Raven's appearance: the language of prophecy.(Editorial)

[Editor's Note: This piece has been adapted from a presentation by the author at the 2003 Conference on Language and Spirituality in Albuquerque, New Mexico.]

When I was invited to come here, to this conference, I agreed because I felt there was an inner need. That need has to do with the essential nature of dialogue.

This conference has been designed to bring out the best aspects of dialogue, the most positive aspects. But one particular aspect of dialogue is that it already implies a duality. Dialogue involves me and someone else--which is a duality--and t