Avoid These
The extremes of probability and possibility are to be avoided like the Scylla and Charybdis. The extreme of probability is certainty, fixity, stagnation and routine; the extreme of possibility is infinity, which is the end of existence. In essence, these two extremes are one and the same, states of beingContinue Reading
Neurotransmitters and Mythical Journeys
We don’t really need to know all the neurotransmitters and what they do; the Big Dopamine/Little Dopamine metaphor will serve as shorthand for serotonin, endocannibanoids, and a host of others. Neurotransmitters are like the universal myths: we only need to find the one that touches us personally to get theContinue Reading
Rainmaker of Order
There is a story of the Rainmaker, in ancient China, who was called to a province which hadn’t seen rain in months. He arrived and spent three days in the cottage they provided for him, unseen, and then it rained. When asked how he brought the rain, he replied thatContinue Reading