Dear Ones,
Hi dynamic beings. Stay wild, social innovators. Thanks for being in this field still. It feels crowded at times. I am under the weather. Bear with me.
The spectacle of politics is absurd. Shock doctrine is a power play. Panicked conformity everywhere. Tribal revolt. Algorithm-derived thoughts.
What an era of rigged misinfodemics! Locked in binaries. Borrowed scripts. Digital outrage cycles.
Most unpopular opinion ever: Current failed systems are beyond reform.
The illusion of freedom through controlled debate is uncomfortable to witness. Debate remains within a narrow and predefined frame of mind.
These are revolutionary times. All outcomes are still possible.
MAYBE MAYBE NOT
Maybe one option is an innovative opt-out revolt. Shifting attention to how we want to live and be.
Maybe new societies can be co-created and co-imagined. Grass roots as opposed to fighting the necrotic beasts.
Maybe we suffer from aphantasia? An inability to form visual mental imagery.
Maybe there is synergy between human creativity and AI capabilities. This does not sit well with many. The next 10 years will shape and influence us in unimaginable ways.
IMAGINATION NATION
Brains and bodies do not know the difference between imagination and reality. Did you know that? It is like a slight confusion. Our hoodwinked body follows cues from our maladaptive brain.
This is one reason human bodies can get physically sick (or healed) from thoughts alone. How else can a stressful hypothetical event induce a racing heartbeat?
I study the brain-body phenomenon of the neuroscience of imagination in real time. Track it deep in myself. Share ideas and stories. That becomes my art. No one else can do it because it is my lived experience manifest.
These posts are like messages in a bottle. A living exposé. Head and heart experiments thrown out to the mysterious microplastic sea. Come what may.
Sun sets on Adriatic Sea (one of my favorite seas):
PEOPLING AND FLOWERING
Who am I when I am traveling? Who am I when no human is around? Who am I when I am among the trees and flowers? Who am I when I am not masking, correcting, shrinking, abandoning, or compartmentalizing? Who am I when I am not bullied into prefabricated stories and identities?
I like who I am. Thank you very much. Please don’t tell me to be or think like you. No, thank you.



NEUROAGENCY (neuroscience + agency)
Neuroagency is the ability to influence one’s own brain states, cognitive wiring, and emotional maturity through awareness.
In a world of manipulation, neuroagency is an inner rebellion to recognize conditioning, exit fear loops, and rewire for stable calmness.
Can we become self-coders and programmers? Yes. Yes, we can. It is glorious.
FERTILE GROUNDS
Chaos of uncertainty is destructive AND generative. We can hold both truths. Embracing paradox may be the antidote to tribalism rot. It changed me on cellular levels.
Ask yourself: Do you want to be tribal or communal? I refuse to “find my tribe” because I am violently tribeless.
These are holy and fertile grounds.
May we reap what we sow.
HYBRID HEALTH
Hybridized Health is the future. There is no containment of decentralized technology (AI now and possibly CRISPR technology in the future).
We have more access to incredible and powerful technology than ever before. We can’t control tyrants, fools, and tech lords. What part, if any, is in our hands?
My Infectious Disease-trained brain is strong in predictive capacity. It is a lot like generative AI. It takes in info minute by minute and regenerates new ideas based on updated stimuli.
The healthier the brain wiring (less limbic fear), the more likely to be open to helpful digital technology.
May we embrace tech from biophilic spaces. It is not Either/Or of nature vs. tech. It is Yes/And.
What if we proceed with the intention of empowerment and conscious integration of new technologies?
For questions on Health: Look into free AI app Open Evidence.
ORNITHERAPY
Ornitherapy - the fusion of ornithology (the study of birds) and therapy stabilizes my physiology.
Mindful observation of birds deepens connections with nature and restores emotional, mental, and physical health.
Don’t believe me? Try it for yourself. Tune in to spring songbirds each morning. Take mental notes. Thank me later.
SANCTUARY OF AWARENESS FREE PILOT
For FREE awareness practices and creative rituals, check out this labor of love Sanctuary of Awareness.
This is a social experiment. I move through cycle units with you in real time. This week I am not feeling well as I have a tiring throat infection aka microbe imbalance. I take that into account with compassion, and hope you do the same. Thankful for the healing combo of modern medicine and plant medicine.
May the short practices inspire you to be creatively imaginative and build your own apothecary.
Unit 1 Observation of Landscape Available here.
Unit 2 Discernment: Identify and Pull Weeds Now Available here.
To connect or if you have questions, click on the calendar link here or reply to this email.
May All Beings Find Peace (including Peace of Imagination).
Nessa (born at 333 ppm)
BOOK REVERBERATIONS:
Thank you, Nessa! I also find watching birds very soothing. I have a little garden at home and a lot of trees and we have a little bird bath in the patio. We feed the birds and all come, take a bath, even come when we are sitting outside. They come every day to ask for food. I don't know how healthy is that for them, to get used to us feeding them, but we can't stop now. They are expecting it! Last year we had a family of koolmeesjes (I don't know their name in English, that is their Dutch name) that came to our bird house and had five babies! It was so moving. Thanks for your notes and peace. Good healing!
This one: "Maybe one option is an innovative opt-out revolt. Shifting attention to how we want to live and be". This is my option. Great post!