Rudolf Steiner suggests some peculiar byways in the nature of karma, mostly by casual mention, while not elaborating .. he is showing a young boy to one of the groups to which he brought the ideas later embodied in Camphill, … he calls the eleven year old boy a demonelse-where he suggests that if beings …
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Science’s Demons, from Descartes to Darwin and Beyond
How supernatural conceptions have advanced our understanding of the natural universe. By Casey CepJanuary 8, 2021 New Yorker Magazine It is difficult to count demons. In the Gospel of Mark, when Jesus meets a man on the far side of the Sea of Galilee who is possessed, he asks the demon to identify itself. It replies: …
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A circuit board is an unusual object
A circuit board is an unusual object, in how it occupies space. For contrast, consider the tree, which has an above and below, one more visible, the other not so much. In the image below, it was composed of certain elements, with intentional qualitative characteristics. The mask was a found object, of sorts, being something …
fires in California
The redwoods and sequoia were ravaged in recent fires in California. Is the world of human beings being ravaged by fires as well? Yes, but the burning is slow, and being part of it makes knowing the whole not so easy … Up through most of the mid-1800’s, medicines were prepared individually, by traditional recipes. …
Amicus Curiae
Amicus Curiae – friend of the Court – Your honors, and gathered guests, … my name is Joel A. Wendt. I am a: ‘white-privileged, Christian, son of Montana, American citizen, shaman, and professional heretic.’ This is not a claim of authority. Rather it is a simple fact that one can prove for themselves by becoming …
the word/work of Dr. Tom Cowan
Regarding the long story, that showed up on the Anthroposophy face book page, attacking the word/work of Dr. Tom Cowan … this story is not trustworthy, for reasons I’ll try to keep simple and much shorter than what was sent. For starters, it is a major logical/empirical error, not made better by constant repetition, to …
Rudolf Steiner’s Agony
Rudolf Steiner’s Agony In the Fires of Transformation, the Crucifixion of Anthroposophia – aka: The Dying and Becoming of the Anthroposophical Society, at the Dawn of the Third Millennium. According to John the Baptist, the One coming after him would Baptize us all in Fire and Holy Breath. On the cusp of the end of …
tea with mom
so I was having tea with mom, and her son was building a boat for the two of us to go fishing for men … he had this curious way of naming his tools. each tool was individual, but types with similarities would end up near each other. while working with them, and caring for …
Happy Covid Thanksgiving
Happy Covid Thanksgiving My Lady’s two daughters – one a school teacher in NYC, the other a curator at the Davis Museum, in Wellesley College, near Boston – are coming for thanksgiving. Their significant others are flying to see their parents, in places like Texas. Getting together with family is important, perhaps even more important …
Situational Anarchy
Situational Anarchy Or … how the Mystery sees us …. Choice Makers. Our choices leave a mark on the whole situation of humanity. At the same time, the whole situation leaves its stamp upon us. Some years ago I read (many times) the Illuminatus Trilogy, written by Shea and Wilson. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Illuminatus!_Trilogy I was often stoned, …
