Israel
I've held off writing a post about about Israel since it is such a polarizing topic. The history of Africa and the Middle East is...
Alan Watts
Every year or so, for many years now, I dive back into the work of Zen Buddhist philosopher Alan Watts. He died in the 1970s,...
The Red Book
I've had Carl Jung's Red Book in my possession for at least a year but finally decided to read it last week. The only other book...
Ergot
Thinking about grain made me think about ergot, the fungus that grows predominantly on rye in unusually damp conditions. It can affect all the cereal...
Cognitive Dissonance
As defined by the Cambridge Dictionary, cognitive dissonance is: "an uncomfortable feeling that comes from believing or thinking two different things that cannot both be...
A conversation about music
A close friend of mine and I have been having interesting discussions for over 20 years now. It started over email, now we do it...
The Druids
I recently read a book about the Druids by Jean Markale, who was a prominent Celtic Historian. One of the many things I love about...
