Intertwined
“When unknown and known are seen to be intertwined and mutually supporting, new knowledge arises, open knowledge.” Keys of Knowledge. Page 154. You can...
Venturing into the Known
A thought dropped into my mind a few mornings ago. A bit of background may be useful if this thought is to lead anywhere...
Truths of the Heart
The fairy tales and myths that have come down to us are fractured memories of a community and the problems that befell those who...
Everything Flows, so that We may Live
Pondering–if that is the right term for thoughts that arise in the loose weave of imagination–I thought how a city’s water supply could be...
Fast and Slow, Close and Far
I keep being surprised when paying attention to the small stuff sharpens my appreciation for larger and more abiding concerns, including the way I...
Why Can’t I Escape my Thoughts?
It’s certainly easier said than done, but I’ve begun to understand an ancient insight: that when I encounter circumstances that I am unable to...
Three Elephants, Loose in the Lobby
My first thought was that I had stumbled upon a Republican photo op. I had just concluded an interview with a rock legend staying...
The Many Faces of Time
My grandfather clock (not my grandfather’s, but named for the technology of another era) has stopped working well. It runs for a while and...
The Ineffable
I was reading a book this morning and encountered the unfamiliar image of “confusion” being the self’s way of “twisting not-knowing to gain control...
Super Natural
I’ve just read an interesting book by Whitley Strieber and Jeffrey Kripal. The title, “Super Natural”, is deliberately distinguished from the word, “supernatural”, which...