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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 it more advisable to pretend they are our own –…
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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: On Feb. 21, 2012, members of the feminist art collective…
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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 _/|\_
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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 I’d only received about 5 page views, 2 likes, and…
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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 history texts, The Story of American Freedom by Eric Foner.…
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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 a soft, melancholic way that I can’t help but feel…
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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 affection, a powerful ally in a precarious life and a…
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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.
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How Fast is Exponential Growth? (Or, Yao Ming Confronts the Vastness of the Universe)
Originally posted on 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 of food-gobbling growth spurts, teenagers will sprout…
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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 a tale, I am always finding another insight or revelation,…
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I contradict myself
I post something about atheism then write a poem on the Transcendence to the Divine. I throw up the scriblings of mystics but then put forward the theorems of materialists. I co-translate the Dao de Jing yet entertain the truth of the Abrahamic LORD to only contemplate a Buddhist Sutra…
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Max Stirner
Because our time is struggling toward the word with which it may express its spirit, many names come to the fore and all make claim to being the right one. […] Without our assistance, time will not bring the right word to light; we must all work together on it.…
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