Atlanta’s Drying Lesson: Building Community from Crisis

Atlanta residents were recently inundated by reports of a crippling drought that threatened their water supply. But in-depth information was hard to find and often confusing. Enter Mickey Mellen – "a schmoe who knows nothing, talkin' about water" – with a blog and some questions.

A State of Belief is a State of Being

The distance between the Skeptical mindset and the believing mindset can represent a choice between suspicion and trust, cynicism or sincerity.

Psychoactive Nonprofit

After twelve years online, Erowid, the prominent information vault for psychoactives, is finally being granted nonprofit status.

Don’t Kill Your Television

[Evolve TV!] • Could television evolve alongside consciousness? It would be better to co-opt the medium than to kill it.

The Evolution of Transformation

Prior to embracing the Mayan calendar, the author and art historian José Argüelles once espoused that a collective shift in consciousness would come in the form of a new archetypal language. The author and botanist Terence McKenna made similar connections. Is that language now in formation?

Surfer Catches Quantum Wave

Surfer- physicist Garret Lisi storms the world of physics with his bodacious new theory of everything.

The Current Global Crisis and the Future of Humanity

Modern science could solve most of the urgent problems in today's world. Yet the problems that stand in the way are not economical or technological; their deepest sources lie inside the human personality. After more 50 years of intensive study of holotropic states of consciousness, I have come to the conclusion that the theoretical concepts and practical approaches developed by transpersonal psychology could help alleviate the current global crisis. These observations suggest a radical psychospiritual transformation of humanity is not only possible, but is already underway.

Global Grooves

2008's Global Sound Conference in L.A. will explore how we can utilize the power of sound as a positive agent for good.

Gringo Ayahuasca: Meet Carlos Tanner

The debate over westerners and Ayahuasca retreat centers in Iquitos has heated up since the Peruvian Government has begun proposing legislation that would demand that local shamans be certified. After drinking Ayahuasca in Iquitos this past month, I interviewed another lodge owner, Carlos Tanner. We spoke about how the west is beginning to influence traditional Ayahuasca medicine practice in Peru.

Souldish: NYC Events Dec. 15-19

Energy Psychology, Reiki III, Jung's Practical Insights, Yoga and Mudras, and Full Moon and Winter Solstice are awaiting New Yorkers this week.