It's Elemental

Month: October 2009

  • alchemical shirts… because I can

    alchemical shirts… because I can

    There’s something amazing about alchemical imagery. Deep spiritual symbolism, specific practical advice about transformation, archetypal aspects, meditative visualizations, and esoteric mysteries can exist together all in ONE image. For how many other works of art can the same be said?

    In my opinion there is not enough alchemical imagery out in public on display, so to help remedy that situation I have made up some alchemical t-shirts and other products. Wear ’em and strike up a conversation about something unusual and profound.


  • Cybernetics of Cybernetics Button

    Cybernetics of Cybernetics Button

    I made this button for all those people out there who want to keep complexity complex, who understand that feedback is the name of the game, and that the main rule of the game is that the rules must continually be modified.  If you know about Calvinball, you know what I’m talking about: a recursive looping, a complex manifestation of manifestation, a new way of knowing, and a new way of knowing about knowing, which happens to be very, very old.


  • Coros Institute meditative retreat: The Great Passage

    Coros Institute meditative retreat: The Great Passage

    I had the good fortune to attend a Coros Institute meditative retreat: The Great Passage with Dennis Klocek on Whidbey Island a few years ago with my mother.  It was an amazing event, full of profound wisdom, practical exercises, and excellent company.  I would highly recommend it, not just for those who are thinking about the Great Passage for themselves or a loved one, but as a complement to any who are interested in the spiritual connections between the living and the dead.

    Dennis, as usual, offers living pictures that are not like the kind of popular new-age stuff on the bookshelves at your local bookstore.  He has a way of speaking and interacting that makes it very clear that his wisdom is a developed wisdom, brought forth on the basis of years and years of contemplative, artistic, and scientific work.  The best part is that because he knows HOW he developed his own experience, he can be of explicit help to others who wish to deepen their own spirituality.

    If you can make this retreat, DO IT!  You won’t be disappointed.