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My Friend Steve

Posted on Jan 17th, 2007 by David Jon : A Lamp Unto Oneself David Jon

Steve is not the kind of guy who is going to play up his disaffection with life for sympathy from others. He is pretty stoic emotionally. It's not like he is trying to get people... More »

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The Intrusive Spirit & Accidental Evolution

Posted on Nov 3rd, 2006 by David Jon : A Lamp Unto Oneself David Jon

Adapt or die! In a world such as the one that we now find ourselves in events are constantly challenging our homeostatic inclinations. We are being pushed constantly. Nothing is static. And yet we have... More »

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2,500 Years Of Spirituality For The Self-Obsessed

Posted on Oct 23rd, 2006 by David Jon : A Lamp Unto Oneself David Jon

Is it the once-upon-a-time emphasis on avoding sexuality--as if that were indicative of a greater spiritual truth? Is it the dismissal of the householder as vital, and the glorification of the mystic, the prophet, the... More »

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Is It Independence Day... Or IN Dependence Day?

Posted on Jul 4th, 2006 by David Jon : A Lamp Unto Oneself David Jon

Why do we look outside of ourselves for meaning, for purpose, for signifigance... for guidance even? Are we that empty? Are we that devoid of a sense of direction? Are we that crippled after 10,000... More »

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Organic-zation

Posted on Jul 1st, 2006 by David Jon : A Lamp Unto Oneself David Jon

Bodily organs . Organ ic. Organ ism. Organ ization. So many etymological roots running deep here. Leading me to wonder.   If A body has organs--each of which serves a vital role for the health... More »

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Looking To Your Shadow For The Source (Of Light)

Posted on Jun 25th, 2006 by David Jon : A Lamp Unto Oneself David Jon

The feeling is still with me this morning. I have to go a little--or a lot!--further into this whole 'positive projection' business. One of the reasons is because the consensus seems to be that the... More »

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Projectile Vomiting In The Integral Commons

Posted on Jun 20th, 2006 by David Jon : A Lamp Unto Oneself David Jon

I think it is hilarious how you can use a single source to argue both sides of well... an argument. In the comments to the previous post of 6/19 (Eat Lead Wyatt!!) Mu suggested that... More »

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