Ark ii … me and Trungpa … Catherine wasn’t the only one on the Ark who knew of this Lama. I had seen him teaching during my years (1969-1982) attending the magic school that was the San Francisco – Berkeley – Marin County – Bay Area. Two of the people that taught me some eclectic …
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Diary Notes: The Ark I – from the borderland of remembering and forgetting
Diary Notes: The Ark I – from the borderland of remembering and forgetting Venus-Day D, June 4th, 2021, 16 degrees Gemini c, Decan-I, Jupiter, Air-positive, House III, Arcane VII, in between full-flower moon and full-strawberry moon [ … the above notation is on all my “diary” entries, which is me writing a book, with no …
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In praise of the virtues of ordinary mind
5) In praise of the virtues of ordinary mind Years ago I read a book called Zen mind, Beginner’s Mind, by Shunyrn Suzuki. I don’t remember much about it, but the title stuck with me, and during my own years (over 35 now) of introspection, prayer and meditation I kept finding myself facing a rather odd …
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A Shaggy-Dog Story
A Shaggy-Dog Story So … there’s this “bar”, into which walk four anthroposophists, … but what is a “bar” … a place where folks drown their sorrows? A meeting place for those who don’t want to sleep alone that night? Maybe there are secret meetings, illicit funds or other objects of value changing hands. Spies …
Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
Where Have All the Flowers Gone? Recently this article was posted to the Anthroposophy Facebook page: “Anthroposophy & Contemporary Philosophy in Dialogue Observations on the Spiritualization of Thinking” by Yeshayahu Ben-Aharon” (1) This was published in “being human” in 2011. I have a vague recollection of reading it, and didn’t really connect. By the way, …
Dear The Nature Institute Folk,
Dear The Nature Institute folk, View Post I am writing in regard to your short paper on Tom Cowan’s views as to whether or not contagious diseases, via small bits of matter, are the cause of illness. https://www.natureinstitute.org/article/craig-holdrege-and-jon-mcalice/some-comments-on-the-contagion-myth There is probably no more important contemporary spiritual adventure than the seeking of the meaning of this …
The Genius of Frank Herbert, author of the Dune series of “science fiction” novels
The Genius of Frank Herbert, author of the Dune series of “science fiction” novels Rudolf Steiner, in a lecture to the workmen, described the America soul as heading in the direction of a kind of natural or instinctive anthroposophy. Not the anthroposophy of Europe, but something unique and different, yet also the “similar”. My experience …
Anthroposophy, and three Science Fiction Television Master Works
Anthroposophy, and three Science Fiction Television Master Works part one Babylon 5 (1) part two Taken (2) part three: Battlestar Galactica (3) Artists often see in less intellectual ways. Actors, for example, forget themselves to create something new, real, and very human. Writers and creators of science fiction original for television (not from a novel …
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Surviving the Great Plague – with the Kindness of Strangers
Surviving the Great Plague – with the Kindness of Strangers – Is it a crime against humanity to intentionally create a false fear of death, through mere physical or air-born contact with another person, in order to gain wealth and power? Is it a crime against one’s own personal sanity to trust governments, major media, …
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Business Proposal
Business Proposal [seeking “partners” – of various ordinations – in my law firm: https://thecollectiveimagination.com/shamans-law-firm/ ] When a civilization undergoes metamorphosis, there are certain underlying features, worthy of noting each time such events reveal themselves. For most folk this is lived one day, … nay … one moment, at a “time”. The lame common adjective in …
