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Do Words Have Any Power To Transform?

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

It's kind of harrowing to begin questioning your vocation like this, but, alas, here I am doing just that. Here I am, someone who fancies himself an authour questioning the power of words to transform---to... More »

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The Increasing Commidification of Consciousness Itself

Posted on Dec 12th, 2006 by David Jon : A Lamp Unto Oneself David Jon

One can imgaine a day arriving when human-beings are so alienated from the direct experience of consciousness itself that there is an increasing emphasis placed upon seeking consciousness through the marketplace. Perhaps that day has... More »

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What & Where: Notes On The Seeker's Mentality

Posted on Dec 5th, 2006 by David Jon : A Lamp Unto Oneself David Jon

I never personally considered that so much could rest behing the visage of a question. Peel back the surface of a question, feel into that question, sense its nature, and you really can discern so much... More »

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This Matter Of Maps

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

(For pretext look here .... and then here ....) Have you heard that the 'map is not the territory ,' that the 'menu is not the meal ?' The finger pointing to the moon is... More »

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New Headings For The Sensitive Man

Posted on Oct 16th, 2006 by David Jon : A Lamp Unto Oneself David Jon

What are we to do with the experiences handed to us? Yes, I know there is a lot of talk in certain New-Age hotspots as to how ' create our reality .' But to only... More »

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Movements Of The Sensitive Man

Posted on Sep 6th, 2006 by David Jon : A Lamp Unto Oneself David Jon

Guys should be willing to talk about their feelings, right? That's a good thing. Men have too long been locked up internally--devoid of psychological facility, uncomfortable with being... er... uhm.... sensitive . So let the... More »

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Staring Down The Integral Rabbit-hole Part Deux

Posted on Jun 22nd, 2006 by David Jon : A Lamp Unto Oneself David Jon

  Criticism is part of life. From early age we are receiving a constant stream of 'feedback' from the world on our actions, our attitudes, our creations, our movements, speech, words, gestures. The list goes... More »

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Eat Lead Wyatt! (A Couple of Rounds for Your Buns of Steel!)

Posted on Jun 19th, 2006 by David Jon : A Lamp Unto Oneself David Jon

( Warning: This post may ruin your day (especially if you see Ken Wilber as incapable of any error in judgment or action.) Further check the following links for context and background--Ken Wilber as Wyatt... More »

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May (7) We Feel Freedom's Unbounded Nature

Posted on May 7th, 2006 by David Jon : A Lamp Unto Oneself David Jon

I don't know if you happen to know this or not--actually I just discovered this the other day and I have this sneaking suspicion that it is going to have profound implications for me for... More »

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Mayday 6: Freedom Within The Perverse Paradigm

Posted on May 6th, 2006 by David Jon : A Lamp Unto Oneself David Jon

Yesterday I raised for viewing the assumption that those compelled to act out in ways that most of us would find cruel and/or perverse... are not really free. The assumption that there is too much... More »

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