The Gaia Hypothesis, Part 3
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 …
Where Did the Goddess Go?
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 …
The Gaia Hypothesis, Part 2
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 …
The Gaia Hypothesis, Part 1
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 …
Why Aren’t We All Wanting to Be Babaji?
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 …
A Way to Deal With Bugs
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 …
Balance
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 …
The Right Brain Is Supposed to Be in Charge
This book will help you better understand your inner world, the human condition, and how Western society has ended up in such a dysfunctional state. Have I mentioned that I’m somewhat obsessed …
Easter Carrots
Carrots are currently my signature contribution to Easter lunch. Not because I’m an expert at cooking carrots mind you, but because I found a recipe that includes a sauce everyone loves. To be honest, …
Butterflies
I’ve been painting butterflies in anticipation of spring, which is almost here! I had the idea to do this last spring, as a way to tune in to the butterflies and the change of season. Last year, I did …