This article originally appeared in the February 2015 issue of Maui Vision Magazine. All that is left of America is banality and delusion. – Noam Chomsky The matrix continues to be revealed, but we want to believe – in something. You don’t have to watch Fox News or CNN to understand how five corporate empires […]

This article originally appeared in the August 2014 issue of Maui Vision Magazine. For thousands of years, masters of wisdom have been unraveling the ego and charting a path to enlightenment. The “path” involves techniques for stilling the mind, becoming present, and freeing the self from the tyranny of the ego. Among the more interesting […]

This article originally appeared in the June 2014 issue of Maui Vision Magazine. The world is not a problem to be solved, it’s a living being to be related to, and it is calling to us. It needs our attention, not just of our minds, but also of our hearts. It is our own awakened […]

This article originally appeared in the April 2014 issue of Maui Vision Magazine. The Hawaii state motto means that life is perpetuated in a balanced relationship with the land. — Makana I am rereading Joseph Campbell’s masterwork, The Hero with a Thousand Faces. It’s about the ‘monomyth’ that underlies all mythology, as well as your dream […]

This article originally appeared in the February 2014 issue of Maui Vision Magazine. In the burnished copper Cauldron the Sorceress stirs her Futuristic Vision. Conjuring Incantations that call forth all Celestial Magicians. To Dream The Promised Destiny of the Forever World’s Fair into this Time and Space. It is a Gift of Alchemy. Disguised within a […]

This article originally appeared in the December 2013 issue of Maui Vision Magazine. I support agriculture until it’s proven unsafe. —Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa I’ve been asked to explain the SHAKA Movement. It stands for “Sustainable Hawaiian Agriculture for the Keiki and the Aina.” The bottom line: It’s about preserving paradise for future generations by reclaiming, […]