What Is Your Purpose?
The various functional systems of a tree – root system, veins, branches, leaves – do not know that they are part of a tree. They are aware only of the nearby elements of the same functional system; they notice qualia that has to do with moving nutrients or water around,Continue Reading
Ecoception
A tree manifests itself in the physical world as color and shape (qualia), and these are signs which, when combined, we perceive as a tree. In the mind, we conceive a different qualia: a symbol. We have a conception of a tree that manifests itself as something beautiful, or useful,Continue Reading
The Original Tool for Survival
Ritualing goes back to the beginning of time. It is the original tool for survival. It transforms the landscape. It transforms the community. It transforms the self. When things fall apart, there is a moment of crisis, and in that moment, a solution must be found. Even when the forcesContinue Reading