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Category: Philosophy

Favorite essays…

Riding A Big Change

9 Jul 2026July 9, 2026
What follows is a broad view of transformational processes and how to navigate them; particularly ones that feel like a kind of death.  This is strictly my perspective.  I offer…
Favorite essays…

Golden Ponder

8 Jul 2026July 8, 2026
Death Valley National Park, CA February 2023I've been camping here for a few days.  I was in Southern California on business and wanted to take the geographic opportunity afterwards to…
Favorite essays…

Is it a coincidence?

7 Jul 2026July 9, 2026
What is coincidence and what do we mean by it?  Everything that is happening now is happening at the same time — co-incidence.  That’s interesting to ponder, but not what…
My Services…

Yearnings

1 Jul 2026
Yearnings come in many flavors.  They tell different stories, point to different asks.  Contemplating the nuances and following the threads of a yearning can yield profound truths about yourself.  What…
Floaters…

Messengers Among Us

29 Jun 2026July 7, 2026
Lovers, Artists, Truth Tellers, Scientists, Mystics and HelpersThese people exist regardless of the government, religion, economy, and disasters dominating the public arena.   They are vital to our wellbeing.  They are…
Healing stories…

Is It Shitting or Lost with Hard Weather?

14 Sep 2020
No More “Cleaning up my shit:” A major reframing. One of my usual phrases is a variant of “clean up my shit.” As in change my behaviors and heal my…
Moments…

A sampling of echos in the hologram.

10 Sep 2020September 16, 2020
Just for fun :) Years and years ago I was telling my Mom about the time I went to Venice Beach. In the middle of the story, a text came…
My Core Mythologies…

Insight Card Readings

4 Aug 2020October 29, 2021
Tarot, Oracle and Meditation card readings from Divination Decks. Self Knowledge. Self Knowledge in Context. Expanding one’s playground. Talking to yourself in another way. Connecting beyond your familiar world. Connecting…
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Light & Dark

6 May 2017September 11, 2020
When we are somewhere without light, we call it dark, and cannot see, and call it blind. When we are somewhere filled with light, we are blinded too. We need…

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