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how does 火 turn into 天 That’s a profound transformation to ask about. At the graphic level, 火 (huǒ) means “fire,” originally drawn as flames rising from a base. 天 (tiān) means “heaven,” “sky,” or “the divine order.” They appear unrelated in standard etymology, yet in archaic cosmography and certain calligraphic evolutions, one can see […]

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In ancient Greek, pharmakon is written as φάρμακον. Here’s the breakdown: φ (phi) — ph, aspirated “f” sound ά (alpha with accent) — the stressed vowel “a” ρ (rho) — “r” μ (mu) — “m” α (alpha) — “a” κ (kappa) — “k” ο (omicron) — short “o” ν (nu) — “n” So: φάρμακον (transliterated […]

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咖 (kā) — The left side, “口” (mouth), marks it as related to speech or sound; the right side, “加” (jiā), is the phonetic part suggesting the pronunciation. Historically, 咖 appeared in transcriptions of foreign sounds even before “coffee” — like in words for certain foreign titles or foods. So it’s a sound-carrying character with […]

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1 Jewish law: One of the earliest appearances of nā’ap in the Old Testament is in the reading of the “10 Commandments” (Exod 20:14). God says transparently, “You shall not commit adultery.” This command is cradled between the “shall not’s” of murder and stealing, which should give us an indication as to the severity of […]

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Until philosophers are kings, or the kings and princes of this world have the spirit and powerof philosophy, and political greatness and wisdom meet in one, and those commoner natures who pursue either to the exclusion of the other are compelled to stand aside, cities will never have rest from their evils. Letters of the Tide: Unity, Divergence, and the Ocean as Classroom Introduction: A Meeting of Worlds Imagine standing on […]

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I’ve done a lot of Bible, philosophical, Western… Talmudic, Charonic, Italian, yada, yada, yada. Analyses.I like to do one on the down dejing right now. You see, it’s a very sophisticated situation that would bring about a tax so monumental, right? And if you guys remember, I’ll talk, I gave, not too long ago, in […]

Muir Bridge

1 The Mountain and the Mirror — John Muir and the Invention of California’s Soul He came west like a pilgrim in a fever dream, his eyes already half-blinded by light. The year was 1868 when John Muir, a Scottish-born machinist turned wanderer, walked into California through the golden waist of the Central Valley. He […]

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History of California: From the Chumash People to the Present Day California’s history is a rich tapestry that spans thousands of years – from the lives of its first Indigenous peoples to its emergence as a modern global powerhouse. This essay chronicles California’s journey in chronological order, highlighting major cultural, political, social, economic, and environmental […]

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The Resilient Legacy of the Chumash People Introduction The Chumash people are a Native American nation indigenous to California’s central and southern coasts, with a cultural history spanning thousands of years . They traditionally inhabited a vast territory from present-day Morro Bay in the north to Malibu in the south, including the offshore Channel Islands […]

MAN

Everything is good. Life is strong. History is pulsing. It’s not a fight, it’s a reminder. There are still many miles to go and our children are depending on us. Together as our mothers and fathers before us had we will march into the safety and security of tomorrow. As we did yesterday, and the […]

Venom

From a neurological standpoint, hemispheric asymmetry in activation is a real and measurable phenomenon. The two sides of the brain do not maintain the same level of metabolic or oscillatory activity at all times. EEG and fMRI studies show that under certain conditions (sleep, trauma, deep meditation, psychedelics, or intense emotion), one hemisphere can exhibit […]