My Blog
This blog is devoted to a study of modern cultural phenomena such as contemporary art, movies, books, plays, politics, news, social media, etc. My…
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The Power of Prophecy
THE POWER OF PROPHECY: Introduction This essay is the Introduction to my forthcoming book, The Power of Prophecy. A prophetic vision is not so much…
Event Horizon
EVENT HORIZON There is a general recognition that we are near a singularity, a point of no return, and many are working towards a “linguistic”…
New Worlds? A Difficulty
In the early nineties, I was struggling with the question of the relationship between consciousness and the world, based on some unnerving inner experiences—I only…
It’s All Better Now!
Last week I received a cheque from the US government for the princely sum of $1200. Reason? Economic Impact Payment. This should take care…
Nothing IS Love
In 2005, as I lie down, I enter the in-between place consciously. I observe myself with the Dalai Lama. He is on his throne and…
Surrender II
The following image-poem emerges from a series of dreams I had in April 2017. In the first dream I meet “the beloved” and am suffused…