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Plants, Art, and Spirituality

Plants, Art, and Spirituality By Sara Michieletto In front of my window, as I write, I see a man hanging by ropes from a tree. The tree is an American oak tree that I observe Read more…

April 16, 2025

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The Arduous Journey of Staying Home

The Arduous Journey of Staying Home By Jan Millsapps Relatively few humans consider themselves spacefarers. And yet we live on a spaceship spinning daily on its axis at about a thousand mph (1600 kph), slinging Read more…

March 26, 2025

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“Don’t Look Up” in 2025: Predictive Precisions and Ongoing Omissions

“Don’t Look Up” in 2025: Predictive Precisions and Ongoing Omissions By Christiana Zenner Yule: “I don’t know, I’m starting to think that all this ‘end of the world’ stuff is bullshit.” Kate Dibiasky: “It’s not. Read more…

March 11, 2025

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Fragile Toxic Masculine Energy

Fragile Toxic Masculine Energy By Lina Aschenbrenner About a month ago, Mark Zuckerberg sparked extensive critical discussion in multiple media spaces, when he told podcaster Joe Rogan that “corporate culture had swung to being that Read more…

February 25, 2025

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The Truth Requires a Little Shame and Guilt

The Truth Requires a Little Shame and Guilt By Susanne Karr What kind of person do I want to be? This question serves as a compass for personal growth, guiding the ever-unfolding journey of self-discovery Read more…

February 11, 2025

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Facing the Fall

Facing the Fall By Whitney A. Bauman “Burn it all down,” was the recent response of a friend when we were talking about the 2024 US election, the conflicts in Israel-Palestine, the rise of nationalisms Read more…

January 7, 2025

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The Power of EMPATHY and the Inspirational Moment

The Power of EMPATHY and the Inspirational Moment By David R. Hawkins When recording his revolutionary score for the film Ascenseur pour l’échafaud, Miles Davis immersed himself so completely in the characters’ lives that he Read more…

December 17, 2024

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The Misery that Will Come: Notes on the 2024 US Election

The Misery that Will Come: Notes on the 2024 US Election By Marcia Pally When you strike a tuning fork, for a moment you hear not only the odd A-note designed for musical instruments but Read more…

November 19, 2024

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When Does an Individual Human Life Begin? Learning Science from Scientists

When Does an Individual Human Life Begin? Learning Science from Scientists By Scott F. Gilbert When is a science an ethnoscience? When can we say that the observations of nature are being proscribed by the Read more…

October 29, 2024

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Introducing “Mitwelt” Ethics

Introducing “Mitwelt” Ethics By Kocku von Stuckrad We’re in the midst of a planetary transformation that needs new ideas and new languages for building healthier relationships between humans and the nonhuman worlds. In recent years, a Read more…

October 14, 2024