we are all magicians, whether we know it or not.
By Sy Koddelli I first visited Joshua Tree National Park in the winter of 1978. Not many people knew of the place then or that it even existed at all. Of the select few drawn to what was then the National Monument, were an early breed of rock climbers and veteran trippers. I was a … Read more
K.J.B. The first time I visited Joshua Tree National Park or “Monument” (as it was called then) was on Christmas Day 1978, when I was sixteen years old. I was visiting my Dad in California for the holidays from New York, where I lived with my Mom. My parents had divorced when I was twelve. … Read more
The Concept of Karma is what comes to mind. This word Karma can be translated into the word action. As we do know there is consequence to all action. It is also the Tibetans belief, as it is common fact, that thoughts must precede these actions. Therefore it is the qualities of these thoughts that … Read more
In any discussion pertaining to sacred plants in their relationship to our spiritual communities, what first comes to mind is integrity. An ambiguous state of spirituality must exist in this eclectic world of spiritual beliefs. If we open our minds to other peoples philosophies we can assimilate ourselves more efficiently into our spiritual communities. … Read more
By K.J. Berman If we might for one moment imagine that some “thing” created the consciousness within us – the consciousness which gives us the ability to view this “creators” manifestation of this world and universe – a universe and world which we then consciously coexist with. If we can imagine that such a creator … Read more
Here I am in Pucallpa, Peru—Amazonia. Everywhere I look I see ayahuasca visions. I just can’t seem to shake them from my mind. When I am in the Central Plaza, they are all around me. These “visions” are strolling down the street. They are moving right by and in front of me. They are in … Read more
The plants have spoken and what do they say; “Yadda, yadda, yadda, yadda Yea-ha, yea-ha, yea-ha yah” Can the plants speak? What kind of language do they speak? How can one understand or comprehend their language? What do the plants say or speak of? I can answer these questions only because they do speak … Read more
If we dissect the collective consciousness we will find a collection of many single consciousnesses. Each single consciousness can be further dissected into many single thoughts. It is known that thoughts can be measured in terms of their energetic frequency. This shows that the makeup of the collective consciousness is a collection of energies emanating … Read more