Welcome to My Mythos

Leaving a trail of breadcrumbs to transformational practices East & West.

A Ghost in My Own Life: Is Disconnected the New Default?

It's become increasingly apparent that we are suffering from an epidemic of disconnection. Articles on the "crisis of loneliness" in the First World and the negative health effects of decreased social connection are proliferating online and off. A recent article on PsychologyToday.com reviews some extensive research on the subject, including defining 7 types of loneliness. …

Marimo balls, biophilia & stress relief

https://livingincaptivity.blog/2017/11/07/pet-algae-balls-biophilia-and-technostress-healing-our-minds-and-bodies-through-connection-to-the-natural-world/

Bliss & Non-Bliss: Practicing Equanimity

I had the rare and wonderful opportunity to practice mindfulness meditation with my partner this morning. We are so "on the go" in our busy, Los Angeles-based, commuter culture, we rarely find time, even on weekends, to simply sit together and meditate. We started with a reading, to focus our practice, that centered on allowing …

Death and Rebirth at the Arbitrary Dateline.

Society is being torn apart and we don't know if anything comes after. Just like any other death. How are you feeling? Uncomfortable? Rageful? Grieving? Disoriented? We Western metaphysicians often lay claim to being some kind of shamanic practitioners. However, willingness to seek out, encounter and bear feelings most sensible People, rightly, retreat from, is …