Not Our Effect on Ecosystems, but Ecosystems Effect on Us
We are all so ready to see ourselves individually as more noble, as less harmful than other people around us. This is wrong. Aside from the obvious damage that we all participate in – the exploitation of Earth – the mere weight of our bodies affects the ground beneath us.Continue Reading
Heroes Without Prejudice
The three stages of a conscious ritual mirror a hero’s journey. Separating from our familiar landscapes can reconnect us with ecosystems, where the magic comes in. The magic is in the qualia that ecosystems reveal to us – but these gifts many a would-be hero fails to receive. All tooContinue Reading
Emotions. Patterns, and Rituals
Emotions represent an initial moments of recognition – of patterns of some sort. The challenge lies in that we sometimes don’t really know what the pattern is. None of us are blank slates, and the question then becomes: should we try to figure out the emotion or the pattern. Often,Continue Reading