It is deep in the recesses of our disconnected selves, that we seek to reunify with something greater than ourselves. This force connects particles into patterns of consciousness that reach all the way into the cosmos. The sexual force pervades our consciousness whether we are open to it or not, whether we suppress it actively…

What are you most afraid of? I’ll admit it, I’m afraid too. Sometimes the world terrifies me. How can one be conscious and not be deeply moved by the suffering of human beings and Nature, the destruction of Mother Earth in the name of a profit, the majority of which is not shared, but instead…

Human beings and our current political systems see it as a “human right” to restructure the biosphere, because that is what the economy dictates. Business interests that commit acts of destruction on the environmental system are supported because they provide jobs. Governments and politicians turn a blind eye because they really don’t know what else to…

  Haruko Murakami’s words are echoing in my head….“And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through.” (a reminder, a warning, a comfort…) We stand at a crossroads. Our very survival as a species now hangs in the balance. Even the greatest fears are now arising, coming to the surface,…

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