WORDS OF WISDOM, Part 3: Yugen, Meraki
Yugen: Etymology: Made up of two Japanese characters. The first, “yu,” means dim or difficult to see. The second, “gen,” originally
August 28, 2025
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WORDS OF WISDOM, Part 2: Pronoia, Raku, Seijaku
Pronoia: Etymology: From the ancient Greek: For + (nous) mind. Pay attention to especially the last sentence of the above.
August 27, 2025
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SEVEN WORDS OF WISDOM, part 1: “Yutori,” “Meliorism”
I’ve decided to spend some time, this lovely, sun-dappled morning, during which I have already taken my four mile walk
August 26, 2025
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Meme Stream: Looking back to go forward . . .
Yeah. It appears that in order to move forward, we need to spend some time looking back, checking out what
August 25, 2025
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THE BODY KNOWS: My Job is to Listen
Check this out: horrifying. How western medicine and medications have been systematically robbing humans of our natural empathy, and more.
August 21, 2025
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Saturn/Neptune etc. Probing, stupidly? — “the aura field.’
(See posts from Aug 18 and 19).) Remember: Saturn signifies discipline, goal, a pointed direction, a form, organization. Neptune signifies
August 20, 2025
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Heavenly Harmony Prevails (and I got the details wrong)
See yesterday’s post. WOW. I was totally wrong about one assumption: that Zelensky would be obstinate, buttressed by his European
August 19, 2025
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Post-Summit Reflections on the Saturn/Neptune conjunction in Aries
For those who complain, echoing the MSM: why didn’t Trump get a deal with Putin over the weekend? Why did
August 18, 2025
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MEME STREAM: The Problem of Meaning Today . . .
That’s for sure, eh? The potent little word “meaning . . .” and its relatives (cognates), including “mean” — oh
August 14, 2025
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Sun-kissed Reflections on the Jupiter/Venus Conjunction
For the past three days, puppy Scampi and I have been taking our four mile walks (and yes, with painful
August 13, 2025
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Ann Kreilkamp
Ph.D. 80
Ph.D. 80
Rogue philosopher, astrologer, published author, conference presenter, world traveler, founder & editor of Crone Chronicles: A Journal of Conscious Aging (1989-2001) , and founding visionary of Green Acres Permaculture Village (2010 to present).
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