Our ancestors instinctively knew of this circular model of growth. In many cultures, the wheel is a symbol of growth and success. It combines the idea of progress and wholeness: It is complete, and yet it keeps on moving. It represents the perpetual change and transitory nature of life. The cyclic ages of Hindu cosmology, the wheel of life in

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It’s January, and I love Januaries.

I love that they contain the weight of beginnings, solid as a piece of clay or wood.

I love their mystery, that tantalizing promise of dreams — what will the year bring? What hopes and hurts, what majesty and mayhem, what lessons and laments?

January holds in the palm of its hands the loss of the past. It reminds us... See more

Any philosophy for the modern era will need to cope with the idea that our freedom is embedded together, that more than ever, society will be bottoms-up versus top-down. If we want to decrease institutional power, we also lower institutional responsibility. We’ll need to be responsible for each other. A modern philosophy will need to confront the... See more