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Intentional Sexuality: Possibilities and Perils

Jay Michaelson

An exploration of how "intentional sexuality" – or "sacred sexuality" – is used to reclaim the link between sexuality and spirituality, an ancient bond severed by the anti-carnal elements within early Christianity, Protestantism, and American Puritanism in its old and newer forms. (more)

11-19-08

Commons

The Importance of Neotraditional Approaches in the Reconstructive, Transmodern Era

Michel Bauwens

Open content encourages participatory social design and new alliances between technology and traditional practices toward a steady-state economy that can bypass the destructive practices of industrial-era modernism. (more)

11-19-08

Psyche

Magic: It's More Than Just Finding Parking Spaces

Taylor Ellwood

The occult subculture faces cultural stigmata associated with the term "magic," and seems unable to explain or demonstrate the benefits of including a practice of magic in one's life. So what are the real benefits of magic? (more)

11-14-08

Arts

Screaming Divinities: Interview with An Albatross

Tristan Gulliford

An interview with experimental hardcore band An Albatross about channeling the energy of chaos for live shows, their new collaborative album, and the psychedelic power of music. (more)

11-14-08

Life

What Does Yoga Have to Do with Vegetarianism?

Sharon Gannon

Yoga's popularity has grown tremendously in the midst of a global crisis, because it  promises to transform our ways of relating to animals, the Earth, and one another. The most important part of yoga practice may happen three times a day when you sit down to eat. (more)

11-13-08

Psyche

Entheogenic Spirituality as a Human Right

Martin W. Ball

U.S. law sees "freedom of religion" as referring primarily to the freedom to believe and secondarily to the freedom to practice. However, something sorely missing from our legal protections is any recognition of the significance of direct spiritual experience itself, including with sacred plants. (more)

11-12-08

Tech

Of Campfires and Computers

Roy Christopher

From language to advertising to technology, all of our experiences are mediated to some degree. We need to be more mindful of what constitutes authentic experience. It's vital that we participate more fully in the stories of our time and our lives. (more)

11-11-08

Life

Side Effects of Medical Marijuana

Paul Krassner

I talked with the authors of Dying to Get High: Marijuana as Medicine, about medical marijuana's side effects, such as forgiveness, joie de vivre, and personal transformation. (more)

11-11-08

Arts

True Punk: Everything I Say Is a Lie

Steven Taylor

Two broad streams feed into punk. One is the African stream that since the mid 19th century has been a wellspring of American popular musics. The other is the avant-garde stream that since the late 19th century has blurred the boundaries between art and life. Both made art a medium of protest. (more)

11-10-08

Psyche

Catching the Bug of Synchronicity

Paul Levy

Synchronicities are expressions of the dreamlike nature of reality – moments in time when the timeless, dreamlike nature of the universe shines forth its radiance and openly reveals itself to us, offering an open doorway to lucidity. (more)

11-7-08

Arts

RS Survey: The Results

Jonathan Phillips

To our delight, many of you heeded our call to fill out the Reality Sandwich community survey. Now that the results have been tabulated, you can find out more about your fellow RSers: who they are, what they're into, who they'd like us to interview, and even who their heroes are. (more)

11-7-08

Arts

Why Mrs. Blake Cried

Erik Davis

In William Blake's Sexual Path to Spiritual Vision, Marsha Keith Schuchard makes a strange and compelling case that Blake's imaginative universe was deeply shaped by a thriving London subculture of spiritual sexuality. (more)

11-6-08

Commons

The World Exhales

Antonio Lopez

When I discovered yesterday morning that Obama had won, I wept. And wept. Is it an exaggeration to say the global village's heart is opening up?
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11-6-08

Arts

Building with a Blue-Eyed Devil

Propaganda Anonymous

Author Michael Muhammad Knight has been called a heretic by some and a pioneer by others. In this interview, Knight discusses the shared roots of Hip-Hop and American Islam, his relationship with The Five Percenter movement, being a white Muslim, and he reflects on the future of race relations in the U.S.

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11-5-08

Commons

Breakdown or Breakthrough?

Daniel Pinchbeck

Witnessing the unraveling of the global financial system, I find myself gripped by contrasting emotions. (more)

11-4-08

Tech

Warrior in the Infosphere

Steven Vedro

[Living in the Infosphere] • "Always-on" networks have thrown us into a sea of idea fragments that flow from brain to brain, reproducing like viruses. Living with such an information glut can be dangerous. But we can draw upon the deep wisdom of archetypes for boundary protection. (more)

11-4-08

Life

A Vote for Sexual Health

Wendy Strgar

Which political party or candidate is more sexually healthy and promotes values consistent with sexual health? (more)

11-4-08

Commons

Habits of the Heart

Brian George

In the classic study Habits of the Heart: Individualism and Commitment in American Life, the authors explore the ways in which contemporary Americans use private and public modes of thought to make sense of the world around them, even as that world is swept from under their feet. (more)

11-3-08

Commons

I Have A Dream Too

Jeffrey Roth

Last night I woke up, startled by a B-grade racist dream. It began with me walking down a street, and then I'm making a racist remark about Senator Obama. The dream showed me confronting my shadow. Everyone is having this type of experience right now. It's happening across the culture. (more)

10-31-08

Commons

Collapse and Elections: My Lessons from Katrina

Starhawk

While my long-term vision is a world of empowered, decentralized communities in charge of their own destinies, there's a short term problem we desperately need to address: completely transforming our technology, our energy infrastructure, our economy, our food, manufacturing and transportation systems to a zero carbon basis, and doing it in a way that furthers social justice. I don't think Obama will be our savior. But if he's elected, the wind will shift. (more)

10-30-08

Commons

The Despotism of Personality: Obama, McCain and Metahistory

Jon Leon Torn

The conflict between McCain and Obama is in essence a conflict between two different conceptions of personality and its relationship with political power, ideological manifestations having a common root: the rise of the Western ego. (more)

10-30-08

Psyche

Meditation for Life: The Spirit of Grieving

Adam Elenbaas

Scientists are examining the neurological processes surrounding grieving. The results provide an excellent backdrop for understanding meditation rituals and their age old role in coping with sadness, depression and personal loss. (more)

10-29-08

Arts

Harlan Gruber

Michael Robinson

Harlan Emil Gruber's sculptures at Burning Man have been an underground favorite over the last few years. Combining sound installation with geometric form, they have offered a beautifully multidimensional experience to visitors who often spend hours lounging on the sculpture's platform, bathing in the aural frequencies. (more)

10-29-08

Tech

A Window into the Future of Sound

Michael Garfield

The way we listen to music today is not going to last. A bevy of new technologies is set to radically change our relationship to auditory media. (more)

10-28-08

Psyche

All Hallows Eve

Charles Eisenstein

Halloween has roots in the ancient Celtic holiday of Samhuinn, a time of no-time, when order and structure were abolished, when chaos could reign. (more)

10-27-08

Arts

Sell Ads for Reality Sandwich

Ken Jordan

RS is looking for experienced ad sales reps to join our team of dedicated evolutionaries.  Connect with great people while helping your favorite web magazine pay some bills (more)

10-10-08

Psyche

The Great Pyramids of Russia

Jennifer Flynn

Russian Inventor Aleksandr Golod explores both modern and ancient healing technologies with two dozens pyramids that include "The New World Wonder." (more)

9-16-08

Arts

Twittering the Sandwich

Jennifer Palmer

Catch daily updates of the ongoing evolution by joining RS on Twitter, or add us as a friend on Facebook and MySpace. (more)

10-30-08

Arts

Promotional Rescue

Daniel Pinchbeck

Over 50 percent of those who took our survey said they wanted to tell their friends about us. Join our digital street marketing team and spread the word about Reality Sandwich. (more)

10-30-08



Eco

Right to the Source

Elizabeth Hart

At the Source Farm Ecovillage in St. Thomas, Jamaica, dome building provides innovative space for healing and sustainability.

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11-20-08

Eco

A New Myco-Brew

Jennifer Flynn

A mushroom in Patagonia is found to produce hydrocarbons similar to diesel. (more)

11-19-08

Life

Sex in the News

Jamye Waxman

Equality in marriage, the medicalization of sex, Obabies for Obama, Hormones and the stock market, vibrating toilets, and overexposure to sex are all in this week's round-up. (more)

11-19-08

Psyche

Stone Age Shaman

Morgan Maher

The remains and burial site of a 12,000 year old Natufian shaman has been discovered in northern Israel. (more)

11-18-08

Life

The World's Oldest Temple?

Adam Elenbaas

Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered a stone temple that predates Stone Henge by over 6,000 years. (more)

11-18-08

Life

Saturn Ablaze with Blue Light

Bill Machon

New images from NASA show that Saturn's hexagonal anomaly is now ablaze with mysterious blue lights.

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11-17-08

Commons

Yes They Did

Alan Scheurman

Last week, organizers linked to the Yes Men handed out 1.2 million copies of a hoaxed New York Times announcing an end to the war in Iraq. (more)

11-17-08

Arts

Crossing Atlanta's Event Horizon

ST Frequency

In association with The Resonance Project, Reality Sandwich presents a series of Atlanta events – a two-part screening of physicist Nassim Haramein's Crossing the Event Horizon: Rise to the Equation on November 15 and 22. (more)

11-16-08

Arts

Shopocalypse Superstar

Bill Machon

Anti- shopping crusader Rev. Billy has released a free album just in time to combat the holiday consumer frenzy.

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11-13-08

Psyche

The Lyttle Death

Morgan Maher

Thomas Lyttle publisher and editor of Psychedelic Monographs and Essays recently passed through to the other side. (more)

11-13-08

Life

Sex in the News

Jamye Waxman

Foreplay is overrated, NYC birthing centers open, Ducky Doolittle outs herself, and the Eurythmics get your rocks off in the first installment of my weekly sex roundup. (more)

11-13-08

Arts

Souldish NYC: November 13-19

Salma

Global Lingo, Nightshift NYC, Shamanic Circle, Screenprinting, Sexual Mysticism, Raw Soul, Panoramasian Dance, Nikola Tesla, Freegan Bikes, and The Ressurection of Eve are all happening this week. (more)

11-13-08

Life

Planetary Portals

Erin Shaw

Physicists find high energy portals connect our planet with the power of the sun.

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11-12-08

Psyche

Aquarius Passing

Twist

Marilyn Ferguson, author of The Aquarian Conspiracy, recently passed away. Check out her article about the illuminating future of the "consciousness movement." (more)

11-12-08

Life

Disappearing Dialects

Elizabeth Hart

Resurgence Magazine reports on the parallel decline of linguistic and biological diversity in the world.

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11-11-08

Life

Earth Councils Emerge

Jennifer Flynn

The Utne Institute inspires a movement to create local councils of elders and youth to address social and environmental concerns. (more)

11-11-08

Arts

Sufi for the Soul

sati

The alt world musical ensemble HuDost takes their Sufi-inspired songs on the road..

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11-11-08

Psyche

Psilocybin Sacrament

Elizabeth Hart

In The Holy Mushroom, author Jan Irvin argues that Christianity was intentionally devised to disguise the activities of a secret mushroom cult, whose teachings were eventually forgotten.

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11-10-08

Eco

Out of the Lab

Stephen Hershey

Saint Etienne's 2008 International Design Biennial will unveil Eco Lab, an ambitious city-wide project exercising mass permaculture and eco-friendly urban design. (more)

11-10-08

Tech

Creative Content

Bill Machon

Tech guru Cory Doctorow has released Content, a new collection of essays exploring futurism, gadgets, copyright, and the semantic web. The book is Creative Commons licensed and is free to download.

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11-7-08