human beings
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 [...]
a reason money won’t make you happy
We all seem to acknowledge that money isn’t going to make us happy but Jonah Lehrer covers the evidence of why: Taken together, our findings provide evidence for the provocative notion that having access to the best things in life may actually undermine one’s ability to reap enjoyment from life’s small pleasures. Our research demonstrates [...]
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 [...]
human energy energy generation
Why am I researching solar panels when we can just use humans? This Georgian man can use his highly anomalous electric field to illuminate handheld fluorescent lamps. The best part: “I’ve been sitting here forever trying to light this lamp… and obviously failing miserably” The expert at the end is clearly believable because an organic [...]
the spiritual experiences of Blaise Pascal
I’m always interested in the spiritual experiences of thinkers past. Many of the people who founded the very basis of Western society, received their inspiration from supposed, “spiritual beings”. Blaise Pascal provides another example. Pascal is best known for scientific contributions like the principle of hydrostatics, known as Pascal’s Law. In math, Pascal helped develop [...]
another solution to being human
With the converging crises of imminent energy scarcity, environmental degradation, resource depletion and economic insolvency, suddenly I’m recognizing the apogee of our modern civilization may have passed us by a few decades ago. Being on the slope of globalization’s decline as opposed to its ascent or plateau is a precarious position, mainly because the evidence [...]
change everything you think in two hours
This is the one track of audio to rule them all. In it, bard and sage and storyteller and author Terence McKenna speaks on the origin of human consciousness in a talk titled, Evolving Times. Terence McKenna has had a tremendous influence on the way I’ve developed since I first discovered him back in 2004. [...]
cultural revolution is the solution
Paul Ehrlich is convinced that global civilization collapse is coming and that the only solution is a cultural revolution. Ehrlich made a name for himself by taking controversial stances on population and many people have interpreted that as eugenics. I don’t think we are overpopulated in principle but overpopulated in method.
realms of the human unconscious
Maybe we have to be born with an interest in the origin of consciousness, where it resides and how it operates, I’m one of those people. No explanation garnered by science, religion, mystics, or from indigenous wisdom has ever fully approximated what I’ve seen in the world. Transpersonal psychologist Stanislov Grof’s first book, Realms of [...]
restoring humanity
A great post by Xander Stone over at Reality Sandwich addresses the failure of our modern lifestyle to address true human needs. I’m personally challenging my own internal and external dialogue, to avoid from referring to time as an equivalent to money. I’m finding that time is more abundant the more I detach myself from [...]
