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...as part of a breathing, living whole.
I woke up today with an unusual thought on my mind: that of how completely and continuously we are integrated with our environment through the simple act of breathing. Why do we breathe? It seems to c… more →
the house of stone and light
...as part of a breathing, living whole.
Tellurian wrote 1 year ago: I woke up today with an unusual thought on my mind: that of how completely and continuously we are i … more →
This got a bit rambly and meandering, but....
Tellurian wrote 1 year ago: So I keep thinking about these little issues to do with the suggestions of feminists, race-equality … more →
Oppression hurts the oppressors: a theory.
Tellurian wrote 1 year ago: So I’ve been thinking lately about the idea that wrongdoing (of the type that involves harm to … more →
Narrative, and why "it's okay to be gay" is sometimes a counterproductive plot.
Tellurian wrote 1 year ago: The other day I found myself looking for children’s books dealing with non-traditional familie … more →
God created Adam and Eve, not Jonathan and Da-- oh, wait....
Tellurian wrote 1 year ago: (…I just typed that as “Adamn and Eve”; Freudian slip much? I think it’s pre … more →
Why, if you think you don't understand the spiritual, it might just be that: thinking you don't understand.
Tellurian wrote 1 year ago: I’ve been reading this article, on an interview with Philip Pullman. What strikes me about it … more →
Q: Where do atheists get their morals? A: The same place everyone else does.
Tellurian wrote 1 year ago: A couple of musings floating around in my head, today… (I’ve been reading this blog, and … more →
There is no dark magic.
Tellurian wrote 1 year ago: Recently, my dear friend Catherine and I have been trying to promote our photographic work a little … more →
A thought that blossomed into an essay.
Tellurian wrote 1 year ago: I was thinking today about how one of the problems, perhaps, with society is that people have diffic … more →
There is truth in your fiction and fiction in your truth.
Tellurian wrote 2 years ago: A somewhat aimless piece of writing, but they were thoughts that were on my mind. It seems to me tha … more →
The universal experience of oneness.
Tellurian wrote 2 years ago: Isn’t it interesting that whenever people report experiences of meditation, trance, altered co … more →
Till I see it common for you to walk hand in hand.
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Tellurian wrote 2 years ago: As a result of feeling rather out of sorts, the other night I had a dream which brought to mind an i … more →
Things too easily written off. (On meat-eating, but mostly on the power of memes in general.)
Tellurian wrote 2 years ago: Through thoughtful discussion with others and through attempting to put into words those things that … more →
On beauty, and gender-based norms regarding appreciation thereof.
Tellurian wrote 2 years ago: One thing I have been made aware of about this culture– and by “this culture” I me … more →
On stages of clarity.
Tellurian wrote 2 years ago: There is a common assumption that with knowledge about the world, with clarity, comes cynicism. Inde … more →
I am pro-life.
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Tellurian wrote 2 years ago: I am not, incidentally, talking about being anti-abortion. (I honestly don’t know what my stan … more →
The vitality of fanfiction.
Tellurian wrote 2 years ago: I recently finished the book Ender’s Game, and I was talking a little to my friend Catherine a … more →
