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The New Not-Normal
[Post-election reflections.] In writing Parallax, I have always made it a point to think outside the box. One way of keeping my critical thinking skills sharp has been to consciously avoid...
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This Is Not A Dress Rehearsal
“In Buddhist practice we say congratulations because now is the time we have been practicing for. No more just practicing the dance. We must now dance. And this is not a dress rehearsal.” ~ Zenju...
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Under Pressure: Refining The Diamond in 2017
“Strong currents continue to move through our collective fields. It’s easy to feel tossed around and swept up, but these are the tides of the times, and we are learning to become better swimmers so we...
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Giving Your Future Self Gifts
[“Twin Heart” by Christian Schloe] “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” ~Audre Lorde A great many New Year’s resolutions...
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Less Agony, More Ecstasy
“Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” “The sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the...
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Dreaming in the Dark: Technologies of Immanence
[“Visions” by Jefferson Muncy] “Magic is the technology/psychology of immanence, of understanding that everything is connected.” ~ Starhawk, “Dreaming in the Dark: Magic, Sex & Politics.” Before...
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What Is Consciousness?
[Fajar P. Domingo] “Everything we do is for the purpose of altering consciousness. We form friendships so that we can feel certain emotions, like love, and avoid others, like loneliness. We eat...
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Neuroscience & The Next Level Of Consciousness
[Javiera Estrada, “Pillars of Creation.”] ”When you listen to a thought, you are aware not only of the thought but also of yourself as the witness of the thought. A new dimension of consciousness has...
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Breaking The Movement Taboo: Reclaiming The Body’s Power Through Dance
[Martha Graham] There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. ~...
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Getting Grounded: Re-Possession & Embodiment
Kristy Mitchell “It was when I stopped searching for home within others and lifted the foundations of home within myself I found there were no roots more intimate than those between a mind and body...
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Object Recognition
Source There is something different about today. Dr. Perry’s facial muscles are registering high degrees of tension associated with smiling. He is giving off a pheromone of anticipation. But I have...
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Perennial Truths In The Post-Truth Era: Parallax Gets A Revamp
[“Future Visions” by Christopher Buzelli] In the so-called “post-truth” era, Parallax is more dedicated than ever to pursuing the perennial truths that support human potential. Eight years ago, I...
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Where Soul Meets Body: An Interview
[Tai Woodville by Javiera Estrada] “Knowledge is only a rumor until it lives in the muscle.” ― Papua New Guinea Proverb I recently had the honor of being interviewed by a talented dancer and...
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Getting Grounded: Re-Possession & Embodiment
Kristy Mitchell “It was when I stopped searching for home within others and lifted the foundations of home within myself I found there were no roots more intimate than those between a mind and body...
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Object Recognition
Source There is something different about today. Dr. Perry’s facial muscles are registering high degrees of tension associated with smiling. He is giving off a pheromone of anticipation. But I have...
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The Secret Life of Trees & The Science Behind Forest Bathing
[Trees exhibiting a behavior called “crown shyness,” when they don’t touch branches in order to cohabit peacefully without blocking one another’s light] “A force hums in the heart of wood…the tree is...
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Getting Grounded: Re-Possession & Embodiment
Kristy Mitchell “It was when I stopped searching for home within others and lifted the foundations of home within myself I found there were no roots more intimate than those between a mind and body...
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Transmutation Tool
[ Philip Rubinov-Jacobson] In a culture created to make us want more of what we don’t have, gratitude for what we have is a radical act. Three months into a deep winter depression, I knew I needed a...
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The Dystopian Future Is Here: Technology Addiction & Enslavement
Source Site “The difference between technology and slavery is that slaves are fully aware that they are not free.” ― Nassim Nicholas Taleb “Technology is a queer thing. It brings you gifts with one...
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Accessing & Anchoring Essence: Touchstones of Truth
[Artist: Javiera Estrada] “I contain multitudes.” ~ Walt Whitman “In your soul are infinitely precious things that can not be taken from you.”~ Oscar Wild “We have to get back into the inner jeweled...
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