Facing Facebook: Idealistic Social Project or American Company? by Swami Dhyan Giten
Published Sunday, July 20, 2008
What impresses us the most about this quick look at Facebook is that the writer, a resident of Stockholm, is just as concerned about the CIA as we, even though he's well outside the "official" grasp of the U.S. government. Perhaps we're not so paranoid after all.

The Relationship between Yoga, Meditation, and Self-Hypnosis by Paul Jerard
Published Sunday, July 13, 2008
Here in the West, we take our freedom to openly practice meditation for granted. However, on some parts of our planet, people are forced to meditate in secrecy.

Plant Spirit Shamanism: Pablo Amarigo - The Vision of the Plants by Ross Heaven
Published Thursday, July 10, 2008
In 2006, Peruvian shaman and visionary artist Pablo Amaringo wrote the foreword to Ross Heaven's book, "Plant Spirit Shamanism". After a lifetime spent working with plants and with plant spirit shamanism, what do plants mean to Pablo? This article is from the foreword.