From Alcoholic to Dreamer: A Personal Story of Getting Help from Dreams
Submitted by starbuck on Mon, 06/30/2008 - 23:17.Dissolving the Boundary between Life and Death
Submitted by starbuck on Wed, 06/18/2008 - 15:18.If there’s one
thing certain about our changing times, it is that boundaries are disappearing.
Pollution, computer viruses, terrorism, AIDS, digital information, the world
economy—isn’t oneness wonderful? Something is in process that is taking us,
kicking and screaming, toward the interconnected world we’ve always preached about,
but seem unready to handle. The dissolving boundary between the objective world
“out there” and the subjective world “in here” is especially troublesome for
A True Story
Submitted by starbuck on Thu, 06/05/2008 - 21:14.A True Story
The events took place in the mid to late 1970s, between the cities of Cedar Springs and Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Toronto, Ontario. It is a true story so far as I know.
Why worry? Be happy!
Submitted by starbuck on Fri, 05/16/2008 - 08:53.Most people want to be happy. That’s good because the Dali Lama says that the purpose of life is to be happy. I’m sure there must be more to it than that.
Are You Participating in the Translucent Revolution?
Submitted by starbuck on Fri, 05/02/2008 - 22:01.I’m not sure if you are old enough to remember, but back in
1980, there was quite a fuss when Marilyn Ferguson came out with her book The Aquarian Conspiracy. It was an
exciting event to find tangible evidence of something many of us suspected: we
were not alone in our new way of thinking! The book surveyed the many recent
developments in research, theories, education, therapies, and other domains of
activity that were expressive of the “new paradigm.” Ferguson
actually named the shift and helped us focus on what was happening. She called
American Spirituality is Native to Us
Submitted by starbuck on Thu, 04/24/2008 - 16:08.Spirituality is a Core American Value
Soul Expression Can Be Visionary Artistry
Submitted by starbuck on Thu, 04/17/2008 - 15:30.Calling for Moral Intuition
Submitted by starbuck on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 09:46.When people explain why they often doubt their intuition, a common response is that it is difficult to distinguish genuine intuition from hopes, fears, and opinions. I found disturbing evidence supporting this confusion in a provocative book, Cloning the Buddha: The Moral Impact of Biotechnology (Quest Books) by Richard Heinberg. His survey of the moral reasoning behind the pro-andcon views of this
Occupy the Space In Between
Submitted by starbuck on Thu, 03/27/2008 - 12:02.This essay is an exercise in creativity. It always is, but I’m explicitly making it so today. On some creativity tests, they ask, “What does a XX have in common with YY?” Trying to find common patterns in very different things challenges a creative kind of thinking.
Finding My Mission in Life
Submitted by starbuck on Fri, 03/21/2008 - 12:10.Do you remember where you were when you realized that angels were being recognized by the popular media? Maybe you saw a book on angels, or an announcement about a TV special. If you can remember, what was your reaction to the growing popularity of angels?
