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The Myth of Isis and Osiris
When ancient Egyptian royalty died, they didn't get their ashes preserved in an urn on the mantel or scattered at sea. Their carefully prepared bodies were interred in pyramids their...
An Extravagant Hypothesis
As a hypothesis, I propose that humanity may be undergoing a rapid transition from the biological to the psychic phase of species evolution in the next few years. The inertia of physical...
The Age of Uncertainty
Recently, I have taken as my personal mantra the not very transcendent phrase, “I don’t know.” The list of things I feel unsure about seems to be steadily increasing....
The Intention Economy
While exploring shamanism and non-ordinary states, I discovered the power of intention. According to the artist Ian Lungold, who lectured brilliantly about the Mayan Calendar before...
No More Fairy Tales
Two Western spiritual teachers came for a visit last week. One was American; one was English. They both claimed to be enlightened. They actually told me they were. And I think, to some...
Absorbing Orbs
This summer, I visited Glastonbury, the New Age epicenter of England, to speak at a “Great Mysteries” conference about orbs. Orbs are best known as those mysterious balls...
Growing Up With God
it’s an ancient hindu saying that “the mother and father are the child’s first guru.” Children learn the most basic human skills from their parents: along with...
Born To Teach
While most children are guided in their spiritual development with help from instructors, parents and peers, Swami Vishwananda always followed an inner compass oriented to the divine....
Enlightenment Reason or Occult Conspiracy?
What holds our world together is not only the laws of physics, but language, myth and story. Our narratives create the framework in which our actions and our intentions have meaning,...
Old Struggles on a New Earth
Although my book on prophecy and the Mayan Calendar is behind me, I am still approached all the time by people in search of the meaning of the encroaching end date of December 21, 2012....