cookies, Dragons, Neural Highways, and the Power of Myth

Smurf Cookies, Dragons, Neural Highways, and the Power of Myth

The Art of Sacred Reception

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Jason Barnhart
Jul 09, 2024
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One of my earliest memories is eating Smurf Cookies. You can’t find these cookies on the shelf any longer, but the memory takes me back to kindergarten. I remember coming home from the grocery store with my mother, and once inside the house, out came these delicious little morsels.

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Memory is a strange thing. On the one hand, …

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