Philosophy Articles

Sand in My Pants (The Man Who Knew): Part 2 of 2

by Terk Follos To read part one, click HERE The actuality of it all is that we are nowhere. We are in our brains. We are in our thoughts. We are in our universe within the universe that we think and know to be what is real. But the universe is also in us. We [...]

More Simple or More Complex?

by Caroline McCarty This is a response to S. Ray’s recent entry about Augmented Reality and the evolution of human consciousness. Many questions are posed- you are invited to respond to these questions, as public discussion is the festive and appropriate next step. Augmented Reality has allowed us to modify our individual perspectives of the [...]

Retarded by Cell Phones

by S. Ray, photo by Brody Klemer I have a kernel of meaning to share about how we see the world on a day to day basis.  In many vague terms,  I could allude to what I mean to express and hope that through your sense of understanding you could get it without me being [...]

Sand In My Pants: Part 1 of 2

by Terk Follos My first account here was from a time when I was lonely. My discoveries at the time had not yet meshed with the actuality of my environment and I, thus, had not embodied the essence of what I was thinking. It wasn’t until later that I realized it was the embodiment of [...]

Why Why Wyoming

by Mandy Wiebe This photo was taken in the mountains of Wyoming. It had just rained and the retreating storm clouds were reflecting in the little reservoir. Everything around me and in me was filled with tension; emotionally, physically, naturally. But, I looked out onto the water and I saw the reflection of the sky- [...]

A Guide to Quitting

by Jesse Cameron Alick, East Coast Editor Quit. Give up. Relinquish. Refrain. Renounce. Fast. Two months ago, after a particularly intense sci-fi themed costume party which my roommate and I hosted (have you ever sat in a melange filled Guild Navigator Tank for 5 minutes? It’s quite an experience!), I decided it was time to [...]