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A Monarch Jeremiad

A Monarch Jeremiad By Lisa H. Sideris “Most of all, I shall remember the monarchs.” —Rachel Carson, letter to Dorothy Freeman, September 10, 1963 In the summer of 2021, my family bid farewell to our Read more…

March 6, 2024

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Social Fascia Keeps the Score

Social Fascia Keeps the Score By Anna Mercedes Fascia is “the band of thin, fibrous connective tissue that wraps around and supports every structure in your body” (Cleveland Clinic). My favorite kind of massage is Read more…

February 28, 2024

Art and Fiction

Toward a Harmonious Coexistence between Plants and Cities

Toward a Harmonious Coexistence between Plants and Cities By Sara Michieletto Are we as humans feeling happy with the places we inhabit? Do the locations where we put down roots fill us with peace and Read more…

February 13, 2024

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Shelter, Culture, and the Good Waves to Catch

Shelter, Culture, and the Good Waves to Catch By Teya Brooks Pribac Two days ago I found myself on the road out west, into farming country. I was transporting six cats to their new home. Read more…

January 23, 2024

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A Call for Conversations

A Call for Conversations By Whitney A. Bauman and Kocku von Stuckrad This new year emerges out of a planetary context that is facing many entangled and wicked problems. We continue to see the effects Read more…

January 16, 2024

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Eroding Democracy

Eroding Democracy By Whitney A. Bauman In the state of Florida, we have what is called “the sunshine law.” This law was initially meant to curtail corruption at the state level government. As a state Read more…

December 13, 2023

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Change Comes from the Arts

Change Comes from the Arts By Kocku von Stuckrad The relational turn is in full swing. More and more people realize that thinking in strict categories, or even binaries, lies at the roots of the Read more…

November 28, 2023

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Esotericism and Indigenous Knowledge

Esotericism and Indigenous Knowledge By Wolfgang-Andreas Schultz Reflective natural scientists have known it for a long time: “. . . the existing scientific concepts each fit only a very limited part of reality, and the Read more…

November 1, 2023

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Explanations are Not Justifications: On the Need for Careful Deliberation

Explanations are Not Justifications: On the Need for Careful Deliberation (more…)

October 31, 2023

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Shallow Pluralism and Indigenous Communities in Indonesia

Shallow Pluralism and Indigenous Communities in Indonesia By Jear Nenohai Since the passing of Indonesia’s Minister of Education and Culture Regulation no. 27 of 2016, concerning “Education Services for Belief in God Almighty in Education Units,” Read more…

October 9, 2023