Rehumaning
Yup. After about a week of being eaten alive by bugs; shredded and impaled by raspberries, blackberries, gooseberries, Devil’s walking stick, locusts, and greenbriar; endured thousands of demands from hungry […]
Solitude
Feral
The dynamics of isolation are complex. As an extreme outlier on the introversion scale, as well as a practicing hermit, I’ve found myself alone for some significant time. I can […]
The Efficacy of Ego and the Dissolution of Self: Part 2
See Part 1 Considering humanity through history, it’s a big thing. What we call History- it’s characters and narratives- is a thin, subjective braid of what events and people have […]
The Efficacy of Ego and the Dissolution of Self: Part 1
See Part 2 When I grew up, I was most strongly influenced by my father. He was a thoughtful, quiet man, who believed his children were obligated to be the […]
Reintegration Blues
The COVID pandemic has killed, caused economic and social carnage, and continues to spawn variants with difficult to define powers. Yet, it has provided a near-obligatory opportunity for those who […]
Growth, Reflection, and Sharing
Happy Easter! It’s a holiday rife with far flung symbolisms, but it’s a certain recognition that Spring is upon us in the Northern Hemisphere! Today was particularly special for me […]
Steaks and Lollies
Organisms have an intimate and complex relationship with food. We not only literally take it into our bodies, but also we assimilate it into our own being. Additionally, it triggers […]
Tender spots
Lately, I’ve been experiencing a bit more of people than I like. I’m finding that solitude makes each exposure more saturating and evocative. A dim LED shines brightly if your […]
COVID-19 and Mons Domus
Pre-COVID, I was making terribly slow progress on the main structure at Mons Domus, I’d had a medicore relationship that I finally gave up on, and was terribly disillusioned with […]
Technology and Monasticism
… is the title of an unwritten dissertation. In my monastic experience, I’ve taken a tack that welcomes some tech and shuns others. I don’t think there’s a single approach […]
The Protean Loneliness Machine
Some time ago, just under 4 billion years, relatively early in the planet’s existence, some bubbles gained certain unusual capacities involving the regulated shuffling of electrons and sustained frothiness. Distinct […]
Savoring Friendships
Hermits don’t get out much. But it isn’t uncommon for a hermit to have to run to the grocer, speak with a utility company person, or actually have a job […]