Quote.

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no
matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and
your own common sense.
The Buddha (563 - 483 BC)

The Death of the Mythic God.

Article by Carter Phipps at What is Enlightenment Magazine

“God is dead. And we have killed him,” wrote Friedrich Nietzsche in his most famous work, Thus Spake Zarathustra. That statement coincided with the beginning of a century of religious upheaval unprecedented in human history. Only three generations after those words were published, the religious make-up of Western culture is almost unrecognizable from the way it looked when Nietzsche penned his declaration. In Europe, traditional forms of Christianity have plummeted in popularity, and many churches and synagogues are becoming monuments to a bygone age. And in the United States, a rapid decrease in adherence to Catholicism and traditional Protestant denominations combined with a rapid rise in nontraditional forms of Christianity, particularly Evangelicalism and Pentecostalism, has left social scientists struggling to keep up with the changes. Moreover, there has been an explosion in nontraditional forms of spirituality. New religious movements, New Age philosophies, and transplanted Eastern religions have all attracted millions and millions of the so-called spiritual but not religious contingent of the Western population Read More>>

Our forgotten future.

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What if Saul Bass did the Star Wars Intro?

Good things from to-kichi.

Tuvan Throat Singing.

Cute!

Ten Photo Exercises to Challenge Your Perspective.

1. Everything has a nemesis. Take 10 photo's of 10 different objects. Then photograph their nemesis.
2. Take 15 photo's of different barricades - they may be physical or may represent mental barriers. Then ask yourself, do these barriers protect or inhibit?
3. Make an alphabet of letter formations found in architecture.
4. Take 10 photographs of things in your world that need to be changed... from underwear to your career.
5. Capture photographs of 10 things in flight.
6. Take a photograph of 5 of your favourite houses in your area / city and write about it.
7. Try altering the scale of 10 things in your environment so they appear bigger or smaller than they really are.
8. Look Up! Take 10 photo's of ceilings that have interesting patterns.
9. Take a photo of 20 things that cause bad breath.
10. Take photo's of 20 things in your environment that are coloured orange.

With thanks to Caffeine For The Creative Mind

when there's nothing left to burn, you have to set yourself on fire.

Out with the old and in with the new. This fire might be burning for a couple days while I update things. Keep warm.

Trouser Flares Up Again!

It is true. Trouser returns. This time in a different guise. Some may want to take a pair of scissors and hack it to bits. Others, needle and thread. We're just in R&D right now and will be launching this seasons apparel shortly.  

unzipped

Due to a shift in priorities and the need to focus on a more authentic life, I have decided to take off the pants and run naked for a while. Trouser will no longer be here. Thanks for watching ;)