Published in Fair Observer: Spike Jonze movie Her poses questions about the nature of love and sex in the age of technology. The Movie “Her” & The Challenge of Intimacy in the Postmodern World The movie Her is going to be talked about for a long time in those circles that track the contours of cultural change. Heady, with multiple currents … Read More
The Movie “Her” & The Challenge of Intimacy in the Postmodern World
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Meditate-to-Educate: Support Developmental Education in Guatemala
I consider myself privileged to be partnering with the Integral Heart Foundation and invite you to join this powerfully transformative endeavor in one of three ways. I am traveling to Guatemala to teach the older students of this innovative and future-oriented education project and to lead this 12-hour meditation marathon. The goal? Raising $75,000 to support whole student education. on for … Read More
Is Marriage Outdated? What’s So Evolutionary About an Ancient Tradition?
People want to know why, in the age where so many traditional notions about women, men, and coupling have changed, where we consider everything including choosing our own preferred gender pronoun, I use the term marriage so readily. I use the term intentionally, in part because it’s convenient to signify many beautiful qualities, and in part to bounce off against a superficial … Read More
Love, Marriage & Evolution
Love, Marriage & Evolution is an 8 chapter, 166 page book and guide for contemplation released in November 2013. Download a complimentary copy here or purchase a print copy for your ongoing use. Excerpt from Chapter 2 LOVE All You Need Is Love? As we look at how we want to update our understanding and expression of love, it’s … Read More
Memorial Day, A Poem
June, summer’s dawn The wind steady off the Delaware in the Vietnam memorial where I sometimes go to do chi kung, early morning Chinese breathing for health – repair – rejuvenation Medicinal more than Spiritual Spirit still the fabric, the meshwork between the cells of experience, of incidents, between the living and those gone late An index card, … Read More
Orchestrating Our Many Selves: interview with Jean Houston
Jean Houston on the Fallacy of Self Mastery by Amy Edelstein “I would never use the word ‘mastery’! I thought I’d tell you that right away. . . . To me, it smacks of galloping chutzpah!” This was Dr. Jean Houston’s response at the very beginning of our interview, before I had even begun to explain what we meant by “self-mastery” and why … Read More