Mutiny of the Soul

From Charles Eisenstein “The unspoken goal of modern life seems to be to live as long and as comfortably as possible, to minimize risk and to maximize security. We see this priority in the educational system, which tries to train us to be “competitive” so that we can “make a living”. We see it in…

Essential Reading: Relationships and The Great Turning

Article by Carolyn Baker: “During the past five years I have provided life coaching for a host of men and women around the world who have been deeply troubled by disparate perspectives between themselves and their spouses or partners regarding the future. Earlier in my life as a psychotherapist in private practice for seventeen years,…

Florida Keys

I’m intrigued by the question, “Are you on vacation?” Umm. From what? Upper most in my mind is the Bruce Cockburn song, Lovers in a Dangerous Time. To be a lover at this time seems to have its particular challenges. The word that comes to mind is ‘poignant’. It is a time of great poignancy.…

Post-Materialism

“Turning off your compulsion to buy massive quantities of unnecessary doodads and trinkets isn’t just about being a happier person and a better friend. It’s also about, very literally, not buying into an economic model that is hurting the planet, and egging on climate change.”

Come Into a Place of Kinship

Philip Shepherd is the author of New Self New World, an exposition about our journey into a head-centric culture, one in which we have no choice but to experience ourselves and the world as separate entities. Shepherd’s message is about integrating our nearly-forgotten body-centered consciousness with our rational, thought-based one. This integration doesn’t deny the…