Albatross Sailors who are followed by an albatross generally consider this bird an omen of good luck The word 'albatross' is sometimes used metaphorically to mean a psychological burden that feels like a curse. The mariner accosts the wedding guest, who though initially resistant, becomes enthralled by the mariner’s tale… Coleridge’s “Moral Formula” SIN + GUILT AND SUFFERING + DIVINE INTERVENTION = SALVATION = PROFOUND KNOWLEDGE = SHARING THROUGH WITNESS Rime of the Ancient Mariner narrated videos • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Epua CaPML8 (part one) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6TYae I-NKQ (part two) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKk43 D5W_K8 (part three) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqDxA FW7jL4 (part four) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ7fjT B9xbw (part five)