Shoal Hope is a novel of spirals and traps.
Traps that turn in on themselves.
Traps that overwhelm our ability to make decisions.
We see fish-traps ringing the shores of Cape Cod
until a generation ago,
but also the traps we’ve constructed for ourselves.
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Clipper
As we consider Boats for difficult times, we need to reassess what we mean by cost and utility. Cost not only in money or even in money at all. If a boat is built outside the money economy many other factors take precedence. Likewise, if we remove the exaggerated cost/benefits provided by fossil fuels – so long as we ignore the so-called externalities – we must measure utility in ways we may not readily recognize.
Hypnotized by Desire
If the meditator is seeking an end, a result, he will hypnotize himself by…
How do we distinguish integration from delusion?
Delusion is completely convincing. This point can be difficult to…
Interdependence
How do we settle-down into coherence?
The Amazon Is Burning
In case you haven’t been paying attention… As I write this the Amazon…
The State of the Self
Cultures create, nourish, and defend modes of identity. An individual’s…
Looking back at looking back, What Drives Me,
Growing up in a predicament we get past incredulity or we take refuge in…
Communion with the Sacred
Art and craft,… do a fine job of naming two of the three realms of living.
A Question of Purpose
My thoughts have been circling around …questions of purpose.
Pointing out futility
“T…what I like about you… you are always able to show me the futility…
Abandoning persuasion
It’s becoming more clear …that our predilection to interact by…identifying
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Learning is Central:
Sharing our gifts,
Working together,
Teaching and learning in reciprocity.
Entering into shared Inquiry,
Maintaining these practices as a way of life.