The Ten Commandments of Collective Living

 I pretty much woke up with this format and many of the specific "commandments," and then processed it a bit in the wee hours of the morning (when I'm normally sound asleep). It's still only a first draft, and subject to change. See what you think of it.... Read More

The Multiple Choice Test of Faith

What if Faith could be measured as simply as a multiple choice test? Or, more accurately, suppose a multiple choice test item could be a suitable metaphor for assessing one's understanding of "faith." Understanding would not automatically make faith (you have to do faith), but... Read More

Comparison of Ken Wilber's Ideas (from the Integral Approach) and Benoit Mandelbrot's Fractal Geometry

   I recently learned about mathematician Mandelbrot's discovery of fractal geometry. The concept, as shown in a recent NOVA episode on PBS, reminded me of something I do all the time as a poet: "variation on the theme". A fractal follows the mathematic... Read More

Parallel Universe Theory and a Spiritual, Transrational, Aspect of Self

 I was just rewatching a neat NOVA (PBS) episode about Hughe Everet who came up with the quantum theory of parallel universes. At the time, the view that somehow or another particles always behave as particals when observed. The unpredictable behavior of sub atomic particles... Read More

Transcending Religions' Walls? After viewing Ken's video about common misnomer of spirituality as religious dogma.

 ... Ken’s talk about the need to understand a meaningful version of “spirituality” which transcends the dogma of religion inspired me to revisit some ideas I had included in a book (still in progress) called The Marketing of Virtue. Below is a small excerpt from... Read More