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Kevin Parker

Kevin Parker is a long-term activist working on behalf of Gaia, peace and justice

The Universal Quest: From Ancient Shamanic Traditions to Core Shamanism

I started using shamanic journeying techniques many decades ago but it wasn't until 2017 that I embarked on a 7-year formal training program with...

Bearing Witness as a Mystic Ecologist

A Prologue: Bearing Witness Welcome. My name is Kevin Parker, and this space is a record of my musings as I enter the autumn of...

Understanding Our Place in the Cosmos: A Buddhist Philosophy Perspective

Introduction: The Paradox of Significance In the vastness of a universe containing billions of galaxies, each with billions of stars, the human mind naturally grapples...

The Enduring Appeal of Panpsychism: Consciousness as a Fundamental Feature of Reality

The notion that consciousness pervades all of nature might seem like a relic of pre-scientific thinking, yet panpsychism—the view that mentality is a fundamental...

Psychopomps: Navigators of the Soul

Introduction: The Universal Guide Across the vast and varied tapestry of human culture, few figures are as persistent or as profound as the psychopomp. This...

Escaping the Scroll: Understanding Social Media Addiction and How to Reclaim a Balanced Digital Life

By Kevin Parker Introduction Social media has transformed modern communication, revolutionized the way we form and maintain relationships, and altered how we consume news, entertainment, and...

Multiverse: How Many Universes Are There, Anyway?

Analysis and Summary of John Ashmead’s “How Many Universes Are There, Anyway?”Balticon Presentation, May 23rd, 2015 Summary John Ashmead’s presentation at Balticon 2015, titled How Many...

Divine Omniscience and the Quantum Multiverse: A Critical Analysis of Antoine Suarez’s “Future Contingents” Thesis

By Kevin Parkerwith full credit to Dr. Antoine Suarez, Center for Quantum Philosophy, Zurich and Geneva Introduction In his 2018 presentation “Future Contingents and the Multiverse,”...

Religious Trauma: Definition, Causes, and Paths to Recovery

Religious trauma is defined as psychological and emotional distress arising from harmful or negative experiences within religious settings or communities. These experiences occur when...

Elemental Living: A Philosophy for a Conscious, Connected Life

I have grouped the many articles on this site under the collective title, 'Elemental Living'. I thought that it was probably worthwhile explaining what...

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The Law of Laws: Theosophy and the Backbone of Kindness

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The Reality of Global Warming

Explore the empirical reality of global warming right now. Uncover accelerating ocean heat, temperature overshoot pathways, and critical planetary tipping points.

Stonehenge: The Machine, the Landscape and the Making of a World

Hawkins's computer was too literal. But his instinct — that Stonehenge handled information — survives every test the sixty years since have thrown at it. An investigation through stone provenance, isotopes, ancient DNA and landscape archaeology, ending with a named, testable hypothesis: the Gathering Engine.

Smart City: The Word Finds an Owner

Cities ran sewers and traffic computers long before anyone sold them the word. Around 2008 “smart” acquired an owner. Four product cities show what it cost.

El Niño Explained: 2026 Impact & the Future Prognosis

Ocean temperatures hit a record 21.1°C in August, out of season. El Niño, climate change and what the hottest sea ever measured means for 2027

The Divine Within: Why I Keep Circling the Idea That the Sacred Is an Inside Job

The divine within: a personal reflection on Jung, mysticism, meditation and prayer, and why I still cannot decide whether the sacred is an inside job.

Commissioning Curiousity: Retraining the Our Social Media Echo Chamber to Serve Up Variety

Retraining Spotify revealed how AI recommendation algorithms narrow us — and why commissioning curiosity, not searching, is the literacy of the age.

The Compass and the Cosmos: Sacred Geometry

Sacred geometry, examined: the real history behind the ten forms, what nature actually does, and what physics has found in the shape of the universe.

The Greening of Riyadh Saudi Arabia

Riyadh is planting 7.5m trees and running a new metro against an Expo 2030 deadline. A look at the water, heat and money behind the desert city's greening

Ocean Plastic Pollution: Is the Tide Finally Turning?

Ocean plastic pollution is falling: 39% less on Australian coasts. The data, the clean-up technology and the policies proving change is possible

The Backbone of Kindness: Rekindling Our Oldest Virtue in Troubled Times

Kindness is not niceness. Kevin J. Parker argues it is civilisation's load-bearing structure—the backbone on which coexistence depends