William McGillis's blog

No Child Left Inside

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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)

Feel the Love Wave

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

The Green State of Ecuador

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

Saturn's Vanishing Rings

Bringing Gandhi to Second Life

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

"The Longest Walk" Again

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

Indigenous Revival

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

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Rangers on Duty

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

Surfer Catches Quantum Wave

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

Ecoshamanism: A Talk with James Endredy

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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)

Abracademia

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

The Signs They Are A-Changin’

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

Yeats, the Magical Visionary

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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)

Trance Dance: Are You Ready for Some Ecstasy?

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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)

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