Suchness
There is a word in Buddhist psychology, tathata, that can be translated as "thusness" or "suchness." It describes a state in which the totality of our being is present; our awareness is not fragmented or... More »
There is a word in Buddhist psychology, tathata, that can be translated as "thusness" or "suchness." It describes a state in which the totality of our being is present; our awareness is not fragmented or... More »
Friday, I dreamed about a sign. The color, the font, the words, the art ... everything. We all sat around and talked about it at a party. Saturday, Mary was having a party. Suddenly she... More »
Our discomfort may be experienced as painful emotions: We may suddenly feel deep heartache, unpleasant agitation, dreadful anxiety, or extreme nausea. We may feel fear, panic, groundless anger, irritation, paranoia, desire, pride and so on. ... More »
She stalks like a golden tiger through the night eating twice her body weight in bugs. Princess Grendel, my big eyed tree frog moves at impossible angles sticking to the glass while she hunts. Her... More »
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayahuasca http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabel_Allende http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_realism http://www.theworldofmichaelparkes.com/Pages/PosterHome.html I 've been thinking for months about painting my tiger in the same style Michael Parkes uses. Yesterday after watching this video about shaman using ayahuasca in the Amazon, I found... More »
Care of the Soul The Body's Poetics of Illness By Thomas Moore Psychoanalysis has made elaborate attempts to chart connections between psychological experience and physical ailments, but generally both psychology and medicine have been reluctant... More »
You swim like lions through the crest And bathe yourself in zebra flesh Heyoka squeals softly now to let me know when she doesn't like something, like when I'm inside her cage in the dark... More »
Ten years ago a travelling circus came to the state fair. The lions came out to perform for the beastmaster in front of thousands of people sitting in a grandstand. There were several growling felines... More »
My macaw has stopped biting the bars to get my attention. He still yells once in awhile, but he's much gentler than he was just a few weeks ago taking any chance he gets to... More »
I just made my way through the most beautiful snow storm to get here. Fragile. Its crystaline beauty won't last, but it's in my heart now. Isn't that the way of it? I have a... More »