This past Thanksgiving, I had the most intriguing dream of my life. In the first part of the dream, I was explicitly seeking to find “God” by flying to the north pole. I was being pursued by two suited men, who also flew, so this part of the dream was much like “The Matrix”—I would… Continue reading A tale of two dreams
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Leadership as illusion
It used to feel imperative to me that I be a leader. I used to think there were people in life that were followers, and people that were leaders, and that it was better to be the latter than the former. Mostly, I think this vision was bound up in notions of masculinity for me.… Continue reading Leadership as illusion
Politics, breakdown, and the Age of Aquarius
In light of recent events, I wanted to write a short post on where I think politics in the U.S. is heading, and why. As will become clear, some of my views derive from unorthodox sources. People have wondered why there seems to be a decreasing interest in politics, whether represented by 2014’s stunningly low… Continue reading Politics, breakdown, and the Age of Aquarius
Three practices to increase listening capacity
It was my sophomore year of college, and a friend had just found me in the library and told me he had something private to tell me. He asked me to follow him to a secluded place that he might share in private, and I followed him out of the library, across the lawns that… Continue reading Three practices to increase listening capacity
Q&A 1: Responses
When a writer opens a blank page, and the words simply begin to flow as a story is born from their imagination, does the source of inspiration reside within the writer, or is it channeled through the energetic soup of the universe? And, what are your favorite exercises to tune the flow of that purest… Continue reading Q&A 1: Responses
Jackson Holzberg Buckley 