photo - Wikipedia Then something big happened. Until recently, it was the received view that Homo sapiens underwent an abrupt upgrade in cognitive sophistication—becoming “behaviorally modern”—between fifty and forty KYA , and that this “Upper Palaeolithic Revolution” was driven by genetic change. In the last twenty years, this view has been undermined by signs that the light of cognitive complexity was not suddenly switched on in one place at one time (McBrearty and Brooks, 2000).

There’s a natural mystic blowin’ through the air - Bob Marley, Natural Mystic

This won't make sense without the previous installment. Truly, the ignorance of your species is so profound it is kind of your superpower. - Craig Alanson, Zero Hour Our Method is Science, our Aim is Religion- Aleister Crowley's motto

Alex Karp vows to use his "whole influence" on immigration and defense policy.

A miniatures game about tactical combat in World War Two, based on the critially acclaimed boardgame, Band of Brothers.

No Kings will be massive, powerful, and meaningful - but it won’t be the end of our work. Join movement leaders and fellow local activists after the big day to come together, celebrate what we accompl...

Among the worst offenders was meal-replacement company Huel, a long-time favorite among Bay Area builders.

No Kings will be massive, powerful, and meaningful - but it won’t be the end of our work. Join movement leaders and fellow local activists after the big day to come together, celebrate what we accompl...

We began this book with a quote which refers to the Greek notion of kairos as one of those occasional moments in a society’s history when its frames of reference undergo a shift – a metamorphosis of the fundamental principles and symbols, when the lines between myth and history, science and magic become blurred – and, therefore, real change is possible.

Life is not a matter of holding good cards but of playing a poor hand well. – Robert Lewis Stevenson

Stuck in egocentric myths, we need deeper stories

Concerning the move from ‘religious experience’ to religion.

Human consciousness exist balanced between grief and bliss.

Is your special place for sale? My good friends at SlingFin ("employee-owned, fiercely independent") sent this to their mailing list. I'm echoing it out. Notorious Utah Senator, Mike Lee, has proposed selling off a big chunk of the West. He's being opposed by a wide range of organizations, from the Teton County Board of Supervisors and Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, over to the Outdoor Alliance and similar conservation groups.

There’s a continuum from small ‘aha’ moments all the way out to full-blown white light ‘mystical’ experiences. They all result from a…