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Developing: Notes On the Unseen Battle that Goes on Around Us

Father Simon recently said that, if we could see the invisible battle that goes on around us, between the demons and the angels, we'd be terrified. It's a blessing that our normal mode of existence doesn't let us see such things. The mystics, however,

Toad Houses

I told a friend about my huge slug and bug problem this year. He recommended I attract toads to my garden. He said they'd crush the slug population quickly. I stored the advice away, then I ran across someone on the Internet enthusing about garden toads and how

The Zen Koan

A koan is a ridiculous expression or dialogue designed to get the listener past the subject-object perspective.

Paradox, The Hemispheres, and the Tao

A basic tension mars the intellectual framework of the spiritual life. Pole 1: The first virtue of the spiritual life is humility, and humility is first and foremost selflessness. Pole 2: We cannot be so selfless that we don't desire our own happiness. “The rational creature . . . cannot wish

Paul Kingsnorth on the Collapse of the Left Hemisphere's Reign and the (Hopeful) Rise of the Tao

The global Machine is teetering, even as it clamps down on its citizenry in an attempt to tamp down unrest and rein in its own wanton destruction of creation and culture. A way of seeing that sets itself against what C. S. Lewis happily characterized as the Tao—the way

Iain McGilchrist Interview on Russell Brand's Stay Free: A Few Highlights

I listened to Russell Brand's Stay Free yesterday. I came because he was interviewing Iain McGilchrist. I stayed because Brand is smart (I always figured he was a clown), fast, and funny. I've only listened to the McGilchrist but I'm getting a Rumble account

Good-Bye, Curb

The last Curb Your Enthusiasm aired Sunday. It will be sorely missed, even if I think this last season hasn't been as good as the previous ones. Britannica has a great entry about Curb basics. I don't think you'll need a subscription to access

Civilizations Do Collapse

We in modern society can scarcely imagine Xenophon's feelings as he walked through the magnificent runes of the Assyrian cities. Surely peasants in medieval Europe had the same feeling looking at Roman aqueducts and runes while they lived at a subsistence level. For the last 500 years society

Artificial Intelligence Has No Right Hemisphere: Video

Rethinking Economics

I strongly lean libertarian, which means I strongly lean towards being a dick, since I'm stunned at how many libertarians are obnoxious (with notable exceptions, like Tom Woods and Lew Rockwell). I believe it's because libertarian thinking is marked by unshakeable certitude and logical conclusions, which