Not long ago a friend put a piece of the earth’s crust in my hand. When I first held the rock, I was stunned. Its exceptional density is the most visible and tactile characteristic, but just holding it in my hand, it seemed I was feeling the electro-magnetic pulse of the earth itself. Not stunning or grandiose … Continue reading Origin Story
The perennial first principle, that we make our world from stories, applies to all domains of our life. I want to explore this first principle as it applies to both science and everyday life. Both deal with issues of truth and knowledge but we encounter them somewhat differently in science than we do in everyday … Continue reading First Principle- Part 1
The stream was deep but clear, allowing a perfect view of the mallard’s feet paddling furiously but going nowhere. Certainly the mallard was working against the current, but I wondered if any of the effort went to keeping him afloat. The water in the nearby lake was too murky to have revealed the feet to … Continue reading Deep Presence
I was looking at the deep past and the effect was trance-like. Without forethought I found myself talking softly but directly to him. I didn’t expect a response. I just kept talking, almost whispering really. What was I saying; I don’t even remember. It was a stream-of-consciousness flow that was coming from some alpha-state on my part. The … Continue reading Encounter with Eternity
The nine perennial first principles I propose here are the foundational ones that come from my studies in philosophy, religion, expressed wisdom from cultures including but also going beyond our modern Western ones, and world history. They are perennial because they are enduring, coming up over and over again throughout history and across cultures. They are … Continue reading Introduction to the Principles
The concepts I want to explore regarding a set of "principles of being" may not always seem to be self-evident but they are timeless and universal. They appear repeatedly across cultures and epochs, across disparate religious traditions and philosophical schools of thought, across social science disciplines and diverse historical analyses throughout the ages. It is … Continue reading Welcome
The Principles of Being 