Philosophy 03: What’s Humor?… Laughter?
The average adult laughs 17 times a day. Can you believe it? Apparently humans aren’t the only ones with a sense of humor. Monkeys laugh by panting and sometimes screeching when being tickled or...
View ArticlePhilosophy 04: Government: Society’s ‘Alpha’
Note: This article starts with a curious look at wild ape communities then segues into human societies. Along the way it gets into a bit of detail about stress, and how it affects our brains and...
View ArticlePhilosophy 05: Mysteries of Ancient Wisdom
The big picture of mankind, past and present, is like an elaborate jigsaw puzzle with some pieces missing or bent out of shape. Let’s see if we can find a few key pieces that fit—maybe with some slight...
View ArticlePhilosophy 06: Free Will vs Fate
What plays the bigger role in shaping our lives: Free will (the conscious choices we make in this lifetime), or Fate (being subtly, relentlessly pulled toward a preordained life path)? Well, that might...
View ArticlePhilosophy 07: Faith vs Evidence
Are they real, those other-worldly things like angels, spirits, extraterrestrials, and God? Well, that depends largely on: our beliefs (supported by faith), and our theories (supported by evidence)....
View ArticlePhilosophy 08 — Our Long History with Extraterrestrials
Note: An earlier article explored extraterrestrial cultures and their recent interactions with our world, according to five experts on the subject. This new article takes a closer look at those ET...
View ArticlePhilosophy 09: Sensitive Souls on Earth
Sensitive souls can play an important role in difficult times like these. Whether their sensitivities come genetically (through birth) or spiritually (through incarnation), they often have a...
View ArticlePhilosophy 10: The Source… the ‘Whole Shebang’
(Note: In computer programming, the #! code (shebang, or hash-bang) alerts the computer that something important is about to happen, followed by an explanation of what needs to happen. A similar...
View ArticlePhilosophy 11: Life-Energy By Any Other Name
The previous article was about the source. This article takes a closer look at the life-energy that’s emitted by the source to create and nourish everything throughout the vast omniverse. Though often...
View ArticlePhilosophy 12: Mystics: Why People Suffer
Which statement is closer to the truth? There’s a lot of pain and suffering in our lives and in our world. We spend our lifetime free of pain and suffering. At first glance, from a lifetime of...
View ArticleTaste of the Apocalypse (a Philosophy Sidebar)
(Note: Our house burned down in the “Marshall fire” last week (12/30/2021), along with the rest of the neighborhood. Until things get settled, new articles might be delayed. Meanwhile, here’s what’s...
View ArticleThank You! (Another Philosophy Sidebar)
Note: There’s been a sudden increase in subscribers and readers since I posted the previous article about the fire that destroyed our neighborhood. I’d like to start by mentioning to the newcomers that...
View ArticlePhilosophy 13: Apocalypse / Revelation
Note: This is the final article in the Philosophy series. It explores the role of ITC* during an “apocalypse”—a time when hidden truths are revealed in preparation for a planetary housecleaning. If...
View ArticleTerra 00 – A World Askew
Bliss and magnificence mixed with chaos and suffering…Why the dichotomy? This is a series of small, “bite-size” articles about how Earth (a.k.a Terra) is nourished constantly by “light” (life-energy...
View ArticleTerra 01 — The Source: We Can Only Imagine
First came the fire in December that destroyed our neighborhood, then last month Regina and I both got COVID. (As I explain briefly at the end* of the article, we’re getting our lives back together...
View ArticleTerra 02 — Symbiotic Relationships Across the Cosmos
Trust God, not people. (The Bible) Trust Brahman, not your own thoughts. (Vedas)Trust in Allah, but first tie your camel (Mohammed) The general consensus is that we need to be a little wary during a...
View ArticleTerra 03 — Money Money Money: How It Mimics Life-Energy
Mene, mene, tekel, upharsin “Count, count, weigh, divide” (Aramaic/Babylonian) Count, count, weigh, divide was the proverbial “writing on the wall” in ancient Babylon*, early in the Second Epoch. *King...
View ArticleTerra 04 — How Our Material Universe Came To Be
Matter and energy. This article is about how cosmic forces formed our material universe into a realm of structures (matter) and forces (energy) that we’ve grown familiar with. The scenario below makes...
View ArticleTerra 05 — Emotions: When Body and Spirit Blend or Bristle
Living on Earth has its nice moments, like peaceful walks along the beach, and its awful moments—shark attacks, tidal waves, assaults…. Daily life can be a wild ride with lots of ups and downs that can...
View ArticleTerra 06 — How Pure Love Gets Earthy
If only you believe in miracles… We could exist on a star… I know that love is the answer….—from “Miracles,” by Jefferson Starship Paradox: Pure love from the source gets devised along its way to...
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