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

The picturesque castle, in the forest. We first think of the sublime, comparing to its past, when it was alive, blossoming, like an ecosystem. But it is also beautiful in the context of the forest, which is reclaiming it into the ecosystem. This shows how we are always in anContinue Reading