existentialism
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Look Deep Into Nature. Gemini Season Begins!
Metaphorcast for May 22- 28, 2023 A New Season has begun in Gemini, him and I, her and I and them and I. That and I, this and I. Within the archetype of the twins comes a reminder that everything is two, because everything is also you. Everything and everyone you encounter includes you in… Continue reading
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I Love Springtime in a Paradigm Shift
Though every moment in time is new, and every breaking day is as well, there are some times when new is even newer. Springtime is an example of extra newness. So is the beginning of a new age. On March 23, 2023, just days past the spring equinox, powerful Pluto moves into Aquarius where it… Continue reading
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After One Year, My Book is Here!
It all started with a simple question: could the zodiac be arranged vertically, ascending from the depths to the heights of existence? Do the natural elements hint at an upward ‘path’ with the depths of water ascending to the solidity of earth, then to the atmosphere of air and finally, the heights of fire? … Continue reading
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Be The Cause. Inspiration From Spinoza.
The philosopher Baruch Spinoza saw nature to be synonymous with God. He saw all living creatures as a part of this whole. The thing that tied everything together was affectivity; the capacity to affect and be affected. He saw everything to be relative to something else in a web-like structure. Consciousness sits in the middle… Continue reading
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Goodbye Forever, Cheerios. Just Say No to Glyphosate!
Though I am a Leo, my chart is chock full of Virgo. Years back the grain turned on me, that is to say I developed a very strong gluten intolerance. My genes don’t show any evidence for Celiac disease so I am in the somewhat new category of ‘non celiac gluten intolerance’. I avoid all… Continue reading
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The Pages Turn, The Fire Burns
“My World” is a children’s book by Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd. My son and I read this at night under a cactus light with a symphony of crickets out our window. The opening page shows a mother reading to her child by a fire. The words are “The pages turn, the fire burns.”… Continue reading
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Secrets of Nature
When you think of nature, what comes to your mind? Take a moment and think about it. Maybe you hear some birds singing, some trees blowing in the breeze. Maybe you see some light sparkling along a river. Maybe you see ice covering mountaintops, fish darting in the sea, tigers charging across the Sahara or… Continue reading
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Off The Clock. Secrets of Toroidal Time.
The biggest difference between the original wheel of the zodiac and the toroidal zodiac lies in how we approach the matter of time. The wheel of the zodiac shows the horoscope: a snapshot of the planets and luminaries at a given moment in time. Horo is Latin for hour. The clock is also a wheel… Continue reading
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Cats, Dogs and a Spirited Response
Are you a dog person or a cat person? Dogs and cats have been a roommate to mankind for millenia. Why is this? Do we see something in them? Do they see something in us? I think we do. I think they do. I think what is shared is a kindred affinity for play. Dogs… Continue reading
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Thymos! Building Spirit in The Body.
There is a new paradigm shift a brewin’. The Copernican revolution restored the sun to its rightful center as a stable nucleus to our solar system. The previous Geocentric model held the earth at the center. The paradigm shift upon us now is in acknowledging the existential truth of TWO CENTERS; the earth and the sun. The… Continue reading
About Me
Thanks for stopping by! I use the zodiac as a guide towards a philosophy of nature. I hope you enjoy!
Recent Posts
- Meaning is Given (and Worth the Effort To Find It)
- The Appetite to Make Things Happen
- Look Deep Into Nature. Gemini Season Begins!
- Mother Nature is in You. Meditation for a New Moon in Taurus.
- The Role of the Gradient. How Life Emerges Through the Ups and Downs.
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