Rumination Guide #9 – Getting A Kick Out Of Metaphors
Anyone who knows me knows how much I get a kick out of metaphors but unfortunately, the following experience can’t be put in a bottle. If it could, I’d be [Read More]
Rumination Guide #8 – Is Synchronicity Supernatural?
Meaningful coincidences occur on a constant basis, though seemingly more often for some folks than others. Whatever the case may be, when thoughts or emotions merge with perception, [Read More]
Reckoning With Clarity
When we mess with the unconscious, then it messes things up in our lives subjectively or objectively or both. Most people understand that ignoring the unconscious means going against intuition. [Read More]
Rumination Guide #7 – Metaphors Butting In
Normally, I side step touchy subjects but an interesting metaphor occurred that gave me pause for reflection. My brother and I are polar contrasts in several respects. He is a year [Read More]
Mayonnaise Mayhem
This post touches upon an unfortunate aspect of biology without delivering a solution or reassuring perspective . . . but it's still worth examination. The use or threat of pain [Read More]
Cooperation With The Unconscious Is Key
With the advent of toolmaking, did smaller canine teeth in hominids accompany or correspond with increased group cooperation needed to survive on the savanna rather than in the trees? We [Read More]
Tooling Around
As previously stated, these speculations aren’t substantiated by any expert, journalistic or research background. However, I wonder if that would make a difference since rarely does proof change people's mind [Read More]
Greatest Intelligence
When considering intelligence, a common understanding focuses on the ability to process thought and emotion. There's "book smart" and "street smart". However, our intelligence is largely influenced by the degree [Read More]
Ruminate Guide #6 – Riding Troublesome Metaphors
Despite the contentious nature of modern human civilization, or perhaps because of it, I'd be surprised to find anyone arguing there isn't a lot of discord, from natural disasters to [Read More]
Rumination Guide #5 – Curious Sensibilities
Besides remembering an occasional dream, do you check in with your unconscious on a regular basis? Maybe couple times a week, a day, an hour? Could you discipline yourself to [Read More]