Yesterday I was reminded of a poem from 1970 by Gil Scott-Heron, titled Whitey’s on the Moon. It’s thing of beauty and it made my day! But it did leave me wondering why black people don’t seem to use the term “Whitey” anymore. I know I don’t ever hear it…

This is what we’ve waited for This is it boys, this is war The President is on the line As 99 red balloons go by… — The so called spy balloon that’s all the rage has helped me understand why elderly people tend to riff on old time stories like some of their rock star commrades on guitar. 40 years ago, in 1983, the song ‘99 Red Balloons’ by German pop band Nena played constantly. The…

Anthroposophy is essentially the study of self, of what it means to be human; including the entirety of the experience, of aspects both visible and hidden. The practice was coined by Rudolf Steiner 99 years ago. In my own experience, self-awareness expands with time. With the visible, the body, as…

Organized religion brings comfort to countless people around the world, but it’s at an exorbitant price. Millions of lives lost, boundless hatred and judgement harbored in the hearts of worshipers, all part of the package. When it comes to organized religion, it’s always Us vs. Them Humanity will not experience any real change until we learn to worship and revere the animating spark within each of us, that inner essence that makes us who we are. Once we do, if we get there, we will change ourselves and the world in very profound ways.

I’ve wondered what it’s like for kids today. My off-hand impression is it’s more difficult than it was for my generation. The complexity of societal and workplace norms has increased exponentially and goodwill, of the genuine kind has become scarce. Just as the media divides us, so do mainstream corporate…

My Earth name is Brahama, but friends call me Abe. I’ve been invited to write a guest column in this space. My ancestors are from a planet that revolves around the star close to the one you might know as Alpha Centauri. …

“To be free is to be capable of thinking one’s own thoughts — not the thoughts merely of the body, or of society, but thoughts generated by one’s deepest, most original, most essential and spiritual self…”-Rudolf Steiner During the late 19th Century an extraordinary figure emerged out of Austria. Rudolf Steiner categorized his life’s work as “spiritual science”. While he studied and instructed on a wide range of subjects, Steiner guided students to an understanding that all learning begins and ends with the inner experience. His work…

I for one, can’t wait for Veteran’s Day to be over. Seeing and hearing all sorts of people from across the political spectrum, dutifully thanking vets for their service is seriously grating on my nerves. It’s just more evidence of how we’ve been thoroughly brainwashed in order to support the…

One of very few highlights in these difficult times is the occasionally fertile ground created for unintentional comedy. Bill Gates depicted as a superhero has to be one of the best unintentional comedic images of all time! This guy rules his very own segment of mass media and has used…