Words, ideas, feelings, with the progress of time harden into substances: things, bodies, actions, moulder away, or melt in to a sound, into thin air — William Hazlitt (1778-1830) We consciously ritual with what is abstract inside of us — words, feelings, ideas, intuitions — and they become manifest. TheContinue Reading
I am always struck by how often advertisements use wonderful, qualiadelic ideas to sell their products. One commercial that readily comes to mind was probably called “pay it forward.” Basically, one person helps another, then that person helps another, and so on throughout the morning. It is just a series ofContinue Reading
I often discuss rituals in relation to animals, particularly when their landscapes change due to crises like invasive species, fires, or climate alterations. In such situations, animals must find new qualia in order to adapt to their altered environments. I also talk about conscious ritualing, which humans engage in, toContinue Reading