The Fear Of Magical Thinking
When Ehrenreich observes, "It's a mistake to try to turn your anger and resentment and sadness or grief into something else," I'm with her all the way.
When Ehrenreich observes, "It's a mistake to try to turn your anger and resentment and sadness or grief into something else," I'm with her all the way.
Natasha Dern | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living
As more and more people mastered New Age terminology, frivolous concepts entered the marketplace -- becoming the opium of choice for escaping the realities of daily life.
AP | FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 10.18.2009 | Home
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The family of a Minnesota woman who died more than a week after being overcome in an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony said Sunday...
Ed and Deb Shapiro | Posted 11.22.2009 | Living
This phone call was a great example of the confusion surrounding what is known as the new age, where people believe they have stumbled upon, envisioned, and discovered the miraculous.
Norman Horowitz | Posted 11.15.2009 | Politics
I object to an "organized" day devoted to anything.
Ed and Deb Shapiro | Posted 11.15.2009 | Living
In the last 5-10 years the search for meaning in our lives has taken on similarities to visiting a shopping mall. Never before have we seen such an ...
Derek Beres | Posted 08.01.2009 | Entertainment
I promised myself some time ago I'd listen to every album that comes across my desk, and I do, all twenty or so a week these days. Some I admittedly skim, others keep me tuned in.
Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.04.2009 | Entertainment
This year's BookExpo in New York City had its usual small arena of publishers at gussied-up kiosks hawking the latest and greatest by writers known and unknown.
Saul Segan | Posted 06.15.2009 | Living
Love is the most powerful remedial force in our universe -- it may come across sounding "corny" but I think in our tenuous day and age, this world might do well with a little more corn.
Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.27.2009 | Entertainment
Together Through Life is a tonic whose pace is moderate, music is organic, lyrics are intelligent, and feel is refreshingly human.
Kari Henley | Posted 03.01.2009 | Living
Instead of psychologists spending all their time focusing on anger, depression and fear, they've decided to research the other end of the emotional spectrum, via Positive Psychology.
Michael Sigman | Posted 12.27.2008 | Style
I often recall my conversation with a Jewish woman who worshipped an Indian guru. She was on the path to universal forgiveness and gratitude, she told me, there was one obstacle left: she was still working on forgiving Hitler.
Dr. Jeffrey McCombs | Posted 11.28.2008 | Living
Some people think that the body is adequately equipped for detoxification, but if it were, we wouldn't have words like carcinogen, teratogens, reproductive toxicants, and endocrine disruptors.
Kay Goldstein | Posted 06.20.2008 | Living
I've got Ram Dass' phone number. I was researching an article and a longtime student of his casually gave me his number and told me the best time to ...
Sharon Glassman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living
In my new Rocky Mountain hometown, the Stone Age meets the New Age. Friends here believe that physical injuries carry spiritual messages. As a former...
Michael Sigman | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living