Den of Iquites

Hyperverse

I’ve been using the word “metaverse” to describe my imagined place outside of the manifest creation. There’s a problem with that. Those who believe in the Many-Worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics sometimes use it to describe the whole of all the worlds. And Mr. Facebook uses it to describe his new…

Gravity

In 1986, I went to an Insight seminar.

I had been meditating regularly since 1983, an hour and a half a day, one hour…

Storm System, 11 December 2021

On Saturday, 11 December 2021, a storm system moved east across the United States. By the time I noticed…

West Town Bike Trip

I ride my electric bicycle to West Town Mall about once a week. Today was this week’s day. It’s 12 miles of 100% bike-friendly paths/roads. The path crosses big roads six times, but all of them have cross-walk signal buttons, making their only likely cost a thirty-second wait. The trip is…

Honor Our Troops Drive

I’m planning to sing in the Clayton Holiday Concerts with the Knoxville Choral Society next week, dress rehearsals on Tuesday and Thursday, performances on Friday evening, Saturday afternoon and evening, and Sunday afternoon. All take place at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium, which is a…

Messiah Sing 2021

I like to participate in a singing of Handel’s Messiah every Christmas time. I couldn’t find one this year in Knoxville, but I did find one in Atlanta, The day after I found it. So I packed my car yesterday morning, including my bicycle on its Thule rack, and the 3.5 hours down there. Arrived…

Making a new essay

I’m now posting these essays in a lot of places, so here’s a recipe, to ensure that I don’t forget anything.

1. Write the essay in Ulysses.
2. Publish the essay to Medium.
3. In Medium, add the essay to the “Den of Iquities”…

Death is Perfectly Safe

I didn’t invent the title of this piece. I read it, on Facebook.

“Death is perfectly safe.” — Ram Dass

Whispers from the Brighter World

Saturday, 17 September 2016