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SOLITUDE AND LEADERSHIP – if you want others to follow, learn to be alone with your thoughts
By William Deresiewitz The lecture below was delivered to the plebe class at the United States Military Academy at West Point in October 2009. My title must seem like a
ANOTHER BIRTH
by Shervin Nekuee On 25th of the year 2011 my third child and second daughter was born It was not a random date, it was my birthday. . . I
OF BREAKDOWN, EMPTINESS, AND RENEWAL – Understanding our Complex Cultural Present
by Stephen A. Erickson and Pauline Erickson-Rulf We live in a time of dramatically altering economic, cultural as well as spiritual landscapes. In short, we live in a time of disruption.
WHAT IS DEBT? – An interview with Economic Anthropologist David Graeber
David Graeber currently holds the position of Reader in Social Anthropology at Goldsmiths University London. Prior to this he was an associate professor of anthropology at Yale University. He is
MIDWAY ON OUR LIFE’S JOURNEY…: On Psychological Transformation at Midlife
by Murray Stein, Ph.D. The Midlife Period In most advanced countries worldwide today the average life expectancy for males extends to their mid- to late seventies and for women to
THE POETRY SLOW DOWN
by Dr. Barbara Mossberg, Produced by Sara Hughes A FLASH MOBBERY OF NOBODY SNOBBERY! Bring Forth the Nobody and Send In the Clowns: The Wild Spirit of Emily Dickinson’s Creativity and
HISTORY OF ALCHEMY
The Alchemists To most of us, the word “alchemy” calls up the picture of a medieval and slightly sinister laboratory in which an aged, black-robed wizard broods over the crucibles
IMAGINING FUTURE GOVERNANCE
By Karin Jironet On 11-12 January 2012 a group of artists, academics and business leaders join in an experimental session to explore what, from their different perspectives, may be informing
