I recently spent some time reviewing material regarding our concept of possessing a discreet and separate "self," and came across an interesting article about a book by Australian philosopher Philip Gerrans, a professor of philosophy at the University of Adelaide, which speaks to the subject through discussion of pathologies of the self, and he describes … Continue reading Revisiting the Self
It all happened on one of those steamy, sultry summer nights in August some years ago. I had returned home from a fairly strenuous nightshift at my job, and the humidity was thick in the air, draining me of what little energy I had left, leaving me exhausted and sweaty. I felt a headache starting … Continue reading My Favorite Bug Story
Fleeting fallow February finally finishes. It's been quite a while since I felt such turmoil and elation in the span of a few weeks, but this February was one for the books. A bit ahead of schedule, I celebrated the arrival of my 11th grandchild, on February 5th, young John J. IV, the fourth person … Continue reading Fallow February
In January of 2011, I began in earnest here at WordPress.com to post the conclusions of nearly thirty years of research and reading, gathering knowledge of diverse sources of thought, exploring the many related areas of study in neuroscience, psychology, philosophy, religion, and metaphysics to discover what it means to truly be a conscious sentient … Continue reading 15 Years of Blogging on WordPress.com
All of the men with beards anticipating a new life... Yesterday, when I posted the original blog, I had thought to include an edited version of a longer video, to accompany the post. It still feels raw when I think of how it seemed to happen slowly at first, but then rapidly throughout the day, … Continue reading Part 2: Finding A Way Through Video
https://videopress.com/v/b1K5Oi8s?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Welcome to the all new John's Consciousness! I've been looking to change the theme here for some time now, and to begin presenting some additional video content to see if adding it might spark some interest in conversations about the many different subjects that I've been writing about for more than eleven years now. … Continue reading Taking Another Look
It was quiet in the house the other day, and the stillness was a welcome respite from the noise in the world these days. I cannot remember a time when the noise of the world was of such a character in the same sense that I was so glad to be outside of it, even … Continue reading Our Spiritual Path
It isn't easy every year, … Continue reading Thanksgiving Isn’t Always Easy
Though the great song return no more … Continue reading Appreciating the Change of Season
A much needed perspective on our current circumstances…
In the America of today, it may be difficult to remember to do this, but I still celebrate the arrival of Spring and the month of April. It has always been that intensely anticipated pivotal turning point in the seasons where Winter is finally vanquished, and the green shoots of the tulips and early petals of the forsythia plants alert our souls to the renewal of creation.
There is no question that, this time around, the arrival of April comes with some bitter medicine to swallow. Our nation and our world have been turned upside down with fear and dread at the outbreak of a vicious viral crisis. As April arrives, every human being on Earth is affected in one way or another. Yet, the lure of warm weather and the sweet scent of flowers and new-mown grass has, at the very least, reminded us that all things, both pleasant…
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