In the late 1600’s, Antony Leuwenhoek[1] became the first person to journey into our inner microbial landscape (and write about it). Without access to a fistulated human[2], Leuwenhoek had to limit his exploration to the accessible headwaters of our internal river: the mouth. He obsessively took scrapings of people’s teeth, paying top dollar for scrapings … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2017
A Warning – (The Flayed City by Hari Alluri)
Poet, community facilitator, human of goodness, Hari Alluri has a new book of poems out. The Flayed City will open you in ways that matter. Below are two of my many favorites. You need to buy yourself a copy. Continue reading
Talent Show
A few years ago, I had a conversation with a person in my community about another person who often played music for our group. Ultimately, the person I was talking to expressed a desire for the music person to stop because the music wasn’t polished; it didn’t sound “professional.” What was interesting about this was … Continue reading
1.2 Journey to the Center of Ourselves (1)
As the first organ to evolve, the gut is actually the most advanced structure in our bodies. It has had millions of years of environmental pressure shaping it into the control center for our engagement with the outside world. Our guts possess their own nervous system with the vagus nerve serving as a direct conduit … Continue reading
Accounted Mad
I recently read a quote by desert father Abba Anthony: “A time is coming when men will go mad, and when they see someone who is not mad, they will attack him saying, ‘You are mad, you are not like us.’ ” These words mad me think of Eugene Ionesco’s play “The Rhinoceros.” It’s quite a … Continue reading
1.1 HOLOBIONT (cont. …)
Many years ago most scientists believed that simply mapping out all the human genes would allow us to predict how our bodies worked. “Cracking the DNA code” that makes up the human genome would usher in a new era of health and human advancement. It hasn’t happen yet for a number of reasons. One of … Continue reading
The expectation is
to look beautiful even when you are crushed. Continue reading
