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It’s medically proven that our brains make stuff up. Maybe trust the heart?

November 2, 2022

Our brains make stuff up. Confabulation is a medical term that refers to “the production or creation of false or erroneous memories without the intent to deceive.” (You could call it “honest lying.”) In other words, we humans can share false stories, genuinely believing they are true. from Confabulation: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals [ Read more … ]

Starts September 22! Entering Visionary Space Shamanic Pilgrimage

September 9, 2022

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Online shamanic pilgrimage for artists, visionaries, healers, social change agents, mystics & scholars of the non-ordinary. Thursdays  September 22nd, 29th, and October 6th 11 am – 1 pm PDT  /  2 – 4 pm EDT /  7 – 9 pm UK / 4 am – 6 am (Friday) AEST $217  includes recordings, ebook, [ Read more … ]

When you don’t fit in it means you’re creating something bigger than the norm

August 17, 2022

“The place in which I’ll fit will not exist until I make it.”  ~ James Baldwin (1924-1987) Frank Zappa said, Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.” Let’s make places where the oddballs fit. And change the world.  

Having the courage to speak up

August 9, 2022

I grew up in an ordinary, middle-class family in Iowa where I attended public schools. Through a stroke of fate, I was critically injured in a head-on collision in my 20s and received insurance money that allowed me to attend the Ph.D. program at the University of Chicago. My fellow classmates were very different from [ Read more … ]

It’s a myth that complex problems require complex solutions.

August 3, 2022

It’s a myth that complex problems require complex solutions. The more complex we get, the more we’re in our heads. The more time we spend in our heads, the more we’re focusing on the problem and making it worse. Our thinking cycles around, it goes in loops. So when you’re confused or need a solution, [ Read more … ]

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