A Few Notes on Synchronicity | John Michael Greer

Sept. 2, 2020 (EcoSophia.net) -- Back in July, when I realized there were five Wednesdays on that page of the calendar and I didn’t have anything lined up for the fifth, I asked my readers what they ...

Remembering the 9/11 Jumpers: When is a Suicide Not a Suicide? | Mickey Z.

screenshot Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Sept. 7, 2020 Discussions of suicide and violent death to follow. *** “The trouble about jumping was that if you didn't pick the right number of stories, you ...

Algorithms And Red Wine: Is The 'Digital Hive' A Soft Totalitarian State? | Joe Bageant

Joe Bageant at Innie's Cafe in Belize Joe Bageant -- World News Trust Oct. 24, 2010 -- Ferrara, Italy -- Sitting in a bottliberia, one of those wine bars that brings out food to match your particular ...

Channeling Moral Fatigue Into Moral Motivation | Mickey Z.

Photo credit: Ryan McGuire, Gratisography Mickey Z. -- World News Trust August 21, 2020 This moment — this very moment as you read these words — is it. It’s all we’ve got. It’s all of existence. We h ...

The Secret of the Alchemists | John Michael Greer

Aug. 19, 2020 (EcoSophia.net) -- Most of the figures we’ve discussed in our survey of America’s magical history came from very humble backgrounds, and there’s a reason for that. While social mobility ...

3 Hidden Messages from Rose in ‘Titanic’ | Mickey Z.

FanPop.com Mickey Z. -- World News Trust August 18, 2020 Rose DeWitt Bukater Dawson Calvert is a pretty nuanced female character by Hollywood standards (for 1997 or at any time). Written by a man, no ...

What Helping Homeless Women Taught Me About Buddhism | Mickey Z.

Photo collage by Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- Now with Purpose Aug. 12, 2020 In October 2016, I started a one-man program to directly help homeless women on the streets of NYC. It would be fruitless for me ...

Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 75 Years Later | Mickey Z.

A bombed-out temple in Nagasaki. Photo credit: Cpl. Lynn P. Walker, Jr. (Marine Corps) - Wikipedia Commons Mickey Z. -- World News Trust August 2, 2020 “From the very concept of strategic bombing, al ...

On the Metaphysics of Sex | John Michael Greer

Aug. 5, 2020 (EcoSophia.net) -- Last month, when I realized there would be five Wednesdays and I didn’t have anything on the list for the fifth of those, I dusted off an old habit and asked my reader ...

Little Ideas Can Add Up to a Beautiful Beginning | Mickey Z.

YouTube screenshot Mickey Z. -- World News Trust July 30, 2020 As he was for many martial artists of my generation, Bruce Lee was a catalyst and inspiration for my own studies. In fact, I specificall ...

6 Easy Ways to Choose Gratitude | Mickey Z.

Image from stoneclinic.com Mickey Z. -- Now With Purpose July 26, 2020 “Dead people receive more flowers than the living ones because regret is stronger than gratitude.” Anne Frank I live in the boro ...