Jeremy P
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Jeremy P
The 17th century philosopher, Spinoza, called such deformations, ‘modes’ of the fundamental substance. From this point of view then, we can call all material particulars, including ourselves, are modes of this great living being we call the cosmos. And since it is a living system, let us think of its fabric as not merely physical but irreducibly ps... See more
The Deep Law of the Living Cosmos
Freya M on Spinoza; see esp. conatus & conativity
Philosopher Freya Mathews, Farris, and Göcke (Citation2021) developed living cosmos panpsychism, which explains people, creatures, and things as part of an evolving, intelligent cosmos. As a philosophy, it facilitates a responsive, communicative engagement with the living world. In this perspective, a type of innerness such as mind, sentience, or s
... See moreFrom feel and hear country paper
We’ll focus on exploring story in literature – both classics and contemporary – because I believe written storytelling is the foundation for nearly every medium. Together, we’ll explore topics like:
- Building narrative tension without exhausting readers
- How great stories both capture and keep attention
- Revealing character through choice, not descriptio
Nathan Baugh • Story as the interface we use to make sense of the world
Robert Parker Wine Advocate - Unbiased Wine Reviews
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For growing wine knowledge
Narrow the aperture of your attention enough to take in any one thing fully, and it becomes a portal to everything. Anneal that attention enough so that you see whatever and whoever is before you free from expectation, unfiltered through your fantasies or needs, and it becomes love. Come to see anything or anyone this clearly — a falcon, or a mount... See more
A River, a Hare, and the Wanting Monster: Notes on Rewilding the Soul and Ensouling the World
Surrounded by a thousand thousand memories
Exploring ideas of tree memory
It seems to me we still don’t have a great idea of how our own memory works - plagued by questions like “where are memories kept?”, and do they change over time? (which it seems, yes they are changeable)
While we humans may - for want of a better word - store our memories electr
... See moreNatural Selection is no Hero’s Journey, no Deity Designing
And sadly we’ve cocooned ourselves so far from the pressures, the larger forces at ecological play we (we being the privileged few in wealthy, prevalent cultures, the 1/3rd or Global North ….) have actually de-volved as a result. Our social licence is writ large with one basic, infantile mea
... See moreSituating Community Wealth Building and Place Based Capital in the Australian context
Prof Ingrid Burkett • Situating Community Wealth Building and Place Based Capital in the Australian context
The first issue of Nature, in 1869, opened with a collection of aphorisms by the German poet Goethe, expressing his vision of nature's living powers:
"Nature! We are surrounded and embraced by her; powerless to separate ourselves from her, and powerless to penetrate beyond her.... We live in her midst and know her not. She is incessantly speaking to... See more
The Hidden Goddesses of Darwinism
Rupert Sheldrake, quoting Goethe;