As individuals we’re vulnerable to the world. We can be killed in numerous ways. Ever since our species has existed we’ve had to find ways to make the world around us less dangerous, less scary. Think of it linguistically. Words like. dis·o·ri·ent·ed [dis-awr-ee-en-tid, -ohr-] adjective confused as to time or place; out of touch: therapy […]
The Myth of the Silver Bullet
In my own quest to address my anxiety and ill health I, like many wanted to find a simple solution. A single habit or medicine that would make it all better. The same goes with other problems I might have, whether it be work, relationships and so on. It’s an example of how we latch […]
Most men lead lives of obvious desperation
‘The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation’ Henry David Thoreau. Thoreau was right, but he was also wrong. We don’t live our lives with desperation tucked away out of sight, it can be seen by everyone. There’s little in how we live our lives that is not a desperate attempt to achieve something. […]
Diversity Reigns: There is no mainstream culture (and what it means for us)
Is it a sign of the modern times that mainstream thought has shrunk? In the past, there was a core culture of attitudes, beliefs norms and values that people looked towards. The established ways of doing things and how to interpret the world. In society the mainstream was once that men were supposed to be […]
The Four Horsemen of the Modern Apocalypse
While you can come up with many ideas about what problems befall modern society, Ignorance, sin, arrogance, pride. I feel there are some that have been left out. I call these maladies the horsemen, after the Horsemen of the Apocalypse from scripture. In scripture, they were Conquest, War, Famine and Death. Today I feel it’s […]
It’s a brave new world, so now is your time
“I amar prestar aen… (The world is changed.) Han mathon ne nen… (I feel it in the water.) Han mathon ne chae… (I feel it in the Earth.) A han noston ned gwilith… (I smell it in the air.) – Galadriel, Lord of the Rings. It doesn’t take much awareness to notice that the world […]