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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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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…
Prophecy or Prediction 2
As with most of my essays and books this post followed from a dream last night: I am holding an ornate lantern above a surging…
Accidents & Destiny
A review of Paco Mitchell’s new book “Caborca” is the name of a town in the Mexican Desert. And in this book, “Caborca” is so…