In my (many) many years, perpetually confronting myself has always proven to be the most painful, challenging and - ultimately! - life-expanding moments of my life. Daring to think other than what I had been trained to think often left me on the outside of an existing cohort - including family. Over time, I concluded: so be it. And my Life continued to ... Continue Reading >>
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Stela Shakti: The Silent Pain of Toxic Masculinity
"I’ve now long known something not everyone seems to pick up on: that external referencing is not our friend. Capitalist/industrialist/individualist culture is not our friend. Patriarchy is not our friend. Our own mind, when shaped by these influences, is not our friend. When our mind is not our friend, we aim to escape, to forget in whatever way ... Continue Reading >>
What is authentic? And how can we tell?
The world is teaching us to notice that external validations are becoming more and more unreliable. How do we strengthen and expand our internal capacity for determining what is authentic? ... Continue Reading >>
Breathing is good…..
The intentions and efforts to separate a person from their internal cues are vast, intense and relentless. The constant barrage of image and sound pulling us away from our own inner landscape is making it increasingly difficult for us to trust any and all things that move inside us... where we live... including what we come to know as 'truth'. It does ... Continue Reading >>
CRISPR: New World of Human Genetic Engineering
What does it mean for you to be human? As science continues to press the edges of replacement parts (from the outside) and intentional genetic manipulations (from the inside), the need to pay attention is rapidly increasing. ... Continue Reading >>
Joseph Farrell: Cosmic Implications of Mind Control Tech
Have been meaning to share this one for a long time so, here you go! One of the things I admire most about the work of Dr. Joseph P Farrell is his ability to find the pieces; put them together; and from there, notice the emerging dots to connect. The 'big picture' is mesmerizing... and a little bit terrifying. This conversation with Greg Carlwood of The ... Continue Reading >>
Peter Diamandis: The Future is Faster Than You Think
I sometimes wonder: Is this (i.e. pandemic) 'the thing' or is it what is being used to distract us from 'the thing' (i.e. biosphere collapse)? Don't really have a clue... and the good news is: it's all pretty compelling! We really are living at a remarkable time in human existence. If all meaning is context dependent (which I believe it is), what is ... Continue Reading >>
What is a Human Being?
Mandy Sandbach: Conversation with Poetry of Predicament
Another compelling and authentic conversation with Dean Walker (Poetry of Predicament podcast) and Mandy Sandbach. With evident deep respect for Self, Self of other and the living Planet, this exploration takes many twists and turns - with every one a gateway to a new insight. Enjoy! ... Continue Reading >>