It is the mystery of music that it has no specific meaning, either sensually, emotionally, or cognitively. It is not philosophical. It does have aesthetic meaning, however. For the simple fact of its moving toward and away from the tonic provides us a sense of growth and decay, of theContinue Reading

When we “dare greatly,” we fall; and when we fall, that is when we must “rise strong.” These are truths that animate two of Brene Brown’s inspirational books. She is not overtly spiritual, but she says that spirituality has a part to play in every story of overcoming failure. SheContinue Reading

Consciousness is created by the landscape, whether the landscape is within or without. That is One. As we evolve through landscapes of the senses, and then cognition, we ritual with the landscape, transforming it. New landscapes supercede the old; that is Two. Old landscapes remains in the background, like wallpaper;Continue Reading