"The name, Hávamál can be translated as 'Words of Hávi'. Hávi is a version of Hár, meaning the "High one, another name for Odin" The common understanding is that the Hávamál are words directly from Odin, sharing his wisdom, learnings and insights. The Gestabáttr is like a handbook for travelers and those who are visiting others."... Continue Reading →
To and From
You know you're living in weird times when you look back at Cold War spy films and think "Ah, in the past things were simpler." I wanted to watch a spy film this weekend. Couldn't tell you why, exactly. Maybe because in most of them, there were these obvious threats (nuclear bombs and all that).... Continue Reading →
Teenagers as Commodities
"The most valuable commodity on planet earth is a young mind with a willingness to learn." -- Stephen West I liked this quote from Stephen West's Philosophize This! podcast, but I take issue with the word "commodity". To be fair, it's part of a longer quote "Real quickly, the most valuable commodity on planet earth... Continue Reading →
Madness and Tolerance
I just finished my friend Helen Taylor's memoir love lay down beside me and we wept. It is a dissection of her depression which took her as far as a very nearly successful suicide attempt. I knew from meeting her that she is a perfectionist, and that her inner critic wants to tell her that... Continue Reading →
Moove your cow, and your mind will follow. 