My recent post of The ‘Mechanics’ of Non-Physicalness and The ContinuuM Concept and Finding One’s Dream, both written in 1997, included thoughts and context about the soul that made sense to me. It wasn’t presented as the absolute final word for understanding what the soul is, and its relationship to you and me, but perhaps the beginning. Some of you…
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Thoughts on Reality Creation: Beyond Physicality
[NOTE: Since we have recently illustrated the fact that we have literally been space travelers for quite some time (and as such, beings of the universe), the following essay, which I originally wrote in 1997, before I wrote I Am My Body, NOT!, addresses possible motivations that timeless beings might have for entering the dimension of time. This in fact,…
Read MoreThoughts on Existence: Enter the 'Creator'
[NOTE: I wrote this essay in 1997. It appeared in a short-lived magazine I published called, ContinuuM. It was nice to not feel the need to add or change anything that was said.] Seeing Ourselves as Causes Instead of ‘Effects’ These essays issue forth from a perspective, which considers that – irrespective of one’s gender, race, color, nationality, economic status,…
Read MoreThoughts on God: Pornography and Allness (Part III)
This is the third installment (of four) of my response to a reader’s questions after reading Thoughts on God: Ending Religion’s ‘Eminant Domain’on the Idea. Pornography is celluloid prostitution nothing short and nothing more. It actually is more than that. It is society collectively showing/revealing a valid and actually sacred side of itself that is generally under wraps, if not…
Read MoreThoughts on Love: Wisdom for Children, Part IV
[NOTE: This is the fourth of a 6-part essay titled, On Loving With Love, Not Fear. To read the third part, click here.] Fear of Death Another page speaks of the death of the body, but not the individual. The illustration shows a light or energy rising up from what might be a lifeless form. There is a joyful expression…
Read MoreThoughts on Spirituality: Our Magnificent Journey
Opening the Heart Perhaps the simplest way to look at life is a journey, or a trip. Literally, that’s what it is. We’re traveling on the planet Earth through space at a rate of 67,000 miles per hour as it orbits the sun. Multiply that distance times 24 hours, then times 365 days, and that equates to 587,463,120 miles (945,430,247…
Read MoreThoughts on Race and Humanity, Part VI
‘Black People Can’t Be Racists’, and Other Myths In roughly two and a quarter centuries the United States of America has experienced a dramatic shift in its racial attitudes. Founded on the principle that all men are created equal, but steeped in the 18th Century’s practical reality of slavery, race relations in America have been likened to a “black eye”…
Read MoreThoughts on God: Ending Religion's 'Eminant Domain' on the Idea
[I started this essay a few days ago, then set it aside, as it does deep, perhaps deeper than I was ready to go. On the other hand, if I limit the depths of myself that I’m willing to share, then I limit the heights to which I can soar. Connect always to the spirit behind these words.] While I…
Read MoreVideo: Adam Abraham Visits Andre Agassi School In Las Vegas
This is a 10-minute video documentary of a discussion of my book, I Am My Body, NOT! with kindergarten and first-graders at the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy, in Las Vegas. [googlevideo=http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=5855272997129288066&hl=en]
Read MoreWonderful Dreams and ‘the Practice Principle’
NOTE: I wrote this essay in November, 1998. Favoring Meaning Over ‘Ease’ It is far easier for one to go through life believing that they are powerless to make a positive, meaningful difference, than it is to go through life understanding, and even knowing that they can, and do influence others every single day. It is far more convenient to…
Read MoreThoughts on Race and Humanity, Part V
NOTE: This is essay #14 from my book, A Freed Man: An Emancipation Proclamation (ISBN 0-9700209-0-2 PHAELOS BOOKS $17.95). Message From a ‘Black Hole’: Ponder Racialism On Making a Conscious Change The subject of race is the ideological “black hole” of our times. So huge is the concept’s “gravitational pull” on our collective perception of reality, it seems to insatiably…
Read MoreThoughts on Sun Ra in Downbeat (12/2006 ed.)
In my exuberance in sharing my recent experiences in Chicago with the wonderful people behind the Sun Ra exhibit (Hyde Park Art Center), I almost forgot to mention that the December issue of Downbeat magazine hit the street with a cover story about, guess who? Sun Ra, of course. Specifically, it is an excellent article written by John Corbett, about…
Read MoreThoughts on Race and Humanity, Part IV
NOTE: I wrote this essay in 2004, when the newly passed Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, now referred to as Proposal 2, was first scheduled to appear on the ballot. I traveled to Michigan that year from Sacramento and produced a video documentary that we titled, An Act of Courage with Barbara Grutter. But that’s another story, or set of stories.
Read MoreThoughts on Race and Humanity, Part III
When Under-Achievement Is Just Too Much Another Alarm Call? Or A Call to Action? News reports citing new and further examples of sub-par performance by Americans of African descent as compared to members of other ethnic groups, have become commonplace. Here are some examples. An alarming percentage of African American children are consistently scoring on a scale that is lower—by…
Read MoreBeyond the ‘War Option’: Seeing a Better Opportunity
I originally wrote this essay August 18, 2002, seven months before we invaded Iraq. Let’s see how the ideas now work with benefit of hindsight. Bush’s Dilemma in “Gunning Down” Saddam Our dear president is “champing at the bit” to unilaterally send US forces into Iraq and overthrow the Saddam Hussein regime. My simple question is, “Why?” Haven’t we gone…
Read MoreThoughts on Race and Humanity, Part II
After a friend of mine read my previously posted essay, “Why Race Matters… NOT!” we had the following email exchange. His statements, presented in their entirety, are indented: Re. your response: You make a very convincing argument in describing the possibility for a group of people who grace the shores of America only to “face all the racist oppression that…
Read MoreThoughts on Race and Humanity, Part I
Note: I wrote this essay in 1998, under circumstances outlined below. After posting my comments recently on the passage of Proposal 2 in Michigan, it was/is time to share more on this subject. In fact, I had an interesting email dialogue on this same topic with a friend that was sparked after he read the essay below. He wondered whether…
Read MoreProposal 2’s Passage: Leveling the Playing Field in Michigan
While the recent election commanded most of the national headlines, a ballot measure passed in Michigan that warrants comment. It was Proposal 2, formerly called the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative. With little variation, it has been billed as a measure “to end affirmative,” and as such, has been adamantly opposed by certain groups who believe passing the measure would send…
Read MoreEntering the Ocean of Ideas
NOTE: I originally wrote this piece in September, 2005.
Read MoreThe Responsibility of 'Free Speech'
NOTE: The following piece is from my book of essays, titled: A Freed Man: An Emancipation Proclamation (ISBN 0-9700209-0-2). I wrote the original manuscript 10 years ago, but the subject matter remains timely today.
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