A mind/body counselor colleague of mine, Stephanie Swafford, brought up karma and its workings in one of her fine short videos. Steph is really great at asking questions. Here’s my take on this age-old concept. The Ancient Hindu Idea The way I understand it, karma is designed to make sure we take into account the […]
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The Myth of Cosmic Hierarchy
Many mythologies take a hierarchical view of the Divine. Humans are so good at projecting their own preferred structures on “heaven”! I think these projections are restricted and inaccurate, both about how the physical universe works, and how I think the “afterlife” works. The Physics The cosmos gives us all sorts of clues that the […]
Poetry Corner: Muse Humming
Muses humming,reaching into the dark,feeling lost in not knowing,to turn on the light, so they can see the other,the one they long for.They turn on the light,and bounce off the shadows. Leave your darkness, then;bless your shadows and go.Feel the fire of desirelight up my inspire. Every word births another.Every note sends the words,finds a […]
Humans Do Love the Light
Woo-woo and geeky cosmology mash-up warning. 🙂 No Black Holes in the Human Psyche Great pic, yes? One of many I’ve looked through for a cosmology-based Tarot deck I’m working on. Can’t use it, though. Funny thing is, in human archetype-world, there’s no symbol for a challenge like a black hole that sucks you into […]
Poetry Corner: Kiss Me with Your Eyes
Kiss me with your eyes.Don’t be afraid of the flame.You kissed me once with your lips,Long ago; I remember it well.There was no shame. Salty streams to our tongues.Tears flowed togetherTickling the skin of our cheeks.Eyelashes caressed.So, kiss me now, with your eyes. Kiss me with your eyes,And the water of love–Be still. Matt and […]
Kilonova and Gravity Waves
In 2017, astrophysicists got the thrill of a lifetime (or the thrill of the past 130 million years, depending on your spacetime viewpoint). They captured the collision of two neutron stars, called a kilonova (yep, that’s bigger than a supernova!). Check out the cool video animation of the event above. The fusion of chemical elements […]
