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Climate Change, Nihility and the Religious (Spiritual) Quest
In my last article I wrote about the difference between knowing from the mind and knowing from the heart. I talked about how knowing from the mind or reason detaches us from the…
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The Longest Journey: From the Head to the Heart
When I gave group presentations for the Pachamama Alliance there was a segment in one of the videos we showed that revealed the horrors of the Climate Crisis and the Corporate destruction of…
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The Curious History of Human Stupidity
I took the title for this piece from a chapter in English writer, Colin Wilson’s 1978 book entitled: Mysteries: An Investigation Into the Occult, the Paranormal and the Supernatural. I don’t know why,…
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The Dangers to Democracy in a Post-Truth World
We are living in perilous and dangerous times. The old Modern Worldview is collapsing, and we don’t know how to replace it. Most people are so befuddled by this that they can’t admit…
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Socrates, Plato and the Post-Truth Society
In my last article I tackled the concept of “What is Truth”. I used Lao-Tzu and the ancient Chinese book of wisdom, The Tao-Te-Ching (The Way and Its Power) to show that truth…
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What is Truth?
Truth has gone through many iterations in the history of humanity. In the Middle Ages, truth was what the church said it was. In the Modern Age truth was what reason said it…
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How I Learned to Love to Write
I have some friends who are great writers even written a book, but they hate writing. Whenever I bring up the topic or suggest we mutually support each other in our next books,…
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The Bird’s Eye View and the Worm’s Eye View
We are living in crazy times. We are so polarized we can barely talk to anyone who sees things differently than we do. Friendships and even family members have become so angry with…
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The Eagle and the Condor
The Ancient Prophecy There is an ancient Amazonian prophecy entitled “The Eagle and the Condor” that goes back thousands of years. In one form or another it made its way from the Andes…
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Alan Watts and the New Story
Who is Alan Watts? The last article I wrote and posted here on Medium was entitled, “We Need a New Story.” Shortly after I penned that article, I happened to hear a 30-minute…
