The Miracle of Self-Creation

Charles Eisenstein — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:01:56 -0700

What should I do? What must I do? What can I do? We all sense the possibility of a more beautiful state of being, a more joyful state of being for ourselves and the world. Indeed, we have all heard about or met its exemplars: saints and heroes, people of such courage and compassion and integrity that we could hardly believe it possible, were it not for their living example. We want to be enlightened too. But how?

The Psychology of Ecology

Ethan Nichtern — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:25:50 -0700

Pain and Pleasure

Wendy Strgar — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:36:23 -0700

Dear America, Are You Really Going To Eat That?

Jill Ettinger — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:45:11 -0700

Sharing Grace

Jennifer Flynn — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:31:28 -0700

A member of the Tamil Siddha sect of southern India, Siva Baba, offers intensives and introductions to Grace Light in the U.S. Grace Light is an immediate experience of the omnipotence of the universal God. As Siva Baba explains, this light is of the one true God of all, not a sectarian god. If given the Grace Light one individual can pass the light to another increasing bliss and spreading this intention throughout humanity.

Zen in the Art of Commercial Cuisine

Stephen Hershey — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:42:21 -0700

In February 2008, the HOV Group opened Zen Burger, an “environmentally friendly” fast food restaurant, to challenge the perspective of unhealthy fast food. According to studies, meat-processing and animal agriculture generates more greenhouse gases than the world’s transportation vehicles combined. Zen Burger's "ZenMeats" provide the look and taste of familiar products, processed wholly from unaltered vegetables, grains, and soy.

Tantra-Ho!

Adam Elenbaas — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:00:04 -0700

The Tantra Warriors are a hip new Tantra training group based out of New York City. The Tantra warriors offer training in both red and white Tantra, including: comprehensive workshops, personalized coaching, and even an online comic book!

For more information and to sign up for the Tantra Warriors newsletter, click here.

Kung Fu: Preparation for Armageddon

Sam Michael — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:33:39 -0700

Suffering is the origin of consciousness. – Dostoyevsky

Adam Clay, Lazarus Mouse and the Kingdom of Eros

Amy George — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:53:54 -0700

"The last time he had sex with me, he was so forceful that it hurt me. I was really sore. He is not a visibly violent person, but this manner of sex tells me something about his latent hostility!”

This man is ruled by an archetype. An archetype is created when universal patterns or tendencies mold and define a person. Archetypes are mirrors of the human condition. They are illusions that form a barrier between the ego (conscious I) and the Self (unconscious I). Archetypes may be unlearned, and replaced with self-awareness.

Up for the Challenge

Morgan Maher — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:09:38 -0700

Each year the Buckminster Fuller Challenge awards a single $100,000 prize to support the development and implementation of a solution that has significant potential to solve humanity's most pressing problems in the shortest possible time while enhancing the Earth's ecological integrity.

Sound Against Flame: The Process of Yoga and Atheism in America

Derek Beres — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:03:57 -0700

An excerpt from Sound Against Flame: The Process of Yoga and Atheism in America by Derek Beres, out now from Outside the Box Publishing.

Invisible Paths

Charles Eisenstein — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:54:39 -0700

"You are here because you know something. You don't know what it is, but you can feel it. Something is wrong with the world." -- Morpheus, The Matrix

Open Source Psychedelia

Stephen Hershey — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:10:36 -0700

Magnetic Animation

Bill Machon — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:20:58 -0700

No Child Left Inside

William McGillis — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:08:43 -0700

In his bestselling book Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv argues that American children suffer from "nature deficit disorder," a lack of free play, exploration, and daydreaming in the outdoors. He links this condition to a host of disquieting trends among the younger generation, including obesity, attention deficit disorder, and depression.

Embracing Even the Hatred: A Personal Dharma Journey

Jay Michaelson — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:55:42 -0700

On a recent 40-day meditation retreat, I experienced a wave of self-hatred so shocking, so intense, that it changed the way I relate to sexuality, guilt, homophobia, and healing. I want to tell you the story.

The whole thing began innocently enough: during a dharma talk one evening, a teacher said that all of our habits, preferences, and opinions are conditions in and of the mind, and all of them can be changed. Though we may derive an identity from some of these dispositions and beliefs, it is incorrect to do so.

Depressed? Light an Incense

Jennifer Flynn — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:01:08 -0700

Transforming Prison With Meditation

Bill Machon — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:47:32 -0700

Avian Flu: The Next Great Pandemic Threat

ST Frequency — Fri, 30 May 2008 07:29:28 -0700

“The pandemic clock is ticking, we just don’t know what time it is.”

– Ed Marcuse, 2003

The Forgotten Flu

Onward to Afghanistan: Midwifery in A Warzone

Jennifer Braun — Thu, 29 May 2008 10:48:38 -0700

This is Part Two in a three-part series by the director and co-founder of the International Midwife Association (IMA). Read Part One here.

An Ayahuasca Retreat for Women

Adam Elenbaas — Thu, 29 May 2008 06:45:49 -0700

Recently a new Ayahuasca lodge has opened near Cusco that is offering one of the most unique retreats advertised on the web. Ayahuasca Ayni offers three week retreats for women only. I spoke to the lodge founder, Eroca Hunter.

AE: How did you receive this vision?

Hands of Light: The Healing Work of Brennan Healing Science

C.C. Treadway — Wed, 28 May 2008 15:52:34 -0700

Brennan Healing Science (BHS), created by NASA physicist Barbara Brennan, is about living. I mean really living.

If you have the sinking feeling you are not living the life you were meant to live, then read on.

Brennan Healing Science combines hands-on energy healing with solid psychological process work. It's about allowing miracles happen and being present in this world while communicating with many others. How you get there is amazing.

A Public Display of Meditation

Adam Elenbaas — Fri, 23 May 2008 06:01:41 -0700

The Thin Brown Line

Bill Machon — Wed, 21 May 2008 08:10:16 -0700

Geologists are warning that our planet's topsoil is eroding at an unsustainable rate. It's vanishing faster than it can be replenished. In the US, cropland is eroding ten times faster than it can be replenished. Obviously, healthy topsoil is essential to the world's food supply, and experts, including the UN, are beginning to sound the alarm, hoping to avert a possible worldwide catastrophe in the coming years.

Mutiny of the Soul

Charles Eisenstein — Wed, 21 May 2008 07:51:38 -0700

Depression, anxiety, and fatigue are an essential part of a process of metamorphosis that is unfolding on the planet today, and highly significant for the light they shed on the transition from an old world to a new.

Finding Peace Between Our Sheets

Adam Elenbaas — Fri, 16 May 2008 10:06:44 -0700

What if one of the largest problems facing human beings is something so simple and so subtle that it's looking us right in the face, sometimes 2 or 3 times a night?

Peace Between the Sheets author Marnia Robinson suggests that orgasm addiction might be the single largest problem plaguing intimate, romantic relationships.

Reframing Survival

Stephen Hershey — Fri, 16 May 2008 08:42:11 -0700

Jerry White, landmine survivor and cofounder of Survivor Corps, shares his own healing process while advising those who are suffering from tragedy in I Will Not Be Broken: Five Steps to Overcoming a Life Crisis. White seeks to turn “tragedy into triumph,” encouraging victims and their families to face

Brain Workout

Bridget Algiere — Thu, 08 May 2008 08:02:50 -0700

Researchers at PositScience have recently developed brain fitness programs to help you "think faster, focus beter, and remember more." Participants play fitness games for about an hour per day on a computer, training their brains to react to certain stimuli faster, thereby speeding up the process of when nerve cells talk to each other. One subject explained the experience as if it were like opening a new door in her brain filled with the things she had forgotten.

First, Love Yourself

Wendy Strgar — Wed, 07 May 2008 10:26:28 -0700

Midwifery is Messy

Jennifer Braun — Mon, 05 May 2008 06:40:17 -0700