The walls of the world’s hall of shame are covered with millions of portraits of mostly men who have committed heinous crimes against individuals and humanity, sometimes their own children. Most of these men had the misfortune of being raised by one or more abusive parents. John Muir had all the qualifications to end up … [Read more…]
Excerpt: Biodesign Out For A Walk. On an unscripted whim, I had them close their eyes and asked
 them how many of them had a soul? Every hand shot up.
“Hands down,†I said.
“How’d we vote?†someone asked. 
I answered, “One hundred percent positive. I guess this class has a lot of soul.†“The soul is … [Read more…]
The Excesses of God Is it not by his high superfluousness we know Our God? For to equal a need Is natural, animal, mineral: but to fling Rainbows over the rain And beauty above the moon, and secret rainbows On the domes of deep sea-shells… – Robinson Jeffers In his wonderful poem, “Excesses of God,†… [Read more…]
Transcendent: adjective; transcendent is extraordinary or beyond human experience. I highly recommend viewing the beautiful and informative video that the NPS did on Half Dome. Yosemite Nature Notes – Half Dome I was supremely blessed to have slept on top of The Dome with 20 biology classes (when it was still legal). Each night offered … [Read more…]
Warning: Henry Van Dyke’s epic poem, “THE GRAND CANYON,†is “soul food†and beyond the “fast-food†attention span. However, it just might be the most important poem you will ever read.Van Dyke plumbs the depth of Grand Canyon and the depth of the human soul. He challenges believers and non-believers to set aside their baggage … [Read more…]
“… but just as instinct may fail an animal under some shift of environmental conditions, so man’s cultural beliefs may prove inadequate to meet a new situation, or, on an individual level, the confused mind may substitute, by some terrible alchemy, cruelty for love.â€Â – Loren Eiseley Foreword: Currently, there is a pandemic, vector-less disease … [Read more…]
Facebook can be a source of mental pollution, inane noise or clatter; it can also be a vehicle for sharing breathtaking mysteries. This video shared by Giovanna Brimlow-Tuccori is about as close to providing a miracle as you can get through the internet. Excerpt: Biodesign Out For A Walk, Chap. 26, “Soul Medicine.†“How many … [Read more…]