The orange tabby, Hamilton Tigercat, 40 years old in cat years, neutered and plump, is walking with a limp, favoring his right rear leg. He still goes about his business, but with a hitch in his gait across the open front yard. I’m sure the eagles, owls, hawks, crows, ravens,…
Category: Politics
Imagine there’s no passports…
The Imagine Festival at Orcas Island, which I attended in early September, presented some refreshing perspectives on the state of the world, present, past and future. Against a backdrop of stunning Gulf Islands serenity, blessed rain ending a drought, and conscious music, dance and visual arts, equal time was given…
Arrival: Toward Nonlinear Time and Consciousness
In the film Arrival nonlinear time is understood through the structure of a language, specifically that which humans come to learn from the advanced beings who have paid a visit to our primitive time-bound planet. Theirs is ideogrammatic in form and concept, with fractal squiggles of ink delivering constellations of…
The Last Curtain: How Miles Mathis Destroyed (and Gave Me Back) My Life
The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. We are governed, our minds are molded, our…