Nature As The Church… The Shrines The Altars….
That was my impression as I roamed the lush gardens of Japan. Beautifully sculpted, the gardens draw you along winding …
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Simple Life…..
Philip stands and explains something I cannot for the Life of me get my head around. The words bob …
Sunday… The Lord’s Day…?
Poseidon. A personification, indeed a deification, of the unfathomable power of the oceans and seas. But look beyond the …
Performance Art….
Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot?! “You must do your duty and perform this vision for your people upon earth.”—Words of Black Road …
Planting Seeds….
I have a saying I drag out now and then. It goes: “Don’t judge a book by its cover; …
The Priests And The Shaman…
“And yet even then [Paleolithic Age] there was an allowance made for a certain type of deviant, the visionary, …
Why The Omphalos Cafe?
Honestly I do not even like using the word ‘shaman.’ The word, like many today, has suffered degradation. The …
Time To Open The Cafe Doors Again…
Western Civilization? “As I sit here, I can feel in this man beside me a strong desire to know the …
“Neurotic Children….”
“People who know nothing about nature are of course neurotic, for they are not adapted to reality. They are …
Our (Lost) Sacred Connection To Nature….
This is from an email I recently sent an old friend: Great getting together. Like I briefly said, I …
