In the first 3 parts of this series, we learned what the Gaia hypothesis (now Gaia theory) is; what led James Lovelock to realize this planet’s environment was being controlled from the surface; and how Gaia uses life to keep this planet comfortable. …
In part 2 of this Gaia hypothesis series, we ended with the question: How to prove that Mother Earth lives? I like this question because it’s provocative, and it’s paraphrased from James Lovelock’s writing. It is, however, the only time I noted him …
It seems she was usurped by the written word. That’s the case Leonard Shlain makes in his fascinating page-turner, The Alphabet Versus the Goddess: The Conflict Between Word and Image. He surveys human history showing that the rise of literacy …
In part 1 of this Gaia hypothesis series, we left off with the question: What led Lovelock to suspect this planet wasn’t just a rock floating through space? At NASA, James Lovelock looked at ways to detect life on Mars by atmospheric analysis. He and …
As a budding environmental science major in the 1990s, the Gaia hypothesis is one of the first concepts I remember learning. It was formulated in the 1960s by James Lovelock, a scientist working in NASA’s planetary exploration program. The …
Autobiography of a Yogi is a powerful book. It’s a modern day account of the spiritual masters of India, written by someone who is himself considered a spiritual master of India. Yogananda could have chosen to share his stories as allegories or …
In Virginia, you either figure out a way to deal with bugs, or you stay inside all summer. It’s that simple. Unless you have a screened-in porch that serves as a nice midpoint. Having lived here my whole life, this is something I never thought much …
This little series of acrylic paintings is a meditation on balance and an experiment. It’s based on a symbol I’ve used for several years as a reminder: Wisdom flows from balance. The extremes of life are dramatic. They grab our attention and keep us …
