Dr. ESP The title of today’s post is also the title of the 23rd episode of the original “Star Trek,” which first aired on the 23rd day of February, 1967, a synchronistic coincidence (is that an oxymoron?) that could not be ignored. The Wikipedia page devoted to this installment opens with the following description. “In the episode, … Read more
The problem of synchronicity has puzzled me for a long time, ever since the middle twenties, when I was investigating the phenomena of the collective unconscious and kept on coming across connections which I simply could not explain as chance groupings or “runs.” What I found were “coincidences” which were connected so meaningfully that their … Read more
Buckle your seat belts. We are going for a ride on Mr. Peabody’s “Wayback Machine.” The dial is set to October 20, 1973. The location is the office of attorney general Elliot Richardson in the U.S. Department of Justice. Just as we arrive, Richardson’s phone rings. The caller is President Richard Nixon. One day earlier, … Read more
For the second time in just over a year, gunmen targeted a high-profile conservative political figure. On July 13, 2024, Thomas Matthew Crooks wounded then Republican nominee Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. This week, Tyler Robinson murdered conservative activist Charlie Kirk during an appearance at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. … Read more
A lot of people say that an octopus is like an alien…You’re stepping into this completely different world. Such an incredible feeling. And you feel you’re on the brink of something extraordinary. But you realize that there’s a line that can’t be crossed. ~Craig Foster/My Octopus Teacher (2020) If you follow me on Facebook, you … Read more