Lotus Guide Interview
McPherson's 26 May 2014 interview with Lotus Guide is embedded below
Acceptance
by Pauline Schneider What is acceptance? Relinquishing of one’s will? The cessation of struggling? The great pause at the moment of silent realization that nothing you do will change the outcome? Perhaps the most frequent first question Guy gets after…
A Response to My Critics and Further Adventures in Ecuador
I continue to receive abundant criticism for driving an automobile and taking flights on commercial airlines. These critiques obviously originate from caves to which water is carried via gourd from the nearby stream and the only meat is derived from…
Adventures in Ecuador
I've spent the last several days in rural Ecuador. I consulted with my hostess regarding her homestead, delivered a presentation, and facilitated a grief-recovery workshop. Embedded below is the introductory portion of the workshop, with the presentation to follow in…
The river of human folly
by Ray Jason at The Sea Gypsy Philosopher It was a self-imposed exile. My initial diagnosis was “world weariness,” but after a few days of solitude on the Rio Chagres, it became clear to me that my true ailment…
Basic things we keep on doing wrong, it’s time to re-think the basis
by Godofredo Aravena If disaster is in the near horizon, my first question is: Are the survivalists going to replicate the same system that took all of us to the disaster? It is quite clear to me that if the…
Shadows and Lies
When you're dead, you don't know you're dead. People around you feel it, though. It's the same when you're stupid. My promotion of a gift economy seems stupid because it doesn't involve the pursuit of money. As a result, I…