Politicians backed by extractive industry interests are undertaking some of the most serious threats ever seen in the four decades of this landmark conservation law.

Remember playing Chutes and Ladders when you were a kid? The rules are simple: spin a spinner (or roll a die) and move your piece that number of spaces. If you land on a ladder, then your piece "climbs up" the ladder and advances several spaces; if you land on a chute, then your piece "slides down" and loses…

Floating lightness or warm and fuzzy: which connection do you desire?

As cannabis becomes legalized in more areas of the world, now is the ideal time to compare and contrast it with the totally…

JULY 5, 2018 BY RACHEL PATTERSON

I think sometimes as a witch the moon tends to get pride of place and the sun perhaps takes a back seat?  But it is an incredibly powerful source of natural energy and magic.  If you assign to the ‘general’ school of thought about gender…

 January 30, 2017 by Nick Farrell

In…

BY ROD MEADE SPERRY| APRIL 4, 2018

Meditation, you’ve come a long way, baby.

I don’t mean just to be glib when I invoke the famous Virginia Slims cigarettes tagline, which debuted in 1968 to take advantage of the surging women’s movement. Because, really: when a global fast-food…

“I’d jump in front of a bullet if it meant I’d save someone else.”

The words stopped me in my tracks.

“Please, don’t be a hero. You’re my only son,” was all I could say.

I’d never heard something so brave, or terrifying from my little boy. To be fair, my “little boy” is a man now. He’ll be 18 in a couple of weeks. Still, he’s my…

Via Connie L. Habash

on Oct 28, 2017

Some Deeper Reflections on Fall’s Spookiest Celebration.

It’s that time of year when…

OCTOBER 12, 2017 BY MAT AURYN

There may not be any animal so closely associated with bad luck or witchcraft than that of the black cat. The cat (particularly the black cat) has a long history in regards to ideas of luck (particularly bad luck), magick and witches. It’s easy to…

 SEPTEMBER 6, 2017 BY JASON MANKEY

In August of 2017 The Atlantic’s website published an article entitled Why Are There No New Major Religions? It’s a fun article, and name-checks a few contemporary religious and…

BY JOHN HOLLAND

August 05, 2017

Understanding Our Soul’s Sense of Intuition

If you want to tap into the power of our soul’s sense of…

January 5, 2016 by John Beckett

Bashing Millennials seems to be the new national pastime. I see article after article about how they’re entitled, fragile, and above all, immature. Perhaps nowhere is this more noticeable than in the…

By Jack Adam Weber

Contributing Writer for Wake Up World

You likely don’t know the…

Via Mark Lewis

on May 7, 2017

Researchers are currently exploring the infamous street drug “Special K,” or Ketamine, as a possible treatment for depression.…

Via Alison DeNicola

on Mar 25, 2017

Would you be surprised to find out that shifts in energy, greater health, and self-healing can be found in our own two hands?

Discovering hand …

Via Dina Strada

on Feb 8, 2017

TED, which stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design, contributes some of the most inspirational videos on the internet.

And speakers having a time limit of 18 minutes, those bits of inspiration come in small but mighty packages.

For me, TED Talks have become a fun way to pass the time during my morning and evening commute. I feel like…

by Aletheia Luna

IT’S NOT HAPPINESS THAT HOLDS THE SOLUTION TO…

Via Elyane Youssef

Rumi is my teacher.

He helps answer the questions that bewilder us. He dresses experiences with words. He makes it easier for us to understand matters of…