Anthropology of Conciousness

The Return of the Light: Seasonal Reflections on Christmas

December 4, 2011

This time of year I notice myself more contemplative, more interested in quiet time, more willing to probe deeper and persistently into the mysterious of life. The approaching Winter Solstice is always a reminder for me about the inherent cyclical passing of time, and the importance of having an opportunity to reflect on and incorporate all those [...]

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The Ten Merits of Writing Dharma

June 12, 2011

Storytelling is both a gift, and a very old custom. Stories teach, entertain, and transform. They’re an act of creation, a way of connecting to a source -  a conduit for energy in the form of words, spoken, sung, and now, more often, written and read. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the concept [...]

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Emerging into the E-Novel Market

April 28, 2011

This month I’ve emerged into the growing e-novel market. It was a pretty easy decision to go with an e-publisher, both from the perspective of sustainable practice and business marketing. Recent reports indicate that e-novels are gaining popularity around the world, and more traditional print-media.  In China, for example, there are over 70 million readers [...]

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What are we giving thanks for anyways?: Museings on Harvest Festivals

October 8, 2010

So it’s that time again in Canada. The days are shorter. The weather is colder.  The trees are barer, and many of us are thinking about how to prepare the nest for winter. Did I forget to mention its harvest time?  The farmer’s markets are teeming with people buying bushels of this and pounds of [...]

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How naked do you want to get?: Web 2.0 and the art of Social Media-ing

April 20, 2010

Web 2.0 has significantly changed human social behavior. We’re evolving as a species or devolving depending on who you ask. The real art to Web 2.o is integrating the technology into our lives to enhance our lived-experience – not to create simulacra of love-communities-and personal identities. What are we all hiding from anyways?

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