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- What my dog taught me about being an addict
...and, how the extraordinary offers an alternative Read more » - Coming to The Intuitive Mirror
A new way of looking at the relationship between addiction and intuition Read more » - What if "intuition" is just a language we've forgotten?
Re-examining intuition—and addiction Read more » - Re-examining addiction—and intuition
What if the all-but-universal struggle with addictive behavior stems from a deeper crisis—one that we can actually fix? Read more » - We all need our own philosophy
How a dream of "Drepa's Shirt" illustrates my personal philosophy and mythology Read more » - Nothing said “home” to me more than an empty house
Home is about walking what’s real—and not away—or alone. Read more » - How trust emerges naturally from self-awareness—and eating well
Wayfinding and social adventure in Sardinia Read more » - Against Recovery
Recovery still carries a lot of cultural weight, but to me it's a ghost river, pouring dust. Read more » - "We get good at what we do."
Bowen Dwelle in conversation with Donna McArthur of The Bright Life Read more » - Learning to ride
The three-mile circuit around the docks where my floating home is tied up takes about an hour. I make my way up to the end of each one and wheel around to the next, sucking in the salt air and the winter light that slants in over the headlands, checking the minus tide, the mud exposed in the flats, listening to the birds out searching for grub, giving each neighbor a nod and a smile… Read more » - “We all need our own philosophy”
Bowen Dwelle in conversation with Latham Turner of Get Real, Man on writing to explore, how “adventure doesn’t happen by accident,” writing as men and the transition into being an older man, using research in storytelling, how “we all need our own philosophy,” the challenge of positive confrontation and “the Goat Work,” how we relate to our immediate geography, long-distance walking, wayfinding, personal spirituality, and the gods we’re praying as. Read more » - Acquiring the skills of growth
Change can seem entirely impossible—and, it can be normal, and easy. Read more » - Inspiration from Fall 2023—and a reader survey!
Sophie Strand, Ben McGrath, John and Monica Chapman, Jessica Carew Kraft, Kendra Atleework, Paul Kingsnorth, Stewart Brand, Holly Payne, Bari Weiss, Scott Galloway, Richard V. Reeves, Scott Lyons Read more » - Let’s kill 'content,' and reclaim "growth", OK?
And, this is the house where they're giving out full MFA's Read more »
