Thoughts and Thinkers
Lovecraft on youth
“There are not many persons who know what wonders are opened to them in the stories and visions of their youth; for when as children we listen and dream, we think but half-formed thoughts, and when as men we try to remember, we are dulled and prosaic with the poison of life. But some of [...]
exposing the unconscious corporate value system
Those who control history control the future and in Life Inc. Douglas Rushkoff makes his mark on our future by detailing the history of Corporate Capitalism as the political and economic reality of the modern world. After evolving over hundreds of years into its current form, Corporate Capitalism is now taken so thoroughly for granted that [...]
the whole history of science
“The whole history of science has been the gradual realization that events do not happen in an arbitrary manner, but that they reflect a certain underlying order, which may or may not be divinely inspired.” – S. Hawking
transcendent man
An upcoming documentary, Transcendent Man, details the story of Ray Kurzweil’s Singularity: the idea that machines will gain consciousness as a true AI will be developed. At that point, the machines will either help us reach our potential among the stars or enslave us and torture us for fun
a deep physics of finance
The global economic crisis that started in 2008 has summoned a deeper skepticism of the economic mainstream with its corresponding prognostications for endless growth and prosperity. Individuals are starting to question the need to play on the giant wheels of churning money that represented the retirement funds and investments of the past. While I’ve been [...]
technological salvation won’t be “just around the corner”
Ten years ago, energy expert Amory Lovins predicted that by 2010 hybrid and fuel cell cars would make up between half and 2/3rds of all the vehicles in the US. Today, no fuel-cell are on the U.S. market, hybrids are well under 5% and the efficiency of the US transportation fleet isn‘t much higher in [...]
the mystical experience of Carl Jung
I’m looking forward to the latest book from Gary Lachman on the mystical works of Carl Jung. But while it is on its way via Amazon.ca, I’ve been enjoying his recent article for Fortean Times which begins by detailing a seminal mystical experience in Jung’s life, On 11 February 1944, the 68-year-old Carl Gustav Jung [...]
good job humans, you are starting to figure it out
Not all the members of our species get it yet, but a few do. At the heart of every crisis we currently face is the modern system of education. Our educational model churns out an advanced primate concerned with security and the desire to be important while focusing solely on how to have a good [...]
Berman on the need for authentic experience
I’ve found Morris Berman to be one of the most articulate and lucid commentators on the modern American experience. In a recent blog post, he covers the human need to have authentic experiences, In his autobiography, the psychologist Carl Jung tells the story of a man who comes to him for therapy, apparently at the [...]
the latest from Mike Ruppert
I saw the movie Collapse earlier this year and was impressed by the way it summarized the current global situation. Is it dire? Yes. Does it explain a coherent pattern developed on the basis of irrefutable facts? Yes. Reality isn’t necessarily a cozy as we hope it will be. At the end of the movie [...]
