Culture
Ancient Trickster Wisdom for Uncertain Times
Sometimes you need to break the tradition in order to keep the tradition alive and the accepted tradition breaker is the clown. – Hopi Scholar Michael Kaboti This was one of the first teachings I learnt from the deep cultural wisdom of the Hopi People. The western mindset is built on Read more…
Activism
Cooperation 2.0 for Global Solutions
We are not going to be able to address major issues on the planet divided. The world is not black and white. It’s not about being right or wrong, these are merely the polarities. There are many layers of understanding and wisdom between the polarities. There is twilight and dawn Read more…
Activism
Inspired Contemporary Art by Women
Historically, too few Women Artists were able to attain any level of mastery because lack of access to learn, cultural disapproval during their time period, or the challenge of balancing obligations as mothers and various other gender roles. While some of this still echoes from the past, it is indeed the past! With the Read more…
Activism
A Love That’s Louder Than Rage: the Beautiful Revolution
At first I thought… The most powerful thing that you can do for your people, your future, your land, your air, your water is to fight and die for what you believe in. But it’s not true… you have to LIVE for what you believe in. So begins the wise Read more…
Art
Sex & Nature, Evocative Paintings by Mark Henson
Sex arouses the body, nature enriches the soul, and art inspires the mind. Artist Mark Henson makes love visible with a paintbrush. It’s not porn and it’s not exactly what you were thinking but it might just inspire you in ways that you have never imagined… These visions show us Read more…
Activism
Sonoran Muses: Stylized Portrait Series Honors the Desert
There is something magical that occurs in the Sonoran Desert when all of the savage, piercing, desperate forms of plant life decide to procreate. In the spring and summer monsoon seasons, this normally drab environment suddenly bursts forth with life, revealing the most vibrant, waxy, durable blooms you have ever seen. Read more…