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Life

No Child Left Inside

William McGillis

In his bestselling book Last Child in the Woods, journalist Richard Louv argues that American kids suffer from "nature-deficit disorder" and desperately need the healing powers of the wild. (more)

6-10-08

Tech

Driving on Compressed Air

William McGillis

India's largest automaker is producing the world's first commericial air-powered car. (more)

5-19-08

Life

Feel the Love Wave

William McGillis

Seismologists have discovered the existence of strange, delicate vibrations called "Love waves" that circle the earth in the shape of giant bells. (more)

5-5-08

Eco

The Green State of Ecuador

William McGillis

The Pachamama Alliance has created a Green Plan to make Ecuador a sustainable, environmental state. (more)

4-21-08

Life

Saturn's Vanishing Rings

William McGillis

Grab your telescopes. Saturn's rings are going to disappear. (more)

4-1-08

Arts

Bringing Gandhi to Second Life

William McGillis

Eyebeam artist Joseph DeLappe is recreating Gandhi's famous Salt March in the cyber realm of Second Life. (more)

3-20-08

Commons

"The Longest Walk" Again

William McGillis

Over a thousand American Indians and supporters are on a five-month walk to raise awareness about native rights.(more)

2-25-08

Psyche

Indigenous Revival

William McGillis

The Ringing Rocks Foundation supports indigenous healers from around the world and helps preserve their precious, threatened traditions.

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1-21-08

Eco

Rangers on Duty

William McGillis

The Los Angeles Urban Rangers offer a variety of environmental education extravaganzas in L.A. and beyond.(more)

1-11-08

Psyche

Surfer Catches Quantum Wave

William McGillis

Surfer- physicist Garret Lisi storms the world of physics with his bodacious new theory of everything.(more)

12-18-07

Psyche

Ecoshamanism: A Talk with James Endredy

William McGillis

James Endredy teaches an earth-centered awareness practice called ecoshamanism, which counteracts habitual ways of living and helps us reawaken vital, primordial forms of knowledge and awareness. (more)

12-10-07

Psyche

Abracademia

William McGillis

Arcanorium College, an online school of Chaos Magic, offers a virtual classroom and laboratory to explore the esoteric arts.(more)

12-4-07

Commons

The Signs They Are A-Changin’

William McGillis

Steve Lambert’s Design Camouflage enables creative citizens to spread fresh, subversive, liberating messages by replicating government and corporate fonts and designs.(more)

11-6-07

Arts

Yeats, the Magical Visionary

William McGillis

William Butler Yeats was fascinated by the mystical and invisible dimensions of life and consciousness, much to the chagrin of his contemporaries, who thought he was a little off. (more)

10-4-07

Life

Trance Dance: Are You Ready for Some Ecstasy?

William McGillis

In the full throes of ecstatic trance the body can shake and convulse almost uncontrollably, and the contemporary seeker experiences a quality of bliss, connection and healing that few other activities can offer. Trance dance practices from the oldest extant cultures in the world allow us to see beyond common appearances into a realm language and thought cannot touch. (more)

7-6-07