PinnedMember-onlyZoomorphism — what animal do you want to be?Is it a universal desire to want to change into an animal of some kind at some point in your life? Most of us have wondered what it would be like to fly like an eagle or swoop like a swallow, to swim and leap like a dolphin or dance…Trance4 min readTrance4 min read
Jun 15, 2022Member-onlyI no longer want to save the worldand why I’m much better for it — In 1986 I went to University to study applied and Environmental Biology. I’d get asked “Why Biology” and “What are you going to do when you graduate?” My answer “to save the world”. It was glib, but it was still sincere. I know, save the world is more a slogan…Save The Planet2 min readSave The Planet2 min read
Jun 7, 2022Member-onlyA short guide to finding the moonan ancient way back to living in rhythm with nature — Many of us want to live by more ‘natural’ rhythms. Artificial light, screens and work schedules may mean that we neither wake nor sleep with much relation to dawn or dusk. But we can see easily enough when it’s day or night. The moon is another matter. Yet the moon…The Moon3 min readThe Moon3 min read
May 28, 2022Member-onlyDear mass shooters of the USAI have an idea for you to consider — When you plan your demise — because I don’t think any of you think you will be getting out alive — consider this: Rather than target a school go to an NRA convention*. School shootings are old hat, there have been so many of them. Do something original for a…Dark Humor1 min readDark Humor1 min read
May 26, 2022Only the Friendly Survive1.5K27Thomas ChristopherI definitely agree that we got ahead as a species by by increased cooperation.I definitely agree that we got ahead as a species by by increased cooperation. I'm not convinced that individually we are smarter. Average brain sizes have been decreasing since the paleolithic. Equally the choice test offered to the foxes is not much of a guide to intelligence, it is more…1 min read1 min read
May 20, 2022Member-onlyYour Kung-fu is BULLSHIT!What happens when you cross a vegan with a hairy-chested martial artist? — The last article I wrote was not meant to be provocative but it seemed to provoke reactions from certain martial arts readers. This is a reply. Non-martial readers, enjoy. I’ve included some explanations of terminology at the bottom. “Bullshit” sorry “BULLSHIT” “Sad” “delusional” and “disturbing” were some of the critiques.Martial Arts5 min readMartial Arts5 min read
May 18, 2022Member-onlyNot Deadly, not guilty and not in my BaguaThere is a lot of macho bullshit in martial arts and it’s misplaced Recently a student described himself as feeling slightly ashamed for not having ‘martial effectiveness’ at the top of his practice priorities. My colleague Dillon Beyer replied that if martial effectiveness was to be a priority there are…Martial Arts4 min readMartial Arts4 min read
May 3, 2022Member-onlyDouble your wisdom with this 2.1 billion year old hackIt may do more than double your income, it can make you rich — Renowned systems thinker Gregory Bateson once defined wisdom as multiple perspectives. The easiest example to explain this with is on your face. Humans have two eyes. With one eye you can see shape, you can see movement. It takes two eyes to see depth*. Each eye sees something different. One…Bacteria2 min readBacteria2 min read
Apr 11, 2022Member-onlyWhen I hear this I cry, every timeThese are good tears, will you share them? — Sometimes you come across a message so simple, so perfect, so true that it makes you cry. This message makes me cry good tears. The ones that blend sorrow and joy, recognition, regret and hope. Listening to Robin Wall Kimmerer talk, reading her book, and passing on this message to…Sustainability2 min readSustainability2 min read
