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Deep Time Art Exhibit: Revisited

“…The planet is fine; the people are f*cked!…, The planet is doing great: been here four and a half billion years! …And we have the conceit to think that somehow, we’re a threat…” George Carlin, 1992( George Carlin – Save the Planet (The Planet is fine) – Bing video). I spent a significant chunk of […]

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Calling the Shamans

In this recent post on my free “Spirit of Education” Substack blog, I draw on Thomas Berry’s ideas to imagine “Earthdream Mystery Schools” to guide us in recovering our lost intimacy with physical and psycho-spiritual Gaian landscapes. I would love to hear your thoughts!

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We are all made of stars: The long trip from the big bang to the human body

Science and history documentarian Dan Levitt’s latest book, “What’s Gotten Into You: The Story of Your Body’s Atoms, From the Big Bang Through Last Night’s Dinner,” traces how our cells, elements, atoms and subatomic particles found their way to our brains, bones, and bodies from the Big Bang. Reconstructing the epic step-by-step journey of our […]

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Drifting Through Deep Time (Exhibit and Video)

“If one finds a rock boring, it’s not the rock’s fault.” (Attributed to Zen proverb) During August, 2021, I spent a week at a rented beach house on mid-coast Maine.  One afternoon, while scrambling among rocks strewn along the beach, I was attacked by hordes of black flies.  I found a breezy refuge on a large […]

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Family Ritual: Celebrating Cataclysm and Gratitude

A number of my family members are experiencing cataclysmic loss: an unexpected loss of a beloved job, a sudden closing of a school, a cousin’s boyfriend committed suicide, and the death of dear ones, to name a few. We felt a need to create a ritual during our Thanksgiving gathering that would provide space to […]

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