Category: Eastern

A Taste For Change

Three I Ching hexagrams illustrated via AI image generator for hexagrams 28 (Great Efforts), 29 (Pitfalls: Peril) and 30 (Emotional Cling)

I threw the I Ching for America the other day.

This is a good spiritual practice when you come to a moment in your life when things are changing fast and you want to get a grip on what’s happening. My own version of this ancient Chinese tradition is quite … Read the rest

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First There Is A Mountain

When I’m feeling stressed out, I head for nature. I found myself driving to Old Rag Mountain in Virginia’s Shenandoah range this weekend.

I’ve done a few amazing hikes in this region: Mary’s Rock, Catoctin, Hawksbill, Big Schloss, sometimes with others and sometimes alone. The challenging eight-mile Old Rag hike … Read the rest

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Pacifism Weekend: Why The Iran Deal Is Very Good News

If you’ve heard any recent news coverage about the peace agreement between Iran, USA, UK, France, Germany, Russia and China that will hopefully move forward this week, there’s a good chance this is because the opposition in USA has been so noisy. We’ve seen big headlines about Republican hawks inviting … Read the rest

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