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A Humble Stream
275 words | 3 min. audio — on the call of your creative flow
This is the end of believing
that anyone else’s way is your way.
This is you getting out of the rut
of someone else’s river and returning to
your humble stream of becoming.
On the Nature of Beauty
text | 1800 words — beauty as the interaction between perceiver and object
I wrote the essay below back in 1989, sharing my original ideas in an assignment for a Philosophy of Art class. Even after all these years, I don’t think I’ve read or heard this perspective on the nature of beauty shared elsewhere. Enjoy!
Sensing & Sensemaking Memes
gallery | 6+ images — perspectives on the world inside and out
Nuggets of insight from others past and present, near and far.
The Paradox
text | 250 words — on seeing truth in all its guises
Look inside your favorite box
and there you’ll find a paradox.
For what appears as love and light
contains within . . .
What Is Beauty? Dissertation
book excerpt | 2300 words — a living inquiry for the mind and heart
Here’s the introduction and first chapter of my Ph.D. dissertation. Or, download the entire 350-page PDF if you like. Revisiting this tome 20 years later, I’m pleasantly surprised, actually. Enjoy!
How to Grow a Mandala
video | 5 min — 5-minute creative empowerment
You can channel beauty into the world from the deep and quiet clarity of the heart. Viewed more than 750,000 times, my 5-minute video will show you how.
Peeking Through the Emptiness
essay | 630 words — reflections on your all-embracing portal of perception
Question: I heard [a spiritual teacher] speaking about complete acceptance of what is. What does complete acceptance look like?
Embodying Our Essence
program | 9-part series — enter transformative depths in sacred heart space
Weaving Realization Process meditations with original poetry, songs, and zither music, Roma Hammel and Maja Apolonia Rodé lead heartful mystics and meditators on a uniquely transformative journey.
