The Door of Perception
It’s been a long time since I last shared one of my own writings. The following essay was a contribution to a new magazine called PRESENT. They asked me what being present means to me.
I also put the whole text on Medium, for better readability:
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I don’t believe people are looking for the meaning of life, as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive
Joseph Campbell
I will step into the fire. The fire of self-discovery. This fire will not burn me, it will only burn what I am not.
This little chapter from The Center of the Cyclone by John C. Lilly turned out to be a piece of wisdom that stood the test of time.
Rebecca Reeve creates portals from the domestic into the wilderness with a bit of household drapery.
This is a 10 hour weekend workshop given by Terence McKenna in Boulder, Colorado May 29-31, 1992.
Jerry Uelsmann uses the technique of combination printing to create his dreamlike scenes.
Published in 1973, The Secret Life of Plants was written by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird. It is described as…
Her paintings speak to us with such a refreshing immediacy, reminding us how wild it is to be alive.
I never liked generative art. Until I found Jonathan McCabe. He changed that in an instant.
The Zen Mind is a fascinating journey across Japan to explore Zen in its natural habitat.
The photographer Jimmy Nelson visited 31 secluded and visually unique tribes around the world. The result is huge — in extend and significance.
The Whole Earth Catalog, first published in 1968, can be considered the bible of counterculture in the 60s and 70s. It compiles tools that can empower the individual within the global community.
Edward James — described by Salvador Dalí as “crazier than all the Surrealists together” — designed a sculptural dream garden that defies any architectural label.
McKenna’s offers far-sighted perspectives on the cyber punk culture and virtual reality. I miss this kind of utopian thinking these days. Where are we heading for with our technology? What could be a positive ultimate goal of it?
I just had an experience that left me totally overwhelmed. I went to my first group session of Holotropic Breathwork…
Reisewitz’ photographs, most of all large formats, explore the changing relation of the city and the countryside in a period of feverish economic development.
A cosmic drama featuring the two interstellar repairmen Stel and Atan who rediscover humanity’s true state of being.
Her vibrant nature scenes convey a sense of the divine in nature and are reminiscent of the Transcendental Painting Group.
Roger Caillois’ involvement with stones isn’t so much on a scientific level, he more created a philosophy around the inner worlds of the stones.
Franciszek Starowieyski liked to think of himself as a draftsman from the 17th century. The lushness of form and erotic exuberance is truly Baroque.
My own infrequent writings are purely experientially and I’m not well-read enough to refer to the spiritual heritage of millenia. However others can.
