Jan
02
2009
here shall words arrive
not on my lips, nor yours
but still caressed
a meeting of sorts
out of sorts
still always flowing
an uncovering of
of what
what
will your tongue see
your eyes hear
our heart sing?
Jan
02
2009
Just joined academia.edu - a place specifically for sharing academc-related information, including full papers! See my page at:
http://ciis.academia.edu/SethMiller
Jan
02
2009
The following exercise was proposed:
Take the following list, culled from a critique of Ken Wilber's work by philosopher William Irwin Thompson, Coming Into Being and write the opposites.
simplistic
how to fix
compulsive mappings
textbook categorizations
control the universe through mapping
dominant masculinist purposefulness
shift power from the described to the describer
psychic inflation and self-magnification
a grand pyramid with the advocate on top
lacking poetic...
Jan
01
2009
I'd like to make a contribution with regards to circularity/linearity, from a geometrical standpoint. If you don't like geometry, stop reading, or better yet, read with increased intensity.
The polarity between circle/line is one that is fundamental to many geometries - they are taken to be quite different logical entities. Primarily this arises because of...
Jan
01
2009
A professor of mine, Bradford Keeney, offers the following advice:
EVERY TIME YOU READ <insert your book here>, INTERACT WITH THE BOOK IN A WAY THAT YOU HAVE NEVER INTERACTED WITH A BOOK:
Some possibilities:
*drill a hole through it
*drill other holes
*underline spaces rather than words
*talk to the book
*place book under pillow or bed or tv or...
Jan
01
2009
I updated the main page to load much faster, and created a page of alchemical images:
https://spiritalchemy.com/alchemyimages.htm
Please beware that the page is LOADED with images, in order that they can be easily browsed, so it may take a minute to load.
Dec
29
2008
Today I put up most of my poems on the site: http://elements.spiritalchemy.com/poetry.html
Poetry isn't good for much if it never gets read, so despite the fact that many of these poems are embarrassing for one reason or another, I thought I'd post them as a kind of experiment/record of my own transformation, since transformation is...
Dec
28
2008
Wow - wandering through Powell's books just turned up this gem - perfect for me! It's a book with an alchemical basis (the chapters are organized by the seven basic alchemical processes), exploring philosophy, science, history, and consciousness...
but what's even better is that the book is very visual and creative. It includes seven paper...