The big lie is that the animal kingdom exists in a perpetual state of fear. Animals are highly alert, not fearful. We humans project our own state of fear upon animals because we live in an addictive and traumatic landscape. We believe our motivation is “reward-based,” and that animals, unlikeContinue Reading

Ecosystems are really not such a new concept. Montaigne, in the 1500s, writes how “students of natural law hold that the birth, nourishment, and growth of each thing is the alteration and corruption of another.” And to add authority to his point, he quotes the Roman philosopher, Lucretius: Whenever anythingContinue Reading

So here is a short essay published in Aeon by a lady who appreciates the Little Dopamine, Qualiadelic experiences in her life (my lingo, not hers). https://aeon.co/essays/flat-places-are-the-ground-that-my-mind-is-built-upon She attributes her insight to traumatic events, but that should dissuade any of us – the addictive, Big Dopamine, human landscape leaves aContinue Reading