Proprioceptions & Potential
An Inquiry into Archaic Consciousness and Philosophy of Mind by Seamus ben Qin This article first appeared in Towards 2012 part III: Culture & Language (The Unlimited Dream Company, 1997). I....
View ArticleExploring Consciousness (Bath, 24-26/6/04)
With What Intent? a review by Gyrus Event date: 24th-26th June 2004 Venue: The Forum, Bath It emerged on the last day of this eclectic 3-day conference that its genesis lay in Christian Rätsch’s...
View ArticleMetaphors and mycelia
After reading a draft copy of a book by Bob Trubshaw, which touched upon some recent developments in cognitive science that I’ve completely missed out on, I fancied I should make an effort and catch...
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Waking Life
I saw Richard Linklater’s excellent, provocative Waking Life last night. The film gets points straight away for giving practical, accurate, still relatively little-known tips on lucid dreaming (John...
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America über alles
You will see I want to be just to the Germans: I would not like to be untrue to myself in this—so I must also tell them what I object to. Coming to power is a costly business: power makes stupid....
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Nietzsche on love
I’ve learned much recently, and continue to learn, from a web of practices I’ve been immersed in. Ayahuasca has played its part; no visions, but a potent explosion of inner insight that’s subtly...
View ArticleMundus Imaginalis
I’ve been trying and failing to catch up on the archive of fascinating podcast interviews over at C-Realm. It’s tough when there’s a great new broadcast every week—this week being no exception. As I...
View ArticleOn nihilism and enthusiasm
Nihilism and enthusiasm can manifest in association with both connectivity and freshness. There is the nihilism to be found in too many inheritances, the burden of history, a tangled nightmare from...
View ArticleThe Death of Giordano Bruno
411 years ago today, Giordano Bruno was burned at the stake in Rome for heretical cosmological beliefs. To mark the anniversary, I’ve contributed another piece to Dorian Cope’s brilliant On This Deity...
View ArticleForthcoming polar cosmology book
My current main writing project, a book on the history of cosmological fantasies and realities from the perspective of the polar axis, is well underway. Naturally I’ll post updates here as publication...
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