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Aurora Consurgens
Our evaluations. – All actions may be traced back to evaluations, all evaluations are original or adopted – the latter being by far the most common. Why do we adopt them? From fear – that is to say, we consider… Continue reading
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The Politics of Calling for No Politics
Originally posted on dr. p.l. (paul) thomas: [Header Photo by Hansjörg Keller on Unsplash] Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer (HBO Documentaries, 2013) offers a window into the intersections of music, religion, and politics in the context of Vladimir Putin’s Russia:… Continue reading
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Mindfulness as the Path of Opening
May all let-go of frustration. May all come to stability and equanimity. May all flourish. Namaste _/|\_ Continue reading
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Loneliness And Social Anxiety
Originally posted on Adventuring With Anxiety: Edit: I’d like to thank everyone who has commented so far, and apologize for the fact that it took me this long to respond. I had no idea I was Freshly Pressed, and as… Continue reading
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American Freedom
I recently reposted this picture to my Facebook which had been making the rounds. It drew a lot of comments and got rereposted. In his response, my good friend and fellow pedagog John F. recommended me one of his favorite… Continue reading
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Haunting, Tragic, Wonderfully Bittersweet – Neil Gaiman’s “Ocean at the End of the Lane”
Originally posted on ColorTheBooks Blog: One thing that I’ve noticed, time and time again, is how damn good Neil Gaiman is at writing an ending. From Sandman to Neverwhere to The Graveyard Book, Gaiman wraps up his tales in such… Continue reading
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Santa Muerte: spiritual inspiration beyond the mainstream
Originally posted on Eternal StudentShip: http://vimeo.com/64688747 Arely Gonzalez’s bedroom is dominated by a giant altar; at its center a skeleton draped in jewelry and dressed in a sparkling jade gown. She is La Santa Muerte—The Holy Death—the object of Gonzalez’s… Continue reading
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Grace Jones – Use Me
My buddy-friend-guy Chris listens to so much great music and watches so many awesome videos. And until recently when his searches landed on Ms. Jones, I had forgotten how greatly I enjoyed her music way back in the 80’s. Continue reading
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How Fast is Exponential Growth? (Or, Yao Ming Confronts the Vastness of the Universe)
Math with Bad Drawings On this humble brown planet, we’re used to things growing at a steady pace. Trees add a ring every year. Families expand by one child or marriage at a time. Even in their most extreme months… Continue reading
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When I take off my vulnerability armor and allow myself to be seen…..
Originally posted on OutTales around the Fire: One of the many things I love about storytelling is that each time a story is told, something is always discovered or rediscovered by the storyteller. No matter how many times I tell… Continue reading
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Red White and Robotic
Originally posted on Riled Risibility: A well-loved holiday staple in the west, the candy cane elicits in many feelings of peppermint laced winter wonder and sentiments of snow-covered good cheer. Most associate the sugary treats with Christmas cookies, ornaments, and… Continue reading
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Mysterium Magnum
Another of Jakob Böhme’s ciphers of the mysterium magnum appearing in his Theosophische Wercke (1682). The All Seeing Eye beholds the Phoenix Reborn. This is the Psyche/Soul transcending the encircling lifeworld. The break in the Ouroboros is the Nothing betwixt… Continue reading
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