What if the reason you’re unhappy is that you’ve been ignoring the spirits in the trees? — My own beliefs don’t matter. But I’ll tell you any way — they lean towards animism, and something I call “embracing the mythic.” I’ll explore embracing the mythic in another article, but just to give you a taste, it involves holding your own ego in the same frame that you…

It’s time for us to start treating the human race as one beautiful being that we are all a part of and responsible for. Announcing the culmination of the enlightenment. When you are behaving in such a way to elevate humanity, you are embodying this great goddess, or this great…

In other words, there’s a dumpster in your brain. Climb out. — Your ego is defined as that particular sewer rat who somehow got himself all cleaned up, put on a nice suit, flashed a big smile and now acts like he’s your best friend. Or worse, acts like he IS you. You’re NOT garbage However, there are numerous self-appointed experts, pseudoscientists, psychologists and life…

Scientists use AI to find eight nothing burgers — There is a party at the AI headquarters today where they’ll be serving delicious loads of nothing burgers, nothing fries, and nothing beer to gullible consumers of the great “hope” of outer space. Too bad that outer space is a cold dead empty wasteland full of exploding rocks and not…

We cannot currently hear the music of our souls because our ego’s noise is so deafening. — But why wait? Wouldn’t you like to hear this celestial music now, while you’re still alive? Great news. You can! Read on. The Music of The Spheres Back in ancient Greece, it was Pythagoras who came up with the notion that the planets and stars in the heavens were making a kind of music. He…

The illusion of separateness is just that. — “I love you, I am you.” People are often taken aback when they hear members of the post-ego community say this catch phrase to one another upon meeting or parting. “See you later, Tom. I love you, I am you.” “Thanks, Bill, I love you and I am you, too.” …

Pretend you have to use the bathroom. Sit and relax for a few minutes. I give you permission. — This study released this week pointed to the interesting fact that half of Americans don’t need to go to the bathroom to poo or pee. They need to go to the bathroom to get away from YOU! Yes, YOU! When we read these studies, we always imagine it’s “those other…

Stop resisting it. Embrace your doom and open a portal to unbelievable joy and serenity. — The religion of Buddhism is basically this. Rather than calling it doom, Buddhists call it “impermanence,” which is the same thing but sounds more abstract and less depressing. But doom isn’t depressing. It just is. A forest just is. A planet just is. A person just is. …

Don’t blame them, blame evolution — and the trauma of scarcity. — There has been a lot of theft and especially shoplifting in our area. The police have stopped arresting people for stealing from stores, basically, unless the theft raises to grand larceny. People are mad about it, naturally. …