This essay was submitted by Loopy. You can find Loopy on twitter @strangestloop. How do I even begin to capture the thrill and the fervor and the joy that a…
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Making Sense of an Accidental Discovery
Something that has been on my mind is the mental universe I occupied immediately after my brain was severely injured in a car accident a few years ago. I want…
The Tortoise and the Hare: On Hosting
Although I run workshops and focus groups in my day job, there was something about hosting a salon that made me nervous. I enjoy moderating research groups for the same…
Becoming an Artist
Being an artist is kind of a new thing for me. I’ve been making art since I was a child and I studied it at university, but I only started…
On Good Conversations – An Interview with Interintellect Host Vidhika
What is your definition of a “good” conversation? A good conversation is a dance, a passing-of-the-ball, a space for mutual understanding and discovery and co-creation. In other words, a good…
Writing About the Life Unlived
I am writing a book. I know it will take years of my life and years off it. Now that my self-imposed limit of dramatic and embellished proclamations is reached,…
Beauty and the Brain
Beauty matters. It is up there with love and friendship and good food as one of the terminal values of existence, one of the reasons life is worth living. But…
How To Come Into Being
First published on Interintellect host Jibran’s blog. So here you are, I created you, molded you, shaped you on the anvil of existence. You’re conscious, yes, but do you know…
Secular Churches for Continuity
First published on Interintellect host Rosano’s blog. I tend to describe modern life as ‘fragmented’. Lacking a ‘canonical place’ to create continuity from shared experiences, people rarely collide on a…
A Short Essay on Abundance
Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into. – Wayne Dyer The origin of the word abundance What is abundance? This noun comes to us from…
Seven Salons About Ted Chiang
Article first published on the Atlas of Wonders and Monsters Substack. The end of 2021 is nigh; now is a good time to reflect back on the year. One of…
On Enjoying the Unknown
“…to be lost is to be fully present, and to be fully present is to be capable of being in uncertainty and mystery. And one does not get lost but…